Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Klein 5/05

489 Professional Practice in Industry

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Preparation of a comprehensive report based on actual employment experience in a co-op job in industry. This course may

not be used as a technical elective.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 U

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: Admission to co-op program in Elec and Cmptr Eng. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Student must have worked previously in CO-OP or internship program in industry.

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

none

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

No text

References (supplemental reading)

none

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. The objective of this class is to give the student an opportunity to exercise their communication skills in sharing their

experience in a CO-OP assignment. (Criterion 3 (g))

2. While this is not a required course, and it does not count as a technical elective, it offers an excellent opportunity for our

CO-OP students to examine economical, social, and ethical relationship of an engineering education and the real world.

(Criteria 3(I),(j),(k))

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

not applicable

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:17 AM

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