Learning objectives: – Learn how contractions are used. – Learn how to use possessive nouns and adjectives correctly. – Learn proper sentence structure. – Learn all about sentence fragments and how to avoid them. – Learn how to avoid creating a run-on sentence in your writing. – Learn the proper use of I, me, and other pronouns. – Learn how to use semi-colons properly. – Learn when it’s appropriate to use quotation marks in your writing. – Learn the difference between adjectives and adverbs so you can use them properly. – Learn when to use capitalization in your writing. – Learn how to use negatives to express sentiment. – Learn common abbreviations and acronyms. – Learn where to insert commas in your writing. – Learn all about homophones, which are words that sound alike but that are spelled differently and have different meanings. – Watch this video to learn the difference between there, their, and they’re. – Watch this video to learn the difference between it’s and its. – Watch this video to learn the difference between bear and bare. – Watch this video to learn the difference between compliment and complement. – Watch this video to learn the difference between literally and figuratively. – Watch this video to learn the difference between who’s and whose. – Watch this video to learn when to use me and I when communicating. – Watch this video to learn the difference between lose and loose. – Watch this video to learn the difference between your and you’re. – Watch this video to learn the difference between illusion and allusion. – Watch this video to learn how to use plural possessives correctly. – Watch this video to learn the difference between than and then. – Watch this video to learn the difference between couple and few.
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
Co-operative education is a three-way partnership between the university, students and employers. Students apply their classroom knowledge in a series of four-month work experiences. You, the employer, enhance a student’s education, while reaping the unique benefits of CO-OP employees.
- Year-round access to well-motivated, qualified employees.
- Access to potential full-time staff in a controlled environment, reducing your costs and risks.
- Access to a cost-effective source of temporary employees for peak periods or special projects.
- A say in what students learn by working with the university.
- Promotion of your organization as one that believes in developing the potential of young people.
- Access to a great pool of French-speaking, English-speaking and bilingual students.
Most work terms run at least 15 weeks, or four months. They can be no shorter than 13 weeks. Some master’s students, as well as some science and engineering students, are available for 8 or 12 months’ work terms.
All jobs are reviewed by a CO-OP Program Coordinator, and only those providing students with work experience related to their professional development are approved. Administrative activities involved in a job should be less than 10% of the entire workload.
When you first contact SSC, you are assigned one of our Program Coordinators, depending on your discipline of interest. This person is your main contact in our office. As you move through the recruitment process, you also work with a representative from CO-OP Administrative Services, who assists with job posting and interview scheduling.
Internships offer usually one discipline-specific, supervised, structured paid or unpaid, and for academic credit work experience or practice placement.
Work Experience intersperses one or two work terms (typically full-time) into an academic program, where work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study and/or career goals.
Community Service Learning (CSL) integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience and strengthen communities. In practice, students work in partnership with a community-based organization to apply their disciplinary knowledge to a challenge identified by the community.
Field Placement provides students with an intensive part-time/short term intensive hands-on practical experience in a setting relevant to their subject of study. Field placements may not require supervision of a registered or licensed professional and the completed work experience hours are not required for professional certification. Field placements account for work-integrated educational experiences not encompassed by other forms, such as co-op, clinic, practicum, and internship.
