A QEP is a Quality Enhancement Plan. The regional accrediting body, SACS-COC (Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), requires (Core Requirement 2.12), its member institutions to develop and implement a five-year plan that describes a detailed action plan that addresses a well-defined and focused topic or issue pertaining to the enhancement of student learning outcomes.
A QEP Topic Selection Committee representative of administration, faculty, staff and students was organized to identify and select a QEP topic. The process of selecting a topic involved a collaboration of stakeholders engaged in interrelated activities and discussions inclusive of the analysis of the following data sources:
Independent Consultant Environmental Scan Report
Results from the Student Satisfaction Inventory
Results from Faculty Surveys
A review of the University Strategic Plan for 2010-2015
A review of the University’s mission statement, vision, goals, aim, and motto
Students will benefit from the QEP by becoming better writers- more accurate, more precise, and better able to assess their own writing and make the necessary revisions. These skills should serve them well in their upper division courses, as they approach all learning more critically.
A QEP Development Committee comprised of select OU administration, faculty, staff and students was formed with the primary task of developing the QEP. The development process was built on campus-wide involvement of relevant constituencies: administration, alumni, board members, faculty, students, staff, and other individuals who were knowledgeable of the subject.
