Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP)
In partnership with the Lumina Foundation, AAC&U, and SLCC, I was asked to participate in creating a Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) for my geography and geospatial technology programs. Click here to view the DQP for the Geographic Science program. The overarching goal for an academic department or program using the Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP), as outlined by the Lumina Foundation for Education, is to demonstrate to students what to clearly expect going through a particular program and the ultimate knowledge and skill sets they should obtain as they successfully advance through the associate, bachelors, and graduate levels of their academic career.
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The overarching goal for an academic department or program using the Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP), as outlined by the Lumina Foundation for Education, is to demonstrate to students what to clearly expect going through a particular program and the ultimate knowledge and skill sets they should obtain as they successfully advance through the associate, bachelors, and graduate levels of their academic career.
The Geosciences Department at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) chose to focus on the Geographic Science program for the DQP because of the current development of the program, as well as the successful use of ePortfolio and other high impact practices (e.g. learning communities, project-based assessments, capstone, and undergraduate research) throughout the curriculum. The goal of the program is to develop a student-focused model and framework for students to be more intentional in their academic pursuits in Geography and related geospatial technologies with clear goals and outcomes defined by national and industry-driven standards.
Click here to view the Geographic Science Degree Qualifications Profile.
The Geosciences Department at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) chose to focus on the Geographic Science program for the DQP because of the current development of the program, as well as the successful use of ePortfolio and other high impact practices (e.g. learning communities, project-based assessments, capstone, and undergraduate research) throughout the curriculum. The goal of the program is to develop a student-focused model and framework for students to be more intentional in their academic pursuits in Geography and related geospatial technologies with clear goals and outcomes defined by national and industry-driven standards.
Click here to view the Geographic Science Degree Qualifications Profile.
The Geography program chose to use the DQP indicators as filters or lenses through which students can focus their learning in order to meet national and industry standards and guidelines outlined in the Geography for Life by the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) and the Department of Labor’s Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM).
The body of work I created was published to a website, published an article in Directions Magazine on how to integrate a Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) in geospatial programs of study, and I presented a webinar on the topic in partnership with the National Geospatial Technology Center for Excellence.
The body of work I created was published to a website, published an article in Directions Magazine on how to integrate a Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) in geospatial programs of study, and I presented a webinar on the topic in partnership with the National Geospatial Technology Center for Excellence.