BTE 287

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	COOPERATIVE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	BTE 287	CREDIT HOURS:	3
2.	PREREQUISITE:	Permission of Department Chairperson

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:
	SUPPLIES:	Pencils and notebook. Clothes appropriate for the business world.
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	A culminating course designed to give students work experience under controlled circumstances. Students will gain on-the-job experience in an office environment. Students will be placed in temporary jobs under an instructor's supervisor.
5.	COURSE GOAL:	To provide the student gain work experience in an office under the supervision of a work supervisor and teacher coordinator.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will
	(A)	To demonstrate good work habits in an office setting
	(B)	To demonstrate the ability to be punctual
	(C)	To demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with fellow employees and supervisors as a team member
	(D)	To demonstrate the ability to follow directions and meet or exceed standards and timelines
	(E)	To demonstrate the ability to complete tasks with little or no direction
	(F)	To demonstrate the ability to show initiative in completing assigned and unassigned tasks

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	The supervising instructor will assign a grade based on evaluations completed by the student, employment supervisor, and the instructor. These evaluations will be based on the performance objectives agreed upon in the training plan. The instructor will visit the job site and conduct interviews with the student and the supervisor at least twice during the term of placement--more frequently if deemed necessary. The student will schedule a weekly appointment with the instructor to discuss the student's progress.
	Written evaluation sheets will be provided by the instructor and developed from the objectives agreed upon in the training plan. The first type of evaluation will be a weekly report of activities and levels of performance. It will be prepared by the student and the supervisor and mailed or delivered to the instructor weekly. The second type of evaluation will be an overall rating of the student's performance. The student and the employment supervisor will each submit these evaluations midway through the placement and at the end of the placement. The final evaluation sheet will be utilized in assigning the grade. The student and employer will indicate the final grade on their evaluation forms.
	In addition to the work performed as on-the-job training, the student will submit one report to the instructor. This report will be at least three and no more than five double-spaced pages in length. The topic should relate to the work being done at the placement site and must be approved in advance by the instructor. For dates of submission of the report, please see the instructor.
	The final grade will be determined as follows:
	Student's Self-Evaluation of Performance	5%
	Employer's Evaluation of Performance	35%
	Instructor's Evaluation of Performance	35%
	Evaluation of Report	25%
	Total	100%

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
2.	Get special permission from the instructor to participate in this course.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE
	By contract

9.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	On the job training
10.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.