Cooperative Education Course Personalized Placement Learning Plan Components
Course	Mathematics for Everyday Life, Grade 11, Workplace, MEL3E The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12, 2000
Credit Value	1
Description of the Placement Situation
The placement is a large retail department store with approximately 100 employees, both full-time and part-time. The student will work at the cash, customer service and returns desk, and the layaway desk.
Credit Value of Cooperative Education Course 2

Related Course Expectations
Strand: Earning, Paying Taxes, and Purchasing EPV.02 · describe various forms of taxation; EP2.01 - solve problems involving the estimation and calculation of provincial and federal sales taxes; EPV.03 · solve problems involving the purchasing of items; EP3.01 - provide the correct change for an amount offered; EP3.02 - select compatible amounts to offer for a given charge to reduce the number of coins received in the change; EP3.04 - estimate and calculate discounts, sale prices, and after-tax costs; EP3.05 - identify various incentives to make purchases, and explain their characteristics; EP3.08 - identify, calculate, and compare the interest costs involved in making purchases under various plans, using technology.	Strand: Saving, Investing, and Borrowing SIV.01 · calculate simple and compound interest; SI1.02 - describe the differences between simple interest and compound interest; SI1.03 - calculate compound interest by using the simple-interest formula and a given spreadsheet template; SIV.03 · solve problems involving different ways of borrowing; SI3.01 - describe the features of various credit cards and debit cards; SI3.05 - calculate the total amount of interest paid over the life of a personal loan, using a given spreadsheet template, and compare this amount with the original principal of the loan; SI3.07 - explain the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing.
Cooperative Education Expectations
Health and Safety H1 - an understanding of workplace health and safety rules H7 - the procedures for reporting accidents H8 - the procedures for reporting unsafe practices Rights and Responsibilities R2 - placement-specific workplace health and safety considerations	Reflective Learning RL1 - relate the placement experience both to the curriculum expectations of the related course and to the expectations related to cooperative education, using a variety of strategies, activities and tools RL2 - reflect on and analyse their placement experiences RL3 - reinforce the job-skills theory acquired in the classroom and the skills, techniques, and principles learned at the placement

Employer’s Expectations

The employer expectations are the same as those identified from the related course and the Cooperative Education course.

See relevant learning skills, which are assessed with a rating scale for reporting purposes.

Learning Opportunities at the Placement

Learning Strategies

The student has opportunities to learn about: · working at the cash desk; · estimating sales tax amounts to ensure accuracy; · providing change to customers selecting compatible amounts to reduce the number of coins received as change; · estimating discount amounts and sale prices to ensure accuracy; · estimating after-tax costs, when appropriate (e.g., during store specials); · working in the customer service department; · identifying store incentives to make purchases (e.g., coupons); · explaining the characteristics of various store incentives; · working at the layaway desk; · calculating interest costs in making purchases using installment and/or layaway, with a variety of options (e.g., credit card, in-store credit card); · using in-store software or spreadsheets to track customer layaways.

The student learns through: · observation · demonstration by supervisor · reading store employee manual · one-on-one instruction/mentoring · questioning of supervisor

Assessment and Evaluation: Strategies and Scoring Tools

Purpose	Assessment and Evaluation Strategies	Scoring Tools	Expectations	Achievement Chart
Assessment	Log Sheets	Checklist	RL1, RL2, RL3, H1, H7, H8, R2	T, C
Assessment	Journal: Reflective writing	Anecdotal Records	RL1, RL2, RL3	T, C
Evaluation 70%	Journal: Focused writing	Rating Scale	RL1, RL2, RL3, H1, H7, H8, R2	K/U, T, C
Evaluation 70%	Scenario: A “what if” – employee working cash	Rubric	EPV.02, EP2.01, EPV.03, EP3.01, EP3.02, EP3.04, SIV.03, SI3.01, SI3.05, SI3.07	K/U, T, C, A
Evaluation 70%	Role Play: Customer/employee	Rubric	EP3.04	K/U, T, C, A
Evaluation 70%	Poster or Scrapbook: Store promotions	Marking Scheme	EP3.05	K/U, T, C, A
Evaluation 70%	Assignment: Spreadsheet comparing simple and compound interest	Marking Scheme	EP3.08, SIV.01, SI1.02, SI1.03, SIV.03	K/U, T, C, A
Evaluation 30%	Performance Task: Making “training” cue cards Oral report to the teacher	Rubric	EPV.02, EP2.01, EPV.03, EP3.01, EP3.02, EP3.04, EP3.08, SIV.01, SIV.03, SI3.01, SI3.07	K/U, T, C, A