WRKX 170 - Occupational Work Experience Education

Units

2.0 - 4.0

Course Description

WRKX-170 is supervised employment that extends classroom learning to the job site and relates to the student’s chosen field of study or area of career interest. Under the supervision of a college instructor, students will engage in on-the-job and other learning experiences that contribute to their employability skills and occupational or educational goals. Each unit represents five hours of work per week or 75 hours of work per term. Students may earn up to a total of 16 units in any combination of WRKX courses. Repetition allowed per Title 5, Section 55253.

Requisites

None

Course Note:

In order to enroll in a WRKX-170, students must be employed, register for the course, complete an online Employment Form, and participate in an orientation. Incomplete grades are not awarded for this course.

Enrollment Limitation:

None

Transferable:

Transferable to CSU only

Repeatability:

None

General Education:

Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate ideas clearly and concisely in written, oral and other forms using a variety of complementary media within a desired (workplace) discipline.
  2. Demonstrate their ability to recognize the importance of effort, seek out challenging workplace tasks to enhance performance and value critical feedback.
  3. Demonstrate their ability to achieve a desired outcome in a situation using the technologies that are available to them within a desired (workplace) discipline.
  4. Discuss the importance of understanding diverse perspectives within desired (workplace) discipline.

Units and Hours

Minimum Laboratory Hours by Arrangement
Min Credit: 2.0 - Max Credit: 4.0
Lecture Hours: 0.0
Activity Hours: 0.0
Laboratory Hours: 4.0
Total Hours: 75.0
Maximum Laboratory Hours by Arrangement
Min Credit: 2.0 - Max Credit: 4.0
Lecture Hours: 0.0
Activity Hours: 0.0
Laboratory Hours: 16.66
Total Hours: 300.0