University of South Florida 2015 Quality Enhancement Plan Overview - PDF document

University of South Florida 2015 Quality Enhancement Plan Overview The University of South Florida has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) designed to prepare students to lead meaningful and productive lives in a global society. The goal of the QEP, entitled The Global Citizens Project, is to develop students’ ability to engage constructively with diverse people, places, events, challenges, and opportunities – our definition of a global citizen. Three competencies address this goal and guide the development of our QEP: 1) Students will possess knowledge of global and cultural systems. 2) Students will be able to analyze global and cultural interrelationships and interdependencies across time and place. 3) Students will be able to develop and/or apply context-appropriate actions to address complex and/or unfamiliar situations. In order to achieve these competencies, we have outlined three process goals and accompanying objectives. GCP Process Goal 1: GCP Process Goal 2: GCP Process Goal 3: Global FKL Global Pathways Global Citizen Award Students will be introduced to Students will practice and apply Students will reinforce global global and cultural global and cultural and cultural competencies competencies in general competencies within the context through curricular and co- education. of their discipline(s) of study. curricular opportunities outside of general education and the major. Objective 2.1 Objective 3.1 Objective 1.1 Infuse the learning outcomes of Infuse the learning outcomes of Develop a two-tiered Global the Global Citizens Project into the Global Citizens Project into Citizen Award program that general education courses degree programs. encourages students to across key areas of the FKL participate in a variety of Core Curriculum. global/cultural curricular and co- curricular opportunities. Objective 1.2 Objective 2.2 Objective 3.2 Infuse the learning outcomes of Identify and/or develop globally Infuse the learning outcomes of the Global Citizens Project into and/or culturally focused co- the Global Citizens Project into capstone courses of the FKL curricular experiences within the elective courses. Core Curriculum. degree program. Draft 9/12/14

University Mission Deliver competitive undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, to generate knowledge, foster intellectual development, and ensure student success in a global environment University Strategic Goal #1 Prepare well ‐ educated and highly skilled global citizens through our continuing commitment to student success Global Citizens Project Goal Goal Students engage constructively with diverse people, places, events, challenges, and opportunities Competencies Competencies Knowledge Analysis Synthesis Ability to develop and/or apply context ‐ appropriate Ability to analyze global and cultural interrelationships Knowledge of global and cultural systems and issues actions to address complex issues and/or unfamiliar and interdependencies across place and time situations Cultural Diversity Global Context Cultural Diversity Global Context Cultural Diversity Global Context Objectives Objectives Knowledge of diverse cultures Knowledge of global systems Ability to analyze Ability to analyze Ability to develop and/or Ability to develop and/or and associated ideologies, and issues and associated interrelationships and interrelationships and apply context ‐ appropriate apply context ‐ appropriate languages, histories, dimensions (e.g., historical, interdependencies of interdependencies of global actions to address complex actions to address complex geographies, technologies, political, economic, social, cultural systems and issues systems and issues across cultural issues or unfamiliar global issues and artistic/cultural cultural, environmental, across place and time place and time cultural situations expressions technological) Students will be able to: Students will be able to: Students will be able to: Students will be able to: Students will be able to: Students will be able to: • describe multiple • identify and describe major • explain the connections • explain the connections • synthesize different types • synthesize different types dimensions of cultures global issues. among dimensions of among dimensions of global and sources of information and sources of information • describe multiple (e.g. environmental, cultures. systems. to assess cultural issues or to assess global issues. • analyze cultures as complex • analyze global issues and • incorporate multiple ideological, linguistic, dimensions of global situations. • incorporate multiple communicative, historical, systems (e.g., historical, systems shaped by relations challenges, their histories, perspectives (e.g., geographic, technological, political, economic, ethical, of power and and impacts perspectives into decision disciplinary, cultural, Outcomes Outcomes • analyze the ethical, social, and/or artistic). social, cultural, interdependence making when addressing ethical) into decision • recognize that cultural • compare and contrast how environmental, and/or and environmental cultural issues or situations. making when addressing • communicate ideas and systems experience technological). cultural systems structure challenges of global global issues. • recognize that global issues • assess local and/or global historical and geopolitical basic social categories (e.g., systems. information to diverse • compare and contrast how processes differently. and systems are experienced sex, gender, sexuality, age, audiences. impacts of planned • differentiate patterns in differently at local scales. class, disability, nationality, global issues and systems actions. • weigh options/planned race, ethnicity, immigration are experienced at different human behavior, beliefs, status). scales. norms, perceptions, and actions and/or formulate • compare and contrast the aspirations. possible solutions. impact of historical and geopolitical processes on cultural systems. DRAFT 9/12/14

Global Citizen Award To earn the Global Citizen Award, complete General Education requirements* and the following:  8 on ‐ campus global/cultural events  TWO different globally/culturally engaged activities:  6 credit hours of foreign language study at the intermediate level or higher  9 credit hours of Global Citizen coursework outside of general education  An academic year in the Global Citizens Living Learning Community  Short ‐ term study abroad (min. 1 week of a USF program)  45 contact hours of pre ‐ approved globally/culturally engaged curricular or co ‐ curricular community service  45 hours of globally/culturally engaged undergraduate research (~3 hrs a week during a single semester)  Other global/cultural activities, as approved *Transfer students: please submit a short essay on your global experience(s) in your past general education curriculum. All Students: You need to have completed your general education requirements to earn the Award, but you can get started on completing the above activities on your first day of matriculation! Upon completion of the Global Citizen Award, you will earn a Global Citizen cord (for graduation) and certificate, which will be awarded to you at the Celebration of Leadership Awards. You also become eligible to apply for a $2500 Global Citizen Study Abroad Scholarship! Draft 9/12/14

Global Citizen Award To earn the Global Citizen Scholar Award, complete the Global Citizen Award and the following:  30 contact hours of pre ‐ approved globally/culturally engaged curricular or co ‐ curricular community service (above Global Citizen Award requirements)  ONE of the following pre ‐ approved activities:  An additional, separate study abroad experience (min. 3 weeks of a USF program)  Globally/culturally engaged semester ‐ long internship  Globally/culturally engaged research/community engagement project (IDS 4940)  An additional 6 credit hours of foreign language study at the intermediate level or higher  Global Citizen Capstone course  ONE of the following:  Presentation at the Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium  Culminating performance; artistic expression (need to define better)  Global Citizen Portfolio Upon completion of the Global Citizen Scholar Award, you will earn a Global Citizen Scholar Gold Medallion and certificate, which will be awarded to you at the Celebration of Leadership Awards. You will also be recognized at Commencement! Draft 9/12/14