Expanding the realm of best practices in cooperative industry-based learning in information systems and information technology : an inter-institutional investigation in Australian higher education


Autoria(s): Smith, Ross; Mackay, David; Holt, Dale; Challis, Di
Data(s)

01/01/2008

Resumo

The professional fields of information systems and information technology are drivers and enablers of the global economy. Moreover, their theoretical scope and practices are global in focus. University graduates need to develop a range of leadership, conceptual and technical capacities to work effectively in, and contribute to, the shaping of companies, business models and systems which operate in globalised settings. This paper reports a study of the operation of industry‐based learning (IBL) at three Australian universities, which employ different models and approaches, as part of a series of investigations of the needs, circumstances and perspectives of various stakeholders (program coordinator, faculty teaching staff, the students, industry mentors, and the professional body). The focus of this paper is a discussion of salient pragmatic considerations in an attempt to conceptualize what constitutes best practice in offering industry‐based learning for higher education students in the disciplines of information systems and information technology (Asia‐Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 9(2), 73‐80).<br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017642

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30017642/mackay-expandingtherealm-2008.pdf

http://apjce.org/volume_9/apjce_9_2_73_80.pdf

Direitos

2008, Asia-Pacific journal of Cooperative Education

Palavras-Chave #best practice #information systems #higher education #information technology #cooperative learning
Tipo

Journal Article