We invite all institutions that are eligible for NSSE to participate in the administration of the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement. FSSE handles all aspects of survey administration, including invitations, follow-up messages, delivery of the online survey, compilations of data, and analysis of results.
FSSE will be administered each spring at participating bachelor’s-granting colleges and universities.
Each institution provides the names and e-mail addresses of its selected sample of instructional staff (faculty, instructors, and/or graduate students who teach) who will teach at least one undergraduate course in the academic year of administration.
Faculty/instructor responses are confidential to their institution.
Customization options include a selection of topical modules, the addition of FSSE consortium questions that parallel NSSE consortium or system questions, options for delivery of recruitment and reminder emails, and a selection of administration schedules.
Institutional Reports from the previous survey cycle are delivered to last year's FSSE participants:
Interactive Tableau dashboards of instructional staff responses;
Customized Tableau reports based on instructional staff and student participation in effective educational practices;
A data file of instructional staff responses; and
An overview of the participating institutions and respondents
Materials preparation (e.g., customized survey invitation, population file) occupies attention between September and January. FSSE participants submit materials and FSSE staff review and process materials for the spring administration. Materials processing can be lengthy, and FSSE staff will communicate with FSSE participants regularly throughout this period to resolve questions and issues on materials.
Pre-survey announcement (optional) and Invitation messages are customized
Administration schedule is selected
Population files are submitted to FSSE staff
Finalize and implement promotional strategy
Technical considerations relating to third party Web-survey administration are discussed with campus IT contacts
Annual Resultsfrom the previous survey cycle are sent to last year's FSSE participants
FSSE administrations begin in early March (depending on previously created schedule)
Response rate is monitored by participating institutions and FSSE staff
Reminder messages sent to non-respondents
FSSE closes
For information about licensing FSSE items, send a message to cpritems@indiana.edu. Use of the copyrighted FSSE survey without permission is prohibited.
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