Introducing ePortfolios to computer science and engineering students: A New Zealand experience

New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Using Computer-assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) for Documentary Analysis

“…To this end, a number of software programmes were introduced, about two decades ago, for better management of the vast amounts of data that often results from qualitative research [22]. While such programmes comprises ePortfolio which is considered by students and industry representatives as a valuable management tool [23], Walker demonstrates how BeSTGRID computer network can assist new users to implement large scale social simulation project using grid computing [24]. In terms of here and now, CAQDAS software, originally developed in the 1960s but become quite popular in the early 1990s [25], is not only a continuously changing technology that enhance qualitative research analytics so much so some CAQDAS are only applicable to text while others can import data from video, images, audio, newspaper and textbooks.…”

Work in progress — Effect of departmental culture on ePortfolios for graduate engineering programmatic assessment

“…Artifacts must be purposefully selected [2] and are not inclusive of the entirety of a student's work. Though portfolios have been used extensively for educational assessment in higher education (e.g., [3]- [4]), they have only recently begun showing up in engineering literature, and mostly at the undergraduate level as a result of the ABET lifelong learning requirement (e.g., [5]). …”

Graduate Engineering Student Perceptions of ePortfolio and the Role of Departmental Culture

“…This study focuses on graduate engineering students' perceptions, a view which is notably missing from the literature likely due to ePortfolios only recently becoming popular in engineering, and primarily in undergraduate contexts. A few studies have focused on graduate and undergraduate engineering students (e.g., 2,4,6,7,33 ). However, in those studies ePortfolios are student portfolios rather than institutional portfolios.…”

“…Portfolios, and their electronic incarnation (ePortfolios), have been used to document personal growth, document personal achievements, and assess student learning and development 1 . Artists have long used portfolios to showcase their work, but other disciplines such as education, engineering, and medicine are beginning to see the value in portfolios 2 . Particularly for engineering, as lifelong learning has become a required component of undergraduate program accreditation 3 , portfolios have been seen as a tool to impart lifelong learning skills (e.g, 2,4 ).…”

“…Artists have long used portfolios to showcase their work, but other disciplines such as education, engineering, and medicine are beginning to see the value in portfolios 2 . Particularly for engineering, as lifelong learning has become a required component of undergraduate program accreditation 3 , portfolios have been seen as a tool to impart lifelong learning skills (e.g, 2,4 ). Most recent forays into portfolios involve the electronic version because of added benefits, including that they are easier to share, search, and mine for data 5 .…”