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UX 4410 - Digital Portfolio and Professional Development

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
Digital portfolios show your professional digital identity and are critical for entry into your career. Digital portfolios typically provide multiple samples of work presented in a case study format, display technical and professional skillsets, and demonstrate mastery of core competencies related to your field. In this class you will create a digital portfolio, which is a culmination of your course work that showcases your accomplishments achieved throughout your academic career. Additionally, you will explore what it means to be a professional by building your brand, personal narrative, and then apply it to your resume, cover letter, elevator pitch, LinkedIn profile, and work samples. This hands-on class will include a mixture of lecture (including guest experts), discussions, presentations, role playing, and worktime. Your portfolio will be also be shared and presented to the UX Program Director, UX faculty, and UX Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) for review and assessment. (prereq: junior standing) 
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Show your competencies, personal accomplishments, and career readiness in your field
  • Demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and application of design and research principles 
  • Demonstrate knowledge and application of professional software 
  • Show advanced UX and technical writing skills 
  • Enhance learning by reflecting on skills and analyzing academic and career goals 
  • Create customized presentation of samples of work using a web-based portfolio tool 
Prerequisites by Topic
  • Advanced presentation skills
  • Advanced UX and technical writing skills
Course Topics
  • Build a personal narrative and brand and applying it to your digital portfolio and supporting professional assets
  • Develop case studies for work samples that appropriately reflects your skills, competencies, brand, and personal narrative
  • Create effective resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile
  • Analyze a job description for personal fit and professional competencies
  • Understand the mechanics of and prepare for job interviews
  • Develop an elevator pitch (in person and video) to practice talking about yourself, your skillset, and value to potential employer and for networking purposes
  • Build your professional network by interviewing people in the UX industry 
  • Reflect, holistically, on what it means to be a professional and explore aspects of the field that fit your specific interests and expertise
Coordinator
Amii Lapointe


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