MCCCD Program Description

Engineering Internship

Course: ECE297WD

First Term: 2025 Fall

Laboratory 4.0 Credit(s) 20.0 Period(s) 0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: B - Site Based Experience Load

Description: Supervised work experience in engineering environment. Includes experience working with engineers or technicians, related to troubleshooting, system design, or other processes. Also includes experiences in problem solving, working as a team, soft skills, time and resource management; and exposure to specific processes.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate professional workplace behavior. (I) 2. Assess and report own professional growth over the course of class. (II) 3. Identify opportunities for continued professional growth. (II) 4. Allocate time, material, and other resources effectively in a professional setting. (III) 5. Explain and evaluate processes used at facility, and demonstrate ability to contribute to working within those processes. (III, IV, V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Professional workplace behavior/employability skills A. Attitude B. Appropriate workplace appearance C. Commitment to continued learning D. Punctuality/dependability E. Workplace safety F. Communication G. Working as part of a team II. Professional growth A. Self pre-assessment 1. Identifying strengths and opportunities for professional growth 2. Setting goals and creating plans to reach and achieve these goals B. Self post-assessment 1. Identifying strengths and opportunities for professional growth 2. Setting goals and creating plans to reach and achieve those goals III. Time and resource management A. Identifying and prioritizing tasks and responsibilities B. Evaluating time and other resources available C. Analyzing wastes of time and resources D. Creation and execution of plans to reduce those wastes E. Measuring success of those plans IV. Facility processes A. Identification and evaluation of processes in use at the facility B. Analyzing effectiveness of existing processes C. Determining suitability of alternative processes D. Suggesting and working to apply potential process improvements E. Examining for continuous improvement opportunities V. Diagnosing problems and determining solutions A. Systems thinking B. Troubleshooting methodologies C. Determining solutions

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: May 23, 2023

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