Summary of the findings of

the student survey on online classes

Spring Term 2020

Dear faculty members

We summarized the findings of the student survey on Spring Term AY2020 online classes. We hope that you find the information useful in designing your courses for the Autumn Term and beyond.

Overview of the survey

Survey period: May 22–31, 2020

Target: All undergraduate and graduate students (3190 students)

Number of respondents:1229

A selection of student comments about the things that they would like to see improved is presented along with pointers as to how the issues may be addressed.

A selection of approaches in online classes that were popular with students is presented along with student comments.

Comments given by students about the positive things that they noticed or discovered as a result of attending online classes are presented.

Spring Term courses that were rated highly by students and comments provided by the course instructors are presented.