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October Reflection

Ashley M Knepler

Hahn School of Nursing, University of San Diego

HCI 548: HCI Seminar

Professor Dorothy O'Hagan

Oct. 15, 2020

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Reflection

During our October seminar, Professor O'Hagan covered several different expectations

and outcomes students can expect to be met and completed before the program's end. The first

topic covered was social justice competency and community activism. At the University of San

Diego, graduate students must meet program competency of Social Justice and Community

Activism by seeking field experience. Professor O'Hagan suggested that students do one of the

following to complete this requirement. Students could either volunteer in the community, work

with local legislators, or publish one article that addresses health inequalities. For me, I plan on

completing this requirement by volunteering at St. Vincent De Paul's organization in San Diego.

I have volunteered with them previously and believe that their organization has made many

contributions to the homeless population that has been long-lasting and beneficial.

The second topic that we covered in class was our ePortfolio. The ePortfolio aims to

create a platform where students can showcase their achievements throughout the Healthcare

Informatics Program. By the end of the program, our ePortfolio's will contain information such

as personal statement, current resume, residency journal, program outcomes, program plan,

capstone project, seminar journal, and program focus. Professor O'Hagan provided several

examples of previous students' ePortfolios. The platform we would be creating our ePortfolio on

was weebly.com. During the seminar, we were placed in breakout rooms on the zoom and were

able to browse the website and work on the shell of the ePortfolio. This seminar was important

because it allowed students to understand what is expected of them by the end of the program.

During my undergraduate education, I had worked on an ePortfolio on a different web

application. I believe that this assignment will be just as helpful as other assignments and is a

great way to showcase my achievements at the University of San Diego.

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