1. Valdosta State University April 2010

2. 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. 2

3. Conceptual Framework 3 Develop Proposal Criteria Issue Call for Proposals of Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects Select Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects Implement Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects Assess Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects ChemistryHistory Women’s and Gender Studies ArtNursing Communication Sciences and Disorders Iteration One

4. Conceptual Framework (cont.) 4 Develop Proposal Criteria Issue Call for Proposals of Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects Select Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects Implement Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects Assess Discipline- Based Inquiry Projects ??? ??? Iteration Two

5. Offices/Persons Supporting QEP 5 QEP QEP Coordinator (AVPR/Dean of the Graduate School) Strategic Research and Analysis Faculty Coordinators Undergraduat e Research Council (URC) Campus-Wide Undergraduat e Research Symposium Coordinator Graduate Assistants Financial Services Information Technology

6. Financial Resources 6 QEP BUDGET

7. Detailed Budget 7 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

8. Questions? 8 http://www.valdosta.edu/sacs/qep/documents/SACSQEPProspectus- VSUFebruary2010.pdf