Cooperative Education – Operations Management And Supervision  

BMGT 2384 

Thursday: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM   

Fall Semester 2004 

Student Syllabus 

Keep this syllabus as a guide throughout the semester.  Call your instructor for a replacement if you lose this copy. 
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Career related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the college, employer, and student.  Under supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience.  Directly related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the student through the paid work experience.  This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this course are as to:

Emphasis of utilizing classroom learning in the area of the bar code system with several visits to a local chemical plant with the intent of assimilating a Power Point presentation and Word document and the present the researched information and facts to the local plant.

TEXTBOOK

None. 

COURSE REQUIREMENT 

To complete this course successfully, you should do the following: 

1. Participation during all classroom activities and plant site visits.
2. Complete all homework and lab assignments and submit selected assignments for instructor evaluation.
3. Turn-in a 800 word (individual) paper explaining your current job, what tools (programs) are available on the market within your industry to help you to improve yourself professionally, and your personal observation of your work ethics. 
4. For the instructor to visit your place of employment for 2 – 3 hours to observe you at work.  This is an opportunity to identify internal and external problems that you are facing, an opportunity for the instructor to learn about your job and your company, and an opportunity for both the student and the instructor to share experiences. 
5. For the instructor to have an informal conference with your immediate supervisor to discussion your habits and to look at ways to you to growth professionally.

5.  Be present for each class. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

COURSE SCHEDULE/CALENDAR 

INDIVIDUAL PAPER (50 POINTS) 

Each student MUST turn-in a 800 word (individual) paper explaining your current job, what tools (programs) are available on the market within your industry to help you to improve yourself professionally, and your personal observation of your work ethics. 

The intent to this paper to make sure that the student have a taste of reality in the “real world environment” in relation to Logistic Management and their perspective jobs. 

The individual paper is worth 50 points.  The individual paper should range from 4 – 5 pages. 

The written papers for each student will be due on NLT November 18, 2004.  Any papers turned in this date will be deducted by 10 points. 

Each paper is to be written in the APA format.   

Grading will be based on the following

 
10 Points  - Thoroughness of topical coverage  

10 Points  - Readability, Grammar, Spelling  

10 Points  - Appearance 

20 Points  - The ability to present, synthesize and summarize the literature 

Each student should retain a copy of his/her section of the paper.  Papers submitted for grading will not be returned. 

COURSE GRADING

In determining grades, each student will be judged solely on the following criteria.   There is no extra credit or additional items beyond the list below: 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, any student who feels that he or she may need special assistance or accommodation because of an impairment or disabling condition needs to contact the North Lake College Disability Services Office at (972) 273-3165.  It is the policy of NLC to provide reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity.  It is the student's responsibility to contact the Disability Services Office. 

North Lake College will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities.  Because of legal implications, it is imperative that all students requesting academic accommodations first notify and provide appropriate documentation of their disabling condition to the Disability Services Office.  Disability Services staff will evaluate this information and develop an individualized academic accommodation plan that will then be shared with the students' instructors.   

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES

Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from the class due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second-class meeting. 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY 

The Student Code of Conduct prohibits activities and prescribes penalties for academic dishonesty. According to North Lake College Policy, adopted by the President's Cabinet and printed in NLC Operational Memoranda, students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty, including (but not limited to) cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and collusion, may receive an F on the assignment and/or an F in their course(s) from the instructor and may be suspended from college by administrative action. 

Students' rights to appeal grades and/or other disciplinary action and the procedures which students must follow for appeals are published the College Catalog under the Student Code of Conduct and at the NLC Web Site under Operational Memoranda.

OFFICE HOURS

The instructor will be available both before and after class for consultation.  Students may make appointments with the instructor if before or after class timeframe is not convenient.  The instructor recognizes that all learning does not occur in the classroom and welcomes students at any time; therefore, an “open door” policy will be maintained at all times.

STATE OF RESPONSE 

The instructor will response to the student’s inquires via phone call and/or e-mail within a 24 hour response time, Monday through Friday.  If a response is NOT provided within the specified response time, please contact Chip Ates, Dean of Business & Computer Information Technology for assistance at 972-273-3451.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

The student is expected to be in class regularly and to consult with the instructor when an absence is necessary.  Attendance is necessary and considered apart of the student’s class participation grade.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Educational opportunities are offered by the Dallas County Community College District without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation. 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS 

If your address changes, you must immediately notify (in person or in writing) the campus admissions office where you are enrolled in order to be certain that you receive all necessary information.  This is important.  If you have enrolled before and your address has changed since then, please point this out to the register.  

STUDENTS IN RECIEPT OF FINANCIAL AID (GRANTS OR LOANS)

If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans, you must begin attendance in all classes.  Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office.  Changes in your enrollment level and failing grades may require that you repay financial aid funds." 

DROP / WITHDRAW POLICY 

The student is expected to be in class regularly and to consult with the instructor whenever an absence is necessary.  If the student is unable to complete the course, official withdrawal is required.  Withdrawing from the course is a formal procedure which the student must initiate; the instructor cannot do it!  The student may initiate the drop procedure in Admissions or counseling.  If the student stops attending and does not drop, a performance grade, usually an "F" will be awarded.  Please consult the college Catalogue for the exact procedure.   

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A GRADE OF “W”: THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2004! 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN OFF ALL AUDIBLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES SUCH AS CELL PHONES, PAGERS, AND LAP TOP COMPUTERS DURING CLASS.