Online Course Evaluations - Adding Custom Questions

You can add Custom Questions to your official Online Course Evaluation.  Custom Questions must be created and then attached to your official evaluation before you release it to students.

Access the Online Course Evaluations page

There are two ways to access EvaluationKit in Canvas:

Method One – Online Course Evaluation Widget

Click the link in the Online Course Evaluation widget, located on the Home page of your course.

Method Two - Account

Access EvaluationKit through the Canvas Account button

1. Log into Canvas and click on Account
   
   
    
2. Click on Profile.
    
3. Click on Course Evaluations.
    

NOTE:  It sometimes takes a few seconds before the "Course Evaluation" link is available.  

If you have a student role in any courses for the semester, you will automatically be entered into EvaluationKIT with the Student/Respondent role.  Click on the Student/Respondent drop-down and choose Instructor to enter the instructor role.  If you are only an instructor in courses for the semester, you will already be in the instructor role and can skip this step.

Create your Custom Survey

You are creating a mini-survey of questions to attach to the University-wide survey.  You can re-use this survey with multiple courses, so you only need to create more than one if you have different questions for different courses.

1. Click on the Custom Questions drop-down and select Custom Questions Surveys.
   
   
    
2. Click on Create New Custom Question Survey.
   
   
    
3. Give this Survey a title, enter a description so that you can remember what this survey was created for, and then click Save.
   
   

Add your Custom Questions:

1. In the “Question Management” section, click the Add a Question drop-down and select + Create New.
   
       
    
2. Click the Question Type drop-down and select a question type.  Questions types include Single Selection, Multiple Selection, Matrix, Numeric Selection, Write-In, and Label.  
   
              
    
3. After making your selection, click Continue. 
   
   
    
4. Enter the question details.  Different question types might include different options, but a Single Selection question type has the following options:  Question Text, Response Options, Question Properties (Required/Not Required), and Display (vertical, horizontal, drop-down).
   
   
    
5. When finished, click Save & Add. 
   
   
    
6. The question is now added to your custom survey.  You have options to Edit, Delete, or Copy the question.  To create a new question, click on the Add a Question drop-down.  When you're done adding questions to your custom survey, click Done.
   
   

Attach Your Custom Survey

1. After creating your Custom Survey, you need to attach it to your official Online Course Evaluation. Click the Custom Questions tab and select Custom Question Projects.
   
   
    
2. In the Attach Surveys to Projects section, click Add Questions for the project you want to attach the questions to (Ex. Fall 2023 Course Evaluations).
   
   
    
3. Click Add Custom Question Survey.
   
   
    
4. Click Select for the Custom Survey you want to attach, and then click Select Courses.
   
   
    
5. Next, click on Add Courses.
   
   
    
6. The Projects section will list the courses your Custom Survey can be attached to.  Select the course(s) you want to attach these custom questions to, and then click Add Selected Courses.
   
   
    
7. A box will pop up letting you know you have successfully added the custom questions.  Click OK to close the pop-up box.
   
   
    
8. You will now need to release your Online Course Evaluation to students:  Setting up Online Course Evaluations