Surveys and Evaluations

Gauging your peers’ interest in health and human rights is one of the most important ways to not only show that you value and respect their unique perspectives and experiences, but to also better understand and respond to their needs when designing HHR curriculum.

— Mona Singh, Student Chapter Leader, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College

A survey assessing student interest in human rights education can both illustrate popular demand on campus for HHRE and help you publicize your campaign and recruit more supporters amongst the student body.

Sample Survey

PHR has created a survey template [1], which can be personalized to suit your health and human rights education priorities. Virginia Commonwealth University’s Cultural Competency and Interest Assessment [2] is a good example of a customized survey.

Ideas for circulating the survey:

• Create the survey on Survey Monkey and email the link to all of your classmates and campus listserves
• Post the survey on Facebook or Twitter profiles
• Have a mini pre-class presentation and distribute the survey in classes
• Ask your faculty advisor and their colleagues to email it to their students or pass it out in class
• Go to high-traffic areas on campus and ask students to fill it out

Sample Course Evaluation

Course assessment it crucial to demonstrate that it is an effective class. As you propose a continuation of the curriculum, present this evaluation to exemplify your comprehensive planning and understanding of the needed materials for a formal university course.

PHR has created a basic course evalution template [3], which can be a key tool in confirming the impact of your course and recognizing the course’s strengths and weaknesses. Columbia University used this Course Evaluation [4] after their first elective offering