Portfolio Learning in Human Service: HSP 304
Instructor: Dr. Diana Jones
Course Description {for more info}:
An introductory course on the basics of the portfolio process, assessment, and development within the human service work field through the National Standards of the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE).
Course Description {for more info}:
An introductory course on the basics of the portfolio process, assessment, and development within the human service work field through the National Standards of the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE).
Learning Outcomes
* Differentiate professional (showcase), course,
and summative (capstone) portfolios.
* Articulate understanding of and questions to guide inquiry related to CSHSE
* Describe the processes for developing a portfolio to document learning, assessment, and professional development in the HS major and the range of required and optional artifacts for inclusion.
* Articulate the role of questions, reflection, and multiple voices in learning and writing.
* Develop understanding of APA conventions.
* Articulate understanding of and questions to guide inquiry related to CSHSE
* Describe the processes for developing a portfolio to document learning, assessment, and professional development in the HS major and the range of required and optional artifacts for inclusion.
* Articulate the role of questions, reflection, and multiple voices in learning and writing.
* Develop understanding of APA conventions.
Assignments
Quiz – APA Library Tutorial
Successfully complete the Online APA tutorial and score an 80% or higher score on the post test. You may take the post-test more than once and the online tutorial takes about 3 hours to complete.
Essay on National Standards
Given what you have learned about the Human Services Program so far, is there still a good match between your professional goals (as stated in your original admission essay) and WWU’s Human Services Program? How have you changed or refined your ideas since writing the admission essay? Describe your professional interests and future career goals in relation to what you already know and what you are currently learning about the Human Services major. Select a CSHSE Standard (#11-20) of your choosing and explain how the standard relates to your professional interests and experiences.
Exploratory Webpage
Develop a “starter” web page using weebly
Portfolio Development Plan
Explain how your learning will be reflected in professional (showcase), course, and summative (capstone) portfolios? Describe how you plan to compile and organize your materials and/or if you plan to use an electronic portfolio system? Identify any artifacts that you may already have available (from community college coursework, jobs, or elsewhere). Describe the standards that these artifacts reflect.
Class Participation
Attendance and class participation is an important component of this course. Students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes and to participate in creating a congenial and collaborative classroom environment.
Successfully complete the Online APA tutorial and score an 80% or higher score on the post test. You may take the post-test more than once and the online tutorial takes about 3 hours to complete.
Essay on National Standards
Given what you have learned about the Human Services Program so far, is there still a good match between your professional goals (as stated in your original admission essay) and WWU’s Human Services Program? How have you changed or refined your ideas since writing the admission essay? Describe your professional interests and future career goals in relation to what you already know and what you are currently learning about the Human Services major. Select a CSHSE Standard (#11-20) of your choosing and explain how the standard relates to your professional interests and experiences.
Exploratory Webpage
Develop a “starter” web page using weebly
Portfolio Development Plan
Explain how your learning will be reflected in professional (showcase), course, and summative (capstone) portfolios? Describe how you plan to compile and organize your materials and/or if you plan to use an electronic portfolio system? Identify any artifacts that you may already have available (from community college coursework, jobs, or elsewhere). Describe the standards that these artifacts reflect.
Class Participation
Attendance and class participation is an important component of this course. Students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes and to participate in creating a congenial and collaborative classroom environment.
Course Alignment with CSHSE National Standards
The standards below are taken from the National Standards of the Council for Standards in Human Service Education {for more info}. Standards are met in more than one course, but specifications may be met in only one course. Below are the specifications that have been designated for inclusion in this course.
#20: The program shall provide experiences and support to enable students to develop awareness of their own values, personalities, reaction patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations.
#20: The program shall provide experiences and support to enable students to develop awareness of their own values, personalities, reaction patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations.