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07-04-2014, 03:08 PM
I have been working on putting together a few degree plans for people with the help of this forum. Completing a course through Saylor Academy and completing a portfolio for it to earn credit has been suggested a few times on this forum. However, I'm realizing that I am not honestly not really sure how to even start going about doing that.

For example, say I want to complete the course whose information page I have linked to below through Saylor Academy.

CS 201 - Elementary Data Structures
[U]http://www.saylor.org/courses/cs201/[/U]

I would do so in the hopes of having it satisfy the Data Structures requirement for the program whose information page I have linked to below.

Thomas Edison State College Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
[U]http://www.tesc.edu/heavin/ba/Computer-Science.cfm[/U]

Where would I even begin the process of creating a portfolio to earn credit for this course?

Thanks in advance for any help.
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07-23-2014, 08:17 PM
Anyone able to help?
Looking to strengthen my resume and pick up some new knowledge with at least one other degree.

Additionally, I mentor youth through a non-profit, have a hand in raising several children, and also have friends who have struggled with fitting a degree into their lives. As such, I'm not here searching for degree plans exclusively for myself.

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (Brick-and-Mortar Institution, 2012)
Bachelor of Humanities - English Secondary Education (Brick-and-Mortar Institution, 2012)
Master of Education - English (Brick-and-Mortar Institution, Expected: December 2014)
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07-23-2014, 11:44 PM (This post was last modified: 07-23-2014, 11:48 PM by laughter.)
Maybe begin with TESC's PLA 100 and PLA 200 courses? Then put together a TESC PLA for Data Structures.

Just a suggestion. Hopefully someone with more expertise in this field would be able to give you a more comprehensive answer. Or you could email TESC to find out what are the steps to building a portfolio.

Alternatively, (for a limited time) it is possible to earn 3-4 free credits via the Saylor-SUNY pilot portfolio program. http://www.saylor.org/student-credit-pathways/suny-esc/
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07-23-2014, 11:55 PM
You may want to check this out... DegreeInfo Distance Learning - online degree forum - The Unofficial Thomas Edison State College (TESC ) Portfolio Guide
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07-24-2014, 06:28 AM (This post was last modified: 07-24-2014, 06:31 AM by sanantone.)
I can't post links right now, but building a portfolio for TESC is not as easy as when Steve Levicoff did it. Read through all of the lessons in the links posted by Saylor on their ASBA open course option page. They have the contents for PLA 100 and 200. Lesson 6 is not linked properly in PLA 200; there is a correct link to it at the bottom of module 6. That is where you will learn about the narrative. TESC expects about 5 pages per credit.
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