Student course evaluations

According to the Hochschulgesetz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, universities are required to regularly evaluate the fulfillment of their tasks, particularly in the area of teaching and with regard to academic success. Evaluations serve to ensure and improve the quality of teaching and are also an important factor in the (re-)accreditation of degree programmes.

The evaluation procedure at the University of Münster follows the Regulations for Quality Management in Studies and Teaching at the University of Münster (QM Regulations) and the Data protection guidelines for course evaluations. All surveys are carried out using the software "evasys".

Participation in the evaluation is one of the responsibilities of all members of the University of Münster. According to the QM Regulations, all courses included in the curriculum must be evaluated by students at least once every two years. The results of all course evaluations for a given semester are published internally at the end of the semester in a condensed, summary report.

Further information on student course evaluation at the University of Münster can be found here.

  • Contact

    Student course evaluations Faculty of Biology
    Dr. Franziska Visser 
    Vanessa Rüttler
    bio.eval@uni-muenster.de

    Central coordination of evaluations
    Planning, development, operations management (Dept. 5.3)
    Johannes Friederich

    Further contacts
    Coordination Committee for Evaluations

  • Information for lecturers

    The student course evaluation is carried out exclusively as an online procedure at the Faculty of Biology. You will receive an email (with information and instructions) asking you to initiate your course evaluation.

    To ensure an appropriate response rate, we recommend that you give your students time to fill out the questionnaire during your course. Lecturers are expected to discuss the results of the evaluation with the students in their course.

    What are the requirements for receiving the email?
    Your course needs to be listed correctly in HIS-LSF: title of the course, course coordinator with e-mail address, course number, semester and time period.

    Who receives the email with the request to evaluate the course?
    For technical reasons, only one person (the responsible lecturer for the module), receives the email and is listed in the survey header of the questionnaire. Accompanying lecturers also receive the results of the evaluation if they are listed in HIS-LSF as accompanying lecturers. For change requests please contact bioeval@uni-muenster.de.

    Questionnaires used
    Since 2012, a core questionnaire must be used for the evaluation of all courses at the University of Münster. An exception are practical laboratory courses, for which a different questionnaire has been approved. The core questionnaire can be supplemented with optional supplementary modules and questions (in case of interest, please contact bio.eval@uni-muenster.de).

    How long are the evaluation results stored in evasys?
    Currently, the results are stored digitally in evasys for five years so that the data is available for reaccreditation of degree programs.

    Privacy policy for lecturers
    Please take note of the privacy policy for lecturers.

  • Information for students

    The student course evaluation is carried out exclusively as an online procedure at the Faculty of Biology. 

    Please take the opportunity to provide lecturers with feedback (including positive feedback) on their teaching and to discuss ways to improve courses. Please be mindful of the appropriateness of your comments — lecturers are only human, after all.
    All lecturers are encouraged to discuss the results of the evaluation with the students.

    Evaluation
    Depending on the course, you will be given access to the digital questionnaire in one of two ways:

    1. During the course, your instructor will give you a TAN card. This card contains the survey link, including a randomly generated transaction number (TAN), as well as a QR code. Both will take you directly to the online survey.
    During the course, you’ll have the opportunity to complete the survey using a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Alternatively, you can complete the online survey at any time (e.g., from home).

    2. The digital questionnaire will be sent to your university email address. Typically, your lecturers will provide you with a time slot during the course in which to access and complete the online survey. Please make sure you have access to your email. Of course, you can also complete the survey at a later time.

    Data protection
    The evasys software and the Data protection guidelines for course evaluations guarantee anonymity.

  • Evaluation results

    Note: The reports can only be accessed from the University of Münster's intranet.

    WiSe 25/26
    SoSe25 
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    WiSe 20/21