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Enhancing Learning Outcomes from Industry Engagement in Australian Engineering Education
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Male, Sally A.; King, Robin – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2019
Industry engagement, commonly implemented as a 12 week industry placement during a vacation towards the end of the degree, has traditionally been a provider-mandated component of externally accredited professional engineering degrees in Australia. Such placements are intended to bridge knowledge and capability gaps between academic study and…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Student Placement
Accounting Graduates and the Capabilities That Count: Perceptions of Graduates, Employers and Accounting Academics in Four Australian Universities
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Oliver, Beverley; Whelan, Barbara; Hunt, Lynne; Hammer, Sara – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2011
The higher education sector in Australia is moving rapidly towards greater accountability in regard to graduate employability outcomes. Currently, data on new graduates' self reported generic skills and employment status provide the evidence base for universities to make judgements about the effectiveness of curricula in preparing students for…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Graduates, Employment Potential, Job Skills