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Getting Started With Your Portfolio

First Step

To help you in constructing your own Portfolio, take a look at the following descriptions of how students articulated their best example of some competency areas they developed.

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Second Step

The following is a list of competencies that you are developing and will be documenting.

Select the category headings below to see examples of possible experiences that relate to that category.

Teamwork Initiate ideas within a team Cooperation- Negotiation Resolve conflict	Social Responsibility Respect individual and cultural differences Demonstrate ethical behavior Responsible citizenship
Critical Thinking Identify problems Gather evidence through research Quantitative Evaluate options	Technical/Scientific Software Systems Management Lab Science Internet
Leadership Set direction and goals Motivate others Project management	Creativity Artistic Literary Innovation
Personal Management Risk Taking Adapt to change Work independently Coping With Failure	Communication Writing Presentation Language

Third Step

You are now ready to record your experiences corresponding to various competencies. Click here for a sample format for recording your most recent best example related to each competency.