b'MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEList of TablesTable 1.Media Used to Communicate with Stakeholders11Table 2.Top Ten Topics in Rank Order11Table 3.RFP Submission Scores According to Rubric12Table 4.Essential Skills for Successful Transition from Student to Employee Based on Literature17Table 5.Attributes of Essential Skills by Organization18Table 6.MGCCC Employer Satisfaction Survey26Table 7.MGCCC Employee Survey of Student Attainment of Essential Skills27Table 8.Student Graduation Survey27Table 9.MGCCC Business/Industry Partner Response to Identify Top Essential Skills30Table 10.Establishing Baseline Data with the QEP Rubric After Intervention34Table 11.Career Programs Implementation of Essential Skills by Course39Table 12.Overview of Three QEP Commitments: Intervention and Assessment55Table 13.MGCCC Timeline:Four-Semester Overview of Implementation and Assessment Plan 63 Table 14.Five-Year Cost Estimate to Implement QEP, Including Pre-Planning Year66List of FiguresFigure 1. Infographic of MGCCC Key Demographics and Core Student Information7Figure 2. Topic Selection Process10Figure 3. QEP Feedback Survey: Combined First and Second Preferences13Figure 4. CCSSE Data on Essential Skills14Figure 5. Comparing the Survey Results: Employers, Employees, and Students28Figure 6. MGCCC Business/Industry Partner Response for the QEP (2nd Survey)29Figure 7. Evolution of Three SLOs31Figure 8. The Three SLOs: Implementation Over Four Semesters32Figure 9. QEP Commitment #1 and Implementation of Three SLOs40Figure 10. Listening and Speaking Taught Over Four Semesters 42/52Figure 11. Illustration of the QEP Assessment49Figure 12. QEP Organizational Chart64List of AppendicesAppendix A.Topic Selection Committee73Appendix B.Scholarships74Appendix C.QEP: Call for Topics75Appendix D.QEP Topic Proposal Rubric76Appendix E.QEP - Request for Proposals77Appendix F.QEP - Call for Feedback78Appendix G.QEP - Survey80Appendix H.Topic Development Committee81Appendix I.Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce82Appendix J.Right Signals83Appendix K.QEP Listening and Speaking Rubrics87Appendix L.QEP Logo Contest89Appendix M.QEP Planning Process91Appendix N. Dr. Brad Baileys Biography97MGCCC QEP 2019 5'