Any Student Earning Credit for a Co-Op Work Experience Will Complete a Learning Contract

DIRECTIONS:

• Any student earning credit for a co-op work experience will complete a Learning Contract.
• No credit is awarded without a Learning Contract in the student’s co-op file.
• Contact your faculty adviser and discuss the ideas you have for this Learning Contract. Your faculty adviser might request some revision to your Learning Contract such as adding objectives, supplying details, or providing documentation of your learning.
• Consult your job supervisor to insure your work experience will foster your objectives.
• Upon completion of the Learning Contract, sign the document and obtain the signatures of your supervisor and your faculty coordinator. Return the signed document to XXXXXby the SIXTH WEEK of the work term.

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PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY

ID #: M00123456e-mail address: ate: January 4, 2010

Name: Pat Q. PublicMajor: CMA

Job Title: Marketing AssistantStudent’s Home Telephone: 615-555-1234

Employer:MTSU Career Development Center

Name of Immediate Supervisor:Emma Ployer

Supervisor’s Title: DirectorSupervisor’s Telephone: 615-555-6789

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List your specific JOB DUTIES

• Create marketing collateral necessary to promote department's services to the students, faculty, staff and employers.
• Assist in implementing programs sponsored by department including Career Fair and Co-op Recognition Dinner.
• Develop creative marketing campaigns using department's bulletin boards on campus.
• Assist staff in researching and writing material for staff presentations and classes.
• Create PowerPoint presentations and materials for staff presentations and classes.
• Provide customer service to students, staff, faculty and employers by assisting with walk-in traffic and answering phones.
• Maintain the department's web page, fixing links and editing text, when and where appropriate.

List your LEARNING OBJECTIVES for this semester; that is, what SKILLS or NEW KNOWLEDGE do you hope to develop or strengthen?

• Planning and organizing events
• Writing different types of articles geared toward different audiences
• Develop a creative marketing sense to determine "what works" and "what doesn't" when targeting different audiences
• Enhance software skills: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Developing technical competencies in maintaining web pages
• Enhance oral communication skills
• Improve customer service skills

Are there NEW INSIGHTS or ATTITUDES you hope to gain?

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For each stated learning objective, give examples of TASKS or WORK ASSIGNMENTS that will enable you to accomplish those objectives.

• Learn more about planning for and setting up for major events, like the career fair and the recognition dinner. Knowing how to plan for these types of functions will assist me in many communication fields.
• Learn more about the process of writing short/brief articles for student newspaper, and other types of newsletters. Presenting information in a clear, concise, interesting, and helpful manner.
• Learn more about the process of marketing and advertising - about what works and doesn't work for reaching various audiences. Writing and creatively displaying information in a visually pleasing manner. Learn how to use more features of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as effective tools in creating marketing collateral.
• Learn about web page development by updating the Career Center's web page. Become more familiar with creating and maintaining documents in FrontPage including text, tables, graphics and links to support my CIS minor.
• Learn how to communicate my ideas more effectively, and learn how to become a better speaker by interacting with coworkers and Career Center clientele.

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