Twenty years ago the development of a sports management program at Massey University was then the only one in New Zealand. Professional rugby was still a couple of years away. Kit McConnell, Head of the 2011 RWC and Tournament Director for the IRB, was a Masters student back then. He indicated "the academic staff were doing something new--and…

A fundamental aspect of work integrated learning (WIL) is the development of professional competence, the ability of students to perform in the workplace. Alignment theory therefore suggests that the assessment of WIL should include an assessment of students' demonstration of professional competence in the workplace. The assessment of professional…

Big business continues to request universities to produce graduates who possess both technical and generic skills. Although work-integrated learning (WIL) programs can be used to develop these skills, WIL placements in Australia are undertaken by a minority of students. Perceiving a gap, one Australian university undertook a major WIL revamp to…

Step-by-step preparation of performance goals in cooperative education described and illustrated with a prototype entitled, Applying for a Job.'' (MU)

Critiques two central issues of measurement as applied to the evaluation of student progress in cooperative education: reliability and validity. Urges the synthesis of measurement and professional judgment in all phases of the evaluation process. (SK)

Described in this article are curriculum patterns for secretarial practice, clerical practice, business practice, intensified clerical practice, and on-the-job training. (JS)

Principles of good practice in assessing experiential learning include better self-evaluation of the learning outcomes of experiential components, systematic program auditing, and training of external evaluators. (SK)

Designed for use in Louisiana, the curriculum guide provides suggested units of study for one, two, or three-year programs in both preparatory and cooperative distributive education. The units were chosen as a result of identification of basic competencies in marketing necessary to ensure job-entry skills, knowledge, and attitudes. Those…

Developed for students in a cooperative training program in health occupations education, this study guide is designed for individualized study of competencies for nurse aides, orderlies, and attendants. It follows the general responsibilities outlined in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. The occupational outlook and job description are first…

This coordinator's guide consists of materials for use in implementing four individualized units that have been developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and are employed in a food store. Addressed in the individual units are the following occupations: bagger (DOT No. 920.687-014), cashier-checker (DOT No. 211.462-014), and…

Designed for students enrolled in the Agricultural Cooperative Part-Time Training Program, this course of study contains 12 units on agricultural machinery mechanics. Units include (examples of unit topics in parentheses): introduction (agricultural mechanics as an occupation; safety--shop and equipment; use of holding devices, jacks, lifts, and…

This module, which is one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, deals with instructor-coordinators' responsibilities with regard to planning and conducting the in-school component of the training received by cooperative education students. The…

Designed for students in the Dallas County Community College District's (DCCCD's) cooperative education program, this guide provides information on obtaining college credit for the development and achievement of learning objectives through current work experience. After introductory material on the benefits of participating in the program,…

This learning activity package, one of six intended for use in Industrial Cooperative Training Programs, is designed to aid students in learning about their student organization, the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). (The industrial cooperative training program provides industrial occupational training experience for high school…