Willits Center/North County

 Cooperative Work Experience Education

Dan Jenkins, CWE Director

Mendocino College - 11 Marin Street, Willits, CA 95490
(707) 459-6224 (Willits); (707) 468-3020 (Ukiah)

 djenkins@mendocino.edu

Fall 2008 Semester Course Schedule

Read the fine print at the bottom of this page!

SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS

ALL CWE students must attend one orientation session (Note 1 below). Please sign up for ONE orientation date/time on the sign-in sheet at the admissions counter at the Willits Center. You must be ON TIME in order to attend the session. Late Enrollees: if you enroll in CWE after the last scheduled orientation session, contact the CWE instructor for alternative days/times:

CWE ORIENTATION Dates/Times/Locations

Application: ONE WEEK after the Orientation;  Willits Center

Objectives (see note 2, below):

• FIRST DRAFT - ONE WEEK after the Orientation, 5 p.m, Wilits Center.
• FINAL DRAFT (after Objectives are approved by the instructor) TWO WEEKS after the Orientation - 5 p.m, Wilits Center

Time Sheets (Note 3 below): 5th day of the month for the previous month's work, 5 p.m., Willits Center

Meeting with Instructor (see note 4, below): by arrangement

Student Self Evaluations: Thursday, December 11, 5 p.m, Willits Center

Project (for CED 50 or 195 only): Thursday, December 11, 5 p.m, Willits Center

Program Evaluation: Thursday, December 11, 5 p.m., Willits Center

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OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Last Day to drop full-semester classes (without grade penalty): Friday, September 12, 5 p.m., Admission & Records office

Last day to apply for credit/no credit: Friday, September 19, 5 p.m., Admission & Records

1. Special Note: ALL students enrolling in Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) MUST attend an orientation meeting, even if you've enrolled in CWE in past semesters [a student may be excused from attending an orientation under certain circumstances. See below]. Orientations will begin on time; no one will be allowed into the room after the meeting starts, regardless of the circumstances. If exceptional circumstances prevent you from attending an orientation on one of the dates and times listed, please contact the CWE office to arrange an alternative orientation meeting.
2. The Objectives must be approved by both your workplace supervisor and your CWE instructor. Your hours will not count toward CWE until your objectives have been approved by the CWE instructor.
3. Your hours will not count toward CWE until your objectives have been approved by the CWE instructor.
4. Students are required to meet with the instructor at least once each semester. The Orientation meeting can satisfy this requirement; however, if your initial draft of your Objectives is not approved, or if you are not making satisfactory progress in meeting your Objectives, you may be required to meet with the instructor additional times during the semester.

A student may be excused from attending an orientation under the following conditions:

1. The student completed CWE the previous semester with a grade of "A".
2. By the date and time of the final scheduled orientation of the current semester, the student is enrolled in CWE, has submitted a signed application and has submitted draft objectives that generally meet the course requirements for learning objectives
3. After submitting the application and learning objective(s), the student has communicated with the CWE instructor and received permission to skip the orientation.
4. The student agrees to meet with the instructor during the semester when the instructor visits with the employer.

For more information

contact the Willits Center at (707)-459-6224 or contact Dan Jenkins directly at (707) 468-3020 or by email at djenkins@mendocino.edu

Created: December 17, 2004 @ 12:00 AM
Last Modified: August 18, 2008 @ 09:10 AM