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- What are they?
- How to create and use them.
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- What is a portfolio?
- Why do I need a portfolio?
- Can I use my information to create more than one portfolio?
- How do I create a portfolio?
- A quick tour of the application
- What if I need some help?
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- Think of an artists’ portfolio where the artist showcases examples of
their work. Your portfolio is a similar collection of information that
documents your professional experience and qualifications.
- Your portfolio can include documents, pictures, scanned images, links to
websites, and standard information that you would include in a resume.
- The Critical Portfolio application enables you to collect this
information in one place, and then assemble it into one or more
portfolios.
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- There are many reasons to keep an electronic online portfolio:
- Portfolios are required by many hospitals to obtain and keep magnet
status
- Portfolios are being required to obtain advanced nursing credentials
- Portfolios can be shared with prospective employers
- Natural disasters can damage or destroy paper based information
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- The answer is ‘Yes’. You will want to create portfolios for specific
reasons and objectives. Some examples are:
- A portfolio including information about your current role can be shared
with your manager
- A portfolio demonstrating the skills and expertise that are required
for an advanced certification can be sent to a certification board
- A portfolio that demonstrates the competencies you have that qualify
you for career advancement or a new position with your current or
potential employer
- A portfolio for your employer’s use in obtaining or maintaining magnet
designation
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- There are three simple steps involved in creating a portfolio:
- Enter your personal information using the preset forms on the Decision
Critical website
- Upload any documents or images you want to include in a portfolio
- Select the data that you have entered and uploaded for inclusion as the
contents for each portfolio
- You will see how to do each of these steps in the following sections
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- In this quick tour we will look at:
- The available menu options
- How to enter your information
- How to use the dashboard
- How to upload documents
- How to scan and upload images and pictures
- How to build a portfolio
- How to share a portfolio with others
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- All features of the application are selected by making a choice from the
menu bar on the left side of the screen.
- When you hover over the menu with your mouse, the item is highlighted in
yellow. Click to select that item such as ‘My Certifications’.
- To enter your relevant information; select ‘Click here to add a new
Certification’ which will take you to a page and ask you to complete the
information required to add your certification to your list.
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- The pictures below show some of the information that you can enter about
your professional licenses.
- All required items will be highlighted in pale yellow, such as ‘License
Name’ below.
- Dates can be typed in, or selected by clicking the small calendar button
to the right.
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- The dashboard shows a snap shot of key information you have entered into
the system. This includes licenses, certifications, goals, tasks, and
personal web links.
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- To upload a document or image that you want to include in a portfolio,
select ‘My Documents’ on the menu.
- The example below shows the choices made to upload a resume.
- You can click on the ‘Browse…’ button to search your desktop PC for the
document you want to upload.
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- You can upload pictures from a digital camera, or documents that you
have scanned, and easily add these to a portfolio.
- Use the ‘My Photos’ choice on the menu to upload your pictures.
- All images must be in either GIF or JPG/JPEG format before you upload
them. Please refer to the instructions for your camera or scanner for
information on saving your images as a GIF or JPG/JPEG file. These
formats insure that the graphics will display quickly and that everyone
will be able to view them.
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- Once your information has been entered, and your documents and photos
are uploaded, you can start creating portfolios.
- Choose ‘My Portfolios’ from the menu, and then click the ‘Add a new
portfolio’ link.
- Enter a name and optional description for your portfolio. Remember you
can have many portfolios, so choose a name that describes how you will
use each one.
- You can also associate a photo with the portfolio. This picture will
display at the top next to your personal demographic information.
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- You are now ready to add information that you have uploaded and entered
for inclusion in the portfolio
- Choose an item from the center section of the ‘Actions’ column, for
example ‘Licenses’.
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- The example below shows how to add a license to a portfolio.
- The available portfolio licenses shown on the left are the ones that you
entered using ‘My Licenses’.
- To select one or more licenses for use in a portfolio, click the license
name on the left and then click the ‘Add >’ button. This will move
the selection to the right. To save your choices click the ‘Update’
button.
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- Once built, you can preview and share the portfolio by e-mailing a link.
- In the ‘Actions’ column for the portfolio, click the ‘E-mail this
Portfolio’ link and then select the ‘add a new send request’ link.
- Enter the information requested. You can edit the subject and add a
cover message.
- After you complete the form, click ‘Add’ and choose the ‘Send Email’
action to send the e-mail. The message will automatically include a link
to your portfolio.
- The recipient of the message can click the link and view your portfolio
as a PDF file. This will include links to any of your documents that you
added to the portfolio.
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- You can always get more help if you need it. Start by clicking the ‘Help’
link under the Decision Critical logo at the top of the browser window.
You can then choose:
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Submit a Help Request
- Our staff are available to assist you Monday through Friday 7am to 7pm
Central time.
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- You have completed the overview of Critical Portfolios. You can now
close this pop window and continue using the application.
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Notes
