In 500 words (+/- 10%) write a short academic
discussion piece on the following question:
“Should placement be a compulsory experience for all business students?”
Your discussion can adopt any position (for, against or a balanced approach) but you must
support your position with at least 2 pieces of academic peer-reviewed published research. The discussion can adopt any position (for, against or a balanced approach) but you must support your position with at least 2 pieces of academic peer-reviewed published research.
Advice:
– Pay careful attention to the elements of compulsory placement and business students
– Avoid first-person opinion and support your claims with research evidence
– Draw on the research and your learnings from both designing your artefact and
critiquing another student artefact
Please use all sources provided in the files. And please use in-text referencing.
Criteria:
A clearly articulated, respectful and highly persuasive argument which effectively and accurately appraises compulsory placement for business students.
Builds convincing and well-considered reasons, strongly supported by thorough current research and examples to justify and validate the stated position.
Conclusion invites and encourages deep engagement from the audience which would inspire further critical thinking and reflection.
References:
Billett, S. (1995). Workplace learning: its potential and limitations. Education + Training, 37(5), 20-27.
Daryoush, Y., Silong, A D., Omar, Z., & Othman, J. (2013). Improving Job Performance: Workplace Learning is the First Step. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 1(1), 100-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.1n.1p.100
Fenwick, T. (2008), Workplace learning: Emerging trends and new perspectives. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 19. 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.302
Inceoglu, I., Selenko, E., McDowall, A., & Schlachter, S. (2019). (How) Do work placements work? Scrutinizing the quantitative evidence for a theory-driven future research agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110(B), 317-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.09.002
Vaughan, K. (2008). Workplace Learning: a literature review. Competenz. https://www.academia.edu/2057544/Workplace_learning_A_literature_review