COOP PLACEMENT GUIDELINE AND REPORT

Cooperative Placement Guide

INTRODUCTION

Students of the School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts - Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English Language and Communication are required to do three cooperative placements. In each cooperative placement, students are requested to work or do their internship for two months at the end of every year of study. However, graduating students may do their final cooperative placement upon completion of all subjects (excluding cooperative placement) any time of the year. This cooperative placement can be done in either public or private organizations. The choice of placements can be assisted by Cooperative Education and Career Services as well as personal interest, with the approval from CECS and respective departments.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of cooperative placement is to provide an extended period of work experience with elements of responsibilities and challenges for students in a real working environment. Students are to consolidate and apply academic learning and skills in a working environment and at the same time foster their ability and self – confidence to operate in an employment context. While working, students should be able to relate academic theory to practice and vice versa. Ultimately, this initiative will help students in preparing themselves to be standout professionals. ELIGIBILITY FOR COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT

Students must complete 80% of subjects for each year to be eligible for Cooperative Placement 1, 2 and 3. As such, students going for Cooperative Placement 1 must complete 80% of Year 1 subjects; students going for Cooperative Placement 2 must complete 80% of Year 2 subjects and students going for Cooperative Placement 3 must complete 80% of Year 3 subjects.

COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT CODE

KAF2031 (Previously KP103) – Cooperative Placement 1

KAF2032 (Previously KP203) – Cooperative Placement 2

KAF2033 (Previously KP303) – Cooperative Placement 3

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COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT ASSESMENT

A total of 100% is divided into two components:

Employer’s evaluation 50% Cooperative Placement report 50%

Total 100%

a. Employer’s evaluation

? Res pective employer (supervisor) will rate students’ performance throughout the two months (or four months) period.

? b. Cooperative Placement report

? Students are required to produce a cooperative placement report based on specific requirements according to the nature of the program. The report has to be submitted after

completing cooperative placement accordingly to the date specified by the respective department.

? A report needs to be prepared separately for each placement. But, in the event of combining placements, for instance Cooperative Placement 2 and 3 together, only one report detailing

the placement is required (Please refer to Cooperative Placement Report requirement)

COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT EXEMPTION

Only Cooperative Placement 1 and Cooperative Placement 2 will be considered for exemption. The exemption is based status and duration of previous working experience. The requirements for the exemption are as follow:

a. Cooperative Placement 1

? Minimum of one year full time working experience (and/or)

? Underwent industrial training/practicum in previous colleges/universities

b. Cooperative Placement 2

? Minimum of two years full time working experience

Any request for exemption must be accompanied by the following documents:

a. Letter of acknowledgement from previous employer detailing the position, status and duration of employment as well as character reference.

b. Full transcript and course syllabus or letter of acknowledgment from Head of School/Department for previous industrial training/practicum.

The exemption will be approved by the Head of Department.

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COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT BRIEFING students who have fulfilled the requirement prior to their placements. This will be done by ELC Cooperative Placement Coordinator. A briefing was held on 02/08/2010 by Mr. Kumaran in C401 for ELC Students.

COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT REPORT

Introduction

English Language and Communication can be applied across a wide range of issues within the workplace. During their studies, students are introduced to a range of fundamental issues in ELC. Thus, it is only essential to relate and apply the knowledge to practical situations.

Objectives

The writing of the report is to provide students with an opportunity to:

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Consolidate their understanding of theoretical learning; ?

Apply the theoretical learning to practical situations; ?

Engage in analytical thinking; ?

Present a well reasoned argument; and ? Improve their writing skills

Requirements of report

At the end of each placement period, students are required to write a report and weekly journal. The report details the entire experience from both academic and practical perspectives while the journal serves as reflection of weekly working experiences.

Report

The following must be included in the report:

a. Introduction

i. Name

ii. Date of internship

iii. Company’s name

iv. Name of supervisor

b. Description of Organization

i. History

ii. Organizational structure

iii. Mission and vision

iv. Duties and responsibilities

c. Internship experience

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- d. Evaluation

i. Personal

- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of student’s performance.

- What has been learnt about workplace practice in the industry?

ii. Academic

- How did the internship relate to the ELC programmes?

- What and how course(s) most directly prepared you for this placement?

- What readings/course materials relate to the placement?

iii. Practical

- How do you think this placement will help in the career preparation? e. Recommendation

- Additional feedback which may be useful for future placement students.

Weekly journal

The following must be included in the weekly journal:

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Students should write an entry for each week of their Cooperative Placement. - This entry contains three parts: Part 1: Students should describe the tasks they performed for the week. They should relate these tasks to any concept learnt in any ELC subject, to understand the practical application of the theories they learnt in class.

Part 2: Students should consider the problems faced during the week and the way these problems were solved.

Part 3: Students should also reflect on the things they learnt in the week that helped them improve their personal and professional character.

Reminders

? Weekly journal must be prepared during placement period. All materials must be validated by

the respective company’s placement supervisor/head of department to ensure validity and credibility.

? Specific examples are required to substantiate the report.

? Use clear and simple language.

? Bind report and weekly journal with ring binding

Writing technicalities

Students are required to observe strictly the following writing technicalities:

? Font type – Times New Roman

? Font size – 12

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? Spacing – Double

? Page number at the bottom of page (centered)

? American or British English spelling

Assessment

Report - 35%

Weekly Journal

- 15% Employer Evaluation - 50%

Total

- 100%

Cover page

Students must use the standard cover page as stated by the department.

Please refer to Appendix A.

Cooperative Report Rubric & Evaluation

The standard rubric and evaluation form are used accordingly to assess students’ report and weekly journal.

Please refer to Appendix B & C.

8 ARISING MATTERS

Should students have any arising matters or even facing difficulties pertaining to placement, they can contact or write to:

Ms. Krishnaveni

ELC Cooperative Placement Coordinator

E mail address: krishnaveni@ca271319cc7931b765ce1563.my

Tel no: 03-9101 8880 ext 3335

Cooperative Education and Career Services

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LIBERAL ARTS

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English Language and Communication

COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT REPORT

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Student ID:

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COOPERATIVE PLACEMENT REPORT EVALUATION

Student ID: ……………………………………. Coop:

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Overall evaluation: ………………………………………………………………………......................................................... Supervisor’s Name: ………………………………………………………………………….. Signature: ……………………………………………... Date: ……………………………………………………..

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