Students in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences degree programs build a learning and professional portfolio as part of the core curriculum. The portfolio process helps students to become self-directed about their educational journey during their time at UW Bothell. It encourages students to reflect on what they have learned and done, the connections they have made among courses and assignments, and how their academic accomplishments can contribute to their future goals. Portfolios may be kept in hard copy or electronically.
The portfolio process begins when students take BIS 300: Interdisciplinary Inquiry. In BIS 300, students are introduced to the four core IAS learning objectives and complete a course portfolio that models the process for the IAS degree portfolio. Other Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) courses offer opportunities for students to continue to assess their learning and develop their portfolios. After the completion of each quarter, students should retrieve all assignments and complete the Quarterly Student Self-Assessment (QSSA) form. Students will also benefit greatly from taking the 2-credit course, BIS 399: Portfolio Reflection, at a midpoint in their degree.
All of the degrees housed in IAS conclude with a Senior Seminar, Capstone Project, or Senior Thesis. In each case, the course asks students to complete their portfolio, drawing on their collected assignments, experiences in BIS 399, and QSSA forms. Final portfolios include reflective essays and evidence of learning based in work completed during the degree. The portfolio provides the capstone to students' learning in IAS, while also preparing them to talk about that learning to future audiences of potential employers, friends and family, or graduate school admissions committees.
*Non-textual assignments can be difficult to retain, but they can be extremely valuable. Students may be able to have Campus Media videotape their performance and request a taped copy. Other students may take digital photos of a group poster or installation. Assignments on web discussion boards and other web-based media should be printed out before the course ends.
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