Can pay, should pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities.

Smith, Colin F; Smith, Sally; Irving, Christine

Abstract

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 benefits and outcomes of equal worth? This paper explores some of the outcomes of paid and unpaid work in the ICT sector from both student and employer perspectives. Read More: http://journals.heacademy.ac.uk/doi/full/10.11120/stem.hea.2013.0025

Citation

Smith, C. F., Smith, S., & Irving, C. (2013, April). Can pay, should pay? Comparing employer and student outcomes of paid and unpaid work opportunities. Presented at 2013 STEM Annual Conference

• Conference Name: 2013 STEM Annual Conference
• Start Date: Apr 17, 2013
• End Date: Apr 18, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013-11
• Deposit Date: Apr 11, 2014
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 114-119
• Book Title: Proceedings of the HEA STEM Learning and Teaching Conference (2013): Where practice and pedagogy meet
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.11120/stem.hea.2013.0025
• Keywords: e-Placement Scotland; work experience; employment opportunities; paid placement; work-based learning
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6641
• Publisher URL: http://journals.heacademy.ac.uk/doi/full/10.11120/stem.hea.2013.0025