Ethnobotany Portfolio

This is a course on ethics. Our discussions on ethics start here.

• What are ethics?
• Is there are differences between ethics, values, beliefs, and faith?
• What are ethical dilemmas (problems)?

Discussion of the TED Talks and the TED blog forum.

Viewing of the Jimmy Wales presentation about Wikipedia.

Points of preview:

• This talk follows a series of others and references several of them but don't worry about it.
• Be sure to note the key concepts from the talk.
• Be sure to note anything that you feel could be an ethical dilemma (problem).
• What are some aspects of this talk that could be valuable in forming a personal web site?

Discussion of the Jimmy Wales TED talk.

Ethnobotany Portfolios

For the purposes of this course, the Ethnobotany Portfolio will consist of three parts that should be both functional and creative.

Overall, the goal is for you to use your Ethnobotany Portfolio as a tool to help you organize and carry out all of the exercises for this course.

Part 1: Curriculum Vitae

This is a clear and well organized overview of a life's work history. It should include sufficient detail to understand what has transpired but not be overwhelming.

Part 2: Completed Work Products

This is a detailed description of work that has been done and includes examples of work that has been done. The reader should be able to understand why the work was done and what was learned.

By the time your portfolio is complete, the elements that should be included are:

• Digital Poster
• Photographs of Plant Voucher Specimens
• Informed Consent Form
• Research Hypotheses
• Questionnaire Addressing Hypotheses
• Investigative Research Project

Part 3: Ongoing Projects and Career Goals and Objectives

This is a detailed description of work that is either underway or being planned as well as long-term aspirations.

There should be a logical connection between these three parts. For example, the ongoing projects should move to the completed work products when they are done.

This third part of your portfolio should contain statements, links and other information that shows you are engaged in the pursuit of topics that caught your interest.

The portfolio elements of the assignments will eventually be assembled here.