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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
FIRE 99I | Title:
FIRE INTERNSHIP |
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| Full Title:
Fire Technology Occupational Work Experience Internship |
| 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 | 34.50 | | Contact DHR | 603.75 |
| | Contact Total | 34.50 | | Contact Total | 603.75 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 603.75 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
25 - 16 Units Total (WrxEx only)
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Fire Occupational Work Experience Internship offers job readiness preparation; job seeking and coaching; application, resume, and interviewing instruction; screening; prospective internship placement; and supervised employment of students that extends to the job site classroom learning that relates to the students' educational or occupational goal in Fire Technology. Students eligible for internships will have declared a major in Fire Technology, 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 position. Students will acquire new knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare for a career in Fire Technology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of FIRE 208.1 OR Course Completion of FIRE 290
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Student must complete an application, interview, placement and verification of employment because intern position must be secured prior to enrollment.
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Fire Occupational Work Experience Internship offers job readiness preparation; job seeking and coaching; application, resume, and interviewing instruction; screening; prospective internship placement; and supervised employment of students that extends to the job site classroom learning that relates to the students' educational or occupational goal in Fire Technology. Students eligible for internships will have declared a major in Fire Technology, 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 position. Students will acquire new knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare for a career in Fire Technology.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of FIRE 208.1 OR Course Completion of FIRE 290
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:Student must complete an application, interview, placement and verification of employment because intern position must be secured prior to enrollment.
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:25 - 16 Units Total (WrxEx only)
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate application of discipline-specific skills and knowledge at the job site
2. Write a resume targeted to a Fire Technology career that includes the new skills acquired in the internship.
3. Demonstrate improvement of fire technology job skills at the job site.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Develop, achieve, and assess fire technology work-based learning objectives.
2. Use self-reflective and critical analysis to evaluate a job site experience.
3. Research and analyze resume writing formats; assess discipline specific skills of a targeted career; write a Fire Techonolgy resume.
4. Assess Fire Technology classroom learning and apply applicable skills to meet requirements at job site.
5. Research career information in Fire Technology.
6. Keep accurate records of employment.
7. Repeating students must demonstrate increased depth and breadth of work skills proficiency at their worksite with new learning objectives.
Topics and Scope
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I. Work-based learning objectives
A. Self-assessment
B. Format
C. Measurement
D. Evaluation
II. Written report
A. Format
B. Grammar and organization
C. Focus
D. Reflective analysis
III. Resume
A. Research
B. Analysis
C. Skills assessment measurement
D. Career objective
E. Format
F. Organization
G. Education and experience
H. Skills and qualifications
IV. Job site skills
A. Classroom preparation
B. Job site requirements
V. Job and career research
A. Employer panel discussions, personal skill sets, job search strategies
B. Informational interviews and job shadows
VI. Accurate record keeping and timely reporting of hours worked
VII. Repeating students
A. Develop new more complex fire techonology learning objectives
B. Measure/evaluate work site performance
Assignments:
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1. Write, accomplish, and evaluate 4 measureable work based learning objectives
2. Select and attend 4 hours of seminars or activities, or complete a project
3. Develop or revise resume
4. Write a 2-page reflective report
5. Keep accurate records of hours worked per week
6. Meet with instructor and job supervisor twice during the semester
7. Repeating students will create new objectives that are more complex and at a higher level of competency
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
10 - 25% |
| Reflective report, resume, and objectives | |
| 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
50 - 65% |
| Field work, completion of objectives | |
| 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 - 30% |
| Instructor evaluation, analysis of seminars, activities, or project, and hours worked | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Intern Handbook and other career related materials prepared by instructor.
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