E*Value is a web-based evaluation system designed to manage, collate, and analyze our curriculum, student evaluations of our curriculum and its teachers and faculty evaluations of our students.

E*Value is a web-based application which allows users to submit evaluations from an active internet connection.

E*Value modules allow for some level of customization by school, program and participant and provide real-time reporting tools to active users.

Information Services has developed a useful training website that outlines the steps to access your real time reports http://inside.umassmed.edu/is/evalue/administrators.aspx
Information Services also provides E*Value training workshops including how to access real time reports.

If you have forgotten your login or password go to the login screen (https://www.e-value.net). You can obtain your login name and password from the E*Value web-site by clicking on the "Forget Password?" link in the top right portion of the screen and follow the instructions using the email address to which this notice was sent.

Information Services has created tutorials for users and provides training on a regular basis.

You will receive several types of evaluation material from E*Value via e-mail. Evaluation templates have been designed for each school and will cover the variety of educational opportunities including classroom-setting, clinical experiences, lab work, mentor/mentee, faculty, etc. In some cases you will have the opportunity to select a faculty member or research mentor to review (through a ‘who did you work with’ form); other types of evaluations are auto-assigned to you. The automated e-mail administrator will send reminders to your inbox when evaluations are due and will continue to send updates until you complete them.

Simply click “suspend” and type your faculty’s name in the comment box and submit. This person will be added to your evaluation, and it will be re-assigned for you to complete.

Simply click ‘suspend,’ write the reason that you are not completing the evaluation in the comment box, and submit.

You can evaluate sessions that you viewed on lecture capture videos or podcasts. In some cases you will have the opportunity to note that you did not attend the session live.

As you know, we seek timely student evaluations of our courses and clerkships in order to inform ongoing quality improvement in our curriculum. Student evaluation of classes is also required by national accreditation bodies such as the LCME, CCNE and NEASC. Your contribution is vitally important.

SOM:

If you do not evaluate your courses, there are several administrative consequences: 1) Access to your own course grades may be delayed; 2) You may receive a professionalism warning or, if you already have such a document in your file, come before the relevant academic evaluation board.

GSN:

If you do not evaluate your courses, there are several administrative consequences: 1) Access to your own course grades may be delayed; the PhD core course grades are not subjected to this process due to the small number of individuals in each course. 2) You may receive a warning or further disciplinary action.

GSBS:

If you do not evaluate your courses, there are several administrative consequences: 1) You will not receive a grade and may be unable to register for the next semester causing you to lose your student status, stipend, visa etc.; 2) You may be placed on administrative probation (if you already have an outstanding MP or C grade this would precipitate your dismissal from the GSBS).

E*Value reports student feedback anonymously in the aggregate form, and only after at least 3 students have completed any given evaluation. Faculty do not have access to any identifying information regarding student evaluation data.

Providing appropriate and effective feedback is a skill that is important to individual and organizational learning as well as for ongoing professional development. One method for providing effective feedback is to consider how to make it ‘SMART’ – specific, measureable, achievable/appropriate, respectful/relevant and timely. Please remember that faculty receives your feedback unedited, in the exact language that you use. If you are unsure how to word your evaluation, consider what language might be effective if someone wished to provide you with similar feedback. Your student curriculum committee representatives, faculty, course leaders are available should you wish to discuss or review specific issues. Your academic leaders have open-door policies for meeting with students.

Faculty complete assessments of student performance via E*Value. Any time an assessment is completed about you, you will receive an email notification. You can also access “real time” reports of your performance. Assessments of your performance include the name of the person who completed the form so that students can identify the person providing you with feedback (note: this is NOT true in the converse…faculty and preceptors are NOT provided with the names of students who evaluate them).

Yes. That is all you need to do. Once you select your mentor’s name, s/he will receive an evaluation to complete about your research performance.

As you know, we track student research performance in order to provide timely advice and comments on your research efforts. If you do not identify your research advisor, your PI cannot complete an assessment of your accomplishments and you will not receive a detailed review of your strengths or areas in which you need to improve. Identifying your PI is therefore, vitally important.

If you do not identify your PI, there are several administrative consequences: 1) You will not receive a grade and may be unable to register for the next semester causing you to lose your student status, stipend, visa etc.; 2) You may be placed on administrative probation (if you already have an outstanding MP or C grade this would precipitate your dismissal from the GSBS); 3) Your department may receive fewer education dollars in next year’s budget.