Co-operative Education
Overview
1. Career Skills Training and Career Management:
1.1 Deconstruct job postings;
1.2 Write targeted job applications including; cover letters and resumes to College and industry standards;
1.3 Research potential Work Term employers;
1.4 Attend mock interviews, receive and apply feedback;
1.5 Attend networking and employer events; and
1.6 Complete a job interview successfully.
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 Career, Portfolio and Presentation:
5.1 Analysis of organizational, technical and interpersonal skills learned in the classroom and utilized in the workplace;
5.2 Reflection on the connection between classroom and practical work experience; and
5.3 Evidence from the work experience demonstrating competence in the course learning outcomes.
The Degree Coordinator will monitor students in the completion of their portfolios and make contact with their employers as deemed necessary to ensure the successful completion of the students’ Co-op Work Term. Individual presentations will be delivered at the end of the semester. Students will also need to complete a business competency test.
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. Individual presentation of portfolio using presentation software and meeting the presentation standards specified in the course;
2. Comprehensive career portfolio report, meeting the standards specified in the course;
3. Completion of a standardized business competency exam; and
4. Attendance at course information sessions.
At the end of this course, the successful student should be able to:
- Apply career management employment search skills to obtain a Work Term in related field of study;
- Set, re-evaluate, and achieve realistic, measurable learning objectives;
- Adapt transferable employability skills effectively;
- Follow program specific skills effectively;
- Gather career portfolio evidence and present an oral report to meet college and employer standards that will demonstrate the type of experience acquired and practiced on the job meeting the BUSN 4500 learning outcomes.
A ist of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.
Requisites
Prerequisites
105 credits completed in the BBA program. Approval of the Degree Coordinator or Instructor Permission.
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
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
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for COOP 4500 | |
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There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. |
Course Offerings
Summer 2024
COOP 4500 080 is restricted to students in their 4th year BBA program. Variable days and times off campus.
COOP 4500 081 is restricted to students in their 4th year BBA program. Variable days and times off campus.
This is an Online Course.