CWEE | Cooperative Work Experience Education

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Whom may I be employed by while in this program?

Students may utilize their present worksites or receive internship assistance in certain programs.
A legitimate business. Home-based businesses are not usually acceptable.

Orientation Policy

All new and CWEE enrolled students are required to attend a mandatory orientation which gives an in-depth explanation of program requirements and deadlines.
Students are not required to be enrolled in CWEE to attend an orientation.
Continuing students who have earned a grade of "B" or better may be eligible to have their orientation waived.

Attendance Policy

Comply with employer’s on-the-job attendance policy.
No Workplace Project advisor meeting results in a failing grade in the CWEE course.
Notify CWEE faculty/staff if you change your place of employment or supervisor.
Be available to meet with CWEE faculty/staff.
Log your hours using CWEE timesheets.
Student must be working at either a paid or non-paid job.

Appointment Policy

You are required to schedule your own appointment for advisor meeting with CWEE faculty.
Scheduled appointments must be kept or points will be deducted from your overall grade. If you need to make/cancel an appointment, please call (661) 362-3309 ONLY.
You must give at least 24 hour notice to cancel an appointment without penalty.
If you are considerably late for an orientation or appointment, your timeslot will be removed and you will have to reschedule.

Incomplete Policy

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the CWEE office to complete an "Incomplete Grade Contract" form #029.

To clear an "I" grade, a student must make arrangements with the instructor to make up the grade prior to the end of the ensuing semester in which the incomplete was given. Failure to clear an "I" grade will result in a grade by the instructor given in lieu of completion of the course and could result in an F or FW grade being assigned.

Grading Policies

If you are late or miss a scheduled meeting with CWEE faculty, points will be deducted from your overall grade.
Credit is awarded on the basis of projects completed and the number of hours worked.
Each student needs a minimum of 75 hours of paid work for each unit of credit or 60 hours of unpaid work for each unit of credit.
The grade you earn will be a direct reflection of the quality of assignments and amount of effort you put forth towards satisfying the course requirements.
Timesheets must be turned in by the due dates.
Late work will result in a grade reduction.
Contact the CWEE office to review graded assignments during the semester or pick up after the semester ends, to acquire beneficial feedback.
Retrieve your final grade via email, telephone or in person after end of semester.

Grade Criteria

Where and how are projects/assignments turned in?

In person at STCN-123 (office hours only).
Via Fax (661) 362-5706.
Via email at cweeassignments@canyons.edu (Please note we will only accept PDF documents. You can learn how to save files as PDFs on the Resources page)

Place the following information on all of your assignments:

Your name
The date
The assignment number and title

Workplace Project(s) must include the following:

Introduction – in one or two paragraphs, introduce and identify the point of your paper.
Body – in this section describe, explain and discuss the topic.
Conclusion – in the final section summarize your findings.

The following criteria must be used when formatting your paper:

All pages must be typed and double-spaced.
12 point font must be used.

The following criteria will be looked at when evaluating the structure of your paper:

Competent editing
Use of conventional spelling and punctuation

When writing your papers you should:

Strive for clarity and accuracy.
Develop a sense of relevance, consistency, and significance.
Develop depth and breadth of a subject.

The following Performance Standards will be used for grading:

Grade	Criteria
A	Provides fully elaborated ideas. Organization is smooth, logical and purposeful. Provides the reader with several well-chosen, developed examples. Adequate sentence structure and vocabulary/spelling. In-depth analysis of the topic with complete discussion.
B	Provides generally clear ideas. Organization is generally. smooth, logical and purposeful, but has occasional inconsistencies. Somewhat limited development of ideas. Provides some examples for the reader. Some errors in sentence structure and vocabulary/spelling.
C	Ideas tend to be listed rather than elaborated with examples. Weak sentence structure. Basic use of vocabulary. Several spelling errors. Lack of in-depth analysis.
D	Poorly stated ideas. Overall lack of organization due to carelessness or lack of ability. Very general. Too brief of a summary or reaction. Many errors in overall work.

The Cooperative Work Experience Education Program is a graded course. Students are evaluated by their employers and CWEE faculty on the basis of their accomplishment of the established Workplace Project Objective(s) and timely completion of all school-based assignments. You will receive the letter grade you have earned based on the quality of completed assignments on time and work hours accumulated.

The following breakdown represents the maximum number of points possible for each component of the course:

Assignment	1 or 2 units	3 or 4 units
#1 Email	10	20
#2 Worksite Directions	10	20
#3 Student Survey	20	40
#4 Workplace Project(s)	60	120
Total points possible	100	200
Extra Credit - Employer Testimonial	5	10

Points will be deducted for...

Late timesheets
Late Projects/Assignments
Missed Appointments
Incorrect projects or unsigned Work Place Projects
Not returning "Employer/Supervisor" Letter

*Not following or adhering to any other policies outlined in the above will result in additional points deducted from your overall grade.

We look forward to working with you this semester. If you have any questions concerning any of your grades, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (661) 326-3309 or via email at cwee@canyons.edu We are located in STCN-123.

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