QEP FAQs
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The following answers address some of the frequently asked questions regarding the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and the theme.
“QEP stands for “Quality Enhancement Plan.”
It is an integral component of the reaffirmation process. It is a project focused
on an issue that the institution considers important to improving student learning
outcomes and/or student success.
The main goals are to help us maintain high academic standards, foster public confidence
in our academic value, and make us eligible for certain grants and federal aid programs.
The topic for the QEP has not been finalized yet. However, we're excited to announce
three finalists for the QEP plan. For more details, visit our QEP webpage.
Since the QEP comes from UHD, even if you are not involved in writing, creating, or
supporting any particular proposal, SACSCOC expects everyone to understand what the
QEP is and why we are doing it. The SACSCOC committee that comes to campus to review
our QEP may quite literally stop anyone on the sidewalk or in the elevator and ask
them questions about the QEP and expect some real familiarity.
SACSCOC stands for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges. It
is the main organization that accredits schools and colleges in the Southern United
States.
The QEP is required as part of our reaffirmation process, but more importantly, this
gives the UHD community a chance to improve the future of Student Learning at UHD.
The QEP is a phased process that begins with identifying a topic and a committee selecting
the topic to pursue. UHD is currently in Phase 1: Topic Selection (Vision) of the
QEP process. Following the completion of the QEP topic selection phase Phase II Design
(Plan) begins. Following the completion of the QEP design phase the plan will be shared
with SACSCOC and the University will proceed to Phase III: Implementation. For more
details visit our QEP Process webpage.
There is a QEP Steering Committee, but the Committee does not come up with the QEP.
It just organizes the process. The QEP will come from the members of the UHD through
a series of proposals. Visit our QEP webpage to cast your vote!
The main part is an explanation of what we want to do to enhance student learning
and how the plan we come up with will work. The QEP also has to include a budget,
a specific list of learning outcomes for students, a way to measure whether or not
those outcomes happen, and a review of the research that has already been done on
the kind of learning we are trying to enhance.
All Gators are encouraged to participate and vote for the proposal they believe will
best benefit the UHD community. In May, the QEP will be selected, so it is vital to
vote. For more details, click the link.