Do I have to submit a portfolio at the end of the semester?

Yes. All students in upper pool studios are required to submit a portfolio document that includes evidence of all of the work undertaken in the studio, including representations or copies of any project proposal, culmination or outcomes. The portfolio is a means for you to both collate and curate your work of the semester and present the process you have undertaken. In addition, the folio should communicate your reflections on the challenges, merits, shortfalls and outcomes of their project work, and so function as a significant way for you to culminate your learning through the studio experience. The portfolio also provides lecturers with additional means to review your work, both individually and as a studio group, and so better review the strengths and weaknesses of the studio and their teaching practice. Portfolios are required to be submitted one week after end of semester review presentations (Monday 12th June) and should comprise:
o 2 copies of a bound portfolio document (suggested A4 size) which collates and curates your work of the semester and presents the learning processes you have undertaken. One copy is for the Program to retain;
o a studio project summary on one A3 page in both digital and hardcopy formats which is a summary of the studio learning experience, including one or two key project images, titles of these images and an approx. 500 word statement about the project;
o a project image archive on digital CD that contains the key elements of the project, e.g. images of the project outcomes or relevant work in progress;
o a learning testimonial in hardcopy format as one A4 page which provides feedback to the studio leader on your learning experience and the teaching practice of the studio leader;
o a completed copyright approval form signed by you on the School of A+D proforma, providing your permission for their project work to be utilised by the studio leader and RMIT for website publishing etc.
o your “meeting diary”, where you kept record of all your interactions with your clients and your related reflections.