Cooperative Education Handbook Assignment

Part A

Instructions:

Use the Cooperative Education Handbook to complete the following questions. One mark for each correct answer.

Questions	Answers
What are the regular working hours for an AM Coop Student ?
What are the regular working hours for a PM Coop Student ?
What is the minimum weekly total for hours?
What is the 1st day of work at your coop. placement?
What is the last day of work at your coop. placement?
When is the interim evaluation due?
When is the mid-term evaluation due?
When is the final evaluation due?
What percentage of the final grade is the Employer's Evaluation?
What percentage of the final grade is the Placement Learning Assessment?
What percentage of the final grade is the Classroom Assessment?
What percentage of the final grade is the Summative Assessment?
What in-school credit would the following students use to support their work related coop experience credits: (use specific course code and course name)
Veterinarian Trainee
Engineer Trainee
Automotive Assistant
Grade School Teacher Assistant
Computer Programmer Assistant

Part B
Instructions:
In 1 - 2 sentences explain the purpose of the following cooperative education forms. 2 marks for each response. (Knowledge & Communication)

Flex Hour Form


Code of Conduct


Confidentiality Contract


Special Conference/Work Application Form:


Employer/Student Information Sheet:


Student Evaluation Form:


Work Education Agreement:


Statement of Understanding:


Memorandum of Agreement:


Student Insurance Waiver:


Accident Report:

Part C

When should a Co-operative Education Student Accident Report be completed?
What must a Cooperative Education Student do if they arrive at their placement and find that the company is on strike?
A Co-operative Education student is unable to obtain his/her supervisor's signature on their Weekly Activity Report. Should the student submit the unsigned WAR to the Co-op Office? Explain your answer and develop a solution to the problem.
How would a Co-operative Education student obtain bus tickets?
Where does a Co-operative Education student sign in or sign out each day?
How many points will be deducted from a weekly mark if a student fails to sign in or out for three days?
While working at their Co-operative Education placement a student suddenly remembers that they forgot to sign out. What should the student do?
To avoid a mark deduction, an assignment must be submitted to the Co-operative Education office by what time on the due date?
What is the total mark deduction for each day an assignment is late?
Where must a Co-operative Education student submit a completed assignment?
How often is a Co-operative Education student obligated to view their Personal Co-operative Education file? Where are the Personal Co-operative Education files stored?
List all the Co-operative Education forms which must be forwarded to the Co-operative Education office prior to a student attending a Co-operative Education placement.

Part D

Instructions:

Complete a Weekly Activity Report and Journal for the first complete week of Co-operative Education class.
The Weekly Activity Report must include a synopsis of the student's daily activities.
For example: " I completed and handed in my Resume and Cover Letter. I watched and completed notes on the How to Keep and Job video. Today I worked with a small group to complete the Handbook Assignment.

The Weekly Activity Reports must be completed in blue or black ink using proper sentence form. Appropriate hours of work must accompany each daily activity. Hours of work must be listed in decimal form to the nearest quarter hour. For example: 1 hour and 10 minutes of work would be written as 1.25 hours. 2 hours and 25 minutes of work would be written as 2.5 hours.

Students will complete a 200 word Journal assessing Student and Employer Expectations. For example: ' What are the employer's expectations of the student? What are the student's expectations of the employer?
The Journal must be written in proper sentence form in blue or black ink.