{"id":146454,"date":"2023-07-27T14:17:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=146454"},"modified":"2023-11-22T13:34:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:34:28","slug":"blue-for-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/assessment\/course-evaluations\/blue-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue – Course Evaluations for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the structure of Boston University educational programs, course evaluations are used to provide students the opportunity to give feedback on their educational experiences. To distribute, and collect these evaluations, Blue is the new tool in place University-wide for all courses taken by students. Blue is available as a built-in integration through Blackboard or as its own standalone site.<\/p>\n

The content on this page is dedicated to provide support for student use of the Blue system. Instructions and helpful information for faculty can be found on the adjacent TechWeb page.<\/p>\n

Accessing Blue Through Blackboard<\/h3>
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  1. Log in to learn.bu.edu using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. A pop-up window may appear with a list of your open evaluations and a link to each for easy access. If you do not see this window, continue from your homepage.
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  3. Select\u202f<\/span><\/span>Institution Page<\/span><\/span>\u202ffound in the left side-pane, and then click on\u202f<\/span>My Surveys and Evaluations<\/span>\u202fto display your evaluations in a new page. You will be directed to your\u202f<\/span><\/span>Subject Management<\/span><\/span>\u202fpage. More <\/span>on the Subject Management page can be found in the section below.
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  4. Select an evaluation from the list to begin. For more information on completing evaluations, see the section below.
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    \n<\/span><\/span>EVALUATION LIST FEATURES
    \na. Evaluation<\/strong><\/span> – Displays the evaluation name and link.
    \nb. Evaluation status<\/strong><\/span> – Indicates the evaluation status. The status can be Open (not yet started), In Progress (started but incomplete), or Completed (submitted and nothing left to do).
    \nc. End date<\/strong><\/span> – Displays the deadline to complete the evaluation.
    \nd. Continue<\/strong> – Allows you to continue completing an evaluation that has not been submitted yet. You will find this in evaluations with an In Progress status.
    \ne. Start Now<\/strong>\u00a0– Allows you to begin an evaluation that has not been started yet. You will find this in evaluations with an Open status.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Accessing Blue Through Email \/ Links \/ The Blue Website<\/h3>
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      Email<\/h4>\n

      If you received an email for your evaluation:<\/p>\n

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      1. Open the email.<\/li>\n
      2. Click on the link provided in the email’s message. You will be directed to your list of evaluations.
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      3. On the page that opens, log in with your Kerberos credentials.<\/li>\n
      4. From the Blue website, select an evaluation from the list to begin. For more information on completing evaluations, see the section below.
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        \nEVALUATION LIST FEATURES
        \na. Evaluation<\/strong><\/span> – Displays the evaluation name and link.
        \nb. Evaluation status<\/strong><\/span> – Indicates the evaluation status. The status can be Open (not yet started), In Progress (started but incomplete), or Completed (submitted and nothing left to do).
        \nc. End date<\/strong><\/span> – Displays the deadline to complete the evaluation.
        \nd. Continue<\/strong> – Allows you to continue completing an evaluation that has not been submitted yet. You will find this in evaluations with an In Progress status.
        \ne. Start Now<\/strong>\u00a0– Allows you to begin an evaluation that has not been started yet. You will find this in evaluations with an Open status.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Blue central page<\/h4>\n

        In addition to receiving an invitation by email or finding your evaluations on Blackboard, you can access all your tasks by going to bu.edu\/courseeval\/<\/a>. This is the Blue central page.<\/p>\n

        Once you have logged in, select an evaluation from the list to begin. For more information on completing evaluations, see the section below.
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        \nEVALUATION LIST FEATURES
        \na. Language<\/strong> – The only available language at this time is English.
        \nb. Sign Out<\/strong> – Sign out of your profile.
        \nc. Search bar<\/strong> – Allows you to perform a keyword search and locate a specific evaluation.
        \nd. Reset<\/strong> – Reset search filtering options to default.
        \ne. Sort<\/strong> – Sort evaluations listed on the page.
        \ng. Evaluation<\/strong> – Displays the evaluation name and link.
        \nh. End date<\/strong> – Displays the date that this evaluation is set to end.
        \ni. Status<\/strong> – Indicates the status. An evaluation can be Open (not yet started), In Progress (started but incomplete), or Completed (submitted and nothing left to do).<\/p>\n

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        Completing Your Evaluations<\/h3>
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        Once logged in, you have arrived at the first page of your evaluation. Your survey form may look different for each evaluation you complete, so please read the instructions carefully.<\/p>\n