WCU’s SACS QEP
Quality Enhancement Plan
The HIA Experience
Irene Mueller, EdD, RHIA
Mary Teslow, MLIS, RHIA
College of Health & Human Sciences
August 13, 2008
SACS Cycle
 10-year timeframe
 Compliance & QEP
 QEP Assessment ongoing
 Units and Students
 University as a whole
 Progress Report at the 5th year - 2012
 Final report 10th year
 Next SACS Review 2017
 New QEP
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WCU Quality Enhancement Plan
 2007: accreditation from SACS-COC
 10 year cycle, reporting at year 5
 QEP topic (Undergraduate Only)
 Synthesis: A Pathway to
Intentional Learning.
 QEP Committees
 Irene – served on SACS
 Mary – serves on Technology
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Synthesis
 Definition
 The ability to integrate knowledge
from different areas into an
integrated, original whole
 Impact
 Is now the driving framework for
teaching and learning at WCU.
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QEP Framework
 Fosters synthesis across disciplines
 coordinating curricular and
co-curricular experiences to
facilitate students’ development
of a clearer purpose at the
university.
 The outcome of the plan will be
 students who are intentional
participants in their own learning.
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QEP Learning Goal #1
Students will apply the synthesis
concept in key decision-making.
Specifically, students will:
A. formulate a learning plan that
integrates academic/student life
and post-graduation goals,
B. demonstrate synthesis in key
curricular and co-curricular
decisions.
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QEP Learning Goal #2
Students will reflect on their
progress through the university
experience, maintaining an
integrated approach to learning.
Specifically, students will:
A. connect the academic and
student life components of
their university experience,
B. refine their learning plan
in light of those connections.
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QEP Learning Goal #3
Students will evaluate their
university experience in relation to
their future education and career
plans. Specifically, students will:
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A. communicate the connections
between the university experience
and future education and career
plans,
B. review and revise their “Education
Briefcase” to create appropriate
documents … in preparation for
life after university.
Implementation
 Coordinated by Carol Burton
 Asst. Vice Chancellor,
Undergraduate Studies
 Will Impact
 Academics, faculty and advisors
 Residential Life
 Service Learning
 Student Leadership
 Career Planning/Education
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QEP Timeline (SACS 10-year cycle)
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 4 academic programs are piloting
 Health Information Administration (HIA)
 Recreation Therapy, Chemistry, History
 2007-2008
 Planning by pilot programs, others
 2008-2009
 Implementation by pilot programs, others
 Planning by all undergrad components
 2009-2010
 Implementation across campus
Education Briefcase
 An e-portal through which students
will be able to interact with faculty,
advisors, and career counselors; it is
the literal manifestation of the
students’ learning plan
 Microsoft SharePoint
 Pilot Programs 2008-09
 Starts with Fall 2009 freshmen
 Students “own” their Briefcase
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HIA Pilot
 Program Goal
 To integrate WCU’s QEP goals
throughout the upper-division
professional sequence
 To address several current concerns
 Professional expectations
 Professional behaviors
 Professional products
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HIA will focus only on the
following QEP learning goals
In the Junior Year, students will:
 Connect the academic and
student life components of
their experience
 Refine their learning plan
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HIA will focus only on the
following QEP learning goals
In the Senior Year, students will:
 Communicate the connections
between their university
experiences and their future
education and career plans, and
 Review and revise their
learning/career plan.
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QEP-related Activities in HIA
 Should meet several goals, including
 Related to healthcare
 Application of professional
behaviors and attitudes
 Application of interpersonal
communication skills, and
 Experience working in teams
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Examples of HIA Activities
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 AHIMA student membership
 Business Etiquette Dinners and
Receptions
 Allied Health Career Day
 Haunted Moore Hall project
management and teamwork
 Red Cross Blood Drive sponsorship
 HSCC 101 fitness assessment data
recorders
 Personal Health Record (MyPHR)
presentations
PPE (clinical) courses
 QEP-related curriculum structure
 1-credit course in each of
first 3 semesters
 Relate other courses to activities
 Exploring, Applying
 Self-SOAP Notes about activities
 Reflecting and Connecting
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Self-SOAP Notes
 Standard healthcare documentation
method adapted for self-reflection
 Subjective
 Objective
 Assessment
 Plan
 Also connects / integrates
professional content with
personal context
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eBriefcase Artifact Examples
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Research Papers
Myers-Briggs Personality Type
Technology assignments
Self-SOAP notes and other reflection
Resumes, evolving over time
Perfect Interview responses
Performance evaluations
WCU’s QEP
Quality Enhancement Plan
The HIA Experience
Posted in H:/HHS/Share
in a new QEP Folder
QEP Pilot Programs: HIA & RT
Presentations
FEEd: Faculty Education & Enrichment day
WCU – University Center
Tuesday, September 23rd