ARCH 2060 - Architecture Portfolio

Credit Hours: 2.00

Prerequisites: ARCH 2030

Corequisites: ARCH 1020 and ARCH 2050

In this course students will learn how to create an impactful architectural portfolio. A step-by-step guide helps students design and present a portfolio that showcases their skills, creativity, and range of experiences. With the use of software and visually appealing layouts, this course will document a collection of sketches, ideas, projects, and written descriptions related to personal experience. As a capstone course in the architectural program, students will finalize their design portfolio using the best projects from all courses and outside personal experiences. This course will concentrate on both portfolio for job placement and transferability to university as well as set the standards for including additional projects within future career experiences. This course will benefit anyone seeking to enhance an architectural design portfolio.

Billable Contact Hours: 2

When Offered: Winter semester only

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Transfer Possibilities
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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to assemble a collection of all their design experiences.

Objectives:

Prepare sketches, various digital drawings, and narratives as individual, digital documents.
Organize portfolio collections into categories to be presented.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify various technologies used to enhance presentation designs through the portfolio-creation process.

Objectives:

Experiment with software programs used for portfolio presentations.
Present various page layouts specific to design experiences.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to determine preparation techniques for marketing their presentations.

Objectives:

Identify how to market a portfolio to schools, employers, and clients for career advancement.
Investigate a variety of digital techniques to enhance a portfolio presentation.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to finalize their professional architectural design portfolio.

Objectives:

Present in person or remotely a final collection of drawings created in the course as a final portfolio.
Create a video presentation of the final portfolio.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)

Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Communication: YES
Critical Thinking: YES
Information Literacy: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Collect design experiences

Organize and document your projects

Use digital technologies to create portfolio presentations

Market your presentation to schools, employers, and clients

Primary Faculty
Grant, Janice
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Jewett, Mark
Dean
Hutchinson, Don

Primary Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088