Click here to Access the SPLS System
How will I know when surveys become available?
Students will be emailed information and reminders for their course surveys.
Do I have to fill out all SPLS forms for all classes in one session?
No. You may fill out as many forms as you want in each visit to the SPLS application. After filling out one or more forms, you may log off and return later to fill out others.
Can I decline to participate?
There is an option on the SPLS form to decline to participate in the survey. We hope students are willing to provide frank and constructive feedback so the information can be used to enhance the quality of teaching in the future.
Can my instructor see my responses?
All SPLS responses are reported as an aggregated summary. After the period for submitting grades has closed, instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and authorized teaching unit administrators are able to see aggregated results. Multiple-choice questions are reported as an aggregate and all comments are listed by question and cannot be linked with responses from a particular student’s online form. Results are not available for any given course in which fewer than three students complete the survey.
Could my survey responses have any impact on my grade?
No. Instructors and graduate teaching assistants do not get access to the aggregated results of survey responses until after the window for submitting grades closes.
I missed the window for completing the survey. Can you re-open the survey?
No. The university policy requires surveys to close when the period for instructors to submit grades opens. There is no impact on grades or the release of grades.
Whom can I contact for more information?
Send an email to spls@spls.msu.edu.