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Co-operative Education is a for-credit internship that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. This type of experiential learning is a core value of the college and an integral component of a student\u2019s academic career. Guided by faculty and an on-site supervisor, co-op students work 10 \u2013 20 hours per week for 15 weeks. We use the following criteria developed by NACE to ensure a legitimate, educational experience for our students.<\/p>\n
Cooperative Education (Co-op) is an academic course. The integrity of the co-op program is dependent upon faculty adherence to strong academic standards in the assessment of experiential learning. Goals and objectives are highly individualized and will naturally vary with each student, major, and job experience. Students will be placed at the level of their educational status and work experience.<\/p>\n
The faculty advisor is responsible for creating the appropriate level of learning through co-established learning objectives and academic assignments (journals, interviews, readings, etc.). Students receive two or four academic credits for meeting co-op requirements as well as the completion of the academic requirements included in the Co-op\/Internship Experience Request submitted to Handshake. \u00a0The co-op faculty advisor’s role is similar to the supervision of a student’s independent study or honors project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
Following procedures developed by the Cooperative Education Committee and administered by the Career Center staff, co-op faculty advisors, students, and employers approve a co-op\/internship experience request that consists of three parts.<\/p>\n
Part A – Student<\/strong><\/p>\n Part B – Employer<\/strong><\/p>\n Part C – Co-op Faculty Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n Co-op faculty advisors must make themselves available to students (through office hours and telephone\/email access) for completion of the co-op\/internship experience request before the beginning of the co-op assignment. Once a student is registered in a co-op faculty advisor’s course, a meeting must be arranged to discuss co-op academic requirements. In the first few weeks of the semester, extra efforts to provide this availability, particularly to evening students, are deeply appreciated by our students and the Cooperative Education staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n The faculty advisor determines academic requirements that best suit a particular student. Depending on a student’s academic major, presentation of these requirements can take several forms. The following methods can be utilized to evaluate a student’s learning during a Cooperative Education placement:<\/p>\n The journal is not only a log of activities, but the collection of thoughts and insights the activities produced. The journal allows students to express their work values and ethics about the organization in which they are employed. Students are encouraged to set daily\/weekly objectives and log their progress toward their objectives in the journal. Some faculty have found that a “Guided or Focused Journal” is more effective, in which students answer specific questions as well as describe their daily experiences. The following topics\/questions can be discussed\/answered in journal entries:<\/p>\n Assigned readings keep the learning process fresh and focused, explain trends in the field, and foster analytical thinking in current settings. Connections between selected readings and the workplace can be recorded in the journal or can inspire a thesis for a term paper.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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