Getting Started with Course Evaluations: Blue (Subunit Admins)

Table of Contents

• Accessing Blue

• Sorting and filtering courses​​​​​​

• Form Preview Task

• Accessing course evaluation report

• Assisting instructors and students

• Course Evaluation Standard Operating Procedures 

Accessing Blue

• You can access Blue at the following link to see all active tasks assigned.

  • Accessing Blue directly

    • Bookmark https://ohio.bluera.com/ohio/ for future reference

Sorting and Filtering Courses

• Courses for upcoming Semesters can be requested using the  SubAdmin-BlueCourseListAudit Request Form

  • Access to the form and files are restricted to the admins listed for Blue

  • If you need access please visit the Technology Help Center page to create a ticket

• Select Initial course review and submit

  • Once you receive your individual file, save the file with the same name it was sent as

    • If the file name is changed the upload will fail

• The file can be filtered as you see fit

  • Do NOT delete columns or the upload will fail

• For each course, you will need to update the following column, "AG" Course is evaluated Y or N

• Submit your updated file when you are finished making updates

  • Link to SubAdmin-BlueCourseListAudit Submission Form (This link is also included in every file requested)

• For further information, Blue: Course Audit Workflow Help Video demonstrates this entire process

Form Preview Tasks

• Form preview tasks will be available until the specific course start date.

• Form preview for Academic Unit Staff will start 30 days before the course end date.

• Form previews for each course will be emailed directly to each user.

Accessing Course Evaluation Reports

• Reports are sent out after grades are due for the full term. 

  • This includes courses that run less than 15 weeks.

• Academic Unit Staff will receive a copy of the departmental reports they are responsible for as well as a copy of each instructors individual report that falls under that department. 

Assisting Instructors and Students

• Instructors can be referred to the Getting Started with Course Evaluations: Blue (Instructors) for instructions of what capabilities they have access to in Blue. 

• Students having issues accessing their evaluation links should be referred to the Technology Help Center to submit a ticket. 

Course Evaluations Standard Operating Procedures

• A complete copy of the standard operating procedures can be found at the following link.

• Blue Class Evaluation SOP

Get help from OIT

• Visit the Technology Help Center page to create a ticket