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Participation in co-op is mandatory for Management Engineering students. Students must successfully complete five co-op terms to graduate; however six co-op terms are scheduled.
Work/study sequencing
The work/study sequence for Management Engineering is as follows:
Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Term* |
F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W |
Progress** |
1A | 1B | CT 1 | 2A | CT 2 | 2B | CT 3 | 3A | CT 4 | 3B | CT 5 | 4A | CT 6 | 4B |
* F = Fall (September - December), W = Winter (January - April), S = Spring (May - August)
** A and B indicate the first and second semester of each year. For example, 2B is the second term of the second year. CT stands for "co-op term".
More co-op information can be found at the following pages:
- Introduction to Co-operative Education and Career Services
- Co-operative Education
- Some information on the types of jobs our co-op students have held in the past
Work term reports (for students who entered the program in Fall 2015 or earlier)
Management Engineering students must submit three work term reports, normally submitted in the 3A, 3B, and 4A terms. The work reports are to follow the Management Engineering work report guidelines 2017 (PDF).
Sample work report template (docx)
Communication skills rubric for work report (PDF)
Forms
- Work report marked by University of Waterloo confidentiality agreement (PDF)
- Work report marked by employer confidentiality agreement (PDF)
- Work report evaluation form (PDF)