Course

Portfolio Introduction

Faculty
Science & Technology
Department
Sport Science
Course code
SPSC 2211
Credits
1.00
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Seminar
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
Fall

Overview

Course description
In this course, students develop the necessary skills to collect and showcase evidence that is representative of their educational and professional experience. This is the first of two courses in portfolio design. Students are introduced to various types of portfolio design and create their own online portfolio for future use in their educational and professional pathways.
Course content
  • Introduction to portfolio design and types
    • Inclusions
    • Theme development
    • Common features
    • Guiding principles
  • Collection of evidence
    • Educational pathway
    • Professional pathway
  • Use of online portfolio software
    • Electronic portfolio
    • Web-based portfolio
  • Professional and educational pathway goals
    • Communication through portfolio
    • Competencies related to goals

 

Learning activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as seminar, group work, field observation, reading assignments and practical application. 

Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. This is a Mastery/Non-Mastery course. Mastery in this course is defined as a score of at least 70% on all assessments. Attendance in all scheduled seminars is mandatory for course completion. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:

Participation   

Assignments     

Electronic portfolio   

 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • describe effective portfolio design;
  • collect evidence that reflects the social, cognitive, emotional, creative, and physical development of the individual;
  • outline individual educational and professional pathways to desired career;
  • develop a framework that outlines the portfolio process;
  • create and present an educational and/or professional portfolio.
Textbook materials

N/A

Requisites

Prerequisites

Enrollment in the Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching Program

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for SPSC 2211
Athabasca University (AU) No credit
Coast Mountain College (CMTN) No credit
College of the Rockies (COTR) No credit
Columbia College (COLU) No credit
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) No credit
Simon Fraser University (SFU) No credit
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) No credit
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) No credit
University of Northern BC (UNBC) No credit
University of Victoria (UVIC) No credit
Vancouver Island University (VIU) VIU KIN 2nd (1)

Course Offerings

There are no course offerings this semester.