Portfolio Review Report Human-Centered ComputingStudent Ph.D.Program
(forinternal use/assessment only, not shared with student; to be completed by Ph.D. Program Coordinator based on portfolio review committee comments)
Student name:______
Reviewers:______
Date of portfolio review:______
Semester of student entry into PhD program:______
Overall result of portfolio review. This is to be communicated with student via a letter that is kept on file:
_____ PASS
_____ FAIL (in this case, the letter should document which deficiencies are responsible)
Required elements of the portfolio. Please rate each on the following scale: 3 = Meets criterion, 2 = Partially meets criterion, 1 = Fails to meet criterion. Deficiencies should be explained in the space for narrative comments at the end of this document.
_____Transcript. Minimum GPA of 3.5
_____ Statement of Purpose. The student must describe her/his research interests as it relates to HCC, limited to 1 page.
_____ Plan of Study. This will include a list of all courses taken and that the student plans to take if the student has not completed all required coursework. The plan of study should be consistent with the student’s statement of purpose.
_____ Student’s Curriculum Vita. A copy of the student's CV is required.
_____Major Advisor’s Letter of Support. A letter of support from the student’s advisor that evaluates the student’s potential to conduct research. Additional letters from faculty in SOC and other departments, industrial collaborators, and from former students may be included at applicant’s discretion. Letters are strictly confidential.
_____ Demonstration of Potential for Success in Research. A research paper in which a significant component of the writing was done by the candidate must be included. The paper should be of sufficient quality to indicate that the student has the ability to conduct original research and make an acceptable written presentation of the results. Although not required, students are strongly encouraged to submit the paper to a conference or workshop. For such submissions, the student may be the sole author or may be a co-author with other faculty and/or other students. However, if the paper has joint authorship, the other authors must submit written documentation identifying those sections of the paper that were written by the candidate. The paper does not have to be accepted or published to be included in a successful Portfolio. Although a published paper provides more convincing evidence for research potential, a rejected submission, along with peer reviews, can also be used by the Graduate Affairs Committee to evaluate potential in research. The paper may or may not be related to the student's eventual dissertation area. A candidate's M.S. research paper, thesis, or a derivative thereof may be used to satisfy this requirement.
Optional Items Demonstrating Research Ability. The Portfolio must contain evidence of the ability to conduct research. The student has a great deal of latitude with respect to evidence that speaks to this requirement. Examples include publications (including those in which the student is a joint author, although the student should indicate his/her role in the research and writing), projects (e.g., seminar and independent study projects), invited lectures on one’s research, and critical analyses (e.g., annotated bibliographies, reviewed papers). The HCC faculty will be looking for evidence of specific research skills, including: the ability to identify a problem, evidence of scholarship, critical analysis, and communication skills (e.g., writing and speaking). Students are encouraged to include all such evidence in the Portfolio.
Other OptionalMaterial. At the discretion of the student and the adviser, other material may be included in the Portfolio. Students may report all forms of research, teaching, and service to the discipline when preparing their Portfolios. Here, in more detail, are some of the items a student might include: significant accomplishments, honors and awards, awards of competitive fellowships, induction into honor societies, notable presentations (e.g., in seminars or at conferences), proposals (in preparation, in review, and accepted), professional reviewing, and service (e.g., serving on SOC committees).
Narrative Comments to be Provided in Letter to Student. In particular, please comment on deficiencies in the items above. For performance meeting expectations, in general no additional comments are needed.
Narrative Comments NOT to be Provided to the Student. These are for internal assessment and for summarizing thoughts of the portfolio review committee, both positive and negative, that might be useful to record for future reference (e.g., for consulting in response to future attempts at passing the portfolio requirement).
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