{ Assessment 2 }

Reviewing e-Portfolios – 2.0

For the past six weeks of Engineering Practise Preparation (EPP), I have been developing my skills and my e-portfolio which demonstrates my work towards software engineering/development. To ensure that students construct an appropriate and high-level portfolio, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), have created groups for students to share and assess each other’s portfolios.

For assessment two, my peers and I were to follow up on each other’s e-portfolio and ensure that everyone is meeting all the checkboxes. Having experience from the first assessment and becoming comfortable with the sandwich feedback model, I was able to write up a detailed review of all of my team members e-portfolios.

Unfortunately for the second assessment, I was not able to assess any of my team members work, and I was not able to create significant changes to my portfolio until the day before we were to meet up. The reasoning behind this was due to my study for my final exam which took place the day before the second assessment for EPP was due. Fortunately, my team members were considerate towards this issue and assessed mine on the day, before our class. I was able to complete a detailed review of all of my team e-portfolios, but I was not able to change a lot of my portfolio from the previous feedback given in assessment 1.

Despite this issue, the feedback session with my peers resulted quite well. All of the group members took the feedback in a positive manner and in return they provided me with some excellent feedback. As each member informed me of what I could change or improve, I was able to write down the feedback and ask for suggestions on how I could change some certain aspects.

Overall, every team member informed me that I had done an excellent job and my portfolio showcased a high-quality representation of myself and my previous software development. Aspects I took on board to look at adding or changing included:

Changing my learning journals to be listed in chronological order
including a CV tailored to a job advert I was interested in
Ensuring I differentiate what companies I have previously worked for and what companies I am interested in working for

EPP assessment two resulted in a positive and effective method for assessing my e-portfolio and providing feedback towards my peers. The group I was involved with, showcased a strong level of detail and communication which made our group tasks easy to complete. This allowed us to provide constructive criticism towards our e-portfolios. Our team’s friendship reached a level where we were assisting each other on homework/assessment topics outside of class time. I am very grateful to have met the members in my group and look forward to maintaining a connection with them.