Work Experience Education Course Syllabus-FALL

Course Description

Work Experience Education is an elective class that combines paid employment with classroom instruction. Students attend their own jobs during the week, and also attend a class session once a week at school. Students will develop: positive work habits and attitude, self-confidence, job skills, and a personal portfolio which can be used to locate, secure, and retain employment in the community.

Students must have teacher-approved, legal employment while enrolled in this elective. Course grade and credit is earned by completion of the course requirements which include attending class, submitting paycheck stubs, keeping monthly time reports, completing class assignments, submitting required forms, and maintaining employment.

The course curriculum includes: how to get a job, keep a job, leave a job, economic awareness, and career awareness. Students will develop a portfolio, which shows the abilities, knowledge, and skills achieved. Students will receive a course certificate upon completion of the portfolio and two semesters of Work Experience Education.

General Goals and Requirements of Course

Work Experience Education is designed to give students credit for a learning experience. It is part of their total education, which will prepare them for full-time employment and adult responsibilities.

The uniqueness of offering credit for a learning experience off-campus in a community classroom enables students to gain a greater variety of learning. Students should realize that it is a privilege to leave campus and have a recognized on-the-job learning situation. Work Experience Education students must accept certain responsibilities along with the benefits of this program.

Grading Criteria:

Students receive a letter grade for Work Experience Education. Students will earn a grade in Work Experience Education based on assignments completed, class participation, and employer evaluation.

Grading will be based on the following criteria:

Students must remain enrolled and attend class regularly during the period of employment.
Students must report immediately to the employer and/or Work Experience teacher any job change, illness, or unsatisfactory working conditions.
Students must cooperate with the employer and Work Experience teacher at all times.
Students must maintain satisfactory grades in all schoolwork Students must have a Student Data Sheet on file.
Students must have a Training Agreement on file.

Grades will be determined by:

Employee evaluation (completed during employer/teacher visits) 33%
Satisfactorily complete all related instruction and assignments 34%
Class participation (points earned while attending class) 33%
100

Credit will be determined by:

The maximum number of credits that can be earned is equaled to the participation points earned while attending class divided by two, plus one—up to 10 credits maximum per semester, and
Students must work a minimum of 20 hours per credit, and
Students must turn in paycheck stubs on a regular basis.

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Tentative Weekly Calendar-Fall Semester

Week 1 Course Overview-Training Agreement/Training Plan
Week 2 Labor Laws/Hazardous Occupations/ (Training Agreement and Training Plan DUE)
Week 3 Labor Laws/Wage and Hour
Week 4 Review-Labor Law Quiz
Week 5 How to Get a Job
Week 6 Employment Applications (Employment Applications Due)
Week 7 Employment Interview Skills-You Don’t Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression Video
Week 8 *Mr. Reedy Gone (Online Personality Survey Due)
Week 9 Interview Questions/Legal and Illegal Questions/Questions Based on Previous Experience-WS
Week 10 Keeping a Job/Apprenticeship Video-(On the Job Behaviors Work Sheet)
Week 11 Sexual Harassment-Sexual Harassment-Managers Guide in CA Video and Work Sheet
Week 12 Sexual Harassment-It’s Not Enough to Know Better Video and Work Sheet

Items in BOLD are assignments and are required even if a student attended or not.