Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation

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Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) — Topic Selection Process

The College is engaging in a broad-based process to gather QEP topic ideas from the College community. The QEP Topic Selection Process provides a schedule of focus groups and meetings to solicit and confirm recurring themes.

• August and September 2011
• Mid-October to Early November 2011
• Mid-November to Early December 2011
• Mid-December 2011
• January 2012
• February 2012
• Topic Selection Criteria
• Topic Selection Committee
• Topic Selection Process Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

The Student Analytics and Research department has a wealth of information regarding student data, survey results and analysis, and benchmark performance indicators. Please visit www.fccj.org/sar to prepare for your involvement in the QEP Topic Selection Process.

August and September 2011

Launch the Topic Selection Process

Step 1: Collegewide Presentations at Institutional Effectiveness Days, Governance Meetings and Other Existing Meetings.

Mid-October to Early November 2011

Step 2: Solicitation of Ideas

Web Survey of Institutional Constituents is available Oct. 10-14 and has been distributed via email.

Instructional deans and program managers will present information to community members and employers at the Program Advisory Committee meetings.

Student Focus Groups

Mid-November to Early December 2011

Step 3: Confirmation of Recurring Themes

January 2012

Step 4: Announce the topic themes to the College community and solicit brief proposals

After a thorough review of the data collected from the QEP Topic Selection Web survey, focus groups, data from outcomes assessment, and student analytics and research, the QEP Topic Selection Committee narrowed the topics to four potential student learning topics as areas of concern. The following four student learning topic themes were announced at the Institutional Effectiveness Day held for faculty, deans, and program managers on Thursday, January 5, 2012.

The four student learning topics under consideration for the College's next QEP include:

• Reading and writing skills
• Technology skills needed for success in College (and the workplace)
• Critical thinking skills
• Quantitative reasoning/mathematics skills

The QEP Topic Selection Committee is soliciting brief 'white paper' proposals from the College community. Please read the White Paper guidelines. The proposals have been extended until Thursday, February 2, 2012.

February 2012

Step 5. Selection of topic

1. Select and evaluate the top proposals for further consideration, based on the College's selection criteria.
2. Update the District Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board.
3. Present top ideas to Reaffirmation Leadership Team and Cabinet and make final selection.
4. Announce the selected topic to the College community.

Announcing the broad QEP Topic

Step 6: Launch the QEP Plan Development process

1. Identify and charge the QEP Plan Development Team.
2. QEP Executive Summary as developed by the QEP Plan Development Team.
   

Topic Selection Criteria

1. Focus is on student learning and/or the environment supporting student learning.
   1. If the focus is on student learning environment, must demonstrate relationship to student learning.
2. Importance to accomplishing the mission of the institution.
3. Impact significant student population or broad group of students.
4. Manageable and based on data.
   
   

Topic Selection Committee