ACUMEN Portfolio

Workshop: Opstellen van goed en breed portfolioPaul Wouters en Inge van der Weijden

Symposium Grensoverstijgende TalentontwikkelingUtrecht, 28 mei 2015

Agenda• Introductie van het ACUMEN portfolio• Vragen/interactie • Aan de slag met eigen portfolio

Mapje: slides, werkblad portfolio, flyer ACUMEN, artikel Leiden manifest

ACUMEN Portfolio

Aim is to give researchers a voice in evaluation

➡evidence based arguments➡shift to dialog orientation➡selection of indicators➡narrative component➡Good Evaluation Practices➡envisioned as web service

expertise

output

influencenarrative

ACUMEN Portfolio

Career NarrativeLinks expertise, output, and influence together in an evidence-based argument; included content is negotiated with evaluator and tailored to the particular evaluation

Output- publications- public media- teaching- web/social media- data sets- software/tools- infrastructure- grant proposals

Expertise- scientific/scholarly- technological- communication- organizational- knowledge transfer- educational

Influence- on science

- on society

- on economy

- on teaching

Evaluation Guidelines - aimed at both researchers and evaluators- development of evidence based arguments

(what counts as evidence?)- expanded list of research output- establishing provenance- taxonomy of indicators: bibliometric,

webometric, altmetric- guidance on use of indicators- contextual considerations, such as: stage of

career, discipline, and country of residence

Portfolio & Guidelines

• Instrument for empowering researchers in the processes of evaluation

• Taking in to consideration all academic disciplines

• Suitable for other uses (e.g. career planning)

• Able to integrate into different evaluation systems

Narrative

• Highlight: achievements, ambitions and interests

• Link the three sub-portfolios together • Present your self-perspective • Situation dependent• Not too long– Not more than 500 words

Academic age• Number of year since PhD with allowances–Child care (year child was born) –Part time work–Working outside academia– Special allowances• illness, disability (at the discretion of the

portfolio owner)

ExpertiseCategories• Scientific/scholarly• Knowledge transfer• Educational expertise• Technological expertise• Communication• Organizational expertise

How?• Write a few sentences

briefly summarizing your specific expertise

• Include evidence to support your claim, such as citing a paper, project, or a contract in which you used it

• Provide examples; list the most prominent ones <3

OutputCategories• Scholarly output • Communication with the

general public • Teaching • Web and social media

academic communication• Datasets, software, tools,

instruments • Output with registered

intellectual or industrial rights• Funding & grants

How?

• List the top 3 in each category

InfluenceCategories• Influence of science

e.g. publications; citations; invited talks; prizes & awards; editorship & editorial-board membership; conference/program committee memberships; followers; mendeley readers

• Influence on society e.g. web/press coverage, tweets or blog posts about publications; committee memberships; specialist evidence given; laws, regulations, guidelines

• Influence on economye.g. 3rd stream income; consultancy or advisory positions for companies; patents; spin off companies created

• Influence on education/teachinge.g. teaching awards, number of views of presentations on slidehare, youtube, vimeo, online learning environments; online syllabuses or course notes pages listing the academic’s works; sales of student textbooks; invited lectures to undergraduates at other universities; downloads of datasets or applications created by the portfolio owner

How?• Total numbers• List the top 3

Portfolio - summary• The portfolio is modular. Consider only: – Items relevant for you – Relevant for the specific evaluation

• The aim of the portfolio is to provide a holistic view of your expertise, output and influence

• This version of the portfolio is built to supplement the traditional CV

• A slightly different portfolio could serve as a replacement or as a tool to create an extended CV

Vragen/Interactie1. Wat is je intuïtieve reactie op het ACUMEN portfolio?

2. Welke ACUMEN items/onderdelen spreken je aan?

3. Welke ACUMEN items/onderdelen hebben onderzoekers normaliter niet in hun CV staan, en zouden ze wel kunnen toevoegen?

4. Zou je het ACUMEN portfolio willen gaan gebruiken in je organisatie?

Meer informatie

• http://research-acumen.eu/

• Paul Wouters: p.f.wouters@cwts.leidenuniv.nl • Inge van der Weijden:

i.c.m.van.der.weijden@cwts.leidenuniv.nl