| UNIT | GOAL | OBJECTIVE | REQUIRED FUNDING |
FUNDING SOURCE |
RATIONALE | KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR |
SCORE | COMMENTS | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-01-00 | The Division of Academic Affairs and Student Services will ensure that every element of online instruction is of the highest quality for all parties involved. (Hicks) | 105-01-01 | Year Four through Five: As a result of the annual review by the Director of Research Assessment and Planning and an appropriate advisory group, revise the organizational structure governing online courses as recommended and approved as needed by 6/30/07-6/30-08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | The college will keep an updated organizational structure to best serve the needs of the online course offerings. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-02-00 | The college will provide an adequate budget to support online infrastructure needs. (Staat) | 105-02-01 | Year Four through Five--Each year the President will work through the VCCS System Office to support the Chancellor's initiatives for adequate base funding of Virginia's Community Colleges by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Staat) | $0.00 | None | Funding needs for online courses may change over time and additional funding may be needed. The Commonwealth should be in a position to serve those increased funding needs. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-02-00 | The college will provide an adequate budget to support online infrastructure needs. (Staat) | 105-02-02 | Year Four through Five--Identify "special" needs to be added to the President's legislative agenda annually by 6/20/07-6/30-08. (Staat) | $0.00 | None | As needs change, the college president will be updated and pursue funding as needed. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-02-00 | The college will provide an adequate budget to support online infrastructure needs. (Staat) | 105-02-03 | Year Four through Five--Contract with grant writers to write grants to support online instruction from major federal of private sources as needed by 6/30/07-6/30-08. (Hicks) | $10,000.00 | M&O | As projects are identified as needing funding, the college will pursue grant sources to support those that cannot be supported by the normal M & O budget. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-02-00 | The college will provide an adequate budget to support online infrastructure needs. (Staat) | 105-02-04 | Year Four through Five--The college will evaluate and purchase appropriate hardware/software systems that support online instruction by 6/30/06-6/30/08. (Lightfoot) | $25,000.00 | M&O | As time elapses and new and/or improved software and hardware become available that can benefit the online course offerings, the college will support them up to $25,000 per year. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-03-00 | The college will maintain policies related to student/faculty enrollment ratios and faculty workload for online instruction that support effective teaching and learning.(Hicks) | 105-03-01 | Year Four through Five--Undertake a bi-annual review of the current policy by a committee composed of both faculty and administrators by 6/30/07-6/30-08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | As things change in the online environment, the college will attempt to support those changes through appropriate policy modifications. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-01 | Year Four through Five--revise the use of a single online course evaluation instrument by students by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | The college will be able to best understand the needs of the students and make appropriate changes in the online course environment by using a single course evaluation system. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-02 | Year Four through Five--Develop and implement a faculty satisfaction survey for online instruction by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | The college is interested in knowing how the faculty teaching online courses feel about the instruction in order to make appropriate modifications in the operation of the college to better support them. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-03 | Year Four through Five--Develop and implement an analysis of attrition/retention rates by comparing online with traditional courses by 6/30/07-06/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | The college needs to know how students are reacting to the courses and the attrition/retention study will lead the faculty and college to making appropriate improvements to decrease attrition and increase retention. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-04 | Year Four through Five--Determine the demographic characteristics of online learners compared with traditional learners in baseline databases by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | This study will assist the college faculty in learning which type of students work well in the online teaching environment as compared to the traditional environment. The comparison may lead to changes in either teaching arena. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-05 | Year Four through Five--Develop and implement online and traditional course surveys measuring the same concepts by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | This study will assist the college faculty to learn what works well in the online teaching environment as compared to the traditional classroom. The comparison may lead to improvements in either teaching arena. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-06 | Year Four through Five--Administer surveys such as student satisfaction for courses where online and traditional students are taught by the same instructor by 6/30/07-6/30-08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | This survey will assist the instructor involved to see what methods of instruction work best in which environment. Appropriate modifications can be made in both teaching arenas that will benefit student learning. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-07 | Year Four through Five--Evaluate the orientation methods for online courses through the use of online student satisfaction survey by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | The evaluation will assist the college in understanding which students need assistance in learning how to take an online course upfront before being enrolled. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-08 | Year Four through Five--Review and evaluate Objectives 2-10 annually and implement improvements if indicated and disseminate findings by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | The college wants an on-going study of how improvements are working over time. This will allow for the best improvement methods to be incorporated into the teaching/learning environment. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-09 | Year Four through Five-- Analyze and compare student performance in online and traditional courses by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | This analysis will provide the college and teaching faculty with empirical data supporting teaching methods in each teaching milieu. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-04-00 | The college will centralize the online assessment process to include the Director of Research, Assessment, and Planning to coordinate the development, collection, analysis, feedback, distribution, and use of results. (Sinha) | 105-04-10 | Year Four through Five: Survey and analyze reasons for withdrawal from online classes as compared to traditional courses. (Sinha) | $0.00 | None | N.A. | |||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-05-00 | The college will institute faculty training and professional development activities for faculty members who teach online courses and for staff who provide online course support. (Hicks) | 105-05-01 | Year Four through Five--Provide professional development for faculty and staff involved with online instruction with emphasis on pedagogy and technology. Disseminate information to involved faculty and staff by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Hicks/Lightfoot) | $30,000.00 | LF | The teaching faculty will have opportunities to learn state-of-the-art methods and procedures for teaching online courses and will share that information with other faculty to improve the online course instruction at the college. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-05-00 | The college will institute faculty training and professional development activities for faculty members who teach online courses and for staff who provide online course support. (Hicks) | 105-05-02 | Year Four through Five--Conduct research to determine techniques and methods for improving delivery of online courses by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (To be determined--see Objective 1 under Goal 1) | $0.00 | None | The research will assist the faculty to understand the best methods for improving their online courses. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-06-00 | The college will ensure that students taking online courses will receive effective orientation to the online learning environment. (Hicks) | 105-06-01 | Year Four through Five--Research and examine examples of orientation methods and materials from exemplary colleges by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | The college needs to know the best methods to support online students. Research into those methods at exemplary colleges will assist the college in incorporating them into CVCC's procedures. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-06-00 | The college will ensure that students taking online courses will receive effective orientation to the online learning environment. (Hicks) | 105-06-02 | Year Four through Five--Develop orientation materials for CVCC online courses. Evaluate and revise as necessary taking into account external research and internal reviews (including student satisfaction surveys) by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | The college needs to continuously improve its orientation methods to meet the needs of the students enrolled in online courses. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-07-00 | The college will provide two totally online degrees. (Hicks) | 105-07-01 | Year Four-Create 10 new totally online courses to be used in the totally online degree programs by 6/30/07. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | This objective is the follow-up of the development of a full-complement of online courses that meet the criteria of "totally online." These courses will allow a student to fulfill all requirements for a degree through online sources. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-07-00 | The college will provide two totally online degrees. (Hicks) | 105-07-02 | Year Five-Create 10 new totally online courses to be used in the totally online degree programs by 6/30/08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | This objective is the follow-up of the development of a full-complement of online courses that meet the criteria of "totally online." These courses will allow a student to fulfill all requirements for a degree through online sources. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-08-00 | The college will establish a continuous, appropriate improvement process for faculty teaching online courses. (Hicks) | 105-08-01 | Year Four through Five--The faculty member annually conducts his/her review of technological and pedagogical skills in teaching online courses by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Individual Faculty, TLTR, Peer Review) | $0.00 | None | The faculty member takes personal responsibility to improve the courses taught online. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-08-00 | The college will establish a continuous, appropriate improvement process for faculty teaching online courses. (Hicks) | 105-08-02 | Year Four through Five--Incorporate feedback from the sources listed in Objective 1Year Two through Five and report to the appropriate dean by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Deans) | $0.00 | None | The academic deans will evaluate and assist the faculty member in the continuous improvement of the online courses. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-09-00 | The college will provide incentives for online faculty and support staff. (Poole) | 105-09-01 | Year Four through Five--Develop an award given through the Employee Recognition Committee to honor outstanding online faculty and staff by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Poole) | $0.00 | None | The college will recognize the outstanding online faculty and staff for their work in developing outstanding online courses. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-09-00 | The college will provide incentives for online faculty and support staff. (Poole) | 105-09-02 | Year Four through Five--Pay a stipend to maintains an ISP connection in a faculty member's home during semesters when an online course is taught by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Poole) | $7,500.00 | M&O | The college should support the appropriate costs of the ISP connection for faculty teaching online courses as a portion of the faculty member's work will be done at home online. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-09-00 | The college will provide incentives for online faculty and support staff. (Poole) | 105-09-03 | Year Four through Five--Hire support personnel to aid in the development and maintenance of online courses by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Beasley) | $15,000.00 | M&O | Each year the college needs to support the continuous improvement of online course offerings. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-10-00 | The college will work toward a goal of maximum systems availability for online instruction and support services. (light foot) | 105-10-01 | Year Four through Five-Compare the changes made in the relevant policies and practices at CVCC with the original baseline benchmarks by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Lightfoot) | $15,000.00 | ETF | The college needs to be certain it can support the online course offerings as they expand and increase in complexity. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-11-00 | The college will examine benchmarked institutions and practices to assess CVCC's progress in accomplishing the relevant Goals and Objectives of this QEP. (Hicks) | 105-11-01 | Year Four through Five- Compare the changes made in the relevant policies and practices at CVCC with the original baseline benchmarks by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | Baselines are needed for accurate comparison over time. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-11-00 | The college will examine benchmarked institutions and practices to assess CVCC's progress in accomplishing the relevant Goals and Objectives of this QEP. (Hicks) | 105-11-02 | Year Four through Five-Re-examine those institutions originally benchmarked to re-establish a new CVCC baseline by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | The college will compare its data and activities to the originally benchmarked colleges to see it the benchmarks have changed. | N.A. | ||
| Quality Enhancement Plan | 105-11-00 | The college will examine benchmarked institutions and practices to assess CVCC's progress in accomplishing the relevant Goals and Objectives of this QEP. (Hicks) | 105-11-03 | Years Four and Five-Compare CVCC's progress to those criteria indicated in the revised benchmarks by 6/30/07-6/30/08. (Hicks) | $0.00 | None | The college can benefit from actions taken at the benchmark institutions and incorporate them into CVCC if appropriate. | N.A. | ||