Mapping WIL Activities in the Curriculum to Develop Graduate Capabilities: A Case Study in Accounting

Autor/inn/en	Natoli, Riccardo; Jackling, Beverley; Kaider, Friederika; Clark, Colin
Titel	Mapping WIL Activities in the Curriculum to Develop Graduate Capabilities: A Case Study in Accounting
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 14 (2013) 2, S.75-88 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Accounting; Case Studies; Learning Activities; Curriculum Design; Capacity Building; Integrated Activities; Experiential Learning; Cooperative Education; Skill Development; Quality Assurance; Curriculum Enrichment; Fidelity; Alignment (Education); Academic Standards; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Content Analysis; Group Discussion; Instructor Coordinators; Behavioral Objectives; Business Administration Education; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernaktivität; Lehrplangestaltung; Integrierender Unterricht; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Kooperativer Unterricht; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Qualitätssicherung; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Inhaltsanalyse; Gruppendiskussion; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Big business continues to request universities to produce graduates who possess both technical and generic skills. Although work-integrated learning (WIL) programs can be used to develop these skills, WIL placements in Australia are undertaken by a minority of students. Perceiving a gap, one Australian university undertook a major WIL revamp to expand WIL offerings embedded within its courses. This required major organizational change that impacted significantly on curriculum design. From a quality assurance perspective, this paper provides an overview of a revised WIL program in the accounting discipline, and discusses the issues and challenges associated with the revised WIL program four years after its implementation. The findings demonstrate that the discipline area has not yet fully met the revamped WIL program as defined by university policy. Recommendations are provided that form a valuable learning tool for educational institutions considering embedding broadly defined WIL within their courses. (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