Cooperative Education is a program that enables students to earn college credit for work experience related to their career goals. It allows students to practice the skills they have learned in the classroom in real job settings. Cooperative Education (sometimes called Co-op Internship or Practicum) provides the opportunity for students to gain practical work experience, make informed career decisions, and achieve the advantage in a competitive job market.
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Objectives may focus on various types of learning:
Objectives should be clear and specific. Consider how progress will be measured. At the end of the term the supervisor will be asked to evaluate whether the student met the objectives.
1 | Objective: | Practical, hands on experience with Windows set-up and tuning. |
Duties: | Set up PC software, including upgrading printer drivers, setting or adjusting swap files, File Manger proficiency, application installation or activation. | |
2 | Objective: | Improve my report writing by being more clear and brief. |
Duties: | Have my supervisor proofread and evaluate my writing. | |
3 | Objective: | Increase client contact in the corrections field. |
Duties: | Each week perform four interviews, and make a minimum of four telephone contacts. | |
4 | Objective: | Increase my knowledge of the prevention of child abuse. |
Duties: | Attend training sessions offered by my employer, read literature available in the office and do library research. | |
5 | Objective: | Learn about how the agency serves the public, and its daily operations |
Duties: | Attend staff meetings and inservices, interview supervisor, observe daily activties. | |
6 | Objective: | Gain speed and accuracy in servicing brakes. |
Duties: | Complete brake jobs under supervision of journeyman technician. | |
7 | Objective: | Use and expand knowledge and skills obtained from Plant Propagation class to choose plants in display for spring time plantings. |
Duties: | Identify shaded and full sun areas in display spot. Become familiar with company names and contact people to buy plantings. Use negotiating skills to see if better prices can be obtained from supplier. |
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