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A portfolio is a purposeful collection documenting experiences, training, skills, accomplishments and plans for continued professional growth and development.
Benefits
- Portfolios provide assessment opportunities.
- Documentation of experiences and accomplishments.
What should be included?
- Have an obvious order or theme to the work. Start with the end in mind and work backwards.
- Collect your best examples to support your objective. Examples may include:
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- samples of course work: pieces of writing, lab reports, research papers
- examples of co-curricular projects (clubs, athletics, residence halls)
- samples of internships/work (position descriptions, company web page, evaluations, projects)
- samples of community involvement (photographs, fliers, brochures)
- accomplishments and associations (awards, evaluations, letters)
How should the portfolio be organized?
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Functional skills-oriented portfolio: divided into thematic sections based on skills you are trying to showcase
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Project-oriented portfolio: divided by project areas
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Overview portfolio: divided into various sections such as achievements, awards, samples of your work and brochures
Presenting the portfolio may be done in various ways including:
- Binders with sheet protectors, dividers and tabs
- Burned onto a CD or stored on disk
- Housed on a web site
Helpful tips
- Use captions and labels to focus and guide the audience
- Use dividers and tabs to produce viewable “bytes” of information
- Tailor the piece for your target audience
- Have at least 3 experts in your field review and critique your portfolio
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