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RSCR 0626: Retail and Service Work Experience 2
Effective date
September 2026
Department
Community & Career Education
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
Students build upon their foundational skills from RSCR 0625 Retail and Service Work Experience 1, showing progression in their abilities. With continuing development of basic critical thinking skills and problem-solving, students work more independently with limited supervision. They further develop interpersonal skills and professionalism learning to adapt to workplace situations. Through reflection and feedback, students continue to improve their performance and evaluate the suitability of their workplace experience for their professional goals.
Credits
4.0
Year of study
Below Grade 10 Equivalency
Prerequisites
RSCR 0625.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate improvement in speed, stamina and generic work habits.
- Apply FOODSAFE and Work Safe principals consistently (if applicable).
- Demonstrate professionalism and ethical conduct, including punctuality and adhering to assigned work schedules.
- Apply basic critical thinking and basic problem solving skills (identifying problems and evaluating options).
- Use tools and equipment appropriately in the workplace with limited to no supervision.
- Use interpersonal skills by engaging in positive interactions with coworkers and supervisors, employing effective workplace communication techniques.
- Use mindfulness techniques to adapt to workplace situations.
- Perform the skills and duties in their roles both independently and as part of a team.
- Apply feedback to improve performance.
- Reflect on workplace training and skills through personal journal reflection.
- Assess suitability of workplace experience for professional goals.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 22.5
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 74
Total Hours: 96.5
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 74
Total Hours: 96.5
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies include but are not limited to: experiential learning, training in the work placement, reflective journaling, note taking, shadowing, task preparation, asking questions, develop portfolio.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S (70%)
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Practicum |
80 |
Student, instructor and evaluation checklist |
|
Reflect |
20 |
Reflection on workplace skills and experience |
Course topics
- Transfer and apply learning from previously taught courses WorkSafe FOODSAFE Professionalism Problem Solving Training Interpersonal Skills Workplace Communication Mindfulness Feedback Performance Reflection Professional development
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.