GRDSN 267: COOP Education Work Experience
Course Syllabus
Betsy Ward , Instructor
Phone: 509-533-3715
Office: Bldg 19 Room 218A
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:betsyw@spokanefalls.edu
Prerequisites:
Permission of instructor / coordinator.
Concurrent Enrollment:
GRDSN 266 Cooperative Education Seminar
Required Text:
Student must purchase the "Student Handbook for Co-op Field Experience 267" located in the SFCC bookstore.
Course Description:
Cooperative Education is an organized program of study and educational field experience available for the Graphic Design, Web Design, or Print Production Design programs. You must enroll in the appropriate co-op seminar and field experience related to your academic or occupational goals.
An instructor-coordinator will teach the co-op seminar and assist you in locating an appropriate full- or part-time field site. If you are currently employed, the instructor-coordinator will determine if the work site is appropriate for a co-op field experience in your field of study. As a co-op student, you may receive cooperative education credit and paid or volunteer positions. The instructor-coordinator will visit the student at the work site twice a quarter.
The student may receive variable credits for hours of structured work experience during a quarter. The credit award is based on a maximum of 1 credit for every three weekly cooperative education hours during a quarter. Graphic Design and Web Design students are required 3-5 cooperative work experience credits to meet graduation requirements.
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)
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Employer Final Evaluation of Student Progress (pg.31)
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:
Grading is based solely on completion of contracted hours to the satisfaction of the employer.
Students are responsible for locating an internship site, filling out the forms required and getting the appropriate signatures.
Credit for the field experience is based on a minimum of 33 hours of work per academic credit. One to eight credits may be earned each quarter, up to a maximum of 18 credits for your career at SFCC. The co-op field experience time sheet should be filled out and initialed by your employer for verification.
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.