The DPT student E-portfolio is the second of the final graduate program projects and demonstrates that the student has achieved the DPT Program co-curricular Outcomes.
Assessment of student academic achievement is an integral part of the curriculum and of the student’s learning experience. Assessment is a process to determine the extent of achievement toward pre-established outcomes for individual students and the aggregate data is used to enhance overall institutional effectiveness, including the integrity of the curriculum in facilitating student achievement of the Program Outcomes and enhancing curriculum development through continuous improvement. This process is a joint effort between the student and faculty.
Each DPT course has written outcomes that must be successfully completed in order for the student to complete the course and each course is designed to facilitate the process toward the Graduate Program Outcomes. Course activities that support the curricula are designed to develop the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills necessary to meet the Program Outcomes. These include the integration of various Physical Therapy roles, synthesis of theory and advanced knowledge (Physical Therapy and related disciplines) and integration of research/scholarly activities into specialized advanced roles. Additionally, it includes providing leadership in intra-professional and inter-professional systems that promote improved processes and outcomes and the analysis of Physical Therapy leadership responsibilities in shaping policy, responding to inter-cultural and global communities and in promoting the heath of population groups.
The E-portfolio project is graded as Pass (P) or Fail (F), dependent upon the successful completion of the Capstone I and II course objectives. Students must successful complete the E-portfolio project in order to be eligible for graduation.
An introduction to the E-Portfolio Project will take place during the first semester (Professional Foundations I). Complete E-Portfolio Project overview and guidelines are provided at the start of the Capstones I and II course.
Portfolio Artifacts
Assessment artifacts that a student may include in their portfolio include written projects and papers, evaluation and feedback forms, presentations, evidence of group process, evidence of community service, processional service, or service to the college. The portfolio must be submitted in an online format for student and faculty to review. The student is responsible for collecting the artifacts in a Graduate Student Portfolio that will be reviewed at the end of all course work and prior to graduation. Introductory information and guidelines for the portfolio are shared on admission and further discussed in the Professional Role Development and Interprofessional Collaboration course.
Student Responsibilities
Program Progression: Students must meet all course requirements, identify, and collect materials for their Graduate Student Portfolio and demonstrate successful completion of the Program Outcomes before graduation.
Portfolio Confidentiality
Only the student’s Chairperson and necessary academic administration (DPT Program Director, Dean of Students & Allied Health, and President) will have access to the E-Portfolio for academic review purposes (i.e. academic accreditors). The exported copy of the E-Portfolio will be archived in Canvas and accessed only for future academic accreditation purposes. Any other access to the student’s E-Portfolio by parties other than those stated above will be prohibited without the express written consent of the student.