e-Portfolio Competition

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The UBC Computer Science department is presenting an e-Portfolio competition for our undergraduate students. Prizes will include an iPad 2, Android phone, Kinect controllers, and Apple Store gift cards.

Why Enter?
More and more employers now ask job applicants to include samples of their work (or a link to a website where these are hosted) in their application.

By developing an e-portfolio (online samples of your work) for the contest, you’ll be ready to creatively showcase your best technical skills.

Overall Contest Guidelines:
Assume that an employer would be reviewing the e-portfolio you submit. You will want to highlight the best examples of your work.

The e-portfolio needs to be as well organized, concise and creative as possible. Employers don’t have time to review web page after web page of poorly organized information.

The judges will be evaluating your e-portfolio based on originality, creativity, depth of thinking and your technical understanding of an area of study.

Do NOT include your resume or transcripts.

Possible things to include:

  • Independent projects you’ve developed (examples: computer-generated artistic work; mobile apps; a business plan; computer games)
  • Research projects (highlighting your particular contribution to these)
  • School projects (individual or team). If you’re including a team project, you need to be clear about your particular role and contribution to this.

Note: Please make sure that you do not include any projects that involve intellectual property belonging to someone else without written consent/proprietary content.

How to Enter
Please email dianejoh@cs.ubc.ca or mng@cs.ubc.ca indicating that you’re interested in participating in the e-Portfolio contest. The deadline to apply is Oct. 28 at 12 noon. The deadline for submitting your completed portfolio to the competition is Jan. 26, 2012 at 12 noon. Winners will be announced in early March.

There will be a training session for students on creating an online portfolio in mid-November. Details will be publicized within the next few weeks.