Portfolio Requirements and Specifications Cover Sheet:

Portfolios that satisfy all requirements cannot receive lower than a 70% for their Final
Portfolio Grade. Portfolios that do not meet all the requirements below cannot receive
higher than a 59%. Mark all items completed with an x and be sure to fill out
explanatory sections, text-only submissions, and required hyperlinks.
_X_ This Cover Sheet must be completed and posted on Moodle as a .docx file prior to the
portfolio deadline. Be sure ALL links are active and all required components are complete to
ensure a passing grade. Proofread carefully. Cover Sheets submitted in non .docx or unreadable
or corrupted format or with an inactive hyperlink to the portfolio will receive a grade of 0.
_X_ The Portfolio must be electronically and publically accessible via the hyperlink provided
here, which should serve as its home page, laying out the manner in which readers should engage
the text. Hyperlink to Portfolio:
_X_ The portfolio layout must resemble in layout the instructors example provided (tool bar
with assigned headings). (Note the SLIP project can and should assume a separate layout
appropriate to its content and purpose.)
_X_ The portfolio must include an Introductory Essay that engages each of our Student
Learning Outcomes (SOLs listed in our Syllabus), explaining your understanding of each
threshold concept and demonstrating how you have achieved each outcome. Cite examples from
the work you have done in this class this semester, using images when helpful or appropriate.
Please put the threshold concepts in italics and be sure to address each one individually. In the
syllabus, the outcomes are listed for each SLO. Be sure to address each of these. (Minimum
1000 words.)
_X_ The portfolio must include a Reflective Essay that Engages the Process and Product of
the Semester-Long Inquiry Project. Here, you will document the process of creation that
underlies your final portfolio, taking care to outline the manner in which the final portfolio was
achieved and being mindful of any changes that occurred in your approach or thinking along the
way. Be sure this essay discusses the SLIP, the CCs, the Introduction and the Reflective essay as
well as your use of the sketch book in this class. Use quotes and pictures from your Process
journals whenever possible. The purpose here is to document your approach to the final portfolio
here. Be critical and reflective as you reexamine the work you have done this semester.
(Minimum 1000 words.)
_X_ The portfolio must include 3 polished and completed Creative Challenges (CCs).
Please write a brief introduction to your three stories and post them into your portfolio (all three)
in one page. Please do not include the parenthetical citations in this draft of your CCs.
_X_
No component in your entire portfolio should be larger than 5,000 KB. Larger files may
be attached as READ MORE links but that material will not be considered except tangentially
in the assessment of the portfolio.

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Fonts should be standard, clear and legible. Font colors should contrast with
background and font color to ensure readability. Paragraph-sized text should be in a very dark
font on a very light background, preferably black on white. Explain why you chose the fonts
you chose for your SLIP final project here:
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Color should be used to enhance your text but without disrupting readability or
overpowering the other images. Explain how you use color in your SLIP final project here: I
used pictures that enhanced the color in my final project. In the slip where we had to look at
websites about our topic, I found that many websites that had my topic were bland which werent
made to be bright and colorful.
( _X_ ) (If you choose to use a template, please document the name of the template here
with a link if possible. )
The theme that I chose is called Slick which is a website
template on Weebly.
_X_
If you use animation or videos of any sort, be sure that they do not take an excessive
amount of time to load (excessive being more than 30 seconds) or watch (3:30 minutes max for
entire portfolio).
( ___ ) (If your portfolio involves any computer programming/coding of your own creation,
please explain what you did here: )
_X_
The portfolio must include more than one image. Explain how you use images in your
SLIP final project here: Images were key in my inquiry project I wanted to show engineering
superstructures, and things like that. Also for each page in the website I had pictures that related
to the title of the page.
_X_ Images should be of reasonable quality and appropriate size and should be titled or
captioned, citing all sources (when available) with captions that stand out in a slightly different
font than the rest of the text. Images of your own making do not need to be cited but you may
wish to do so for various reasons.
_X_ The portfolio must include a polished multimedia version of your final Semester-Long
Inquiry Project (SLIP) which follows the rules below:
_X_ The final SLIP project must include an introduction of some kind explaining what
you hope to achieve in the final SLIP project.
_X_
The final SLIP project must make use of sound. Explain how your SLIP final
project uses sound here: I included a video in the Preventing nuclear terror page of the
website that has sound.
_X_
The final SLIP project must include movement. Explain how your SLIP final
project uses movement here: The movement of the project is shown in the video which
is located in the Preventing Nuclear Terror Page of the website.

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The final SLIP project must include alphabetic writing in English. Explain how
you use alphabetic writing in your SLIP final project here: Yes, my slip includes the
alphabet In English
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The final SLIP project must be interactive. Explain how your SLIP final
project is interactive here: The slip is interactive because you can change between
webpages.
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The final SLIP project must be multimodal. Explain how your SLIP final
project is multimodal here: The project is multimodal because you can use it on your
phone and on your computer.
_X_
The final SLIP project must make use of writing you have done this semester.
Explain how your SLIP final project incorporates writing you have done this
semester: Each page in the website uses a SLIP that I wrote.
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The final SLIP project must demonstrate what you consider to be some of your
best writing abilities. Explain where your best writing abilities are demonstrated in
your SLIP final project hereinclude images, hyperlinks, screen shots, etc.:
http://engineeringchallenges2.weebly.com/
On this link shows my inquiry project, I consider my home page to be a good piece of
writing that I have had.
_X_ All sources and components used must be credited to their author(s), preferably
by a direct link to the primary electronic text used or a standard bibliographic citation for
a hard copy text. Artifacts must be described and pictured if possible. Please be mindful
in choosing your sources. Explain how outside sources function in your SLIP final
project here: I was able to research my topic and find websites and articles that talked
about my topic. Each one I referred to is listed on my bibliography page.
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The contents of this completed Cover Sheet should also appear in your final
portfolio under the appropriate tab Specs and Reqs.