The following chart illustrates the initiatives that have been set forth by the QEP Committee along with baseline data, strategies, and projected targets for improvement. (see Table 6.3 on following page) TABLE 6.3 Initiatives and Baselines Initiative (QEP Target for Baseline Data Strategies SLO#) Improvement Pre-assess Students prior to starting college (freshman) Decrease the failure Decrease Implement remediation course for rate for Introduction to Current failure rate is failure rate students that test below 60% on Computers course about 36% over five year pre-assessment (1&2) period Survey students on computer literacy prior to starting with the institution Increase the computer support lab hours from 5 hours per day to 10 Use peer groups to help students with computer literacy Currently 8% of Explore software options that can Improve the retention students withdraw Decrease in be used to aid with teaching the rate for the from the course withdrawal by Introduction to Computers course Introduction to yearly. (Data 5% over five Use the early alert system to Computers Course retrieved from Fall year period- notify academic counselors when (1&2) 2011 through Fall course grade is student’s overall 2013) below 60% for intervention Refer students to retention manager for academic counseling Use teacher aides in classroom Embed computer literacy student outcome in all credit programs Ensure graduates (certificate, diploma, degree) have computer Data to be gathered To be Implement computer literacy literacy skills (1, 2, & Fall 2015 determined capstone assessment in 3) certificate/diploma/degree programs. Improve the learning Ensure students have Data To be gathered management system training in proper training/tutorial from students To be SEMN 1000 course services for the Summer 2015 SEMN determined Link an assessment (direct or learning management 1000 class indirect) to the learning system (3) management system training (Columbus Technical College, 2014) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
The following chart illustrates the initiatives that have been set forth by the QEP Committee along with baseline data, strategies, and projected targets for improvement. (see Table 6.3 on following page) TABLE 6.3 Initiatives and Baselines Initiative (QEP SLO#) Baseline Data Target for Improvement Strategies Decrease the failure rate for Introduction to Computers course (1&2) Current failure rate is about 36% Decrease failure rate over five year period Pre-assess Students prior to starting college (freshman) Implement remediation course for students that test below 60% on pre-assessment Survey students on computer literacy prior to starting with the institution Improve the retention rate for the Introduction to Computers Course (1&2) Currently 8% of students withdraw from the course yearly. (Data retrieved from Fall 2011 through Fall 2013) Decrease in withdrawal by 5% over five year period- Increase the computer support lab hours from 5 hours per day to 10 Use peer groups to help students with computer literacy Explore software options that can be used to aid with teaching the Introduction to Computers course Use the early alert system to notify academic counselors when student’s overall course grade is below 60% for intervention Refer students to retention manager for academic counseling Use teacher aides in classroom Ensure graduates have computer literacy skills (1, 2, & 3) Data to be gathered Fall 2015 To be determined Embed computer literacy student outcome in all credit programs (certificate, diploma, degree) Implement computer literacy capstone assessment in certificate/diploma/degree programs. Ensure students have proper training/tutorial services for the learning management system (3) Data To be gathered from students Summer 2015 SEMN 1000 class To be determined Improve the learning management system training in SEMN 1000 course Link an assessment (direct or indirect) to the learning management system training (Columbus Technical College, 2014) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
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