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As amended and approved by Senate June 5, 1978.

SENATE ? 

.From 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON 

ACADEMIC PLANNING 

Subject

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PROPOSALS FOR CO . 

QPERATIV.  

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18 .1978 

EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SFU 

MOTION A: "That Senate approve, and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, that Simon Fraser University 

introduce the offering of Cooperative Education 

Programs." 

If Motion. A is approved - 

MOTION 1: "That with regard to program definition, recommendations 

1-6 below be adopted: 

Program Definition 

1. 'That Simon Fraser University adopt the selective, 

four year, trimester mode of operation with work 

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experience equal to one-half the academic experience 

(i.e. 4 work semesters) .' 

2.'That a 2.5 cumulative G.P.A. on 30 hours of post- 

secondary credit be required for admission to and for 

continuation on a co-op program. 

3.'That work semesters be of 14-16 weeks duration to 

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provide occupational continuity to the employer.' 

4. 'That work semesters be graded on the basis of P or W 

and that no semester hours of credit be granted for 

them.' 

5.'That Simon Fraser University adopt as the basic 

format for alternating work and study the plan shown 

in Table 1 attached.' 

6.'That those who hold a student-authorization or other 

special permit from Employment and Immigration Canada 

are ineligible to enter Cooperative Education Programs.' 

MOTION 2: "That-with regard to program development, recommendations 

7-1<' be adopted as follows: 

Program Development 

7.'That Simon Fraser University offer formal Co-operative 

Education Programs for a period of four academic years 

beginning with 1978-3 through 1982-2 and monitor co-op 

students from admission to graduation. 

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8.'That Simon Fraser University commence its Co-operativ 

Education Programs with the Departments of Computing 

Science, Mathematics and Kinesiology.' 

[Note: It is reasonable to expect that 

the number of students who will be 

admitted to the Co-operative Education 

Programs on a per annum basis in each of 

the above departments will be of the order 

of:

CMPT-30; MATH-24, 

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KINES-20; - TOTAL 74 

These numbers should be viewed as targets 

not limits and may be adjusted depending 

upon job availability, student interest 

and student attrition rates.] 

9.'That if it is possible in a discipline(s) to identify 

qualified students and place them in appropriate jobs 

during 1978-3, this option should be taken.' 

[Note: Such students could graduate 1981-2 

lO.'That S.F.U. Senate approved practica experiences for 

which credit was earned may be counted, where 

appropriate, towards a co-op education degree either: 

(a) as part of the study semester credit hour require- 

ments for graduation, or (b) in partial fulfillment of 

the practic.a (work semesters) required for the co-op 

degree.' 

Note: Within existing S .F.U. programs, 

there are students with practica experiences 

for which credit was earned who may wish to 

use such experiences towards a degree with 

the co-op designation. The intent of the 

motion is to permit such students the option, 

subject to appropriate approvals, of counting 

the credit earned practica experience(s) as 

partial fulfillment of the study semester 

credit hour degree requirements or the 

practica co-op degree requirements but not 

both. The amount of recognition which may 

be given will be determined by the departments 

concerned subject to approval by scuS.] 

ll.'That transfer students be admitted to the program at the 

level appropriate to their, standing but subject to the 

requirement of completing four successful work semesters 

normally concluding with a study semester. Transfer 

students should normally start with one semester on 

campus in order both to take part in the job competition 

as well as getting to know and be known by their 

department co-ordinator.' , 

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MOTION 3: "That with regard to program organization, recommendations 

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be adopted as follows: 

Program Organization 

-±-.'That Co-operative Education be administered through 

a Director (reporting to the Office of the Vice-President, 

Academic) .' 

Note: A secretary will be required, part- 

time initially, increasing as required-3 

/344-.'That an external review of the Co-operative Education 

Program be undertaken in the 1980-3 semester.' 

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-. 'That

impetus for beginning a co-op program should come 

from within a department. Departments, however, should 

be encouraged to consider co-op education with planning 

assistance in conducting comprehensive feasibility 

studies for the discipline provided by the Director of 

Co-operative Education.' 

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-.'That until the above-mentioned reviews, Department 

Co-ordinators be appointed from within Computing Science 

and Mathematics.' 

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[Note: it is expected that duties will 

approximate 50% of load. It is intended 

that the Director of Co-op Education be also 

appointed Kinesiology Co-ordinator, likely 

at 50% load for a trial period until the end 

of 1979-3. Release time should be considered 

dependent upon other duties.] 

'That the term of office of a Departmental Co-ordinator 

be for a full calendar year beginning 1979-1.' 

[Note: Special arrangements shall be made 

for the 1978-3 semester.] 

MOTION 4: "That for those who complete an approved Cooperative 

Education Program there be assigned a "Cooperative 

Education" degree designation. 

MOTION 5: "That Senate delegate to SCUS the authority and respons- 

ibility to approve practicum courses (which have been 

formally approved by Senate) for use on Cooperative 

Education Programs. SCUS will periodically report to 

Senate its actions on these matters." 

SiMON FRASER -UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To ?

Senate 

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From

Senate Committeeon 

Academic Planning 

Subject

Co-operative Education 

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Date ?

May 18, 1978 

Programs at S.F.U. 

INTRODUCTION 

At its meeting on May 10th, 1978 the Senate Committee 

onAcademic Planning approved the attached motions relating 

to Co-operative Education Programs at Simon Fraser University 

and forwards them to Senate for its consideration. The 

following information is-provided to Senate to assist in 

its deliberations on these motions. 

BACKGROUND 

Universities in North America concluded long ago 

that practicum or work experience was a legitimate 

and worthwhile inclusion in their curriculums, particularly 

in certain disciplines. In the U.S.A. this practice 

began in 1906 in engineering and Canada followed suit 

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in 1957. By 1975-1976, the last year for which detailed 

figures are available, there were in the U.S.A. and Canada 

696 universities and colleges involved in such activity 

and 155,686 students employed in 129 different majors. 

The umbrella term "Cooperative Education" is used by 

all of these institutions and certain standards have been 

-adopted by national organizations for co-op education 

in both the U.S.A. and Canada. 

At Simon Fraser University, forms of co-operative educational 

opportunities have been made available in a number of departments 

including Computing Science, Criminology, Kinesiology, 

Mathematics, Bio-Chemistry, Physics and Education. All of 

the experiences to-date have been positive bOth from the 

viewpoint of the departments concerned as-well as the students 

involved in such undertakings. Since all of the developments 

have been departmentally initiated, a variety of approaches 

now exist. 

The development of a variety of departmentally initiated 

approaches has proved valuable in assessing their viability 

within the Simon Fraser University context. The Senate 

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Committee on Academic Planning believes that it is.-highly 

desirable to adopt a set of principles which are internally 

consistent across departments and externally consistent with 

other universities in Canada. In formulating the attached 

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recommendations, the Committee gave consideration to the 

following issues which have arisen from our experiences to. 

date: 

1)

Optional versus mandatory. 

2)

Type - alternating versus parallel 

3)

Number of practica 

4)

Credit versus no credit 

) Courses add-on versus inclusive 

6)

Work discipline related versus unrelated 

7)

Paid versus voluntary work 

8)

Registered or not at Simon Fraser University 

9)

Fees 

10)

Degree of supervision 

11)

Evaluation 

RATIONALE FOR PROPOSALS 

The attached recommendations (Appendix 1) of the Senate 

Committee on Academic Planning reflect the outcome of the 

Committee's deliberations on each of the above issues. 

Specifically: 

1)

Optional programs should be retained. The major advantage 

of them is that if we are unable to secure enough jobs for 

the students or if the students are unable to secure jobs 

on their merits in the competition, such students can then 

fall back on their regular degree program. 

2)

Alternating programs should be employed. Criminology's 

experience with a parallel program has identified the 

weaknesses of such an approach. 

3)

Four practica should normally be required. While some variation 

in the number of practica exists across Canadian universities, 

the Committee felt that the principle of having as work 

experience half the amount of time spent in academic 

experience is appropriate. 

4)

No credit should beassigned to practica. In considering 

the proposals for practica submitted by the Department of 

Mathematics, the Senate Committee on Academic Planning 

gave intensive discussion to this issue. Debate on this 

issue was carried forward into the Senate meeting with 

approval being given to the Mathematics proposal on the 

basis of no credit being assigned. For this reason, 

the Committee can see no justification for asking Senate 

to approve other proposals involving 'credit for similar 

kinds of experiences. 

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5) Courses should be add-on not inclusive. This is not to 

imply that a work semester is something less than an 

academic semester, but rather that a co-op graduate 

has additional experiences not available to the non-co-op 

graduate. 

6) All work semesters should be discipline related. The Committee 

recognizes that while this will sometimes be quite difficult 

to achieve in certain disciplines, it is preferable to 

start the program.with this as a guiding principle and 

consider adjusting subsequently on the basis of practical 

experience. 

7).Normally, all positions should be paid. From time to time positions 

will be identified which are acceptable to the University 

but which require volunteers. Despite the best good-will 

in the world, volunteers are not treated over time with 

the same concern as paid employees. The guiding principle 

is that the practica. are work experiences and should be 

made as realistic as possible, both to the student and 

the employer. 

8) Students should be registered at Simon Fraser University 

in order to make them bona fide students. 

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9) Fees paid for practicum courses should he established as half 

the fee normally charged for 15 semester hours credit. The 

practicum are designed to help bridge the gap between the 

students academic experience and the world of work. To 

achieve this end, the University is required to develop 

effective liaison with potential employers and obtain 

positions dedicated for the placement of students. For each 

work semester placement, the University will arrange for 

co-op employers to interview co-op students and will maintain 

a modest degree of oversight over approved co-op placements 

but will not monitor closely the work performance of co-op 

students. In doing so, the University will be required to 

make a substantial commitment of resources. The proposed 

fee is directly related to the scale of supervision required 

relative to those students who are enrolled full-time 

for credit at the University. 

10) The degree of superivision of students should be governed 

by their number and location. The Committee believes 

one or at most two visits to each student midway through 

each work semester is appropriate. This will provide a 

sufficient level of supervision without entailing the 

much higher costs which would be related to a greater 

degree of supervision. 

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11) Assessment of performance in the practicum should take 

two forms. The first is a performance evaluation to 

be provided by the employer regularly during the job 

period and formally on an evaluation form provided by 

the University. The second is a work report submitted 

by the student on his practicum experience. To 

Asiyh 

a

pass 

grade in the practicum, departments should take 

into consideration both the performance reports submitted 

by the employer and the work report submitted by the 

student. 

With specific reference to item 5 of Appendix 1, it 

should be noted that the key variables are (a) fall entry 

(b)

paired students (i.e. grouped into two divisions), and 

(c)work 

does not begin until the middle of the end of the 

second year of studies. Variations in the timing of work 

semesters may be desirable for disciplines to correspond 

with established seasonal patterns in work load on the 

job (eg. chartered accountancy). Thus, two consecutive 

work semesters may be required. 

As additional information to Senate, Table 2 identifies 

those institutions in B.C. active 

in or 

considering Co-operative 

Education' Programs. 

The Committee also addressed the question of student fees 

and program financing. 'While the decision on fees rests 

with the Board of Governors, Senate is advised that the 

Committee's recommendations to the President are: 

1.

That each co-op student enrolled in a study 

semester be assessed the normal tuition fees 

and Student Activity Fee. 

2.

That each co-op student enrolled in a work 

semester be assessed fees equivalent to one-half 

those charged for 15 semester hours of credit, 

plus the Student Activity Fee payable for "Off- 

Campus" courses. 

Regarding program funding, the Committee also noted that 

an approach will be made to the Provincial and Federal Governments 

for start-up funding, to, help meet the costs of the program, 

including those associated with a Director, Secretary, as well 

as administrative and operating costs to departments including 

sessional lecturer requirements. A co-operative education grant 

proposal 

is

being prepared for submission to the Provincial 

Ministry of Education and the Federal Employment and 'Immigration 

Commission. The "provincial 'share" will not represent new money 

from the Ministry of Education but rather an identification of 

an institutional contribution in kind funded out of the University's 

operating revenue already committed by the Province. The 

"federal share" is contingent on Ministry of Education endorsement 

of the proposal and acknowledgement of Simon Fraser University's 

commitment of the "provincial share." 

If individual senators desire more' information on co-operative 

education, additional documentation can be reviewed in the 

Office of the Director of Co-operative Education. 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

Dr. P. Jewett 

President 

Subject..

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Fees for.T.racticum 

Co

urses,,. 

From.

Daniel R. Birch ..... 

Acting Vice-President, Academic 

Date.. 19780509

The chairman of the Board's Faculty and Organization 

Committee requested that the Board be provided with a basis 

upon which to determine the appropriate scale 

of fees to approve 

for the 

proposed Mathematics Practicuin 

courses approved by 

Senate. In the context of discussing Co-operative Education 

the Senate Committee on Academic Planning recommended that Co- 

operative Education work semesters be assigned course numbers 

but no academic credit and that 

the

fee

for such a semester 

be established as half the fee normally charged for 15 semester 

hours' credit. The following jean analysis of the similarities 

and differences between the existing professional program 

practicum and the proposed Co-op Education work semester. 

Comparison of Two Types of "Pr.acticum" 

3.

. Registration 

4.

Plactent 

5.

Prxy 

isponsibiity 

Normal registration pro- 

cedures including pre- 

registration. 

Assigned 

the univer- 

sity after some consult- 

ation. 

To university 

for

fulfiU- 

nent of 

specified require- 

ments. 

Co-op Education 

Work Sesthr 

To

gain work experience 

related to field of study. 

Required for Miiticn of 

"Cb-c)" designation to 

degree but degree progran 

itself 

can

be completed 

without it. 

Normal registration pro- 

cedures 

including

pre- 

registration. 

opportunity to 

interview

arranged 

university. 

To euployer for fulfill- 

ment of job requirnts. 

Professional Program 

Practian 

1.

Purpose ? 

.

develop and destrate 

professional c*tance; 

perhops for certification. 

2. optional or 

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Required for professional 

ndatory 

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recognition and, in the 

case of Education, for 

the degree (B.Ed.). 

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2

P. Jewett ?

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1978-05-09 ?

Qxrçariscti of Two Types of

"Practicun" (Continued)

Full salary or wages.

6'. Payment to

Possible subsidy; usually

Close

vision by university

personnel and agency

personnel.

Igular employment super-

vision,

little university

supervision.

withdrawal or 

At the option of the 

At

theoption of the

student.

DiscxntinuatiCm

student or of the imiver-

or the enployer; university

sity; urer, some circun-

will not intervene.

stances university will

arrange another placement.

9. ?

Grading     

"P"

representing profes-

"P" representing completion

sional adequacy or "W"

of term'

is employment; "W"

indicating voluntary

indicating failure to

or involuntary withdrawal.

couplete. 

10. ? 

Place in 

Degree

Added on as part of a

Added on, cannot displace

iquirennts

"fifth year" (Education)

Full course credit for

No course credit but fulfill-

time spent e.g. EWC 401 -

vent of co-op education

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Full fees in recognition

"Half" fees in recx)gnit ion

of services, supervision

of administrative services,

and credit.

including job-finding; very

limited supervision.

SUMMARY:

Both

types of practiculfl are designed to help bridge

the gap between

a student's academic experience and the world of

the university must develop effective liaison

work. In each

with potential

case

employers and obtain positions dedicated for the

placement of students.

That aspect of the task may be more

difficult for

the Co-op Education Work

Semester than for the

P. Jewett 

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establish positions for the desired purpose. Thereafter the 

University's obligations are greater in relation to each aspect 

of the professional program practicuin than the work semester. 

For work semester placement the University will arrange for 

Co-op employers to interview Co-op students and will maintain a 

modest degree of oversight over approved Co-op placements but 

will not monitor closely the work performance of Co-op students. 

Professional program students, on the other hand, are closely 

supervised and their performance is repeatedly evaluated in the 

practicuin setting. The overriding distinction lies in the meaning 

of the transcript notation that the "course" has been passed. 

In the case of the professional program, the University is cer- 

tifying a level of professional competence; in the case of the 

co-op Education work semester the University is recording the 

fact that the experience took place and that it was completed. 

Although the University makes a substantial commitment 

of resources to each type of practicum there are major differences 

between them. The University has greater responsibility for and 

control over the student in a professional program practicum. 

The closer supervision makes it possible for the University to 

certify a level of competence and,therefOre, makes it reasonable 

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that University credit be granted. The proposed fee difference 

is directly related to the scale of supervision and the granting 

of credit. 

DRB/tb 

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D. R. Birch 

p .s. 

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The professional program practicufli requires orientation 

of the supervising professional to university expectaCtiOnS 

and that professional's participation in evaluation of the 

student's performance. 

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APPENDIX 1 

CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS? 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

MO SON #1: THAT WITH 

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Program Definition 

1. That Simon Fraser 

trimester mode of 

one-half the acad 

REGARD TO PROGRAM DEFINITION, RECOMMENDATIONS 

BE ADOPTED: 

University adopt the selective, four year, 

operation with work experience equal to 

mic experience (i.e. 4 work semesters). 

2.

That a 2.5 cumulative G.P.A. on 30 hours of post-secondary 

credit be required for admission to and for continuation 

in a co-op program. 

3. That work semesters be of 14-16 weeks duration to provide 

occupational continuity to the employer. 

4. That work semesters be graded on the basis of P or W 

and that no semester hours of credit be granted for them. 

5.

That Simon Fraser University adopt as the basic format 

for alternating work and study the plan shown in Table 1 

attached. 

6.

That those who hold a student-authorization or other special 

permit from Employment and Immigration Canada are ineligible 

to enter Cooperative Education Programs. 

MOTION #2: THAT WITH REGARD TO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, RECOMMENDATIONS 

7-13 BE ADOPTED AS FOLLOWS: 

Program Development 

7.

That Simon Fraser University offer formal Co-operative Education 

Programs for a period of four academic years beginning with 

1978-3 through 1982-2 and monitor co-op students from 

admission to graduation. 

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8.

That Simon Fraser University commence its Co-operative 

Education Programs with the Departments of Computing 

Science, Mathematics and Kinesiology., 

(Note: It is reasonable to expect that 

• the number of students who will be 

admitted to the Co-operative Education 

Programs on aper annum basis in each of 

the above departments will be of the order 

of:

CMPT-30; ? 

MATH-24; ? 

KINES-20;- TOTAL 74 

These numbers should be viewed as targets 

not limits and may be adjusted depending 

upon job availability, student interest 

and student attrition rates-7 

9. That if it is possible in a discipline(s) to identify qualified 

students and place them in appropriate jobs during 1978-3, this 

option should be taken. 

[Note: Such students could graduate 1981-2] 

10.

That S.F.U. Senate approved practica experiences for which 

credit was earned may be counted, where appropriate, towards 

a co-op education degree either: (a) as part of the study 

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semester credit hour requirements for graduation, or (b) 

in partial fulfillment of the practica (work semesters) 

required for the co-op degree. 

Note: Within existing S.F.U. programs, 

there are students with practica experiences 

for which credit was earned who may wish 

to use such experiences towards a degree 

with the co-op designation. The intent' 

of the motion is to permit such students 

the option, subject to appropriate 

approvals, of counting the credit 

earned practica experience(s) as 

partial fulfillment of the study semester 

credit hour degree requirements or the 

practica co-op degree requirements but 

not both. The amount of recognition 

which may be given will be determined 

by the departments concerned subject 

to approval by SCUS.J 

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11.

That transfer students be admitted to the program at the level 

appropriate to their standing but subject to the requirement 

of completing four successful work semesters normally concluding 

with a study semester. Transfer students should normally 

start with one semester on campus in order both to take part 

in the job competition as well as getting to know and be known 

by their department co-ordinator. 

12.

That the proposals within this paper shall not apply at this 

time to programs in Chemistry and Physics. 

MOTION #3: THAT WITH REGARD TO PROGRAM ORGANIZATION, RECOMMENDATIONS 

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Program Organization 

13.

That Co-operative Education be administered through a Director 

(reporting to the Office of the Vice-President, Academic). 

[Note: A secretary will be required, part- 

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time initially, increasing as required.) 

14.

That an external review of the Co-operative Education Program 

be uñdertakèn in the 1980-3 semester. 

15.

That impetus for beginning a co-op program should come from 

within a department. Departments, however, should be encouraged 

to consider cO-op education with planning assistance in 

conducting comprehensive feasibility studies for the discipline 

provided by the Director of Co-operative Education. 

16.

That until the above-mentioned reviews, Department Co-ordinators 

be appointed from within Computing Science and Mathematics. 

[Note: It is expected that duties will 

approximate 50% of load. It is intended 

that the Director of Co-op Education be also 

appointed Kinesiology Co-ordinator, likely 

at 50% load for a trial period until the 

end of 1979-3. Release time should be 

considered dependent upon other duties.) 

17.

That the term of office of a Departmental Co-ordinator be 

for a full calendar year beginning 1979-1. 

Note: Special arrangements shall be 

made for the 1978-3 semester.J 

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4* PAIRING

AL1E1TING MK/ST1EY

YEAR

Sep

Apr

May

Sep

Sep

Apr

May

Aug

Si ?

Si S2 S3

Wi S4 W2

S5 W3 S6

1S4 Wi

1S4 Wi 85

*Fall entry, beginning work after 3 or 4 sensters of study

**S2 = Study sster by level

Wi = Work sester #1

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TABLE 2 

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INSTITUTIONS IN B. C. z½crIvE IN OR CC1JSIDERING 

CO-OP EDUCATION 

U.Vic.              

chemistry 

Physics 

Geography 

mathematics 

Computing Science 

Economics 

Public Administration 

Creative Writing (planning) 

Leisure Services (planning) 

TJBC                    

Forestry 

Engineering 

Media 

commerce 

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all being planned 

Local 

GDvt;J

BCIT

2 or 3 technologies yet undecided 

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to begin in 1979 

VCC

planning, subjects unknown 

Douglas College         

planning, subjects unknown 

Capilano College        

Fashion 

Selkirk College         

Wildlife Mgt. 

Nursing (planning) 

Okanagan College        

Nursing 

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1ppp/7/X 

Proposed Calendar Entry - Draft 

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CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION 

Location: 

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Room 3184 - Administration Building 

Telephone: 

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29.1-4680 

Director: 

Simon Fraser University currently offers Co-operative Educatio: 

Programs in three departments. Each one has a Co-op Co-ordinator 

who is a member of and is located in that department. 

Computing Science: 

Mathematics: 

Kinesiology: 

THE CO-OPERATIVE PLAN 

Co-operative education is a plan of education which 

incorporates productive work into the curriculum as a regular 

and integral element. The name, co-operative education, reflects 

the necessary co-operative relationship established between the 

institution and the agency providing the work situation. The 

paid employment is related to the students' major interest 

within their field of study and although co-operative education 

was once thought of as strictly vocational, it now effectively 

serves academic disciplines far beyond those considered technical 

or purely scientific. Many students take a job to finance their 

education wholly or in part, but often the job is no more than 

a means to that end. Co-operative-education is important because 

it allows those students with a career orientation to become 

full-time students of their subject both on and off campus and 

in a structured and purposeful manner. 

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OPERATION OF THE PLAN 

The responsibility for negotiating the work semesters 

in co-operative programs at SFU rests with the academic depart- 

ment involved, with overall co-ordination of the Program by 

the Director of Co-operative Education reporting to the office of 

the Vice-President, Academic. Co-ordinators from the academic 

epartments provide the connecting link between the students, 

employers and the University. The co-ordinators meet employers 

to establish and maintain the program and to determine future 

requirements for students. They visit students on the job, and 

call on prospective employers when new job openings are required. 

They act as counsellors to the students and are available to 

deal with, special problems that may arise. 

ADMISSION TO A CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAM 

To enter and to continue in a co-operative program, a 

student must normally have a cumulative grade point average of 

at least 2.5. Students planning to enter a co-top program should 

contact the appropriate Co-ordinator as early as Possible, 

but no later than the beginning of the semester prior to their 

first work semester. Normally, continuing students apply for 

admission to co-operative programs at the start of their third 

semester of study. Transfer students may be admitted as late as 

the beginning of their fifth semester of study. 

Those who are on student-visa status, or other special 

visas, are ineligible to enter co-operative education programs. 

THE WORK - STUDY SEQUENCE 

The diagram shows the arrangement of the eight. semesters 

of study and four semesters of work required in co-operative 

prcgrams at Simon Fraser. This is the standard pattern, but 

variations may occur to meet the needs of departments or of 

employers. . 

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Also shown in the diagram is the procedure of splitting 

students at the same level into two groups or divisions. Division 

3 is so named because students begin their first work semester 

after three study semesters and Division 4 after four study. 

semesters. This split allows students to be paired for one job 

and affords the employer occupational continuity. 

YEAR 

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YEAR 2     

YEAR 3      

YEAR 4 

Group 

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Dec

Jan

Ap

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May

Aug

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Dec

Jan

Apr

May

Aug

Sep

Dec

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Apr

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Sep

Dec

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Apr

May

Aug

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Si

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W2

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S6

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S3

S4

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** S2 = Study senester by level 

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Each work semester normally is of 14-1i weeks, duration. 

Vacation time for students usually will vary from 1-4 weeks between 

work and study semesters. 

The process by which students and employers choose 

each other for work semesters is As follows. Initially, employers 

arrange their interview date, indicate the number and type of 

students required and provide job descriptions. Prior to the 

interviews, which are held on campus two to three months before 

the work semester, job notices based upon the information pro- 

ided by the employers are supplied to co-operative, students. 

Students may apply for up to ten interview appointments, selecting 

the opportunities that offer the types of experience they are 

seeking. The interview system is designed to provide maximum 

freedom of selection to both employers and students. 

Applicants' resumes, transcripts and employer evaluations 

obtained in previous work semesters are sent to employers who may 

then elect to interview all applicants or a selection of them. 

After the individual interviews are completed, employers prepare 

a list, in order of preference, of students who are acceptable 

for the job. At the end of the interview period students also 

state their Order of preference for the employers with whom they 

have had interviews. These two sets of choices are combined to 

effect the best possible match of employers and students. 

The University will then write to employer's informing 

them of the students obtained by this selection process. Students 

will write confirming their acceptance of employment and include 

any details that they may wish to discuss in 'advance of reporting 

for their jobs. 

Registration in a co-op program at Simon Fraser commits 

students to the acceptance of employment either through the 

regular job competition or, where it would be to a student's 

advantage, on an assignment that their Co-ordinator may determine. 

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Students with a job available to them outside of this procedure 

must have the job evaluated by their Co-ordinator. All positions 

held by students must be approved by the Director of Co-operative 

Education. 

Also by registering in a co-op program, students give 

permission for the release to prospective employers copies of 

their transcripts and, when applicable, previous employer 

evaluations. 

Under the procedure described above there may be some 

students who do not secure a job and some employers who do not 

obtain students. In such cases the University makes every effort 

to place these students and satisfy the employers where the best 

interests of each can be served. 

Co-op students are required to return for a second work 

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semester when acceptable to employers. Second work terms provide 

students with an opportunity for better assessment of the jobs 

and provide employers with the benefit of increased productivity. 

In many instances the second semester also offers students some 

new duties and responsibilities. Valid reasons for exceptions 

to this rule will be considered by the Co-ordinator. Additional 

work semesters are a matter of mutual agreement between employers 

and students. 

Salaries paid to co-operative students are determined 

by the employers within their own wage structure. As students 

progress through their programs and assume more responsibility 

on work assignments, it is expected that their wages will 

increase as merited. In order to aid employers in establishing 

salary scales, the University will ask employers to complete 

confidential questionnaires of students' earnings for each work 

semester. Averages obtained from these surveys are made available 

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to students and to current and prospective employers to assist. 

them in reviewing or establishing salary scales. 

FEES 

During study semesters co-op students are expected to 

be full-time students and are assessed according to the regular 

fee schedule. During work semesters co-op students are formally 

registered as being in a practicum course; they are assessed course 

fees equivalent to one-half of those assessed for 15 semester 

-urs of credit, the "off-campus" Student Activity Fee, and special 

fees if appropriate. 

EVALUATION 

Students are required to prepare a work report relevant 

to their area of employment following each work semester. This 

provides experience in the preparation of written reports similar 

to those which an employer expects from a responsible staff 

member. The work report is evaluated as satisfactory or unsatis- 

factory by a member of the faculty and may beby the employer too. 

Performance evaluation too is provided by the employer 

regularly during the job period and formally on the evaluation 

form provided by the University. This form asks for ratings of 

specific characteristics and an overall performance rating. 

Employers disöuss their final evaluation with the student at an 

exist interview, and it is reviewed by student and co-ordinator 

upon return to campus. 

During each work semester each student is visited, 

when practicable, on at least one occasion by a co-ordinator or 

other faculty member. Meetings such as these afford the oppor- 

tunity for a frank exchange of views with the student and the 

employer on all aspects of the job and the student's performance. 

The practicum courses (work semesters) are graded on a 

Pass/Withdraw (P, W) basis. (See general regulations.) 

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 

In addition to the normal academic requirements, four 

satisfactory work reports and four work semesters are required 

for graduation in a co-op program. Unsatisfactory work reports 

may be improved or new ones submitted. Each practicurn course 

(work semester) must be completed with a grade of P for a student 

to remain in good standing in a Co-operative Education Program. 

A student's transcript shows completion of each work 

semester (practicum course), but no formal academic credit is 

given for them. Students completing the requirements of a 

Co-operative Program will receive a "Co-operative Education" 

degree designation. 

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