Outputs (5)

Can pay, should pay? Exploring paid and unpaid work opportunities from employer and student perspectives. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M., McIlwhan, R., Irving, C., Smith, C. F., & Smith, S. (2013). Can pay, should pay? Exploring paid and unpaid work opportunities from employer and student perspectives.

Within current university-focused discussions around how to enhance and support student employability, considerable emphasis has been placed on gaining work experience, either through volunteering or via work placements and internships. There is grow... Read More about Can pay, should pay? Exploring paid and unpaid work opportunities from employer and student perspectives..

Learning in the Workplace: Initiatives through Learning to Work 2, Placements and Internships a summary of findings in work placements: where are we now, impact and lessons learned? (2013)
Report
Irving, C., & Allford, R. (2013). Learning in the Workplace: Initiatives through Learning to Work 2, Placements and Internships a summary of findings in work placements: where are we now, impact and lessons learned?. Edinburgh, Scotland: Higher Education

Report based on a literature review of the four Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Learning to Work 2 (LTW2) projects.

Can pay, should pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., Smith, S., & Irving, C. (2013). Can pay, should pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities. In Proceedings of the HEA STEM Learning and Teaching Conference (2013): Where practice and pedagogy meet (11

This paper looks across and beyond this project to examine the range of placement and work experience forms currently experienced by computing students, and asks the question – are all of these opportunities equal? Or more specifically, are the benef... Read More about Can pay, should pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities..

Information literacy and lifelong learning: Policy issues, the workplace, health and public libraries. (2013)
Book
Crawford, J., & Irving, C. (2013). Information literacy and lifelong learning: Policy issues, the workplace, health and public libraries. Chandos Publishing

Reviews the role of information literacy in developing employability skills, personal health management, and informal learning from a variety of areas including: information policy issues, information usage and training needs and skills development,... Read More about Information literacy and lifelong learning: Policy issues, the workplace, health and public libraries..

Can Pay, Should Pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., Smith, S., & Irving, C. (2013, April). Can Pay, Should Pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities. Paper presented at HEA STEM Conference

In a time of high youth unemployment, when relevant work experience is often cited as the most important factor in finding a graduate job, computing students are being advised to pursue work placements or other work experience during their studies to... Read More about Can Pay, Should Pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities.