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STD 298: PLACE
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Instructors Textbook: PLACE Workbook
Introduction Course Content
Course Objectives Important Dates
 
Instructors
 
Cammy White's Home Page
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Introduction
 
The Portfolio Development Course is designed to help students to:
  • Identify their learning experiences
  • Match their learning to college courses
  • Articulate and document their learning in a portfolio, requesting credit for specific courses
          You will be graded on the entire portfolio, with all its parts.
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Course Objectives

While the major outcome of the Portfolio Development Course is the preparation of the portfolio, the course is a valuable educational experience in itself. The course is an exercise in self evaluation, introspection, analysis and synthesis. 

The course can help students enhance their self-esteem, their self-concept as learners, and their ability to clarify and reach life/work goals. The portfolio can be an excellent record of the student's effectiveness in life/work situations. It can be suitable for presentation to prospective employers and others interested in a student's skills. 

Upon successful completion of the Portfolio Development course, the student will have accomplished the following course objectives: 

  • Clarified the conditions for enrollment in the course, the steps in the portfolio development/evaluation process, and the role of the faculty resource person. 
  • Clarified the importance and purpose of the portfolio in relationship to the achievement of the course objectives. 

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  • Recognized the value and legitimacy of learning from experience. 

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  • Appreciated that learning is a life-long process. 
  • Written a five or more page Life History. 
  • Prepared a one to two page Chronological Record 
  • Set life/career goals and objectives. 
  • Written a one to two page Goals Paper. 
  • Differentiated between "book" learning and "practical" learning, clarifying the expectation of Northern Virginia Community College faculty evaluators. 

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  • Assessed his/her own experientially developed competency. 
  • Understood NVCC’s expectations regarding the articulation of the experience and learning sections of the portfolio. 

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  • Demonstrated understanding of principles of documentation, his/her own prior experiential learning and, specifically provided documentation for each learning description recorded in the portfolio. 

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  • Described and documented competence developed through experience. 

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  • Assembled a portfolio of life and career accomplishments for submission to Northern Virginia Community College faculty evaluators, prospective employers, or others interested in appraising the student's competence.
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WEEK 1:    Topics Assignment
A. Introduction: Read this Syllabus completely and explore the rest of the web site.
B. Read PLACE Workbook (purchased in the bookstore, excerpts online), pages 1-12.  Pay particular attention to the section on what the portfolio consists of.

Contact your instructor by email or phone to introduce yourself and ask any questions you may have about getting started.

Go to the Course Discussion Forums to see the most frequently asked questions and their answers, as well as to ask any questions you may have.   To log on:   Your user name is the first initial of your first name followed by your last name and the last 4 numbers of your student number (usually your Social Security Number), all in lower case.  Your password is the nine numbers of your student number (without dashes or spaces).  For example, Maya Washington with student number 485631299 would enter mwashington1299 as her user name, and 485631299 as her password.  Frederick Lee with student number 501668930 would enter flee8930 as his user name and 501668930 as his password.
 

 
WEEK 2:  Topics Assignment
A. Read pages 13 - 31, Life History and Chronological Record
B. Complete exercises in text.  These exercises are for your use and are not to be submitted to the instructor.
C. Complete: 

1. Life History Paper

2. Chronological Record

3. Turn in both to instructor for review (mail, email, or in person)
WEEK 3:    Topics Assignment
A. Read pages 32-42 in the text, The Goals Paper, completing the accompanying exercises
B. Complete the Goals Paper and submit to your instructor
C. Matching learning to specific NVCC courses
Review the NVCC Current Catalog, looking for the courses you think are the most appropriate match for your experiences.

Search for appropriate course number in NVCC Course Content Summaries
 
WEEKS 4-5:    Topics Assignment
A. Read pages 42-58 of the text, Narrative of Competencies, completing accompanying exercises
B. Instructor available for individual consultation
          C. Prepare first draft of advising Narrative of Competency, submit to instructor.
WEEKS 6-10:    Topics Assignment
A. Read pages 59-73 of the text, Documentation
B. Instructor works one-on-one with students - Gather documentation
          C. Competencies refined and submitted to instructor for review.
WEEKS 11-15:    Topics Assignment
A. Instructor works with students one-on-one
     Continue working on competencies 
B. Read pages 74-75 of the text, Assembling the Portfolio and Cover Letter
Begin assembling the portfolio(s) 
1. Cover letter 

2. Parts of portfolio 

3. Labels, tabs, formatting (contact instructor for additional information)
C.  Read pages 76-79 of the text, Evaluation of the Portfolio
WEEK 16:    Topics Assignment
A. Turn in minimum of one portfolio - Portfolio due 
B. Registration and payment for appropriate course.  Once registered your portfolio will be forwarded to the appropriate faculty member for evaluation. 
         C. Complete STD 298 Course Evaluation.
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Course Content:  Includes dates for completing your assignments.
All actual dates are listed on the label in the Syllabus you received from ELI.
  • Your Enrollment Begins: Week 1
  • Last Day to Drop with Tuition Refund:  Week 3, approximately 
  • Last Day to Drop Without Grade Penalty:  Week 8, approximately
  • LAST DAY TO TURN IN PORTFOLIO- Before the end of enrollment
  • WHEN PORTFOLIOS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU PICK THEM UP FROM MS. WHITE, INSTRUCTOR. THEY WILL BE KEPT NO LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS.
  • End of Enrollment:  Week 16
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