Final Project – Start of Portfolio
Final Project – Start of Portfolio
During your time as an undergraduate student, you will have a range of experiences and will build several competencies and skills. Your portfolio will be one very explicit way of demonstrating to yourself, prospective graduate schools, and to prospective employers that you possess the skills and abilities in a variety of competency areas.
Portfolio Purpose: Record of each student’s academic goals, objectives, accomplishments, and future plans
Sections to complete for this assignment: Foreword, Personal Statement, Self-Assessments, Cover Letter, Professional Resume/CV, Academic Record, Academic and Professional Goals, Strategic Plan for meeting your goals.
Project Format
Abstract
Foreword
· Personal statement addressing your reasons for choosing the field of psychology. Your professional philosophy and goals should be described.
Goal Statements and Career Planning
· Self-Assessments
· Explanation of Strengths
· Developmental Areas
· Opportunities and Challenges
· Results of Personality Inventories
· Cover Letter
· Professional Resume/CV
· Include experiential learning experiences as well as professional memberships
· Academic Record – Neatly Displayed
· Required Courses
· Courses Completed
· Course Plan
· Academic and Professional Goals
· Strategic Plan for meeting these goals
Awards & Honors (if you have anything to place in this section)
· University and/or Community Service
· Outstanding scholarship
· Honors Convocation Recognition
· Extra-curricular activities
· Athletic Accomplishments
· Social Contributions
Summary
References
Notes about submission:
Your paper must show a significant level of self-reflection and assessment.
The most critical components of your portfolio are your reflective narrative and detailed plan for success. I must know what you have learned about the field, about yourself and developed a detailed plan. Also, it should be clear how this portfolio relates to information we have covered in class or that you have read in your textbook. This is a critical component of your grade.
· You should also include a foreword, which provides a narrative overview at the beginning of your portfolio and a summary page at the end.
· A table of contents should also be included and a reference page.
· The entire submission must be professional, including the assessments.
· You conducted the self-assessments in Lab 2, but you are welcome to do others.
· Please use the APA format and style.
Start of Portfolio Rubric
PortfolioPossibleEarned
Double-spaced5
One-inch margins5
page numbers in top right corner5
APA style headers5
12-point font size5
Personal Statement10
Self-Assessments10
Cover Letter & Resume10
Academic Record & Professional Goals10
Strategic Plan10
Logical Flow and Organization5
Sentence structure and grammar5
Citations and references in-text5
Paragraphs built around thesis sentence5
Depth of content and analysis5
TOTAL1000
SECTION I. Basic APA Formatting (25)
SECTION II. Scholarship (50)
SECTION III. Technical Effectiveness/ Depth (25)
During your time as an undergraduate student, you will have a range of experiences and will build several competencies and skills. Your portfolio will be one very explicit way of demonstrating to yourself, prospective graduate schools, and to prospective employers that you possess the skills and abilities in a variety of competency areas.
Portfolio Purpose: Record of each student’s academic goals, objectives, accomplishments, and future plans
Sections to complete for this assignment: Foreword, Personal Statement, Self-Assessments, Cover Letter, Professional Resume/CV, Academic Record, Academic and Professional Goals, Strategic Plan for meeting your goals.
Project Format
Abstract
Foreword
· Personal statement addressing your reasons for choosing the field of psychology. Your professional philosophy and goals should be described.
Goal Statements and Career Planning
· Self-Assessments
· Explanation of Strengths
· Developmental Areas
· Opportunities and Challenges
· Results of Personality Inventories
· Cover Letter
· Professional Resume/CV
· Include experiential learning experiences as well as professional memberships
· Academic Record – Neatly Displayed
· Required Courses
· Courses Completed
· Course Plan
· Academic and Professional Goals
· Strategic Plan for meeting these goals
Awards & Honors (if you have anything to place in this section)
· University and/or Community Service
· Outstanding scholarship
· Honors Convocation Recognition
· Extra-curricular activities
· Athletic Accomplishments
· Social Contributions
Summary
References
Notes about submission:
Your paper must show a significant level of self-reflection and assessment.
The most critical components of your portfolio are your reflective narrative and detailed plan for success. I must know what you have learned about the field, about yourself and developed a detailed plan. Also, it should be clear how this portfolio relates to information we have covered in class or that you have read in your textbook. This is a critical component of your grade.
· You should also include a foreword, which provides a narrative overview at the beginning of your portfolio and a summary page at the end.
· A table of contents should also be included and a reference page.
· The entire submission must be professional, including the assessments.
· You conducted the self-assessments in Lab 2, but you are welcome to do others.
· Please use the APA format and style.
Start of Portfolio Rubric
PortfolioPossibleEarned
Double-spaced5
One-inch margins5
page numbers in top right corner5
APA style headers5
12-point font size5
Personal Statement10
Self-Assessments10
Cover Letter & Resume10
Academic Record & Professional Goals10
Strategic Plan10
Logical Flow and Organization5
Sentence structure and grammar5
Citations and references in-text5
Paragraphs built around thesis sentence5
Depth of content and analysis5
TOTAL1000
SECTION I. Basic APA Formatting (25)
SECTION II. Scholarship (50)
SECTION III. Technical Effectiveness/ Depth (25)
