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Engineering Portfolio

A portfolio is a collection of documents describing projects you've worked on, papers you've written, experiences you've had, jobs you've held and other activities you've participated in. Your portfolio will serve as an archive of your best work, your activities, and a your reflections on them. You are to assemble an electronic portfolio representing your work and experiences at SPU. You will turn in a copy of this, but you should also keep another copy for yourself.

Uses of your portfolio

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SPU: Turn in a copy for class so you'll be able to graduate. (Duh.) We will archive it for our records and use it for assessment purposes.

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Job interviews: Bring copies to job interviews and offer to show it to the person interviewing you. Let them keep it. Even if they choose not to look at it, the fact that you are organized enough to have a portfolio will make a good impression. Note: You may want to make a copy that omits some of the more personal documents.

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Nostalgia: Store it someplace safe and take a look at it every five or ten years. It sounds really cheesy, but believe it or not, you'll eventually become nostalgic for the good ol' days at SPU.

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Dating: Bring it along on a first date and give it to your date in case they want to know more about you. If there is a second date, be sure to quiz them on its contents. If they pass, propose immediately.

Required contents and organization

Set up several folders with the names shown below and place the following required documents in them:

  1. Resume
    Include a current resume with contact information.

  2. Design Projects
    Include digital copies of your sophomore, junior and senior design projects. Make a sub-folder for each of these to keep it organized.

  3. Service Leadership
    Create a document describing areas of service and leadership that you participated in during your four years.

  4. Employment
    Include your internship report and a list of other work experiences. Include more detail than your resume has, for instance describe your duties and the projects your worked on. About one page per technical job is good.

  5. Reflection
    Include the vocation papers from senior design and any other reflection papers you've written.

  6. Miscellaneous
    Include any other documents you'd like to keep that don't fit into the categories above.
     

Required media format

Turn in your portfolio on a single CD-R or DVD-R. Include a case or jacket. Label the medium with the following:

                Your Name
2008 Engineering Senior Portfolio

 

Kevin Bolding September 22, 2009