Thursday,

July 2, 2009

Class Activity:

-Welcome and Introduction

-Review of Student Handbook, reading up to p. 20.

-Hardcopy handouts:

• Student Workbook
• Student Handbook
• Confidentiality Agreement(s)
• Code of Behaviour
• WSIB safety presentation document

Safety Presentation:

- Workplace Health and Safety

- Health and safety (in class) assignment, review of answers in class

- Reading: Section C, Employment Standards,

p.13-20

Reminders:

1. Please bring your 20 dollar course fee ASAP, hand in before placement on Tuesday.

2. Tomorrow you will have your WEA signed in the afternoon. Please make arrnagments to do so and return your signed form on Monday. WEAs must be signed and completed before you may begin your work placement! 

Homework:

Complete Assignment 2, Student Workbook, if unfinished in class.

Friday,

July 3, 2009

Class Activity: 

-Work Education Agreements (WEA) filled out and prepared.

-Completing Job applications, Assignment # 1

-Ethics and Harassment: Case Study Assignment # 4

-Presentation: Job Connect

Very important: WEA signatures are to be collected from 1 to 3 PM

Homework: 

-WEA must be completed and signed by emplpyer and parent for Monday!

-Co-operative Education student agreement must be signed by parent for Monday!

-Bring in your 20 dollar course fee, if you have not done so already.

Check out these great workplace safety websites!

• http://www.prevent-it.ca/
• http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/site/

• http://www.worksmartontario.gov.on.ca

Monday,

July 6, 2009 

Class Activity:

- Warm up: identifying workplace hazards

- WEAs, course fees, course contracts collected

- Review of case study answers

- Note: safe lifting technique

-Unions (Assignment 3) questions and class debate activity

- Pre-placement Test, review of pre-placement answers

-Mike Rowe Dirty Jobs: application of Health and safety, Job readiness and Rights and Responsibilities concepts.

Homework:

- Please make sure your WEA is signed before you begin work on July 7th! Course contracts must be signed and returned to Mr. Cappello ASAP.

Good luck at your work placements! Call me anytime with questions or concerns.

 Class Activity:

-Integration session student package distributed.

-Placement Q and A (group activity) and experiential learning questionnaire

-Logs sheets, late WEAs collected.

-Review of the summative poster presentation assignment and evaluation criteria

-"Not for Sale" Workplace ethics video series and class discussion

-Articles: making small talk, assertiveness and anger management at work

-Overcoming boredom at work: strategies to build initiative and enthusiasm (questions and class discussion)

Homework:

Complete the following assignments for our final class on July 24th:

1. Interview assignment (outline in the integration package)

2. Exit Resume and Thank you letter

3. Summative Poster

4. All log sheets signed/complete

5. Student workbook assignments:

   # 5 Placement Tour assignment

   # 6 Placement Profile assignment

Please be prepared to share your experience with the half the class during your summative presentation.