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Reflecting about your experience

Learning Outcomes

In completing this assessment task, you will:

• Demonstrate critical thinking and judgement when investigating a workplace or community issue and developing creative solutions appropriate to the specific context.
• Critically reflect on internship, study tour or project experience to identify further areas of learning and professional development.
• Synthesise university and practical discipline experience to demonstrate an understanding of self, careers, and the needs of workplaces or communities now and into the future.

Context

CQU is offering lifetime access to the ePortfolio tool, Portfolium. An ePortfolio demonstrates your broader skills and capabilities and the Portfolium tool enables easy sharing with prospective employers. Learning how to use Portfolium—and using it to showcase your projects, skills, capabilities, experiences, and achievements whilst at CQU—will enhance the help you become an adaptive learner who is equipped for the careers of the future.

Task Description

• Synthesise your project and experience within this unit to construct a professional representation of yourself relevant to your discipline and future career.

Part A: Construct a Portfolium profile that showcases your skills, capabilities and achievements.

Part B: Showcase your project and experience in your Portfolium portfolio.

Scaffolding

Part A

• To complete this part of the task, you are required to access Portfolium and construct a profile that will make you attractive to employers/clients within your chosen industry/profession. Access the Portfolium Moodle Help Bookto learn how to access and navigate Portfolium.
• Use the ‘Guide to Building a Strong Portfolium Profile’ to construct a professional profile.
• You are required to submit a PDF version of your profile. Access the Portfolium Moodle Help Bookto learn How to Download a PDF Version of Your Profile.

Part B

• To complete this part of the task, you are required to add your project to your Portfolium portfolio. Access the Portfolium Moodle Help Bookto learn how to access and submit a Portfolium assessment task.
• Attach evidence of your investigation (e.g. project paper, literature review, conceptual framework) as artifacts to your Portfolium project.
• In your Portfolium project description, you may choose to:
• • reflect on your experience within this unit to identify further areas of learning and professional development,
  • summarise your investigation, and/or
  • discuss the relevance or significance of your investigation in the context of your self, career, and/or future workplace.