The Role of Work Placement in Engineering Students' Academic Performance

Autor/inn/en	Blicblau, Aaron Simon; Nelson, Tracey Louise; Dini, Kurosh
Titel	The Role of Work Placement in Engineering Students' Academic Performance
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 17 (2016) 1, S.31-43 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Job Placement; Engineering; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Work Experience; Undergraduate Students; Integrated Activities; Learning Activities; Workplace Learning; Work Experience Programs; Employment Potential; Grades (Scholastic); Statistical Analysis; Curriculum; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Maschinenbau; Schulleistung; Ausland; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Integrierender Unterricht; Lernaktivität; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Notenspiegel; Statistische Analyse; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Australien
Abstract	Engineering graduates without industrial experience may find that employment is difficult to obtain immediately after completing their studies. This study investigates the impact of two arrangements of work experiences; short term (over 12 weeks, STP) and long-term (over 52 weeks, IBL) on academic grades. This study involved 240 undergraduate mechanical engineering students. Results from the study indicated that students who spent time on work integrated learning or IBL in their penultimate year of their engineering course obtained better grades than those who did not undertake such a placement. The findings of this work have highlighted the relevance of work experience to improved academic grades for engineering students. An additional outcome was that some students were offered ongoing employment at the conclusion of their placement. Limitations of the study include factors external to the industry based work experience which may influence student grades. It is proposed that tertiary institutes embed a lengthy work experience program within the engineering academic syllabus. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@apjce.org; Web site: http://www.apjce.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01