Data literacy includes the abilities to collect, read, interpret, and communicate in multiple ways with a variety of forms of data.
Learning Outcomes
Students will understand the various forms of data and how to find trustworthy source material for data collection.
Students will demonstrate ability to collect, organize, and manage data relevant to a task in the course.
Students will demonstrate the ability to draw inferences from data gathered for completing a task.
Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate the validity of inferences others draw from data.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate using data they have generated or collected.
What is a QEP?
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) is our institutional accreditor and defines the following purpose of and standards for a QEP:
“reflects and affirms a commitment to enhance overall institutional quality and effectiveness by focusing on an issue the institution considers important to improving student learning outcomes and/or student success.”
Is “derived from an institution’s ongoing comprehensive planning and evaluation processes”
Must focus on “a topic identified through its ongoing, comprehensive planning and evaluation processes”
The plan:
Must have “broad-based support of institutional constituencies”
“Focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success”
“commits resources to initiate, implement and complete the QEP”
“includes a plan to assess achievement”
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