Work Term Report Form

Using the template provided on the next pages, please prepare a report reflecting on your current work term, and planning your next steps to build on this experience. The audience for this report will be a Co-op Coordinator, faculty members and future students.

Assessment Criteria:

· Identification section with all required information

· All questions answered

· Informative responses (useful to future students, informative for faculty)

· Good grammar and spelling (few to no errors, meaning must be clear)

Requirements:

1. Fill out the identification section at the top of page 1, including student name, work term # (1st 2nd or 3rd), organization, date submitted, and co-op coordinator name.

2. Save this completed form using the file name: Lastname_Firstname.WTR and your updated resume (if you choose to attach your resume instead of a link to your LinkedIn Profile) as a Word or PDF file and submit your file in CourseSpaces in your Co-op Work Term Course – see the assignment in the “At the End of your Work Term” module.

3. If this is your 3rd (or last) work term, please fill out the questions on the last page about your job status and future career search plans.

Note: text boxes will expand as needed

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Work Term Report

Identification Section:

STUDENT NAME / WORK TERM #
ORGANIZATION / DATE SUBMITTED / CO-OP COORDINATOR

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

1. Give a brief description of the organization, its mandate and goals, and your position. (1/2 page or less)

2. List the 3-5 competencies you assessed in your Competency Assessment Form (no description required). If you developed additional competencies, please discuss them here.

3. Describe “a day in the life” in that position – your projects, responsibilities, the people/teams you worked with (titles are fine, if names need to be kept confidential, e.g. “the sourcing manager” or the “accounting team”). (1/2 – 1 page )

4. Discuss the concepts from your courses that were useful in this position. What did you learn in this position that will influence your future academics/course selections? (2-4 sentences)

5. Describe the major challenges you faced in this position, and how you overcame them. Include recommendations for future students interested in this position, or a similar position. (½ page or less)

6. Describe your greatest achievements in this position, either work outcomes, or learning you experienced, or both. (1/2 page or less)

7. Discuss how this experience has influenced what you want to do for your next co-op work term, or graduate employment. For example, consider what you liked and did not like about the work environment, work culture, tasks, location, etc. (1/2 page)

8. Outline your plan for finding your next employment opportunity (co-op or career). What assistance would you like from your co-op coordinator/career educator? (1/2 page)

9. Attach your updated resume, including this co-op work term and save form and resume together as one Word file.

Include the URL of your complete, updated LinkedIn Profile, including this co-op work term.

10. One of the Gustavson pillars is sustainability – social, economic, environmental, etc. Was your work term (check one box only)

☐Sustainability related

☐Sustainability focused

☐Not related to sustainability

11. The University is interested in data on student involvement in applied research. Applied research is gathering knowledge/information with the goal of solving problems or informing product, operational or service decisions. Please check here, if your work term was:

☐Research related

☐Research focused

☐Not applicable

If this is your final work term, please provide the following information about your job status and plans for your career search:

1. Has your current co-op employer offered you a full time position upon graduation?

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