Co-operative Education
Overview
1. Career Skills Training and Career Management:
1.1 Edit targeted letters of applications including; cover letters and resumes to College and industry standards;
1.2 Re-evaluate previous learning objectives;
1.3 Review supervisor’s first and/or second Work Term evaluation and focus on areas of improvement; and
1.4 Research potential long-term opportunities, once graduated, with employer.
2. Goal Setting:
2.1 Set specific, measurable and realistic Work Term goals for learning objectives;
2.2 Re-evaluate as situation requires;
2.3 Analyze success through self-assessment which is communicated to the Faculty Advisor verbally and in writing; and
2.3 Outline growth and development from previous Work Term(s) which is communicated to the Faculty Advisor verbally and in writing.
3. Employability Skills:
3.1 Communicate effectively with coworkers, employer clients/customers, supervisors, and College Co-op/Career Centre staff;
3.2 Work effectively as a team member, including resolving conflict;
3.3 Apply critical/creative thinking in decision making and problem solving;
3.4 Embrace learning opportunities;
3.5 Represent self and the College professionally and ethically;
3.6 Develop personal management skills related to time, organization, and stress; and
3.7 Accept constructive criticism as a vehicle to learning.
4. Program Specific Skills:
4.1 Apply learned academic knowledge and skills in the work environment.
5. Work Term Report, Project or Presentation
5.1 Choose a topic related to student's specific program and Work Term or defined by the employer. Examples include; formal written report, formal presentation, handbook, procedures manual, research paper, and users' manual;
5.2 Prepare project to industry and College standards; and
5.3 Format to satisfy needs of employer and/or Faculty Advisor.
Independent learning through a program-related Work Term with support given by a Faculty Advisor and workplace supervisor.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Students will be assigned a grade of MASTERY when ALL of the following are achieved:
1. Career skills training documentation and job interview result in a second or third Work Term;
2. Work Term learning objectives are defined and fulfilled;
3. Work Term report, project or presentation is completed based on given criteria;
4. Employer's evaluation is satisfactory based on given criteria; and
5. Faculty Advisor's evaluation is satisfactory based on given criteria.
At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:
- Apply career management employment search skills to obtain a second or third Work Term in a related field of study;
- Set, re-evaluate and achieve realistic, measurable learning objectives, which expand on or are different from those set for previous Work Terms;
- Adapt transferable employability skills effectively;
- Follow program specific skills effectively; and
- Prepare a Work Term report, project, or presentation to meet College and employer standards.
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Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for COOP 2300 |
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Simon Fraser University (SFU) | No credit |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU COOP 3050 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | No credit |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | No credit |
Course Offerings
Fall 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
32363
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Instructor last name
Le
Instructor first name
Quy
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Course status
Open
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COOP 2300 080 is restricted to students approved by the Co-op department. Variable days & times off campus.
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
37083
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Instructor last name
Le
Instructor first name
Quy
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Course status
Open
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COOP 2300 081 is restricted to students approved by the Co-op department. Variable days & times off campus.
This is an Online Course.