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Explore our E-briefcase program offering student tasks, career portfolios, document library, and more. Connect with advisors, access resources, and enhance your academic journey. Make the most of your college experience with this valuable tool.
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Quality Enhancement ProgramElectronic-Briefcase Melissa Saenger
Melissa Saenger • Health Information Administration Major • Senior – Graduates May 2009 • Involvement: • Resident Assistant • 2005-2006 & 2006-2007 • Orientation Counselor • Summer of 2006 & 2007 • Alpha Chi Omega • VP Finance • VP Recruitment
E-briefcase • E-briefcase offers: • Student Tasks (Give by advisors ONLY) • Career/Targeted Portfolios • Document Library • Photo Library • Discussions with Advisors • Notes from Advisors • Lectures, Seminars, Concerts, Exhibits • Career Assessment • Blog
E-briefcase http://ebriefcase.wcu.edu
E-briefcase First View:
Student Tasks Advisors can assign students assignments/tasks through the e-briefcase that will appear in the Student Task block.
Calendar • Students have a Calendar setting to use at Student’s discretion • Students simply click: “add new event” • Fill out time and dates.
Lectures, Seminars, Concerts, Exhibits Items will be fed in from the Western Carolina Website and displayed on the e-briefcase to keep students informed.
Document Library The Document Library is a place to up-load documents of any kind for students to use or to have in one central location.
Advisor Notes & Discussions A place where advisors can send their advisees a note or have an e-mail like discussion.
Team Site A setting students can use with other students for any type of group project
Other Settings Links Career Assessment Contacts
Portfolios • Students have the ability to develop different types of portfolios. • Career portfolio • Targeted portfolio • After adding photos, documents, and other material the portfolio can be published and then viewed by others-much like a detailed electronic resume. • Employers
Portfolios Introduction About Me Learning Experience Documents
Other Portals • E-briefcase is very similar to other portals that are offered by WCU with similar features. • MyCat • WebCat • Catamount Connections • Facebook • My Space
E-briefcase vs. Catamount Connections • An online portal for student organizations on campus • Every student has access with 92-number and password • All campus organizations can have a group on Catamount Connection • Join group with permission from administrator • Access to forms
Catamount Connections • New News • Events Calendar • Current Members • Forms
Catamount Connection Type of Forms an Organization may need to complete.
Positives • Electronic resume • Publish • Employer view • Access from any computer • Communicate with Advisor • Connections • Build overtime • Community Service • Work Experience • Clubs/Organization • Travel
Negatives • To many portals for students • MyCat • WebCat • Catamount Connections • Facebook/MySpace • Not the easiest to organize • Hard to maneuver • Resistance from students • Not mandatory • Other portals offer similar features • Problems • Log-in • Communication with Advisor • Access to all Features
Questions? Quality Enhancement ProgramElectronic-Briefcase Melissa Saenger