Engineering Professional Portfolio Studio

All current and prospective engineering majors* are encouraged to enroll in a one-credit course next quarter, in which you will produce a portfolio that communicates your preparedness for professional engineering. (*All engineering and comp. sci. students are invited to enroll. Pre-major undergraduates intending to major in engineering or comp. sci. are also welcome.)

Engineering Professional Portfolio Studio
ENGR 498, Section C, 2012 winter
Every other Wednesday, 3:30-5:20 pm (MEB 243)
Jan. 11, 25; Feb. 08, 22; Mar. 07

Past portfolio studio students have described the sessions as uniquely valuable for preparing for job applications/interviews and graduate school admissions. They also said they benefited from the chance to identify, reflect on, and integrate their engineering learning experiences and professional goals. Here are some student quotes:

"Oh, yes. I would totally encourage people to do this portfolio project, because sometimes we forget what we did, and we don't have a track back to see what we've been through, you know, since the beginning of the college time. This portfolio is like online scrapbook of your career."

"I can use [portfolios] in another application or another interview. I mean I can always use information that I've already thought about andwritten, maybe for grad school application or just be more prepared in a job interview, I've already thought about what my strengths are and how I can be a valuable team asset."

This studio is offered as a course meeting in five, two-hour sessions. This is a one-credit course, and grading will be credit/no-credit. See the web site for the current quarter's offering for details:
http://tinyurl.com/uwepps

Students are invited to direct questions about the portfolio studio to Ken Yasuhara <yasuhara@uw.edu>, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT).