IPP ASSIGNMENT RULES:
A tremendous amount of time and effort goes into establishing and maintaining good relationships between the Jonsson School’s Industrial Practice Programs and our IPP employers. As a representative of the Jonsson School, students need to be aware that their conduct on the assignment is a reflection on THEM, the IPP staff, the Jonsson School, and UTD. A conscientious effort on a student’s part can enhance these relationships and guarantee good positions for future students.
Alternatively, unprofessional behavior on the part of a student can jeopardize these relationships and ruin future opportunities for themselves and for other students. Therefore, students are expected to act professionally, to work to the best of their ability, and to comply with all conditions and rules of the program and of employment. Failure to do so will not be tolerated. If employers are not satisfied with a student’s performance, they may terminate that student’s employment at any point during the work assignment.
Students registering for the Industrial Practice Programs and those students hired by employers in co-op/internship assignments will be considered participants in the Jonsson School Industrial Practice Programs. These students must adhere to the rules and regulations of IPP employment when on an IPP assignment:
1. All students must follow the guidelines listed in the IPP Operating Formats, Plans A-E, pages 16-18.
2. International students may not work on campus while working on an IPP assignment.
3. If a student receives more than one offer of IPP employment, that student must consider carefully which position is the most relevant for his or her career objectives. Once he or she has accepted an assignment, they may not change their mind in lieu of another offer. Once a commitment has been made, the student is expected to honor that commitment. All other interviewing for IPP assignments must end.
4. Students are expected to complete the entire work period as specified by the IPP calendar.
5. Students are required to follow all personnel rules and regulations established by the employer as well as all current federal, state, and local labor laws.
6. Academic class work cannot interfere with IPP work responsibilities. Students must plan, prepare for, and complete course assignments and tests without infringing on IPP work hours or performance.
7. In the event that a student is unable to report for work on a particular day, he or she must notify their site supervisor immediately. If the absence from the IPP assignment extends for more than a week, the student must also notify the Jonsson School IPP Staff at UTD.
8. University holidays and vacations do not pertain to IPP students while on an IPP work assignment. Students are on the employer’s schedule, not the University’s.
9. Any difficulty or misunderstanding with an IPP employer should be reported immediately to the IPP staff. Students may not quit an IPP assignment without first working with the IPP staff to remedy the situation.
10. Students may not deprive other students of an IPP position. If, for any reason, a student withdraws from the IP Programs or from UTD, that student may not retain an IPP assignment. Any time a student remains in an IPP work assignment, it will be considered an IPP placement and the student is required to notify the IPP staff of the assignment by completing an Assignment Acceptance Form and complete the Work Report.
11. Notify the IPP staff of any change of address, which occurs during the work assignment.
12. If the position a student accepts has a multiple semester commitment, the student is expected to return to that employer for each succeeding work period until the commitment is complete.
13. If the IPP staff and the employer agree, students are permitted to work additional IPP assignments beyond the established frequency requirements. Each semester a student stays for additional work assignments, they must notify the IPP staff of the assignment by completing an Assignment Acceptance Form and complete a Work Report.
14. Upon the completion, termination, or withdrawal from an IPP assignment, students are not eligible for Unemployment Compensation benefits.
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