2. SPOT shall ordinarily be used by all instructors in all courses every semester including summer sessions. Paper versions of SPOT will be used in traditional classroom settings, and online courses will use an online version of SPOT. Recognizing, however, that some courses rely heavily on specialized, non-classroom learning experiences (e.g., field-based; hospital-based; laboratory-based; performance-based), exceptions may be established at the departmental level by mutual consent of a faculty member and the appropriate chairperson. In such cases, some method of student evaluation shall be implemented by the department chairperson.
3. Should departments wish to use additional evaluation instruments, these departmental instruments shall be administered after the administration of SPOT.
4. Administration of the paper SPOTs shall be delegated to an individual other than the instructor. That individual may be a student or another faculty member.
5. A brief standardized statement of instruction shall be presented to each class prior to the administration of SPOT.
6. During the administration of the paper SPOTs, the instructor shall leave the classroom and its vicinity.
7. Departments shall avoid practices which compromise student anonymity (i.e., student names and/or identification numbers shall not appear on evaluation forms).
8. Following administration of the paper SPOTs, the evaluation forms shall be sealed in an envelope and returned immediately to the departmental office. Department chairpersons will keep these secure and will forward them for processing.