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ATC’s QEP
An Update from the Topic Focus and Development Plan Team
College-wide Meeting, January 25th, 2010
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• What is a QEP?
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ATC’s Quality Enhancement Plan:-A carefully designed course of action that addresses a well-defined and focused topic or issue related to measurably enhancing student learning outcomes.-The QEP must be embedded within the institution’s ongoing integrated institution-wide planning and evaluation process.
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• What is OUR QEP Topic?
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• Critical Thinking
• QEP Title: THINK!• “…critically.”
• “…Think about it.”
• “It doesn’t actually hurt.”
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• Critical thinking is the open-minded, deliberate, dynamic, and reflective process of collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and applying information in order to reach a reasonable position, decision, and/or plan of action.
Learn More, Earn More, Live More with CT.Student Learning Outcomes The student will be able to:1) Recognize that alternate
viewpoints exist and must be explored.
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Student Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to:2) Collect relevant information
and logically analyze it.
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The student will be able to:3) Evaluate and apply information
to develop a position, decision, or plan of action.
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Student Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to:4) Defend a well-reasoned position,
decision, or plan of action based on relevant criteria.
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ATC’s CT – QEP Chairs:Bruce, Jay and Steve:
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ATC’s CT Focus & Development Team and QEP Resource Team:
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ATC’s Fall 2010 Pilot Implementers: P. Callahan, B. Ferraro, P. Green,
M. Kierath, R. Mayer, S. White & H. Williams.
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Timeline:Focus Group Data – Jan/Feb 2009Topic Selected – Sept 2009Detailed Development – NowDrafting QEP Document - NowComplete Plan – July 1, 2010Submit QEP – August 31, 2010Implement Pilot Program: Fall, 2010 On-site review – Oct 13-15, 2010
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QEP Resources
Principles of Accreditation (2008 Edition)http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/2008Principlesof
Accreditation.pdf The Quality Enhancement Plan (March 8, 2008)
http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/081705/ QEP%20Handbook.pdfHandbook for Reaffirmation of Accreditation (2004)
http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/handbooks/Exhibit%2027.ReaffirmationOfAccreditation.pdf
(under revision)Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation(2005)
http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/handbooks/Exhibit%2031.Resource%20Manual.pdf (under
revision)Handbook for Review Committees (2005)
http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/handbooks/Exhibit%2018.HandbookForReviewCommittees.pd