Experiences & Skills

The following questions will help you describe a field trip experience but could apply to an internship, service activity, job, etc. See the subpages (listed below and in the menu bar on the left) for more information on describing particular interests and skills.

Guiding Questions

Describe the experience: field trip, job, internship, service project, organization activity, etc.

- What are the purposes of the fieldtrip, as a whole?
- What is the problem or specific task you were assigned to do on the trip?

Provide details

- How did you prepare for the fieldtrip? What tasks or steps did you complete?
- What did the fieldtrip assume that you already knew? Were there pre-requisites regarding terminology, use of equipment, safety standards, etc.?
- Did the fieldtrip require you to design or evaluate something based on your observations?
- Did your recommendation, plan, or design require you to compare options?
- Did your fieldtrip require you to determine the resources needed to produce a given product or service?
- Did your fieldtrip require you to apply software of other special tools to complete the work?
- Did the fieldtrip require you to network with professionals whose expertise would help you solve a problem, compare options, recommend a best solution?
- Did you present any of the information in a graphical form? What was the purpose(s) of these graphics?
- What did you learn (equipment, skills, safety, time management, patience) by completing the fieldtrip?
- Did this fieldtrip require you to maintain a level of confidentiality?
- What challenges did you face to complete the fieldtrip? Did anything unexpected happen?
- How did you overcome the challenges? Provide details.
- Did you receive feedback from your instructor or supervisor? If so, what did he or she say?

Include Artifacts

- Did you keep a journal or lab notes that record your observations and experiences?
- Did you take pictures of your fieldtrip?
- Did you create a photo journal that documents your experience?
- Did you create graphics that demonstrate your conceptual understanding of a topic?

Tips

- Label the artifact (so the reader knows what he is looking at).
- Refer to the artifact in the field trip description (so the reader knows why you have included it and the context it addresses).
- Check the quality of a photo or a graphic after you have uploaded into your portfolio. Does it need to be enhanced? Cropped? Enlarged? Reduced?
- Check any links to online material you have referenced, such as a trip journal or a photo journal. Do your links work?

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