Take advantage of these important surveys to let us know how your semester went. We use your anonymous feedback about instructors and coursework to improve future courses, recognize great teaching, and better the overall learning experience.
You can find your surveys in any of the following places:
Q&As
Taking the Survey
Click the "Take Your Surveys" button on this page. You must log in using your MIDAS ID and password. This information is NOT submitted as part of the feedback data. ALL SURVEYS ARE ANONYMOUS.
You can also access your Student Opinion Surveys via your myODU Portal, Canvas or your mobile device.
Course surveys for each semester are available during the last two weeks of most courses. If you are taking a course that is less than a full semester in length, the Student Opinion Survey for that course will be done during the last few days of class.
No. Instructors can view the response rates for their courses while the surveys are open, but cannot view any other data. The surveys are administered centrally through Information Technology Services (ITS). ITS is not affiliated with any academic unit and/or faculty.
Yes, the Student Opinion Survey is mobile friendly! You can complete your surveys on the "Surveys" module in the ODUMobile App available for Apple & Android devices or by going to www.odu.edu/coursesurvey on your mobile device.
This system works best with Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 or above.
About the Survey
Your log in information is not submitted as part of the feedback data, therefore all Student Opinion Survey results are 100% anonymous.
The login is used to:
- Verify that you are eligible to complete the Student Opinion Survey
- Determine which courses are to be surveyed by you.
- Determine which courses have already been surveyed by you.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your log in information is NOT submitted as part of the feedback data, therefore ALL Student Opinion Survey results ARE ANONYMOUS.
Student feedback is vital to the content and delivery of courses at ODU. Student Opinion survey results are used by faculty to improve teaching and are a component in the promotion and tenure process of faculty.
The survey results are viewed by University administrators and faculty. Information gathered is used as part of the process to improve instruction at Old Dominion University.
Each class survey typically takes between 3-5 minutes to complete.
In an effort to streamline the survey process, ODU transitioned to an online course evaluation system in fall 2003. The online system is convenient, efficient and environmentally friendly.
No. Survey results are not available until after finals are complete and all grades have been posted.
Troubleshooting
Submit surveys only for those courses with the correct instructor name. Some courses (such as Nursing) have multiple instructors listed. Please disregard those course listings that you see with an instructor who did not teach you.
This may be caused by one of several issues:
- You are not viewing the link during the date range allocated for submitting the Student Opinion Survey.
- Some types of courses are not included in the Student Opinion Survey, specifically Independent Studies, Tutorial, Dissertation/Thesis, Lecture/Studio, Programmed Instruction, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Telecourse, Non-credit Instruction and Pre-ISI/Inactive/No Type
Officially, the University has you listed as "registered" for that course. Please contact the Registrar's office.
You must log in using your MIDAS ID and Password. This information is NOT submitted as part of the feedback data.
You can set up both your MIDAS and email account at https://midas.odu.edu.
You can change or reset your MIDAS password at https://midas.odu.edu.
Please contact the ITS Help Desk at 757.683.3192 or itshelp@odu.edu.