Professional Portfolio

The professional portfolio that you develop in this program is a collection of your work. Faculty serve as mentors as this portfolio develops. Each course contains a portfolio project that contributes to your final portfolio. Although your course instructor may request reviews by members of your committee, your course instructors determine the passing criteria for a portfolio entry. Course instructors and others provide feedback on your portfolio entries. The complete portfolio reflects the breadth and depth of your work in this program and becomes a valuable asset as you present your competencies to prospective employers.

The Portfolio includes:

• Your resume
• Statement of your professional goals
• An empirical review of the relevant literature in you concentration area
• An action plan that defines personal and professional goals and outlines a business proposal for developing one's own program on center related to human development
• A policy analysis based on a critical human development issues of concern to you
• An intervention that you plan and could implement and evaluate
• A grant proposal that you will submit to a funding source
• A set of slides presenting your topic that integrates theory, research, and practice
• Other course work