Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- work in her or his respective professional role within an international team
- communicate professionally in an international setting
- take the various aspects of sustainability into account in their professional work.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Designing, developing, and making a professional personal portfolio through collaborational learning.

Learning environment

Project space, computer classroom. Individual distance working spaces.

Student time use and work load

- Student is required to collect and organize all the designs / works in one place / file (online) before starting the course.

- Student is required to work and develop the portfolio outside the contact hours. Contact hours can be also used for photographing the design works if necessary.

Contents

The course is targeted especially at Packaging and Brand Design as well as Industrial Design students. It is suitable for exchange students in related fields, for example, Graphic Design.

During this course, a student learns to compare various professional online portfolios and platforms as well as international projects (especially competitions) in an open and dialogic environment. After benchmarking and comparing, the student makes individual decisions. The student can freely select which design contest or project to participate in. For the portfolio, the student can also freely
choose the base style, form, and platform that fits the best for her/his/their professional needs. Usually, students are building an Adobe portfolio during this course, but it is not a must.

The student can concentrate on a portfolio for applying for student exchange, for seeking a summer job or a training place, or making a generic designer portfolio, easily alterable for current and future purposes.

During the international project (competition etc. , the student practices organizational, time management, and presentation skills.

Through the course, the student will learn to express professional goals and articulate his/her/their personal design identity. As a result, the target is that the portfolio and the project will reflect the student’s creativity, personal interests, and will demonstrate clearly the student's skills and abilities as a designer.

Actually, the portfolio will be a part of the student's own personal brand.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Note:
- The course is not about teaching and learning any specific platform or software to build a portfolio. The teacher will act more like a coach or a guide, and the students need to learn to use the chosen platform on their own.
- Illustration and Photoshop skills are not mandatory but preferred!

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Failed (0)

The course is failed:
- If the student has not published the portfolio
- If the student has not taken part in the course with 80% participation

Note: Participation includes also giving feedback on other students' works and portfolios.

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

The course is passed:
- If the student has made a sustainable international project
- If the portfolio is published
- If the student has actively taken part in the course with a positive attitude (participation, exercises/homework and contact hours 80%)

The course is failed:
- If the student has not made a sustainable international project
- If the student has not published the portfolio
- If the student has not taken part in the course with 80% participation
Note: Participation includes also giving feedback on other students' works and portfolios.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The course is passed with minimum grades:

- If the student has showcased some kind of a professional portfolio to the teacher and peers and spent at least 135 hours making the portfolio
- If the student has somewhat taken part in the course. Participation less than 80% is accepted in particular cases only and negotiated with the teacher beforehand

Note: Participation includes also giving feedback on other students' works and portfolios.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The course is passed:
- If the portfolio is published and
- If the student has actively taken part in the course with positive attitude (participation, exercises / homework and contact hours 80%)

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The course is passed with excellent grades:
- If the portfolio is published and is remarkable (good grades in peer review, competition work is included, team project is included etc. )
- If the student has actively participated in the course (participation in contact days at least 80%, cheerful, active and helpful attitude. Well-made exercises / homework