A portfolio is a compilation of your work for this course. You should keep up with all of the work that you do and keep your portfolios ready to present at any time during the semester.

You will be asked to do a variety of work with semester, including reporting, writing, editing, graphics and photos, audio and video. There may be other course assignments, such as web site evaluations, research and reports. In addition, there will be some team projects -- work that you will do with other students.

The portfolio gives you a way of getting credit for the work that you do in the course.


Evaluation

Portfolios will be evaluated by the instructor at least three times during the semester. They will be evaluated on the following basis:

Quantity. This simply means the amount of work that you do. In general, more work is better for your overall evaluation than less work. But, of course, other factors are considered, most importantly the quality of that work.

Quality. All work in this course should meet the highest level of journalistic standards possible. The quality of work is also judged on how well you have understood and followed the instructions of a particular assignment.

Improvement. How have you gotten better in journalistic practices in this course? The material in your portfolio should reflect that. Correcting mistakes, rewriting, re-editing, and re-shooting photos are indications that a student is attempting to improve.

Creativity. Students are expected to go beyond simply following directions and completing assignment. There should be ample opportunity in this course for students exercise their judgments and think about their assignments in a creative fashion.

Presentation

You should not spend a lot of time and money on an elaborate presentation of your portfolio material. Generally, simple is better. Still, the material should be well organized, and it should be easy for the instructor to understand the material and what is there. Explanatory notes may be helpful. For instance, if you include an article that someone else has written and that you have edited or written a summary or headline for, you might want to note that in a way it will be understandable for the instructor.


Personal interview

The instructor is likely to schedule personal interviews to go over the portfolio material and to discuss your progress in the course.

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