EET 2949 - Engineering Technology Work Experience

Engineering and Building Arts Department

Credit(s): 1-3
Contact Hours: 60-180
Effective Term Fall 2023 (625)

Requisites

Permission of the Program

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with major-related, supervised, evaluated practical training work experiences which may be paid or voluntary. Students are graded on the basis of documented learning acquired through hands-on experiences in an actual work setting. Variable credits are available, one to three per course. The student must fulfill the requirement of 60 on-the-job hours for each credit earned in addition to written assignments. (Note: This course may be taken up to 12 times for a total of 12 credits.) To view the specific requirements and process to enroll in this course, please see your program’s internship course checklist.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the terminology and procedures used in the workplace by:
    1. recognizing the terminology used in the workplace from a given list of terms.
    2. explaining the procedures used in the workplace.
    3. working with the employer to identify and agree upon additional workplace related learning objectives.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the personnel policies of the place of employment by:
    1. identifying and agreeing with the employer on additional workplace related personnel policies.
    2. interpreting these polices via the required written assessment at the end of the term.
    3. working with the employer to identify and agree upon additional workplace related learning objectives.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the classroom course content, including theory and skills, to a job situation by:
    1. applying the theory and skills to the work environment.
    2. transferring terms learned in the classroom into a written report.
    3. working with the employer to identify and agree upon additional workplace related learning objectives.
  4. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the principles of human relations skills in the work setting by:
    1. demonstrating appropriate skills of listening, speaking and managing emotions.
    2. receiving a satisfactory evaluation from the employer in these areas.
    3. working with the employer to identify and agree upon additional workplace related learning objectives.
  5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of career choices by:
    1. objectively assessing the cooperative work experience in relation to career choice.
    2. working with the employer to identify and agree upon additional workplace related learning objectives.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives.

History of Changes

C & I Form G (Promulgated 1982) DBT 7/20/93 Effective Session I, 1993-94 C&I 9/28/95; DBT 10/95 Effective Session I, 1995-96 3 year Review 1999-2000. 3 Year Review 2003. Reformatted to 2005 C & I Standard by Curriculum Office. Effective 20073(0395). C&I Approval: 04/08/2008, BOT Approval: 05/16/2008, Effective Term: Summer 2008 (395).
C&I Approval: 02/14/2019, BOT Approval: 03/19/2019, Effective Term: Fall 2023 (625)

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