ITEDU-696 -
Coordinating and Conducting Cooperative Education Programs
1st Summer Session 2008
Current Revision 3/09
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Muncie, Indiana 47306-0255
Professor’s Name: Dr. Sam Cotton
Office Hours: Monday 1:00-3:00, Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-3:00
Office Room Number: AT-225A
Phone: Office - 5-5640, FAX - 5-2162, Home - 765-345-5193
E-Mail: scotton@bsu.edu
I. Course Title and Credit Hours:
ITEDU-696 Techniques in Cooperative Education (3 Credit Hours)
Class meeting time: Online asynchronous
Computer labs available on campus if needed for those who are in the local area
II. Prerequisites:
None
III. Catalog Description:
Cooperative part-time education programs with attention given to governing laws, problems in coordination, initiating programs, related
subject classes, and selection of instructional materials.
IV. Course Rationale:
The principle coal of this course is to identify the many components underlying the implementation and operation of a career and technical
cooperative education program. While this study is mandated in the certification of a career and technical coordinator, this course will
contribute to a greater understanding of the benefits to be realized by all participants in the cooperative venture; the student, the employer, and
the community.
V. Course Objectives:
By the completion of the course the learner will be able to:
A. explain the benefits of a curriculum designed to meet the needs of students and the industrial/business community..
B. plan the establishment of a cooperative education program in a real or fictitious setting.
C. address concern related to laws and regulations that apply to child labor and other cooperative education program issues.
D. explain the function of Individualized Education Plans/Programs and their impact on cooperative education programs.
E. complete appropriate training agreements with employers and other involved individuals or groups.
F. offer appropriate techniques for addressing typical problems or issues encountered through cooperative education programs.
VI. Course Content:
The following constitutes a sequence of potential topics. These topics are arranged in a priority order. All topics may not be covered
separately as major items but all will be covered at least as subtopics. The pace of class will determine how many of the topics will be
covered as separate issues.
Unit 1 INTRODUCTION (Not in text)
A. Course syllabus
B. Tentative schedule
C. Course assignments
D. Overview of course
E. Homepage assignment
Unit 2 BACKGROUND AND RELATED LEGISLATION
A. What is cooperative education?
B. How does work-based learning differ from cooperative education.
C. Advantages and disadvantages of experience based education.
D. School-to-work and Perkins legislation.
E. Qualifying students and employers.
Unit 3 CHILD LABOR / PLAYERS ROLES / EXPLORING CAREERS
A. Child labor laws (Federal and State)
B. School responsibilities
C. Student responsibilities
D. Employer responsibilities
E. Exploring careers
Unit 4 DOCUMENTATION / ENGAGEMENT / EVALUATION
A. Training agreements
B. Related training requirements
C. Safety
D. Student evaluations
Unit 5 FACILITIES & COORDINATION / RELATED INSTRUCTION
A. Equipment and facilities
B. Related instruction
C. Coordinating the educational experience.
Unit 6 SUPPORTING FACTORS
A. Advisory committees
B. Career and Technical Student Organizations
C. Closing activities
VII. Course Format:
Typical instructional methods to be used include the following:
Posted information materials Online asynchronous class discussion (See Discussion Rubric)
Case Studies Reading assignments
Online research Still graphic review/study
Team paper Online small group cooperative work
VIII. Course Calendar: (Sequence above in section IV, precise schedule adjusted according to progression through topics)
BSU academic calendar available at http://www.bsu.edu/events/1summer08/
IX. Optional Information:
Office Hours: All students needing individual assistance relative to the course are wholeheartedly invited to meet with me either in my office or by phone, email, or chatroom during my office hours or other arranged times. Making an appointment should assure my being available. See staff information in course blackboard account for current specific office hours. Tentative office hours at top of syllabus.
X. Method of Student Evaluation:
A. Major Activities/Tasks and Deadlines: (NOTE: Still under final revision process - This section may change!)
Final course grades will be assigned on the basis of total points earned during the course. Deadlines for these activities will be announced when assignment is distributed. The following is a list of major course activities and their point values:
Final course grades will be assigned on the basis of total points earned during the course. The following is a list of major course activities and their point values:
Homepage activity 20 points
Quizzes 25 points (tentatively 5 at 5 points each)
Class discussion board 50 points
Online assignments 40 points
Term project 60 points
Final exam 60 points
Total possible 255 points
B. Grading System/Scale:
The semester grade for a course will be determined by dividing the total points earned by the total points possible. This percentage will then be applied to the grading scale below.
Grading Scale will be as follows:
100 - 93% of total possible points = A
<93 - 90% of total possible points = A-
<90 - 86% of total possible points = B+
<86 - 83% of total possible points = B
<83 - 80% of total possible points = B-
<80 - 76% of total possible points = C+
<76 - 73% of total possible points = C
<73 - 70% of total possible points = C-
<70 - 66% of total possible points = D+
<66 - 63% of total possible points = D
<63 - 60% of total possible points = D-
<60 - of total possible points = F
Exception to the policy mentioned above may occur under the following circumstances:
1. Failure to comply with the class attendance policy as described in the Ball State University Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Late submission or failure to submit course assignments.
XI. Methods of Course Evaluation:
Student evaluations will be conducted online by an administrator other than the instructor. Instructor will not have access to any information from the evaluation until after grades are final.
XII. Text and Resources:
SPECIAL NOTE: The textbook will only be available through special arrangements because it is a teacher's edition that is restricted distribution. Note that TIS bookstore is working on obtaining the textbooks currently. I will post an announcement, here and in Blackboard when the books are ready for ordering. Because the text is a teacher's edition, the acquisition process for it is more complicated because of restrictions regarding selling teacher books to students. As of 3/24/2009
Kimbrell, G. & Vineyard, B. S. (2008). Succeeding in the world of work: teacher wraparound edition, 9th ed., Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, New York, ISBN # 978-0-07-877167-5
Please note this is a teacher's edition and the sale as a textbook is very strictly controlled. The contact below is the only source allowed by the publisher.
To order the textbook, please contact:
Pam Suminski
Text Book Manager
TIS Bookstore
kwilliams@tisbook.com
Phone: (765)282-1811
XIII. Laboratory Availability and Use:
This is an online course and will not have required laboratory use, however computer laboratories are available to any who would like to use them.
XIV. References/Bibliography:
The following are recommended additional resources for students desiring additional reading materials to prepare for lessons and activities.
Bailey, L. J. (2003). Working: Career success for the 21st century 3rd Ed., South-Western / Thomson Learning.
Stadt, R. W. & Gooch, B. G. (1977). Cooperative education: Vocational-occupational-career, Bobbs & Merrill, Indianapolis, Indiana.
XV. Attendance and Academic Policies:
The policy of this class is that all class discussions, assignments, and tests/quizzes must be completed and submitted by the stated deadlines. Deductions for late materials or inactivity in class discussions will be applied.
XVI. Audit Policy:
Audit requires the permission of the instructor.
XVII. Special Student Needs:
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. My office location and hours are noted at the top of this syllabus. Note that online students may make these arrangements or share the information via distance communication tools (telephone, email, postal service).
NOTICE: All information on this site has been produced, obtained, or linked by Dr. Samuel Cotton and is in no way endorsed or sponsored by either Ball State University or the College of Applied Sciences and Technology. This site represents the personal views, opinions, and interests of Dr. Samuel Cotton.
Contact Sam Cotton at e-mail: scotton@bsu.eduDepartment of Technology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0255