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Engineering and Computer Science/Math Co-op Work Term Course Outline
Term
Course Website
Fall (Sept.-Dec. 2010)
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=workterm
Work Site Visit (WSV) Coordinator:
Name:
Email:
Office: ECS
Phone Number:
Office Hours:
Your Work Site Visit Coordinator will conduct your work site visit and
be your main contact during your work term. S/he will contact you
during the work term to inform you about important items, arrange a
site visit, etc., as well as be available for advice and support.
Please contact your Work Site Visit Coordinator with any questions,
comments or issues related to your work term.
Required Reading:
“Core Competencies”, UVic Experiential Learning Committee.
Available from your Work Site Visit Coordinator
Course Objectives
As an integral component of Co‐operative Education Programs,
students are employed for a number of work terms. Work terms
provide productive work experience that is related to the student’s
program of studies and individual interests.
Co‐op enhances students’ intellectual, professional and personal
development by providing opportunities for applying academic
theories and knowledge, evaluating and adjusting career directions,
developing confidence and skills in working with people, and enables
students to develop personal and professional skills and
competencies.
Work Site Visit (WSV)
October-November
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=worksite_visits
Your work site visit coordinator will contact you to schedule your site
visit.
Course Evaluations
http://www.mycoop.ca
See link ‘Evaluations’
After December 15.
This is your (voluntary) opportunity to give us feedback on your
work term experience and on the service you received from the Co‐op
Office both while looking for a job and throughout your work term.
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Work Term Assignments
Due Date
1) Work Site Record Form
Sept. 10 (or the first Friday of your work term)
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=forms
2) Engineering Logbook (Engr students only)
4:30pm, Jan. 7 (if not approved during your work site visit)
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=logbook_guidelines
• Please log your work from the beginning of your work term, using the format on the co-op website.
3) Student Performance Review (SPR)
• Setting Learning Objectives for your work terms: http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/?page=engr_prep_objectives
• SPR form:
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=workterm
A Microsoft Word version of the SPR is also available. Please contact your WSV Coordinator if you would like to
use it instead of the pdf version.
• Keep your SPR form at your work site for your work site visit coordinator to read during your site visit.
• Wait until the final due date (Jan. 7) before sending it to the co-op office.
-- Section One: Setting Your Learning Objectives
-- Section Two: Mid-Term Evaluation
-- Section Three: Final Evaluation
Deadlines to complete Sections One, Two and Three:
Week 2 or 3 of your work term.
By the end of the 2nd month of the work term.
During the last week of your work term
• DUE DATE to submit SPR to the Co-op Office:
4:30pm, Jan. 7
4) Work Report Topic Submission Form
4:30pm, November 30
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=forms
5) Work Term Report
4:30pm, Jan. 7
The title page must be signed by your supervisor
Unsigned reports will not be read or marked. Only hard copies of the report are accepted
-- Engineering guidelines: http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=wtr_guidelines
-- CSc/Math guidelines http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=csma_wtr_guidelines
GRADING OF THE WORK TERM
A passing grade of COM is issued for the work term if all items are
satisfactory and received by the due dates given above. If any of
these items are not submitted on time, a failing grade of NX is
assigned. If any of the items submitted are unsatisfactory a failing
grade of FX is assigned.
Student Performance Review:
A satisfactory performance review is required to pass the work term.
Work Term Report:
The work report will be assessed and, if initially found to be of a failing
grade, the student is allowed one re-write. If the final report is not
satisfactory, a grade of FX is issued.
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GRADING OF THE WORK TERM con’t’d:
WT report marker list posted on web:
Tuesday, Jan. 25
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/index.php?page=studinfo
It is the responsibility of each student to contact his/her report marker
and make arrangements to get report feedback in order to ensure that
the report has met satisfactory standards
Engineering Logbook
For Engineering students only
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A satisfactory logbook is required in order to pass the work term.
Request for a deadline extension
http://coop.uvic.ca/engrcoop/?page=forms As noted on page 102, University of Victoria Undergraduate Calendar
2010-11, “Failing grades are submitted for work term reports not
handed in by the due date.”
If you need to request an extension to the due date for any of your
work term assignments, please complete the form on the website
above and e‐mail it to your work site visit coordinator before 4:30 pm
Friday, Jan. 7. Late requests for extensions may not be considered.
A valid reason for an extension request must be given and must be
something outside of the control of the student. Invalid reasons
include going on holiday, printer not working, etc. It is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED that all your documents be completed before the
end of the work term. The timely submission of documents to the
co‐op office is the sole responsibility of the student, not the employer.
Posting Of Grades
Your work site visit coordinator will notify you of your final work term
grade after February 28.
ECSM Co-op Office Contact Info:
Mailing address
Engineering and CSc/Math Co‐op, University of
Victoria,
P.O. Box 3055, STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6
Courier address
ECSM Co‐op, University of Victoria, Room 204,
Engineering Computer Science (ECS) Bldg, 3800
Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6
Phone Number
(250) 472-5800
Fax Number
(250) 472-5801
Email
engrcoop@uvic.ca
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Calendar of Important Dates and Deadlines during the Fall 2010 Work Term
September
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
8
9
10 Worksite
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Record form
DUE today
(or first Friday
of your wt.)
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Complete
Section 1 of
your SPR
with your
supervisor.
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20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30 Co-op
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25
Program fee
DUE to
Accounting
Services
October
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Thanksgiving
Day statutory
holiday
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27 Complete
28
29
30
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31
Section 2 of
your SPR
with your
supervisor.
November
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Sunday
7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
Remembrance
Day statutory
holiday
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30 WT
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
Report topic
form DUE by
4:30pm
December
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 Complete
16
17 Complete
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your online
evaluations
of the WT
and of the
ECSM Co-op
Program
Section 3 of
your SPR
with your
supervisor
before you
leave the
work term.
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
Boxing Day
27
UVic closed
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UVic closed
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UVic closed
30
UVic closed
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UVic closed
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
25
Christmas
Day
January 2011
Sunday
Monday
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1
2
3
Statutory
Holiday for
New Year’s
Day. UVic
closed
4
First day of
classes,
Spring term
5
6
7
WT rept,
logbook,
SPR,
Request for
wt deadline
extension all
due by
4:30pm
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
WT report
marker list
posted on web
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27
28
29
30
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
February
Sunday
Monday
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
WT report
markers give
report grades
to co-op
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16
17
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20
21 Reading
Week.
Classes
cancelled but
UVic open
22 Reading
Week.
Classes
cancelled but
UVic open
23 Reading
Week.
Classes
cancelled but
UVic open
24 Reading
Week.
Classes
cancelled but
UVic open
25 Reading
Week.
Classes
cancelled but
UVic open
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Fall wt grades
submitted to
Records
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