11/23/2024 2:11:44 AM	WEE 99I Course Outline as of Fall 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  WEE 99I	Title:  INTERNSHIP
Full Title:  Internship Work Experience Education
Last Reviewed:10/9/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	8.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	.50	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	24.00			Contact DHR	420.00
		Contact Total	24.00			Contact Total	420.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 420.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  WEOC 99I

Catalog Description:

Internships are an opportunity for students to receive college credit for working in a position related to their field of study. Students will set learning goals, receive job coaching and resume-writing instruction. Internships provide students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience, develop social capital, explore career fields, and make connections in professional fields. To be eligible for internships, students will have declared a major, have completed courses in their major, or have acquired a high level of skill in their discipline, and are ready for on-the-job experience in a paid or unpaid position. Students are responsible for securing a position before they enroll in the course. Within the academic term, students must complete 52.5 hours of paid or non-paid work for 1.00 unit.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Student must have secured an internship position prior to enrollment.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Internships are an opportunity for students to receive college credit for working in a position related to their field of study. Students will set learning goals, receive job coaching and resume-writing instruction. Internships provide students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience, develop social capital, explore career fields, and make connections in professional fields. To be eligible for internships, students will have declared a major, have completed courses in their major, or have acquired a high level of skill in their discipline, and are ready for on-the-job experience in a paid or unpaid position. Students are responsible for securing a position before they enroll in the course. Within the academic term, students must complete 52.5 hours of paid or non-paid work for 1.00 unit.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Student must have secured an internship position prior to enrollment.
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate progress toward discipline-specific skills and their application at the employment site

2. Write a resume targeted to their discipline-specific career goal that includes the new skills and accomplishments acquired in the internship

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Develop, achieve, and assess discipline-specific skills and apply them to work-based learning goals

2. Assess discipline-specific classroom learning and apply applicable skills to meet requirements of the employment site

3. Complete career and educational pathway activities

4. Assess new skills and accomplishments learned in the internship and apply to a career-targeted resume

5. Keep accurate records of employment

6. Repeating students must demonstrate increased depth and breadth of work skills at their worksite with new learning goals

Topics and Scope

I. Work-Based Learning Goals

    A. Self-assessment of workplace skills

    B. Write workplace goals

    C. Evaluation of workplace goals

II. Job Site Skills

    A. Classroom preparation

    B. Job site requirements

    C. Measurement of workplace skills through self-reflection and critical analysis

III. Career Development

    A. Exploration of career goals as reflected in internship

    B. Career-readiness activities

IV. Record Keeping

 

Repeating students develop new and/or more complex workplace learning goals

Assignments:

1. Write, complete, and evaluate measurable work-based learning goals which includes a meeting with the instructor and job supervisor

    A. Repeating students will create new work-based learning goals that are more complex and at a higher level of competency

2. Select, attend, and evaluate career-related activities

3. Develop or revise a resume

4. Write a self-reflective report

5. Keep accurate records of hours worked

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 40%
Work-based learning goals; resume; self-reflective report
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 40 - 65%
Completion and evaluation of work-based learning goals
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 15 - 35%
Career activities; record hours worked

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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