MLIS Culminating Experience Options: Portfolio
There are two portfolio options for MLIS students, depending on their start in the MLIS program.
Professional Portfolio (LIS 596):
Professional Portfolio is a 3-credit online course (LIS 596). Beginning in winter 2010, LIS 596 will be offered every fall, winter, spring and summer quarter. MLIS students who have completed at least 30 credits in the MLIS program may register for the course; there is no requirement to wait until the final quarter in the program. During the class students will pull from their Digital Repository, which is developed during their studies here in the iSchool, to build a Presentation Portfolio. The outcomes of LIS 596 focus on professional qualification. More information, including a class website, towards the end of fall 2009.
Legacy Portfolio:
The Legacy Portfolio has previously been the main Culminating Experience option for MLIS students (in addition to the Thesis, which is less pursued). With the addition of the new Culminating Experience options beginning in 2010, the Legacy Portfolio is being phased out--thus the characterization as "legacy". Students who matriculated in the MLIS program starting in fall 2008 or earlier have a choice: they may still pursue the Legacy Portfolio or may choose one of the new Culminating Experience options. Students who matriculate in the MLIS program starting in fall 2009 or later do not have the option of pursuing the Legacy Portfolio.
The Legacy Portfolio is 0 credits with no course association, and the review of the Legacy Portfolio is done by the student's faculty advisor and a randomly assigned second faculty reader.
Review these pages for more information on the Legacy Portfolio:
Questions on the Legacy Portfolio may be directed to the MLIS Academic Advisor or the student's assigned Faculty Advisor. Questions on the Professional Portfolio (LIS 596) may be directed to the MLIS Academic Advisor or the LIS 596 instructors.