Assessment Guide to Documentation for QEP
The table below organizes the supporting documentation according to the Goals of the QEP.  Click here for a narrative description.  Narratives of the documents for each goal are linked under the goals, and other supporting documents for each goal are linked under the "Documentation" column. An alphabetical list of all supporting documents is also available.

Terminology: APC = Academics Program Council AOC = Academic Operations Council  CTE = Center for Teaching Excellence IRBEU = Inquiry/Research Based Education of Undergraduates MARS = Measurement and Research Services OIA = Office of Institutional Assessment OISP = Office of Institutional Studies and Planning OUR = Office of Undergraduate Research NSSE = National Survey of Student Engagement QEP = Quality Enhancement Plan QEPEC = Quality Enhancement Plan Executive Committee SACS = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SLS = Student Life Services CIRTL = Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning			Preamble: As part of the institutional accreditation, we assess the progress of our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) focus, Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates.
Outcome	Assessment	Documentation		Confirmation	Responsible Parties	Timeline
Identified Inquiry/Research-based learning outcomes are assessed and information used for program improvement - narrative description of supporting docs - Narrative from Deans and AOC Deans describing progress-Jan. ’08 QEP/NSSE Benchmark Analysis	Analyses of college descriptions and student engagement data reflect increasing inclusion of and emphases on Inquiry/Research-based education at the undergraduate level	College proposals and follow-up reports NSSE data		Identify conditions in academic programs that promote Inquiry/Research-based Education Analyze NSSE data	QEP Council College QEP Councils MARS OIA OUR CTE	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
Connection of QEP to University vision and mission - narrative showing goals alignment	The relationships between the QEP focus of Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates (IRBEU) and the University vision and mission are analyzed for consistency of purpose.	Vision Mission Vision 2020		Connect the relationship of the QEP focus to each document	OIA	Summer 07
Broad-based support from the appropriate constituents - QEP org chart & definition	Organization chart analyses reveal how the QEP focus is affirmed, supported, and extended through multiple levels of the institution.	University Org chart Provost org chart VP Research org chart Created QEP org chart		Provide evidence of involvement across the University	Provost Office OIA College QEP Councils	Summer 07
- narrative description of supporting documents	Analyses of University documents indicate widespread support from administration, faculty, and University committees for the refined focus of the QEP.	Presidential speeches Murano Report President's Task Force Report-Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience Vision 2020 with updates Inventory		Collect documentation of public and constituent acknowledgements regarding support for the QEP focus.	OIA QEP Council College QEP Councils	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
- narrative description of collaboration	Analyses of minutes and meeting notes reveal support from administration, faculty, University committees, and Colleges for the refined focus of the QEP.	Agendas and/or Minutes from: APC AOC Faculty Senate College Dean's Councils Student Gov. Education Environment Council		Identify constituent groups with whom the QEP focus has been shared.	QEP Council OIA	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
Institutional capability to implement and sustain  - narrative	Financial and in-kind commitments from the University and College QEP Councils and the Provost's Office demonstrate institutional capability.	QEP financial and in-kind commitments Support of OIA, MARS, CTE, OUR, plus matching funds from Colleges		Describe fiscal commitments and institutional efforts dedicated to the QEP focus.	QEP Council OIA CTE College QEP Councils	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
- narrative for Office of Undergraduate Research - narrative for CTE	Faculty and/or staff resource analyses of the Offices of Undergraduate Research and Institutional Assessment, the Center for Teaching Excellence, and Student Life Studies, confirm institutional capability and commitment to implement and sustain the refined QEP focus.	Organizational charts of people in the following offices: Provost, OIA, MARS, CTE, OUR, SLS, plus College level personnel		Develop descriptions that outline responsibilities and support for the initiation, maintenance, and promulgation of the refined QEP focus.	OIA QEP Council Provost MARS CTE OUR SLS College QEP Councils	Fall 07 Add documentation as available
	Analyses of the activities and processes of the Office for Undergraduate Research affirm the institutional capability to initiate and sustain Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates opportunities in the University community.	Strategic Plan OUR support processes and activities		Correlate activities and processes of the OUR.	OUR Provost OIA	Fall 07 Add documentation as available
	Faculty development opportunities related to Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates (IRBEU), offered through the Office for Undergraduate Research, Center for Teaching Excellence, Student Life Studies, and the Office of Institutional Assessment, and CIRTL are analyzed for frequency of delivery and level of attendance.	Lists of workshops & seminars hosted by the University that relate to IRBEU Participation data, as available, related to University sponsored IRBEU Events CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning)		Document frequency and attendance levels for IRBEU workshops and seminars.	OUR CTE SLS OIA College QEP Councils	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
	A detailed timeline provides evidence of University supported events and activities for implementing and sustaining IRBEU.	Timeline of IRBEU events and activities.		Annual IRBEU support events and activities into a timeline to show purposeful planning and synchronicity with QEP implementation and assessment.	QEP Council OIA College QEP Councils	October 2005 Add documentation as available
Systematic assessment processes inform constituents of the impact of Inquiry/ Research-based Education	Determine the extent that the QEP Assessment Plan, Report, and Rubric are in place and generating information for administrators and faculty.	QEP Minutes Assessment Plan Rubric Minutes or notes from College QEPs QEP Web site QEP Inventory of IRBEU		Document QEP development, communications, and consensus building efforts Analyze the QEP Inventory Document how QEP Inventory results are delivered to all relevant constituents and how the information is used	OIA QEP Council	Spring 07 Add documentation as available
	Good Practice Models and successful innovations in Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates (IRBEU) are documented and shared with the University community on the University's Web site.	Good practice models and relevant information published on University web sites		Document University web sites related to good practice and successful innovations in IRBEU	OUR CTE OIA QEP Council College QEP Councils	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
Innovations developed that are adaptable to other programs	Good Practice Models and successful innovations in Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates (IRBEU) are shared with the University community through concurrent sessions, Symposium presentations, and Brown Bag Lunches.	Inventory of courses List of student learning objective from each College Presentations related to IRBEU		Document efforts made by the Colleges to highlight and distribute good practice models and successful innovations Document IRBEU related presentations at Symposiums and made available to the University community Document presentations made by University personnel at regional, national, or other institutes of higher learning Document University and College Committee decisions and recommendations that support good practices and successful innovations in IRBEU	OUR CTE QEP Council OIA College QEP Councils	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
document analysis summary document analysis spreadsheet	Analysis of QEP Reports dated 2006 or later reveals that appropriate colleges are engaged in Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates (IRBEU)	College QEP Reports		Identify and document the work in each college	QEP Council College QEP Councils OIA	Summer 07 Add documentation as available
Pervasive within the University community	Student learning outcomes are reviewed in the Applications for Funding to determine the prevalence of Inquiry/Research-based Education of Undergraduates (IRBEU) efforts.	Colleges articulate learning outcomes related to and improving IRBEU		Document reviews of efforts related to IRBEU and document subsequent actions for improving IRBEU	QEP Council College QEP Councils OIA	Summer 07 Add documentation as available