GRDSN 266: COOP Education Seminar
Course Syllabus
Greg Stiles, Instructor
Phone: 509-533-3708
Office: Bldg 19 Room 229
Office Hours: Posted
Mailing Address: MS 3190
3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
Spokane, WA 99224-5288
Web Site: http://graphicdesign.spokanefalls.edu/BWard/Default.htm
Email:gregs@spokanefalls.edu
Prerequisites:
Permission of instructor / coordinator.
Concurrent Enrollment:
GRDSN 267 Cooperative Education Seminar (3 cr)
Required Text:
Student must purchase the "Student Handbook for Co-op Field Experience 267" located in the SFCC bookstore.
Course Description:
In this course Graphic Design and Web Design students will study areas such as self-awareness and assessment, career awareness and exploration, career decision making, career planning and placement, success factors, attitudes on the job, motivation and initiative, human behavior and relations, employability skills and interviewing. (Interviewing Video available for checkout at library: Inside Secrets of Interviewing)
Required Activities / Forms:
(these are located in the Student Handbook and must be filled out for course completion)
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Experiential Learning Agreement (pg.9)
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Experiential Learning Work Experience Job Description (pg.11)
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Writing Learning Objectives (pg. 14-19)
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Student Weekly Report to Instructor-Coordinator (pg. 21-28)
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Employer Mid-Term Evaluation of Student Progress (pg.29)
- Student Evaluation of Cooperative Education Program (pg.30)
- Employer Final Evaluation of Student Progress (pg.31)
- Coop Field Experience Time Sheet (pg. 32)
- Students are to determine appropriate dress code for work environment:
Business Casual: Men | Women
- Students are required to develop and give an oral presentation reflecting the internship experience
Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to structure your field experience. Through assignments in the student handbook you will be doing the following:
1. Complete a learning agreement with the college and an employer in a situation where the employer/training site and the college cooperate in advancing your education.
2. Establish learning objectives in areas that pertain to your major course of study and in areas that correspond to your particular career interest.
3. Be evaluated by your employer / supervisor and by your faculty instructor-coordinator.
Grading / Attendance Policy:
If you have completed the criteria and competency listing on any given project you will receive a 3.0. If you do not meet these industry standards you will receive an “I” for incomplete. Any incomplete projects need to be completed within 5 lab days after the final due date. To receive a passing grade. To move toward a 4.0 you must exceed
expectations in either work ethic, artistic ability, production skills, writing skills, computer skills, people skills or idea development.
If the “rough” deadline is missed for the Process or Projects courses,
grades for the project go down one full grade. If a “comprehensive” design deadline is missed for the Process or Projects courses, grades for
the project go down one full grade. If a “final project” deadline is missed
for the Projects course, grade for the project goes down one full grade.
Projects completed after the 5 lab days will receive a 0.0 and will be
averaged into the overall grade for the course. All projects need to be
completed otherwise student receives a 0.0 for the course. At least one
project must meet the deadlines or student receives a 0.0 for the course.
If an instructor is absent, sign-off can be obtained from another instructor.
Attendance is crucial to your progress and will be taken at the beginning of every class. The attendance policy is as follows:
More than 2 absences = 0.0 grade point
Cell phones must be turned off in the classroom.
Communication: Email is required for this course. If you do not have an email account at home, you can sign up for free email using:
http://mail.yahoo.com
http://www.hotmail.com
or any other free email client
You may access your email using the lab, however please do not use the lab for "chat" or general web surfing. Email is checked by the faculty Monday thru Friday. Please allow 24 hours for your instructor to reply to your email.
Note: This course syllabus is only for the quarter listed above and appropriate changes may be made by the faculty. Also, future syllabi for this course may be different.