Initial Publication Date: August 10, 2022

Dashboard Setup

Access the Dashboard

After you set up your password protected account you will have access to your EvaluateUR dashboard using the URL generated for your program. You can access your dashboard using the link below, or from the top navigation bar.

Make Changes and Save

On the dashboard page, you will see five boxes. By clicking on each you will have options to edit and save the changes you make.

Box 1: Assessment Completion Dates

Setting dates: These are the dates you will use for completing steps in EvaluateUR. To determine the dates to enter in this box, plan around the timing of the start and end of the research experience.

Note: The dates you are choosing are the 'completion' dates, so be sure to factor in time for students/mentors to complete particular steps.

Editing dates: If a particular research project has been delayed for any reason, you can change the default date for any pair. You do this using the feature found for each student/mentor or student rectangular block. This box appears after activating the pair or student (if using the student-only scored option).

Important: After entering or editing the dates, be sure to hit 'Save All Changes.'

Box 2: Adding Student and Mentor Names and Email Addresses

Automated messages are sent to the email addresses you enter in this box. It is very important that you carefully enter your students' and mentors' names and email addresses, using email addresses that will be checked on a regular basis. After entering this information, be sure to hit 'Save All Changes.' Once you do this, you will be able to activate the student mentor pairs.

You are able to enter the student-mentor pairs (or students if using the student-only scored option) as soon as they are enrolled in the research program and can activate them when you are ready to start EvaluateUR. If a student leaves during the course of the research, you have the option to delete the student using the "Delete this pair" option in the top right of the pair's block. You can also add more student-mentor pairs (or students) after you start EvaluateUR.

Box 3: Select Outcome Categories

To narrow the focus or your assessment, as Site Administrator you may choose to select a sub-set of outcome categories. The assessments used for the initial-, mid- and end-of-research assessments will only include the outcome categories selected at the time you set up the dashboard. Be sure to save all changes after doing this.

Box 4: Optional Program-Wide Outcome Categories

In case there are additional outcomes that apply to your research program, you can add up to 3 additional outcomes here. These outcomes will be included in all three assessments. Be sure to hit 'Save All Changes' if you add outcomes.

Box 5: Optional Open-Ended Questions

If there are additional open-ended questions you would like to use in your research program, you can add them here. You have the option to add up to 6 questions to any of the assessment surveys. You can add questions for students or mentors or both (only students if using the student-only scored option). The responses will be available to you from the Data Export page, but will not be visible to the students and mentors in the score report. This feature is appropriate for gathering information that you can use to evaluate the impact of your program. Be sure to hit 'Save All Changes' if you add questions.