{ "document_id": 14132, "page": 20, "width_pt": 612, "height_pt": 792, "rotation": 0, "pipeline_version": "paddleocr-vl-1.6+paul-48", "engine": "paddleocr_vl", "source_run_id": 14245, "item_count": 7, "counts_by_type": { "footer": 2, "heading": 2, "text": 3 }, "build_ms": 2, "items": [ { "id": "p20.1", "order": 1, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 40.32, "t": 757.92, "r": 168.24, "b": 742.32 }, "text": "V. Focus of the QEP", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p20.2", "order": 2, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 60.48, "t": 731.76, "r": 115.2, "b": 718.32 }, "text": "Overview", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p20.3", "order": 3, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 59.28, "t": 713.04, "r": 578.16, "b": 654.72 }, "text": "As stated in the Introduction, above, the ultimate goal of the QEP, “Learning that Works,” is to teach students skills that will aid them in career readiness and advancement. By transforming the learning climate at the University, students will acquire “robot-proof” skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, teamwork, oral and written communication, and cultural agility." }, { "id": "p20.4", "order": 4, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 59.28, "t": 641.04, "r": 578.4, "b": 293.76 }, "text": "\"Robot-proofing\" is an umbrella term for integrating employable skills for the next century with a heightened sense of what it means to be a person and what is unique about personhood in an increasingly digital and automated age. The work of Joseph Aoun is seminal in this arena as he articulated from his perspective as the President of Northeastern University what the tension points are in the national dialog about \"progress\" and personhood. Kentucky State University, in adopting this QEP, will be concentrating on the conceptual framework of \"humanics\" tied to principles of Design Thinking, which will provide our students two solid benefits: the ability to think and act differently when faced with ethical and practical questions about what it means to be a person today, and, simultaneously, the practical skills and experiences needed to provide far-reaching, flexible, and innovative solutions and responses to global and local needs within society. As such, our QEP will be among the first in the nation to apply Aoun's concept of \"humanics\" to a university curriculum and will be the first among HBCUs to tackle the philosophical questions associated with how to privilege humanity and humanity within an increasingly automated global environment. Importantly, our QEP will provide public dissemination opportunities of our efforts at Kentucky State University, which will be the first in the nation to report on actual application of Aoun's ideas in an active university setting with practical learning and institutional learning goals, as well as anticipated outcomes. Faculty, student, and stakeholder research and publications will advance the literature associated with critical thinking and the broader social constructs of progress and human endeavor. We look forward to the opportunity to \"ground\" national conversations on the role of the liberal arts in contemporary American society, the nature of the skills and competencies associated with career readiness and career success, and the implications of systems thinking, cultural agility, and humanity in a broader sphere of influence through publications and presentations in such venues as the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the National Association of Student Personnel Administration (NASPA) and other venues where our story, especially as an HBCU, will be valued and have specific impact on socio-cultural dialogs." }, { "id": "p20.5", "order": 5, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 59.28, "t": 281.04, "r": 578.4, "b": 64.08 }, "text": "There are two places in the University curriculum where all students are impacted sequentially with specific content. One is the KSU student transitions curriculum, a series of three courses on orientation to learning and college and professional life, which lead to students' selection of their major. The second site in the currently sequenced courses in the Liberal Studies/General Education core through the three Integrative Studies courses. These courses function in the General Education core as additional university degree requirements, which provide students with coursework on global, cultural and social themes. The creation of three new courses in Humanics, to replace these Integrative Studies courses, will introduce students to Systems Thinking, Design Thinking, cultural agility, and humanics as part of the learning experiences of all undergraduates, who are required to complete the General Education core. As all freshmen entering in Fall 2019 and beyond will be required to take the Humanics sequence, this QEP will have a wide-ranging impact on the entire student body at KSU. Under the Transfer Articulation Agreement established by the Council on Post-Secondary Education, transfer students are able to transfer their general education courses from the Kentucky community college system and other state related schools in the Commonwealth. As a program of institutional reach and impact, other sites in the curriculum will be relied upon to provide scaffolded learning of the equivalent of the Humanics core." }, { "id": "p20.6", "order": 6, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 35.76, "t": 36.24, "r": 49.68, "b": 24.96 }, "text": "16", "attrs": { "block_label": "number" } }, { "id": "p20.7", "order": 7, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 321.6, "t": 37.68, "r": 577.44, "b": 23.76 }, "text": "Quality Enhancement Plan: “Learning that Works”", "attrs": { "block_label": "footer" } } ], "excluded_furniture": { "first": [], "last": [] } }