COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
LEARNING CONTRACT
XXXX Dept.
Middle Tennessee State University
DIRECTIONS:
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Any student earning credit for a co-op work experience will complete a Learning Contract.
No credit is awarded without a Learning Contract in the student’s co-op file.
Contact your faculty adviser and discuss the ideas you have for this Learning Contract. Your faculty adviser might
request some revision to your Learning Contract such as adding objectives, supplying details, or providing
documentation of your learning.
Consult your job supervisor to insure your work experience will foster your objectives.
Upon completion of the Learning Contract, sign the document and obtain the signatures of your supervisor and
your faculty coordinator. Return the signed document to XXXXX by the SIXTH WEEK of the work term.
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PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY
ID #: M00123456
e-mail address: pat_public@mtsu.edu
Name: Pat Q. Public
Date: January 4, 2010
Major: CMA
Student’s Home Telephone: 615-555-1234
Job Title: Marketing Assistant
Employer: MTSU Career Development Center
Name of Immediate Supervisor:
Supervisor’s Title: Director
Emma Ployer
Supervisor’s Telephone: 615-555-6789
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List your specific JOB DUTIES
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Create marketing collateral necessary to promote department's services to the students, faculty, staff and
employers.
Assist in implementing programs sponsored by department including Career Fair and Co-op Recognition Dinner.
Develop creative marketing campaigns using department's bulletin boards on campus.
Assist staff in researching and writing material for staff presentations and classes.
Create PowerPoint presentations and materials for staff presentations and classes.
Provide customer service to students, staff, faculty and employers by assisting with walk-in traffic and answering
phones.
Maintain the department's web page, fixing links and editing text, when and where appropriate.
List your LEARNING OBJECTIVES for this semester; that is, what SKILLS or NEW KNOWLEDGE do you hope to
develop or strengthen?
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Planning and organizing events
Writing different types of articles geared toward different audiences
Develop a creative marketing sense to determine "what works" and "what doesn't" when targeting different
audiences
Enhance software skills: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Developing technical competencies in maintaining web pages
Enhance oral communication skills
Improve customer service skills
Are there NEW INSIGHTS or ATTITUDES you hope to gain?
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For each stated learning objective, give examples of TASKS or WORK ASSIGNMENTS that will enable you to accomplish
those objectives.
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Learn more about planning for and setting up for major events, like the career fair and the recognition dinner.
Knowing how to plan for these types of functions will assist me in many communication fields.
Learn more about the process of writing short/brief articles for student newspaper, and other types of newsletters.
Presenting information in a clear, concise, interesting, and helpful manner.
Learn more about the process of marketing and advertising - about what works and doesn't work for reaching
various audiences. Writing and creatively displaying information in a visually pleasing manner. Learn how to use
more features of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as effective tools in creating marketing collateral.
Learn about web page development by updating the Career Center's web page. Become more familiar with
creating and maintaining documents in FrontPage including text, tables, graphics and links to support my CIS
minor.
Learn how to communicate my ideas more effectively, and learn how to become a better speaker by interacting
with coworkers and Career Center clientele.
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Student ______________________________________________________
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Work Supervisor ___________________________________________
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Faculty Adviser __________________________________________________
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Student will receive a letter grade______ or pass/fail______________(Faculty Adviser please indicate).