Cooperative Education II

Catalog description

Topics are selected to respond to the particular needs of students and the special preparation needed for career opportunities as they exist at the time of the course offering. A learning contract containing specific educational objectives related to work experience and the student's field of study is developed by the student, the faculty cooperative education coordinator, and (when possible) the supervisor that the cooperative education student will report to. Course requirements include a minimum of 75 hours of work in the student's field of study, an expansion of skills and responsibilities from ELM 287, maintenance of a log (usually daily) of hours worked and duties performed, and a work-related final project. Prerequisite: ELM 287 and approval by the course instructor (or Department Chair).