Academic Information Center  University of  St. Thomas 

December 1, 2011

In This Issue
IDEA Evaluation Information
Helpful Tips for Grading and Murphy Online
Deadlines & Events
Banner Upgrade 
IRT announced a Banner Upgrade in Bulletin Today.  Click here to read the article.  Please note that Banner and Murphy Online will be down from Sat., December 3 through & including Mon., December 5.
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This newsletter is full of information for faculty members.  Please see the articles on the IDEA Evaluation, Murphy Online and Grading tips and important dates. 

 

IDEA Evaluation Information


It is that time of year to think about end of term Student Evaluation of Teaching processes, better known as IDEA evaluations. Materials have been sent to department administrative assistants and systems are in place for faculty to complete their orange Faculty Information Form (FIF) online or manually with paper and pencil.


Faculty Information Form (FIF)


Manual materials are available from department admin's. 


* Faculty completing the FIF manually (paper and pencil) please remember that the Course Number boxes on the form are the 5 digit course CRN (leave the first column blank or zero).


The location of the online FIF is now posted on the Institutional Research and Analysis website.

 

* Faculty completing the online FIF, should

click here to go to the Faculty Evaluation webpage to access the form at the Online Faculty Information Form (FIF).

* Instructors: enter your UST ID (100......) and the course CRN to access the FIF form.


Important Dates

December 14 - final day to complete the faculty FIF and to administer IDEA evaluations to students (in order for evaluations to be included in end of term processing 

December 20 - evaluations shipped to the IDEA Center in Kansas for processing 
January 6, 2012 - tentative date to return fall term evaluations to department chairs

 

For assistance please contact Julie Seykora, Information and IDEA Coordinator (jmseykora@stthomas.edu) or 651-962-6638

 

 

Helpful Tips for Grading and
Murphy Online 

Entering Incomplete Grades
There is a multi-step process when entering Incomplete grades on Murphy Online.  Click here to view the documentation.

 

Murphy Online and Entering Grades

Click here to view documentation on helpful tips regarding navigating to a new CRN, entering grades, viewing class lists and much more.  

Note:  Students may view grades on Murphy Online the day after the grades are entered by faculty. 
 
Upcoming Deadlines & Events 

 

December 1 - Incompletes for Undergraduate and most Graduate courses are due.  Click here to view full policy.  

December 14 - Courses end

December 15 - Study day

December 16-21 - Final exams 

January 2, 2012 - Final grades due

 

 

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Kristine Baker 

Linda Dorn

Michael Glirbas

Lori Seavers 

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