4/20/2025 9:58:52 PM	WEE 497 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  WEE 497	Title:  WORK EXPERIENCE
Full Title:  Work Experience
Last Reviewed:2/24/2025

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	0	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	0	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:  Non-Credit
Grading:  Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As:  WEE 97
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Throughout this course, students will develop a heightened career awareness, acquire valuable work habits, and foster positive workplace attitudes. Students will set work-based learning goals, benefit from job coaching, and receive guidance on resume development. Students are responsible for securing a position before they enroll in the course.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Students must have a job in a licensed business to qualify for General Work Experience.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Throughout this course, students will develop a heightened career awareness, acquire valuable work habits, and foster positive workplace attitudes. Students will set work-based learning goals, benefit from job coaching, and receive guidance on resume development. Students are responsible for securing a position before they enroll in the course.

(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Students must have a job in a licensed business to qualify for General Work Experience.
Transfer Credit:
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:		Effective:		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. Demonstrate progress of essential workplace skills and their application at the employment site.

2. Write a resume that includes accomplishments and skills.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Identify and utilize essential workplace skills and workplace habits and incorporate into work-based goals

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

3. Complete career and educational pathway activities

4. Keep accurate records of employment

5. Assess new skills and accomplishments learned at the employment site and apply to a resume

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 workplace skills, habits, and attitudes

    B. Write workplace goals

    C. Measure workplace skills using self-reflective and critical analysis

    D. Evaluation of workplace goals

II. Career Development

    A. Self-assessment

    B. Resume writing

    C. Career-readiness activities

III. Record Keeping

    A. Accurate record keeping

    B. Timely reporting of hours worked

Assignments:

1. Write, complete, and evaluate measurable work-based learning goals, through consulation 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-readiness activities

3. Develop or revise resume

4. Write 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%
Complete and evaluate 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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