Chabot College
Fall 2006
Course Outline for Business 95
WORK EXPERIENCE
See also Work Experience 95
Catalog Description:
95 - Work Experience
(Business 95 and Work Experience 95 may be repeated for a combined total of 3 times. )
1-3 units
College supervised on-the-job training. Paid or volunteer work experience, including an internship, in
an occupation related to student's major or classes at Chabot. Cooperative effort between student,
supervisor, and instructor to accomplish new work objective and broaden experiences for each
semester enrolled. Corequisite: Business 96. 5-15 hours of employment per week.
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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resolve learning objectives established with the instructor, supervisor, and student at the
beginning of the school term;
apply and refine skills learned in the classroom to a job in his or her career field where those
skills may be demonstrated;
apply educational ability, level of maturity, personality, behavior, attitudes toward a job, interpersonal relationships, and identify areas where changes may be required;
relate work experience education to courses being taken and other courses offered at the
college;
discuss importance of continuing education as it relates to current employment, advancement,
retraining needs, as they apply to future career satisfaction;
develop understanding of career opportunities, job requirements, employer expectations, and
promotional requirements in an occupational setting;
assess personal goals, needs, and making a concerted effort towards self-improvement;
demonstrate enhanced management skills through the establishment and achievement of
learning and performance goals.
Course Content:
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Management by Objectives
a. Goal setting
b. What is to be done?
c. How it will be done?
d. How well it will be accomplished?
e. Who will evaluate the objective?
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How will it be evaluated?
Work with instructor and work with supervisor to:
a. Determine activities
b. Determine learning opportunities
c. Determine experiences to broaden knowledge of the job
d. In some cases, students may be given a plan of training:
1) outlining learning activities
2) completed by end of semester
Chabot College
Course Outline for Business 95, Page 2
Fall 2006
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Each learning objective will be approved by college instructor
a. During semester, college instructor:
1) visits the student's work site
2) discusses with supervisor/quality/important of each objective
3) identifies level of accomplishment
4) determines personal development of student
Methods of Presentation:
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Individual consultation with student
Individual consultation with employer
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments:
a. Student journal/report
b. Draft of objectives
c. Final list of objectives
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
a. Supervisor's performance evaluation
b. Instructor's appraisal of student's journal and final report
c. Supervisor's and instructor's evaluation of objectives
Textbook(s):
None
Special Student Materials:
None
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Bus 95 course outline.doc