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ELCT 262 Work-Based Learning

5 credits
Work-based learning offers students the opportunity to further their skills by working at an approved job site. Students work with a faculty member and a site supervisor to formalize the academic component of the experience through development of an individualized training plan (including learning objectives), as well as timesheets, work samples, written reviews, etc.

Prerequisites: Instructor permission required

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: 

  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills identified in the student’s individualized training plan
  • Obtain a paid internship, volunteer position, or job related to the electronics industry
  • Work independently and apply learned aspects of electronics to demonstrate competency in their chosen area of interest within the electronics industry
  • Utilize knowledge gained in the program to design a research proposal for an electronics industry related project
  • Self-assess learning needs and design, implement, and evaluate strategies to promote intellectual growth and continued professional competence 
  • Meet minimum competency in eight categories identified as essential for employability: adherence to policy and procedure, technical knowledge, skill application, work planning, quality of work, the quantity of work, interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication 
  • Communicate information to superiors, peers, and subordinates 
  • Design, complete, and present a research project based on the knowledge gained in the electronics industry and combine it with ideas or information in a new way that reveals new possibilities using critical and creative thinking skills

Total Hours: 150 Field-Based Experience (Practicum or Internship) Hours: 150