Portfolio Project on Tourism, Travel and cross culture perspective

Portfolio Project

100 Points

General Directions:

The Portfolio is intended to encourage your reflection on course topics in personally meaningful ways. Your responses should be within the page length guidelines provided for each assignment and no longer than that. I encourage you to compose outlines and rough drafts prior to writing up the final entries to gauge the length of your project.

Your responses should be written in Word files, which are compatible with the Blackboard system. Be sure to save electronic files on your computer and a flash drive so as not to lose your work. Responses should be double-spaced using 12-point font and 1 inch margins. For full credit you must follow the directions in terms of format, length and content. You are welcome to include photographs or other creative elements.

The title page should include your name and title of the course. Beyond that, the design of the cover page (graphics or photos) is up to you. If you do include graphics within the project those materials will not count as space toward your writing page limits. The overall design of your Portfolio should be attractive and professional looking.

Include a table of contents and remember to number the pages. A sample table of contents is provided at the end of this document.

Submit your Portfolios online by the deadline toward the end of the semester using the directions provided on Blackboard for the Turnitin system. Note that this is a plagiarism detection system. Do not directly copy the work from your sources without proper attribution or copy the work of a previous student in the class.

Projects must be received (you will receive a time stamp from the Blackboard system) by the deadline. Late assignments will lose 20% of total points and will be accepted only up to two days (48 hours) late. Plan ahead and submit your materials on time to avoid losing points needlessly. Portfolios are due at the end of the semester as listed on the course calendar.

If you have trouble submitting your work, you must immediately contact me (before the deadline); otherwise your project is considered late. If you follow directions there will be no problem with your submission of the project. Thousands of students have done it.

For each section of the Portfolio, copy the section heading followed by your response. If you answer the questions thoughtfully and thoroughly you will do a good job on the Portfolio. I have been using Portfolios for many years now and have found that students who put forth an earnest effort and answer the questions fully ALWAYS do well. In other words, if you follow the directions and put forth an honest effort you have nothing to worry about. Also, refer to the grading rubric under the menu item “Portfolio.”

Important Notes:

The completed Portfolio (everything but the surveys, of course, which are done separately on Blackboard) is due by the deadline listed on the course calendar.

To be eligible for full credit this assignment must be submitted on time. Late projects (up to two days maximum) will receive a deduction of 20 points. Again, remember to provide a table of contents and to number your pages. A sample table of contents is provided on the next page. Note also the headings and subheadings you should use for each section in your project, as provided on the sample table of contents.

To be sure you have done everything correctly, please review the directions on the first page of this document and follow the directions carefully for turning in the assignment on Blackboard.