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.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor / coordinator

Concurrent Enrollment: GRDSN 266 Cooperative Education Seminar (1-2cr)

Required Text: Student must purchase the "Student Handbook for Co-op Field Experience 267" located in the SFCC bookstore.

Required Activities / Forms:
(these are located in the Student Handbook and must be filled out for course completion)

• Experiential Learning Agreement (pg.9)
• Experiential Learning Work Experience Job Description (pg.11)
• Writing Learning Objectives (pg. 14-19)
• Student Weekly Report to Instructor-Coordinator (pg. 21-28)
• Employer Mid-Term Evaluation of Student Progress (pg.29)
• 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:

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: 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. In order for the student to receive credit for the course, the Experiential Learning Agreement contract needs to be handed in by June 1st.

Attendance Policy: 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.

Instructor/Student Communication: Email is required for this course. If a student does not have access to an email account at home, they can use the lab and sign up for free email at http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com