| Butler Community College |
Dena Smoot
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| Business, Technology, and Workforce Development Division |
Fall 2001
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
RG 197. Cooperative Education I. Two
to six hours credit. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Cooperative
Education is a unique form of education, which integrates classroom study
with paid, planned, and supervised work experiences in the public and
private sectors. Appropriate and meaningful work experiences may be on
or off campus. Full-time work assignments are available for a semester
(alternating), part-time while attending school (parallel) or during the
summer. A combined total of 24 credit hours may be earned for Cooperative
Education I, II, III, and IV.
TEXTBOOK:
The textbook required will vary with
the seminar topic. Department-developed materials will also be used.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course, the
student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the timely, concise and accurate completion of progressive competencies as set forth and defined in the individualized training agreement.
- Outline the experiences and objectives achieved in the work environment.
- Identify key concepts from seminar assignment, projects and/or research.
- Compare the value of the experiential component to traditional assignments.
Determined independently after individual assessment of student related to current knowledge base and on-the-job objectives.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
The following will assist students in achieving course objectives course objectives: on-the-job training, seminar/workshop activity, mentoring by field faculty, coordinators, and colleagues, textbook and handout reading assignments.
METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Grade determination will be dependent upon on-the-job competencies, seminar/workshop activity, written activity, and/or research. The student and employing supervisor will also evaluate the completion of student's training objectives.
