b'TABLE OF CONTENTSList Of Tables, Figures and Appendices5 Executive Summary6Introduction7Topic Selection8 Strategic Plan8 Topic Selection10 Review of Institutional Data13Development 16 Introduction to Literature Review16 Defining Essential Skills16Acquiring Essential Skills20 Contextualizing Essential Skills21Theoretical Framework for Building Courses22 Pedagogical and Andragogical Approach 22 Employees as Role Models of the Essential Skills 23 Identification of Specific Essentials Skills for the QEP24 Developing Baseline Data on Essential Skills26 Distilling the List Down to Three Essential Skills29Desired Student Learning Outcomes31Implementation36 Overview of Essential Skills in the Curriculum37 QEP Commitment #140 QEP Commitment #246 QEP Commitment #347Assessment49 Micro-Assessment:Assessing Student Learning51 Macro-Assessment:Assessing the Overall Success of the QEP53Timeline56Administrative Structure64Role of the QEP Director 65Resources66References68Appendices73'