TY - BOOK
T1 - Work integrated learning initiatives
T2 - live case studies as a mainstream WIL assessment
AU - Schonell, Stuart
AU - Gilchrist, John
AU - Kennelly, Robert
AU - MCCORMACK, Coralie
AU - Nortcote, Maria
AU - RUGE, Gesa
AU - Treloar, Geoff
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Society for Research into Higher Education.
PY - 2019/7/3
Y1 - 2019/7/3
N2 - Industry demands highly skilled, work ready and adaptable graduates who can solve complex problems. Work integrated learning (WIL) offers educators an authentic assessment that approximates future performance requirements. Often this would include workplace placements or internships for a selected number of students. In this paper, we evaluate the ‘live case study’ assessment as an example of an alternative embedded approach to WIL. We address a lack of simple and specific criteria for assessing WIL and assess the live case approach against these criteria. We find that the live case approach is an effective form of WIL, offering large numbers of students an authentic learning experience. We recommend this approach to universities seeking to offer large cohorts of students a workplace learning experience that is less time and resource dependent than internships, and effective for international and distance students.
AB - Industry demands highly skilled, work ready and adaptable graduates who can solve complex problems. Work integrated learning (WIL) offers educators an authentic assessment that approximates future performance requirements. Often this would include workplace placements or internships for a selected number of students. In this paper, we evaluate the ‘live case study’ assessment as an example of an alternative embedded approach to WIL. We address a lack of simple and specific criteria for assessing WIL and assess the live case approach against these criteria. We find that the live case approach is an effective form of WIL, offering large numbers of students an authentic learning experience. We recommend this approach to universities seeking to offer large cohorts of students a workplace learning experience that is less time and resource dependent than internships, and effective for international and distance students.
KW - authentic assessment
KW - authentic learning
KW - live case study
KW - WIL
KW - Work integrated learning
UR - http://herdsa.org.au/publications/publications/tatal-talking-about-teaching-and-learning-teaching-philosophy-workbook
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040969463&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03075079.2018.1425986
DO - 10.1080/03075079.2018.1425986
M3 - Text Book
SN - 9780994554604
VL - 44
T3 - Studies in Higher Education
BT - Work integrated learning initiatives
PB - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
CY - Hammondville, Australia
ER -