Paper
Developing Innovation Skills Through Work-integrated Learning
- Authors:
- Jarvis Jane; Giselle Rampersad
- Abstract
- Innovation skills are an asset for engineering managers as innovation has become a key competitive driver for technology oriented industries. Increasing attention is being placed on designing course offerings that help develop innovation skills and particularly, creating suitable contexts in which innovation can flourish. This study investigates factors influencing the development of innovation skills through work-integrated learning. Moving beyond a single viewpoint to a dyadic perspective involving students and industry supervisors, this qualitative study contributes to a conceptual framework for fostering the development of innovation skills through industry placements. Implications are discussed for engineering and technology managers for developing innovation capacity and skills.
- Keywords
- Innovation; Work-integrated Learning; Engineering Management Education
- StartPage
- 165
- EndPage
- 174
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