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Pursuing Excellence Through Experience

Pursuing Excellence Through Experience. 2012 Review of Co-operative Education at Waterloo. Department Chairs’ Forum Thursday October 25, 2012. Presentation Outline . Process for the Review Co-op at Waterloo, 2012 Highlights of Recommendations Vision and Mission Statements Students

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Pursuing Excellence Through Experience

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  1. Pursuing Excellence Through Experience 2012 Review of Co-operative Education at Waterloo Department Chairs’ Forum Thursday October 25, 2012

  2. Presentation Outline • Process for the Review • Co-op at Waterloo, 2012 • Highlights of Recommendations • Vision and Mission Statements • Students • Employers • Institution • Metrics

  3. Process for Review of Waterloo Co-op

  4. Terms of Reference • Set by the Co-operative Education Council • Seven Themes for Examination • Vision and mission statements, opportunities for innovation • Integration between work term and classroom learning • Employment rates, especially for first work terms • University of Waterloo as a model co-op employer • Connections to student success initiatives • Talent management for employers • Engagement among all stakeholders

  5. Committee Members • Chair: Judene Pretti, WatCACE • Associate Deans: Ron McCarville, Wayne Parker • Co-operative Education and Career Action Directors: Rocco Fondacaro, Ross Johnston • Student Leaders: Natalie Cockburn,Eric Cousineau, Adam Garcia, BryannePashley

  6. Timelines for Review • June 2011: terms of reference established • September 2011: committee started work • April 2012: self-study prepared by committee submitted to Co-op Education Council • June 2012: external review visit • November 2012: expected completion of final report

  7. Input to the Review • Progress towards recommendations from the 2005 review • Stakeholder research project initiated by CECA and conducted by PostStone Inc. • More than 30 input sessions with employers, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and sr. admin • Feedback from external review team

  8. External Review • Three day visit in June 2012 • Norah McRae, Co-op Director at University of Victoria, BC and President of Canadian Association for Co-op (CAFCE) • Dr. KettilCedercreutz, Associate Provost, University of Cincinnati • Mike Esch, Sr. Director, Christie Digital

  9. Co-op at Waterloo, 2012

  10. Co-op at Waterloo, 2012 • Size/Growth • Competitive Landscape • Faculties and Co-op • Largest Co-op Employer • Feedback from External Reviewers • Emerging Strategic Priorities from PostStone project

  11. Size/Growth of Co-op

  12. Competitive Landscape • 80 institutions in Canada offering co-op programs • Companies post positions at more than one institution and may prefer hiring local talent • Other institutions are strategic about ways they can differentiate themselves with employers(e.g. earlier or more flexible dates, longer work terms)

  13. Faculties and Co-op • Each Faculty has an Associate Dean responsible for Co-op • Co-operative Education Council meets monthly • Some Faculties using co-op data to inform program reviews and accreditation requirements • Prism Publication by CECA • Referrals for job leads from faculty to CECA • Faculty Relations Managers in CECA

  14. Feedback from External Reviewers “The University of Waterloo has a world class reputation for co-operative education excellence and this reputation is well deserved.” Identified themes to explore: • integration • increased flexibility for students • collecting and using feedback from employers and students

  15. Highlights of Recommendations

  16. Co-operative Education at Waterloo Vision “Pursuing Excellence Through Experience” Mission “Enhancing learning through workplace experience”

  17. Students • Pre-arrival communication strategy about how to best prepare for co-op • Research on correlations between Admission Information form and co-op success • Interventions for two high risk groups • Increase opportunity and awareness for non-traditional work terms

  18. Employers • Work with Faculties to examine where opportunities exist to give students and employers more flexibility in the length of work terms • Continue work underway to formalize a strategy to help employers meet short and long term hiring needs • Provide opportunities for employers to network and receive recognition for their contribution to Waterloo co-op

  19. Institution – Outcomes • Engage faculty at the program level by ensuring that the role of co-op in developing outcomes of graduates is considered during outcomes assessment exercises such as those mandated by COU (UDLE) and CEAB.

  20. Institution - Integration • Explore alternate forms of co-op assessment • New Student Performance Evaluation form (by employers) to connect to UDLE and CEAB • Alternatives to work reports (Accounting, Pharmacy, AHS) • Work with CTE and newly appointed Teaching Fellows

  21. Institution - Model Employer • Spring 2012: Research project conducted by 14 co-op students working for 7 different departments • Fall 2012: Presentations on findings and next steps • Winter 2013 • Pilot welcome package of best practices • Establish a cross-campus working group

  22. Framework for Co-op Metrics

  23. Questions? Comments?

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