New questionnaires and processes
The processes and questionnaires for teaching evaluation at the HSCG have been reviewed and adapted. The changes will take effect from the winter semester 2024/25.
During the past academic year, the existing procedures and questionnaires used to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning at HSZG were reviewed and revised. The changes will take effect starting in the 2024–25 winter semester.
As part of its quality assurance efforts for degree programmes and teaching, the HSZG places great importance on the opinions of its students. To this end, the university has been conducting student surveys every semester for many years. Since 2021, these surveys have been conducted exclusively online. The university’s evaluation regulations form the basis for such student evaluations.
It is a top priority for the HSZG to ensure that the evaluation process is goal-oriented and time-efficient for both faculty and students. Work on this is ongoing. Starting with the current academic year, new questionnaires will therefore be implemented. This is the result of an intensive dialogue between the faculties, the Student Council, the Vice President for Education and International Affairs, Professor Keil, and the two administrative units for Education and University development and communication, followed by test runs during the previous academic year. Samples of the new questionnaires can be viewed here.
Through collaborative efforts over the past few months, we have significantly improved the questionnaires and processes used to evaluate academic programs and teaching. I am very satisfied with the results. It was important to me to keep the evaluation burden reasonable for everyone involved while at the same time ensuring that our students can provide the best possible individual assessments and evaluations of the quality of teaching and academic programs. I would like to thank everyone involved, especially the deans of studies and the evaluation officers from the faculties and administrative offices, for their support.
”- A combined questionnaire is now available for evaluating the various teaching formats—such as lectures, seminars, and labs—which had previously been evaluated separately. It is available in two versions: a compact version with a series of multiple-choice questions and sufficient space for text-based information, and an ultra-short version focused on text-based feedback. This enables us to gather highly specific and personalized feedback from our students. A separate questionnaire can still be used for laboratory practicums.
- In all questionnaires, the collection of personal data has been reduced to a minimum; for example, the question regarding biological sex has been removed. Data minimization and preserving the anonymity of participants is and remains a key priority for us.
It is important to me that our students are able to critically assess their academic experience through regular anonymous surveys and, in doing so, provide us as a university with valuable feedback for the further development of our degree programs and academic administration. I am convinced that the new questionnaires provide a good foundation for this.
”During the university-wide discussion forums, the procedures for course evaluations—which are governed by the Evaluation Regulations—were also scrutinized. Accordingly, the Evaluation Regulations were revised. The new requirements for the publication of evaluation results, in accordance with the Saxon Higher Education Act, were also incorporated into the regulations. The HSZG Senate unanimously adopted the revised evaluation regulations at its meeting on November 18, 2024, effective as of the 2024–25 academic year. They will be published shortly in the official announcements.
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