Cooperative Work Experience Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  BUS 103 Syllabus - 12 Wks Spring 2018

Meet Your Instructors: 

Maggie Manzano

 Email: manzano_maggie@sac.edu

 Office Location: SAC Campus - A -107-4

 Office Hours: Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

 Contact Preferences: manzano_maggie@sac.edu - Instructor will reply within 24 hours, Monday - Friday

Instructor Name: Kathy Kieu-Diem Nguyen, MBA

Phone:  714-564-6750

Email: nguyen_kieu-diem@sac.edu

Office Location: I am currently don't have an office.

Office Hours: N/A 

Contact Preferences:

Please contact me via Email, as I am currently don't have an office.  For Emails received Monday through Thursday, you can expect a response within 24 hours.  For Emails received Friday through Sunday, you can expect a response on the next business day.  Any Emails received on a SAC holiday, you can expect a response the next business day that the college is open. 

For general questions, you can also contact the Business Division office via Email at businessdivision@sac.edu or by phone at 714-564-6750.

Course Description:

This course provides opportunity for students to earn college credit for supervised paid or unpaid experience in a student's major, at the current worksite, including new or expanded responsibilities.  One credit may be earned for each 75 hours of paid work or 60 hours of unpaid work.  Students may earn up to 4 units of credit during one term.  Your job must relate to your major.

This course may be taken 4 times for a maximum of 16 units cooperative work experience credit.  This course is a Pass/No Pass course only.

Textbook Information:  There is no textbook required for this course.

Student Learning Objectives: 

• Communication Skills: Collaboration with supervisor to generate 3 performance objectives which represent new or expanded job responsibilities.
• Time Management Skills: Develop 3 performance objectives that are specific, measurable, and achievable during the 12-week session.
• Critical Thinking Skills: Analyze the short-term goals and establish which will benefit the learning process.
• Reasoning Skills: Identify new tasks within the scope of the job and maintain contact hours for each unit of work experience during the 12-week session.
• Students will learn new or expanded career skills trough practical experience in the work environment.