Counseling and Advising Center
Supporting Student AchievementCounseling & Advising Center
Supporting Student AchievementCounseling & Advising Center
Supporting Student AchievementCooperative Education Online Orientation
New Student Orientation
Instructor
Cooperative Education Coordinator
Joe Amaral (he/him/his)
Lewis Hall 114-B, Mount Vernon Campus
Counseling & Career Center
3604167693
[email protected]
The Program
Credit Options
Orientation
This orientation is designed to explain what the program is about and provide you enough information and tools to complete the class successfully. If you’ve read the Course Syllabus and this online orientation and you still have some questions, you can email me or meet with me to discuss your concerns.
Assignments
The Learning Objectives may be the hardest form to complete because in every other class you take in college, we tell YOU what the learning objectives are. In this class, you’ll tell us what you intend to accomplish, how you will accomplish it and how you will know when you are done. It’s simple Goal-Setting. The Learning Objectives are very important for three reasons:
- The Learning Objectives make up a significant portion of your final grade (17 points out of 100)
- The Learning Objectives can be the difference between a busy-work exercise and something that can definitively show why you had to learn what you learned in the classroom.
- These Learning Objectives can become resume bullets and job interview talking points.
The Canvas Online Weekly Discussion also begins during the third week of the quarter.
For those students wishing to avoid the online portion of the class, you can choose the 50 hrs/credit option and submit a Mid-Term Paper as an alternative. (It is due halfway through the quarter.)
All the rest of the assignments, the Supervisor Evaluation, the Student Self-Evaluation,Timesheet and Final Resume Paper are all due on the Friday before finals week.
Grades
Forms and Paperwork
You can turn in assignments in a number of ways. The best way is to deliver your assignment to me in person. Just tell the Counseling Center receptionist that you’d like to turn in an assignment and I’ll come out an get it from you. The advantage to this method is that I can quickly scan your assignment and you can correct any blanks you may have forgotten to complete. You can also just leave your assignment with the receptionist and she will get it to me. Or you can email, snail-mail or FAX your assignment to me.
Online Weekly Discussion
Each week, I will post a general workplace discussion topic. Your task will then be to log in and respond to the topic. It becomes a “virtual classroom” discussion. There are no set times when we are all online at the same time so you can participate at whatever time is convenient for you. You are graded on your participation so it pays to respond early in the week so other students can interact with you.
Term Paper
Site Visit
Sometime during the quarter, the Coordinator or Faculty Chair may visit your work site to answer questions about the program, renew contacts with the business community and discuss ways to improve the program. If is difficult at times to coordinate the supervisor’s and Co-op Ed Coordinator’s schedules during times when you are present at the work site. If you prefer to be present during the site visit, please let the Coordinator know this. Otherwise, there is no action required from you.
Wrap-up
That’s it! The orientation is complete. You should now be ready to take the Orientation Quiz located on the canvas page. Remember the quiz is worth 10% of your overall grade so please be sure to complete the assignment. Below are some practice questions that will help prepare you for the quiz. Good luck!
Review the course syllabus and answer the questions below:
- What are the work hours required per credit for Co-op Ed?
- Who is required to participate in the Weekly Online Discussion?
- Who is required to submit a Mid-Term paper as part of their reflective writing component?
- What are Learning Objectives?
- How many Learning Objectives do you need to develop for this quarter?
- Who signs off on your Learning Objectives worksheet?
- When are the Learning Contract and Learning Objectives due to the Co-op Coordinator?
- Where can you find all the necessary forms to complete the assignments?
- How many points do I need to get an “A” in my Co-op Ed class?
- How many credits of Co-op Ed do I need to take to complete my ATA degree?
- What is a Supervisor Evaluation?
- What is a Self Evaluation?
- Why are Timesheets important and what particular role do they play in my grade?
- What is the Final Resume Paper and when is it due?
- Who do I contact with questions or concerns about my Co-op Ed work experience?
Good luck with your Cooperative Education experience!
Contact
Joe Amaral (he/him/his)
Co-op Educational Coordinator
Lewis Hall 114-B, Mount Vernon Campus
360.416.7774
[email protected]
Whidbey Island students who prefer a face-to-face meeting may ask for a meeting to take place at the Whidbey Island Campus.