Customized e-portfolio's features based on users requirements

According to the rapid pace of knowledge growth, universities try to improve their teaching method to enhance their student's knowledge level and apply some techniques to facilitate learning one of this new technique is e-portfolio. But Sometimes user's requirement as an important factor was ignored by designer and there is no motivation for students to use e-portfolio. The outcome of this study is a framework which e-portfolio expert could use as a guide line to design an e-portfolio toward user's requirement

Variables affecting the isage of e-portfolios by project managers in construction industry

The aim of this research is to discuss about the items which will affect to design e-portfolios based on construction Project manager’s requirements. Based on authors’ experiences and survey, some important items that would support eportfolios to be more effective and efficient has been specified. The result of this paper is a proposed method that can be used for designing new portfolios for project managers, especially in the field of construction industry. The questionnaire distributed among 38 project managers who were using e-portfolio in construction industry and their attitude for existing e-portfolio and also variable that affect usage of e-portfolio by project managers were asked. Based on the findings the most important factors that need to be considered to design an e-portfolio for construction project managers are: Motivating construction project managers by their organizations to use the e-portfolio, the ability of customizing e-portfolio by construction project managers, designing more effective e-portfolios that are more responsive to project managers’ enquiries, more user-friendly e-portfolios, considering project managers’ attitudes and preferences for designing e-portfolios, and finally updating e-portfolios based on workplace needs