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Short industrial placements – developing an activity framework to support teaching and learning

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Purpose – This paper identifies the activities to be undertaken by students during short industrial placements. The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of what students do during their placements and provide a framework that supports both teaching and learning. This research focuses on a masters-level programme that contains a series of four, two week industrial placements where groups of two students work on a real and significant issue for the host company. Design/methodology/approach – A framework, developed from literature, describes a placement
in terms of 17 high-level activity groups. A multi-stage action research method was applied to test the framework and develop a more detailed level framework. This used insights gathered from students,tutors and researchers on all 80 placements undertaken during the 2012-2013 academic year. Findings – The 17 high-level activity groups and their configuration in the framework were confirmed. For the 12 process activity groups, 64 activities were identified and included into a detailed level framework. For the five through-placement activity groups some specific activities were captured and further work remains to capture the others. Originality/value – These complex industrial placements can now be described consistently to students, companies and tutors using an evidence-based framework. Literature searches have not identified any other equivalent research-based frameworks. Other HE programmes also use similar industrial placements and this framework will provide a basis to support these and add to the body of knowledge in work integrated learning.

Keywords Curriculum development, Teaching, Placements, Activity framework,Work integrated learning, Short industrial placement, Skills, Student support

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Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning

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Penerbit

: Emerald., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning Vol. 4 No. 3, 2014 pp. 256-270

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English

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DOI 10.1108/HESWBL-0

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Vol. 4 No. 3, 2014

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KIMIA

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