To start off Blog # 3 I wanted to define integrate. From the Princeton dictionary online the definition is make into a whole or make part of a whole. We as IDS students know this very well with our major. We are constantly integrating each area of study into the other to achieve the most out of our education thats possible.
For me, I have integrated both my areas of study along with my minor. I have chosen the Behavioral and Social Sciences and Hospitality as my areas of study and a minor in Health Sciences. I have integrated my areas for the health field by knowing how people behave with the behavioral aspect, how to take care of them better with the hospitality aspect, and learning about the health field with my minor. Each of my areas relate to one another even though it may not seem like it at first, once you understand that I want to work in the health field, you realize why I chose those areas of study. How have you integrated your areas of study and your minor to make one collective degree?
I feel that integration among your areas of study is important because many things relate to one another. It is important to focus not only on one sold entity, rather than the big picture and multiple aspects. This goes for your personal and professional lives as well. When you are placed into your career after you graduate, you may be asked to call upon many different areas to solve a problem rather than just focus on one aspect of it. Do you feel like it is better to use integration in your academic and professional life or just focus on one single aspect?
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Discussion Post #2 (E-Portfolio)
Hello Cornerstone Students, I hope all is well. I would like to take this opportunity to initiate Blog post #2. This week, the focus of our discussion will be on the E-portfolio. A digital record of our academic work and achievements throughout the degree process. It is an interesting concept, that I didn't even know about until I took the cornerstone course a year ago. The initial process can seem difficult, but it is important to keep in mind how the E-Portfolio broadens a graduate's job prospects. An employer has the opportunity to know a person, and a person's work, without ever meeting them. Of course, all of this is true for any student in any major, but how does the E-Portfolio demonstrate the interdisciplinarity of our degrees?
I have noticed that many of use have difficulty even explaining our degree programs to people we know, how can we, not only explain it, but convince a potential employer that we have excelled in our chosen disciplines? In my opinion, it is all about the visuals aspect of one's E-Portfolio. However, it is important to know who will be looking at your portfolio. How will they interpret what they see in your E-Portfolio? For example, I have studied political science and history, so for me, I want my research to show through. So, I focus my E-Portfolio around papers that reflect good research and analytic skills. This focus point will be different for everyone. What is your interpretation on how your audience should interpret your portfolio?
How can we show that we, as IDS students, have mastered our areas of study in a short E-Portfolio? I believe that showcasing work involving two disciplines used to solve a common problem, which should be easy to find in your academic history, would make for the best examples.
The definition of an E-Portfolio is not exremely simple. It can be used for showcasing one's work, or presenting ideas. Take a look at Bucknell University's definition and guidelines for an E-Portfolio at http://www.bucknell.edu/x46468.xml. Now look at San Franscico State University's definition and guidelines http://eportfolio.sfsu.edu/stud_overans.php. The two websites give great examples, and instructions, but I believe that each portfolio needs to be as unique as the individual presenting it. A basic structure seems to be good, but a well planned, unique E-Portfolio is much better. It is that extra amount of creativity, such as personal stories relating your discipline to real world situations. Does this seem important to your E-Portfolio? Well, I invite all comments, so that we can discuss the E-Portfolio.
Hello Cornerstone Students, I hope all is well. I would like to take this opportunity to initiate Blog post #2. This week, the focus of our discussion will be on the E-portfolio. A digital record of our academic work and achievements throughout the degree process. It is an interesting concept, that I didn't even know about until I took the cornerstone course a year ago. The initial process can seem difficult, but it is important to keep in mind how the E-Portfolio broadens a graduate's job prospects. An employer has the opportunity to know a person, and a person's work, without ever meeting them. Of course, all of this is true for any student in any major, but how does the E-Portfolio demonstrate the interdisciplinarity of our degrees?
I have noticed that many of use have difficulty even explaining our degree programs to people we know, how can we, not only explain it, but convince a potential employer that we have excelled in our chosen disciplines? In my opinion, it is all about the visuals aspect of one's E-Portfolio. However, it is important to know who will be looking at your portfolio. How will they interpret what they see in your E-Portfolio? For example, I have studied political science and history, so for me, I want my research to show through. So, I focus my E-Portfolio around papers that reflect good research and analytic skills. This focus point will be different for everyone. What is your interpretation on how your audience should interpret your portfolio?
How can we show that we, as IDS students, have mastered our areas of study in a short E-Portfolio? I believe that showcasing work involving two disciplines used to solve a common problem, which should be easy to find in your academic history, would make for the best examples.
The definition of an E-Portfolio is not exremely simple. It can be used for showcasing one's work, or presenting ideas. Take a look at Bucknell University's definition and guidelines for an E-Portfolio at http://www.bucknell.edu/x46468.xml. Now look at San Franscico State University's definition and guidelines http://eportfolio.sfsu.edu/stud_overans.php. The two websites give great examples, and instructions, but I believe that each portfolio needs to be as unique as the individual presenting it. A basic structure seems to be good, but a well planned, unique E-Portfolio is much better. It is that extra amount of creativity, such as personal stories relating your discipline to real world situations. Does this seem important to your E-Portfolio? Well, I invite all comments, so that we can discuss the E-Portfolio.
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