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