Workplace experience attribute: Course criteria

The Workplace Experience course attribute is used to identify courses where students apply theories and concepts from the classroom in a professional workplace setting (such as internships and practica). The criteria for the designation:

• The course has undergraduate-only audience.
• The course has learning outcomes that intentionally and significantly connect course content (knowledge, skills, abilities) with application of that learning in the workplace.
• Enrolled students are substantively engaged at and spend significant time in a workplace setting. The setting is usually off-campus, with students working with an on-site supervisor who is responsible for evaluating workplace performance.
• The course includes opportunities for the students to reflect on their workplace experience
• The syllabus includes information about how the course content relates to workplace. Or, if the course is directed study, a template plan with learning objectives that connect course content to the workplace is provided to students.
• The course also must meet campus criteria for the attribute.

In addition, the course must meet the criteria of other UW Madison courses, such as:

You must submit a course proposal to add the Workplace Experience attribute to a course. The attached syllabus must meet the criteria above and the campus criteria for the attribute.

If the course is directed study, you must also submit a sample template study plan that students and instructor complete and keep on file regarding the agreed upon work and instruction of the course.  

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