The Ph.D. Portfolio is a required program document that provides concrete evidence of a Ph.D. in Education student's learning and knowledge development throughout the pre-dissertation phase of a student's doctoral work. The followings are brief information about each portfolio and the link to the Portfolio guideline.
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The purpose of Portfolio 1 is to provide evidence of a developing research interest and to show how this has evolved through coursework.
The purpose of Portfolio II is to provide evidence of a student's ability to summarize the foundational and contemporary literature related to area(s) of interest, situate their area of study within their field, synthesize and analyze major contributors to area(s) of interest, and to elaborate and/or reflect on professional and academic selves since Portfolio I.
The purpose of Portfolio III is to provide comprehensive evidence of in-depth knowledge in the field prior to advancement to candidacy. The student should demonstrate broad knowledge of an area and be able to narrow to a specific area of inquiry. The goal is to assess whether the student is prepared to advance to candidacy and enroll in the dissertation proposal course.
