Module: Professional Persona

Concepts of a professional persona and initial steps to build and improve your online professional presence.

Learning Outcomes

Create a high quality professional persona

You can join and participate in two professional networks (LinkedIn, TechHui).
You can design and implement a high quality website providing a portfolio of your professional accomplishments and interests.

Create high quality technical essays

You demonstrate the ability to write professional-quality technical essays.

Readings

Guided tour of the professional persona module

Why, what, how, and when you will learn about professional personas.

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Professional Persona

Concepts of a professional persona

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How to get an internship

The author had internships at Pixar, Google, and Two Sigma, and is now employed at Google. Here are his tips, including the importance of a professional portfolio and Cracking the Coding Interview.

Professional portfolio style guide

Guidelines for creating a usable and effective professional portfolio

Technical essay style guide

Guidelines for creating high quality technical essays

Software engineers should write

“The best software engineers are great writers because their prose is as logical and elegant as their code.”

ICS Portfolios

Hundreds of portfolios created by UH students just like you.

TA Portfolio

Get to know your TA from their professional portfolio

Professional portfolio: Fall 2020 Feedback

Feedback on initial portfolio submission

Experiential Learning

E03: Experience LinkedIn

Learn how to join LinkedIn and set up your profile.

28 Aug 11:30 PM

E04: Experience TechHui

Learn how to join TechHui and participate in discussions.

31 Aug 11:30 PM

E05: Experience a professional portfolio

Learn how to design and implement your professional portfolio.

11 Sep 11:30 PM