Assignments
This page provides an overview of the work that contributes to your final course grade, and connects you to descriptions for those projects and workshops through the links below. (Note that no descriptive detail appears on SVSU Canvas for any of these assignments.) I activate assignment pages as we need them, so do not worry if you cannot access all of the descriptions at the beginning of the semester.
Your course grade is computed from the points you earn on four projects and five workshops. Combined, these assignments total 1200 points.
You can read more about grading and what factors might influence your grade on the Policies page.
Projects
I use the term projects to categorize assignments that are significant undertakings, and that require development and refinement time that may span several weeks of the semester. You will complete four projects this semester that collectively contribute 950 possible points to your course grade.
Each project description details several elements of the work, including design requirements, hints and tips, and submission guidelines. Use the links below to access those descriptions.
- Social Media Strategy Kit (SMSK). 250 points. The SMSK describes a framework for establishing, building, and sustaining a social media presence. The SMSK project challenges you to consider how to effectively harness the power of social and digital media to serve your professional development needs and goals.
- Profile Video (PV). 200 points. The PV serves as a 90 second hook for creating connections to prospective peers and employers. The PV project challenges you to craft an appropriate, professional message that might be effectively delivered through video.
- Entrepreneurial Kit (EK). 250 points. The EK is a document suite designed to communicate your identity, expertise, and professional values to prospective consulting clients. The EK project challenges you distill your market value in meaningful ways, and to construct documents that make that value clear.
- Professional Portfolio (PP). 250 points. The PP offers readers/viewers/visitors a sense of your professional identity, values, expertise, and experience through a digital portfolio. The PP project is most challenging because of its scope and stakes. An effective portfolio requires planning, critical thinking, and the highest levels of attention to detail.
Workshops
I use the term workshops to categorize assignments that are smaller scale than projects, work that can be completed in the space of a single class session, or within the space of a single class week. The concepts, strategies, and practices examined through workshops build and reinforce your working knowledge for the course. You will complete five workshops this semester that collectively contribute 250 possible points to your course grade.
Each workshop description details several elements of the work, including design and discussion requirements, and submission guidelines. Use the links below to access those descriptions.
- TBA. 50 points. Once we determine some baseline understanding of the class's technical and strategic preparation regarding the challenges presented by projects, we will engage in some in-class professional development.
- TBA. 50 points. Once we determine some baseline understanding of the class's technical and strategic preparation regarding the challenges presented by projects, we will engage in some in-class professional development.
- Peer Review: Professional Portfolio. 50 points. You prepare for and engage in peer examination of your project draft, and participate in the review of two peer projects.
- Semester Reflection. 50 points. You ponder your accomplishments for the semester in the context of our overarching course objectives and your individual professional development goals.
- Project Showcase. 50 points. You participate in an end-of-semester showcase of projects.