12/3/2024 8:58:05 AM	WRKEX 97 Course Outline as of Fall 2023	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  WRKEX 97	Title:  GENERAL WRK EXP
Full Title:  General Work Experience
Last Reviewed:10/23/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	6.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	.50	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	25.75			Contact DHR	450.63
		Contact Total	25.75			Contact Total	450.63
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 450.63

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  25 - 16 Units Total (WrxEx only)
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

General Work Experience is supervised employment intended to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. The student's employment does not need to be related to the student's educational goals. Students will set learning goals, receive job coaching, and resume instruction. Students are responsible for securing a position before they enroll in the course. Credit for work is determined by hours worked within the semester. 75 paid hours equals one unit.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Students must have a job in a licensed business to qualify for General Work Experience. Units earned are based on hours worked during the semester.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

General Work Experience is supervised employment intended to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. The student's employment does not need to be related to the student's educational goals. Students will set learning goals, receive job coaching, and resume instruction. Students are responsible for securing a position before they enroll in the course. Credit for work is determined by hours worked within the semester. 75 paid hours equals one unit.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Students must have a job in a licensed business to qualify for General Work Experience. Units earned are based on hours worked during the semester.
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:25 - 16 Units Total (WrxEx only)

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: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

1. Identify work skill competencies and their application in the workplace.

2. Demonstrate improvement of job-site performance through application of desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness.

 

Objectives:

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

1.  Identify and utilize productive career readiness work skills and professional standards.

2.  Research job skills, personal development, and career information.

3.  Develop and assess work-based learning objectives.

4.  Use self-reflective and critical analysis to evaluate a job site experience.

5.  Keep accurate records of employment.

6.  Demonstrate increased depth and breadth of work goals at their worksite with new learning goals, if they are repeating students.

Topics and Scope

I.  Work-Based Learning Goals

    A. Self-assessment of employability skills

    B. Measurement

    C. Evaluation

II.  Job Site Skills

    A. Job site requirements

III.  Career Development

    A. Self-assessment

    B. Resume writing

IV.  Record Keeping

    A. Accurate record keeping, and timely reporting of hours worked

Assignments:

1. Attend an orientation with instructor

2. Write, complete, and evaluate measurable work-based learning goals

3. Select, attend, and evaluate seminars/activities/workshops, and/or complete a project

4. Develop or revise resume

5. Write reflective report (2-3 pages)

6. Keep accurate records of hours worked per week

7. Meet with instructor and job supervisor for work-based learning goals evaluation, as well as periodically as required

8. Repeating students will create new work-based learning goals 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 - 35%
Work-based learning goals; resume; 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 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 10 - 40%
Orientation; seminars/activities/workshops, or project; record hours worked; evaluation of work-based learning goals; evaluation with instructor and job supervisor

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

Print PDF