Co-op 1000

What is COOP 1000?

*Please note that COOP 1000 is not required for Graduate Students*

COOP1000 is a 6 module, 8-week, online course designed to assist students entering co-op for the first time with requisite employability skills including:

• Identifying and marketing your skills and achievements
• Writing effective resumes and cover letters
• Preparing for successful industry specific interviews
• Planning and executing a successful independent job search and
• Transitioning from school to the world of work, professional ethics and safety

Course Schedule

COOP1000 begins two semesters prior to your first work term. For example, if you are going out to work for the summer (i.e., May –August) you must take COOP 1000 no later than the previous fall semester. There will be one section of COOP1000 offered in the fall term and one section in the winter term. The timing for taking this course is dependent on your discipline and when your first work term is scheduled.

Please note that you must have applied to co-op directly from high school or via our website by the proper deadline in order to receive permission to register in COOP 1000. Only those students who have been emailed by the Program Administrator to confirm they still meet the eligibility to participate in the program will be given access to register in the course. This will take place by early August for the Fall offering of COOP 1000, and by late January for the Winter session.

Once a student has been given permission to register in COOP 1000 the first of four co-op admin fees will be applied to their account. All students are required to pay the non-refundable admin fees for participation in the program. These fees do not guarantee the student will secure a work term. These fees provide each student with access to all the available resources, workshops, and counceling necessary to assist each student in securing a work term. If a student is not able to secure a position within any given work term, the work term fee will not be charged.

For more details about when your first work term will take place, please link to your pre-determined work-study pattern.

Fall - The fall term of COOP1000 is intended for student whose first co-operative education work term will take place in the summer.

Winter - The winter section of COOP1000 is ONLY intended for students who plan on completing their first co-op work term in the fall or following winter based on their pre-determined work-study pattern.

Course Evaluation

During COOP1000, you will work through 6 modules. Each of the 6 modules for COOP1000 has associated assignments and quizzes that MUST be completed and passed in order to obtain a satisfactory grade (SAT) in the course. You will have 8 weeks to complete the course requirements.

COOP1000 will be graded as SAT or UNSAT. To complete COOP1000 with a SAT, you must:

• Successfully complete all 6 learning modules

• Complete and pass all assignments and quizzes associated with each module.

Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory performance in an ungraded program requirement or option has no impact on the CGPA calculation. However, students must be aware that if they are receiving academic scholarships, a grade of Unsatisfactory (UNSAT) may negatively impact continued eligibility for the scholarship. For more details about this regulation, please contact the Awards Office directly.

Students have the opportunity to work in different organizations for each co-op placement, gaining a broad understanding of their field of interest. Some students seek to gain an in-depth understanding of a single organization, working for the same employer for each work term. The possibilities in co-op are endless; some students even secure employment abroad, gaining new and international perspectives.

Co-op is a model of the real job-search process you will face upon graduation. Every effort is made to find a sufficient number of work term positions for all students enrolled in co-operative education, but the Co-op Office cannot guarantee a suitable work term opportunity will be available. The placement process is competitive and dependent upon market conditions.

It is the final responsibility of the student to secure an available position through successful preparation of a resumé and cover letter, participation in the competitive interview process, and completing their own job search activities.

Unfortunately, some students may be unable to obtain suitable employment for a given work term. In this situation, co-op students are expected to continue their academic program on a full-time basis* and to participate during the next job-search cycle.

*The only exception to this rule occurs in the summer term.