Internship in Engineering Design in Hi-Tech Industries: Theory and Practice

Trotskovsky, Elena; Sabag, Nissim

doi:10.1109/tee.2010.5508843

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“…Students report that internship not only helps them learn more about their fields of expertise, but also helps build and refine specific research skills such as survey design or qualitative data analysis (Hynie et al , 2011). According to Trotskovy and Sabag (2010), students also have the opportunity to identify the differences in “traditional learning process in the academic environment and real-design process in the industrial environment.” Undergraduates with internship experience are more likely to have an early career advantage over those who have no internship experience (Gault et al , 2010).…”

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Internship in a business school: expectation versus experience

Neelam

Bhattacharya

Kejriwal

et al. 2019

HESWBL

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the value of internship as a function of the disparity between the initial expectation from the internship and its actual experience. The perceived internship experience has been evaluated through the expectation confirmation theory (ECT). Design/methodology/approach A sample of 106 students pursuing Master of Business Administration in a business school in India were administered a questionnaire to assess their expectations and experience before and after the internship. The self-designed questionnaire based on review of extant literature on internship included items related to supervisor–intern exchanges, significance of prior classroom academic preparation, prior work experience and perceived learning value. Students’ assessment scores on the internship project were taken as the outcome variable. Findings Pre- and post-analysis of perceived internship value indicated a positive expectation disconfirmation. The result indicates that “Positive Expectation Disconfirmation” has a significant direct relationship with overall satisfaction with internship. Structural equation modeling further revealed that perceived quality of the supervisor–intern exchange has a significant relationship with perceived internship value. Perceived significance of classroom academic preparation has a weak negative relationship with both perceived internship value and internship performance. Perceived internship value has a weak positive relationship with internship performance. Originality/value It is first time an attempt has been made to look into the issue of internship from the ECT.

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Internship in a business school: expectation versus experience

Neelam

Bhattacharya

Kejriwal

et al. 2019

HESWBL

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“…In addition, academic lectures are usually uniform for all students, whereas the learning context in WBL differs for each student [40]. According to Trotskovy and Sabag [42], a WBL opportunity offers students the possibility to understand the differences between "traditional learning process in the academic environment and real-design process in the industrial environment", a finding that often appears in other studies [43] as it is evident in the study presented in this paper. The fact that work experience programs constitute a unique opportunity for students to come into contact with networks of social or economic actors, which could give new momentum to their career prospects, is of great importance for the student respondents of our study and is in accordance with other studies [44,45].…”

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confidence: 63%

Students' Perceptions of Traineeships in a Greek University: Incentives and Barriers

Zafiropoulos¹,

Boutsiouki²,

Skiadas³

et al. 2022

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Higher education work experience programs offer students the opportunity to connect the theoretical knowledge of academic studies with the workplace and the acquisition of professional experience. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of the students of a Greek university regarding Work Based Learning (WBL) with a special focus on traineeships. The paper investigates the students' expectations and conceptions of such a program, the incentives for participation, the difficulties they might encounter during the program and their sense of attainment once it is completed. The data for this study were collected through a survey, which was conducted with an online questionnaire and constituted a case study. The paper used descriptive statistics for the analysis of the data. Students consider traineeships as a form of WBL that is an essential element of their learning and acknowledge that it creates strong linkages between theory and practice. The incentives towards such programs concern mostly the development of hard and soft skills. The existence of many barriers and, most importantly, the lack of relevancy and the mismatches between the content of the academic studies and the work duties are highlighted.

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“…This fact was corroborated by Fry et al, 14 as well as by Hess and Kelly. 15 Trotskovy and Sabag 16 posited that students must also have the opportunity to identify differences in the “traditional learning process in the academic environment and real-design process in the industrial environment.” The authors opine that the estimated proportion of this particular group (13.3%) would reasonably increase in the near future. This is based on the fact that 36.1% of undergraduates under review are yet to choose a career path.…”

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Awareness and Training in Medical Physics: An Avenue to Enhance Cancer Care Delivery in a Low-Resource Setting

Oyekunle

Akinlade

Uwadiae

et al. 2020

JCO Global Oncology

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PURPOSE Awareness and training in medical physics (MP) is crucial to enhance productivity and safety in cancer management. We evaluated the impact of the pioneer teaching hospital in Nigeria on awareness and training in MP in an attempt to appraise and enhance cancer care delivery. METHODS We reviewed physics students’ training records in the MP unit of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria, from June 2009 to June 2019. These included demographic data, institutions, levels of study, time and training duration, and contact details. Trainees were contacted for updated information on their professional status. Awareness of the profession had been created at UCH and institutions within and outside Ibadan. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016. RESULTS One hundred thirteen trainees (mean age, 24.1 ± 2.3 years) composed of 65.5% male and 34.5% female students attended UCH within the 10-year period. They were categorized as undergraduates, (n = 83; 73.5%), Master’s students (n = 25; 22.1%), Doctoral students (n = 2; 1.8%), and workers within nuclear field (n = 3; 2.7%). Of the 83 undergraduates, 5 (6.0%) were on training as of mid-September 2019, 25 (30.1%) were still in universities or serving in the mandatory national youth service, 11 (13.3%) were in the MP profession, and 42 (50.6%) were in other career pathways. Candidates’ institutions spread across 5 of the 6 geopolitical zones in the country. Furthermore, 207 physics students took part in awareness seminars at 2 universities in commemoration of International Day of Medical Physics. CONCLUSION Candidates from almost all parts of Nigeria benefitted from workplace experience at UCH, which continues to promote the profession. A greater feat will be attained when the University of Ibadan commences MP postgraduate programs.

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Internship in Engineering Design in Hi-Tech Industries: Theory and Practice

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Internship in a business school: expectation versus experience

Internship in a business school: expectation versus experience

Students' Perceptions of Traineeships in a Greek University: Incentives and Barriers

Awareness and Training in Medical Physics: An Avenue to Enhance Cancer Care Delivery in a Low-Resource Setting

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