Courses

COP 3940. Personal and Career Development. (3 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity to use co-op experience along with this course to clarify their vision of a successful professional and personal future and identify goals to create that vision; identify strengths, weaknesses, and communication and conflict-management preferences; design a career action plan; and develop and practice articulating professional goals, personal brand, and knowledge and experience gained from co-op. Encourages students to engage in a combination of introspection, critical reflection on experiences in the workplace, and with online collaborative learning and group behavior; learn to identify and analyze career and personal development opportunities in the external environment; and practice communication, relationship-building, conflict management, and leadership skills. This companion course to an internship or co-op requires permission of the CPS Office of Cooperative Education.


COP 3944. Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time. (0 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity to engage in work experience that relates to their academic field of study. May be repeated up to four times.


COP 3945. Co-op Work Experience—Full Time. (0 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity to engage in work experience that relates to their field of study. May be repeated without limit.


COP 4946. Global Co-op Work Experience - Full Time. (0 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity to engage in a global work experience that relates to their field of study. May be repeated without limit.


COP 5002. Internship. (0 Hours)

Enables students to engage in an internship to gain practical experience relating to their field of study. May be repeated up to two times.


COP 6940. Personal and Career Development. (3-4 Hours)

Offers a companion course to an internship or co-op. Offers students an opportunity to use the work experience along with this course to (1) clarify vision of a successful professional and personal future and identify goals to creating that vision; (2) identify strengths, weaknesses, and communication and conflict-management preferences; (3) design a career action plan; and (4) develop and practice articulating professional goals, personal brand, and knowledge and experience gained from the co-op. Encourages students to engage in a combination of (1) introspection; (2) critical reflection on experiences in the workplace and with online collaborative learning and group behavior; (3) learning to identify and analyze career and personal development opportunities in the external environment; and (4) practicing communication, relationship building, conflict management, and leadership skills. Requires permission of the CPS Office of Cooperative Education.


COP 6945. Co-op Work Experience—Full Time. (0 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity to engage in work experience that relates to their field of study. May be repeated without limit.


COP 6946. Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time. (0 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity to engage in a global work experience that relates to their field of study. May be repeated without limit.