Assignment 2: Professional Portfolio
This assignment requires you to gather a compilation of papers
and projects from this course and previous courses and add them to
your Professional Portfolio. The portfolio is designed to help you
compile all you have learned throughout your undergraduate studies
with the best examples of your work to represent what you are
capable of doing when you graduate the program. This assignment
also gives you a opportunity to reflect on what you have learned as
a student of psychology, and to prepare to actualize your
post-graduation goals. It will serve as a resource as you navigate
the world of prospective employers and graduate admissions
committees. The student portfolio is also a measure of
effectiveness for the Argosy University baccalaureate program in
Psychology. As you develop professionally following graduation, you
can add work samples and other pertinent materials, as well as
modify existing documents, to reflect that development.
The Professional Portfolio includes two main sections. A
Professional Profile section that is completed by all students with
either an Employment focus or a Graduate School focus, depending on
your post-baccalaureate plans. The second section holds your
Professional Work Samples demonstrating your abilities, skills, and
competencies across a range of tasks and objectives. This section
also includes a Final Evaluation of your work samples, yourself,
and the psychology program.
The Professional Profile section summarizes your career planning
and professional goals. You have already compiled the documents for
this section in Modules 1 and 2 of this course. It contains the
following documents:
A Cover Letter as a way to introduce yourself to a potential
employer This includes details about yourself and why you feel you
are qualified for the position. (Employment). OR
A Personal Statement describing your immediate and long-term
career goals, including an explanation of why these goals are
appropriate in terms of your knowledge, skills, personal
characteristics, values, and experiences (Graduate School).
Note: The personal statement is attached to the Curriculum Vitae
(Graduate School), and the Cover Letter is attached to the Resume
(Employment), so take the time to be creative and not repeat
yourself.
A Resume with list of References that is current, accurate, and
professional in appearance. (Employment). OR
A Curriculum Vitae with list of References that is current,
accurate and professional in appearance. (Graduate School)
OPTIONAL: A copy of your Transcript(s) The Professional Work
Samples section demonstrates your performance and mastery of Argosy
University's program outcomes/competencies for the Psychology
major. Select 3-5 documents to serve as samples of your best work
in the program. Together, they should illustrate your mastery of
all the 7 program outcomes listed below. Examples of the type of
work that would illustrate each outcome is provided below, as well.
The 3-5 documents should be samples of your work that you completed
in previous courses as an undergraduate student.
These outcomes are listed below, along with the assignments that
could be included to demonstrate mastery of the outcome:
Cognitive abilities (critical thinking and information
literacy): Assignments or projects that demonstrate problem
solving, analysis, synthesis, appropriate use of information
resources, etc. Research skills: A copy of a research proposal, a
survey developed, etc. Communication skills (written and oral): A
topic paper, presentation outline, or PowerPoint that demonstrates
your written and oral communication skills. Ethics & Diversity
awareness: Papers that demonstrate your understanding and/or
analysis of ethical and diversity issues in psychology. Knowledge
of foundations of the field: Assignments, papers, or projects that
demonstrate your understanding of basic concepts, theories, and
empirical findings in one or more of the domains of psychology,
including biological, cognitive, developmental, personality, and
social. Knowledge of applied psychology: Assignments, papers, or
projects from courses and/or an internship that demonstrates your
ability to apply psychology to personal, social, and/or
organizational problems. Interpersonal Effectiveness: PowerPoint
presentations, videos of your presentations that demonstrate your
ability to communicate effectively, appreciate diversity and
cultural sensitivity and awareness of your impact on others. Once
you have assembled your work samples, you will write a 700-1000
word narrative to serve as a preface to the Professional Work
Samples section. This narrative should consist of a clear and
thoughtful analysis of how each work sample reveals your strengths
and areas for improvement, according to each of the seven areas
addressed in the program outcomes/competencies (listed above).
Towards this purpose, you will complete the Student Self Appraisal
of Learningfirst, and then use that to generate the preface . Make
sure you also address how you intend to strengthen your
competencies in all areas as you graduate onto the next step of
your professional career. On which areas will you focus most and
why?
This preface should also include an evaluation of the Psychology
program as well as suggestions for the program that will enable it
to help future Psychology majors develop these strengths and
overcome these weaknesses in the future.
Enter each of these components (Professional Profile,
Professional Work Samples, with self- evaluation) into the
Professional Profile Template. Post your Professional Portfolio to
the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, June 28, 2017
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