Portfolio 6 Task

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Category: Level1, Portfolio 6 Reflective portfolio (Summary of Year)

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CET101 Fundamentals of Computing 2017-18

Portfolio Six: Curating your Reflective ePortfolio

Portfolio 6 is individual work and is worth 20% of the module

This is largely a reflective portfolio which means that we want to see how deeply you are able to think about,
make sense of, articulate (describe sensibly to someone else), and be in a position to further build upon the
knowledge and skills you have gained so far this year (you will build upon them not only in your end of year
project but also in years 2 and 3).

Portfolios must, however, be evidence based. Therefore, the assessment is not only about your reflection but
also requires that you have uploaded and that you curate the work that you have been amassing this year.

There are many definitions of what an eportfolio is. This is how your module leader (Siobhan Devlin) has
defined one:

“An eportfolio is a digital tool and platform that allows a learner to easily customise and present readily
accessible content. It enables the learner to curate specific and evolving collections of artefacts that
demonstrate knowledge, skills and self-awareness appropriate to a particular purpose and audience,
including themselves.”

The knowledge and skills (learning outcomes) you have attempted to acquire and expand this year have
been:

Knowledge
1. Fundamental knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of computer science
2. Understanding of standards, formats and tools used in the design of information, multimedia and
web-based systems
3. Appraisal of the fundamental operation of computer systems, network architectures, hardware
components, operating systems and associated protocols and data structures
4. Recognition of the need for adaptable approaches to problem solving.
5. Appreciation of the social, ethical, professional and legal issues associated with the development and
use of computer based systems.
Skills
6. Ability to specify and contextualize a problem and communicate effectively an appropriate solution
to a range of audiences
7. Use of software engineering techniques to design, code, test and evaluate a range of software
solutions

This assignment is about you being aware of how far you have developed this knowledge and these skills,
and about how well you are able to select appropriate evidence to demonstrate this to an audience (your
academic tutors).

Task

There are essentially two separate aspects to this piece of work: one is submission for marking of the eportfolio
you have kept up to date during the year; the other is to reflect on the year and curate an ePortfolio site (the
page called ‘curated eportfolio’ inside your CANVAS eportfolio) that encapsulates your own understanding of
your individual learning on the first year of your degree programme. Instructions follow.

1) ePortfolio as repository of artefacts.

You were given a template for your ePortfolio at the start of the year. You should now have items in
your collection of pages covering blog, first year learning activities, PDP & Employability*, first year
assessment. Make sure that you have this as complete as you can. You may not be able to recapture
elements if you didn’t do them at the time. You will be marked on presentation, degree of continuous
use, depth of use of the eportfolio throughout the year.

*PDP & Employability: you have so far answered 6 PDP questions. There are 4 more to be answered by
the time Portfolio 6 is marked. Please download the PDP Questions file to ensure you have the correct
questions to answer.

2) ePortfolio as a curated showcase.

In this showcase area we would like you to take each one of the 7 module learning outcomes (5
knowledge and 2 skills) and give one piece of evidence of where and how you have been able to
demonstrate that you have acquired/developed that skill. You have actually been working on these 7
learning outcomes again and again (some more than others) in the PPWeeks so far, and in class, and in
your own study time.
But there is a skill to curating - you need to decide for yourself what single thing you want to show for
each individual learning outcome (you can’t say for LO 4 I can evidence that in PPW1, 2 and 4, for
example). And, you cannot choose the same piece of evidence for more than one learning outcome. So
think and choose carefully. Higher marks will be given where there is clear evidence of thought, where
you choose examples that are diverse and maybe even not at first obvious. Do not stick only to assessed
work: you could choose work you have done in assessments, while learning in tutorials, while learning in
your own time.

It is suggested that you start with a single eportfolio page on which you demonstrate all 7 answers or
you might want to use a page per answer. The evidence should be displayed on the page itself – we
should not have to download files or follow links to other sites, other pages. Imagine going into an art
gallery – you expect to see the curated works of art right there in front of you, not hidden away in
drawers or other rooms. Your curated eportfolio is the same! Your page(s) should be interesting to look
at. It should not just be text but should include embedded elements. You may choose a variety of media
to provide your 7 answers. So for example you could write a paragraph; video yourself talking; show a
photograph or picture; etc. But each answer must do 3 things:

1) clearly describe the learning outcome;
2) clearly describe how you feel you have achieved it,
3) display the piece of digital evidence.

Remember that this assessment is for CET101 so do not use other modules in your answers!

What & How to Hand-in

• You must submit your URL for your completed eportfolio to the Portfolio 6 assignment upload link
by 8pm on Friday 20th April. You may submit sooner if you wish – we will begin marking as soon as
there is work to mark.