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Undergraduate Engagement in Discipline-Based Inquiry A Quality Enhancement Plan presented to the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Valdosta State University April 2010. QEP Goals. Each Discipline-Based Inquiry Project is guided by three QEP Goals:
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Undergraduate Engagement in Discipline-Based InquiryA Quality Enhancement Plan presented to the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Valdosta State University April 2010
QEP Goals Each Discipline-Based Inquiry Project is guided by three QEP Goals: • Goal #1: Students will develop knowledge of discipline-specific inquiry skills. • Goal #2: Students will apply discipline-specific inquiry skills from the classroom to resolve a specific question or problem. • Goal #3: Students will learn why and how to present the results of discipline-based inquiry in a professional or academic forum.
Conceptual Framework Iteration One Chemistry History Women’s and Gender Studies Communication Sciences and Disorders Nursing Art
Conceptual Framework (cont.) Iteration Two ? ? ? ? ? ?
Financial Resources QEP BUDGET 6
Detailed Budget The total budget for the QEP is $1,437,549 over a six month planning period and the five years of the QEP. • Discipline-Based Inquiry Projects: $383,528 over the five-year period. • Personnel: $926,321, including faculty salaries and benefits of $630,622 and staff salaries and benefits of $295,699, over the five-year period. • Supplies, Materials, Travel (QEP Coordinator): $21,500 over the five-year period • Supporting QEP Activities • Graduate Assistant to Support the QEP: $56,000 • Annual Campus-Wide Undergraduate Research Symposium: $25,000 • Assessment: $25,200 over the five-year period
Questions? http://www.valdosta.edu/sacs/qep/documents/SACSQEPProspectus-VSUFebruary2010.pdf