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Students’ perception of industrial internship programme

Purpose – An important aspect of an academic curriculum in higher learning institutions for technical disciplines is the industrial internship programme for students. The purpose of this paper is to investigate students’ perception of the effectiveness of an industrial internship programme offered b...

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Main Authors:	Renganathan, Sumathi, Abdul Karim, Z. A., Chong, Su Li
Format:	Article
Institution:	Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0:	utp-eprints.7912 /
Published:	Emerald 2012
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education LB2300 Higher Education
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spelling	utp-eprints.79122017-03-20T02:19:31Z Students’ perception of industrial internship programme Renganathan, Sumathi Abdul Karim, Z. A. Chong, Su Li LB Theory and practice of education LB2300 Higher Education Purpose – An important aspect of an academic curriculum in higher learning institutions for technical disciplines is the industrial internship programme for students. The purpose of this paper is to investigate students’ perception of the effectiveness of an industrial internship programme offered by a private technological university in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising a case study approach, the data for this study were collected though a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire gauged students’ perception of their eight-month internship programme. Findings – The students rated the industrial internship programme favorably. Generally, students viewed the learning through practical experience during the internship positively. In addition, factors related to the organisers’ operational and administrative efforts and the role played by the host company were also identified as important in determining the success of the industrial internship programme. Originality/value – Industrial internship programmes in respective universities vary according to various needs. By sharing the findings in this case study, other institutions with similar or different industrial internship programmes can benefit from the information discussed in this paper. Emerald 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7912/1/2012_Students%27_perception_Sumathi.pdf http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17026557&show=abstract Renganathan, Sumathi and Abdul Karim, Z. A. and Chong, Su Li (2012) Students’ perception of industrial internship programme. Education + Training, 54 (2/3). pp. 180-191. ISSN 0040-0912 http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7912/
institution	Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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spellingShingle	LB Theory and practice of education LB2300 Higher Education Renganathan, Sumathi Abdul Karim, Z. A. Chong, Su Li Students’ perception of industrial internship programme
description	Purpose – An important aspect of an academic curriculum in higher learning institutions for technical disciplines is the industrial internship programme for students. The purpose of this paper is to investigate students’ perception of the effectiveness of an industrial internship programme offered by a private technological university in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising a case study approach, the data for this study were collected though a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire gauged students’ perception of their eight-month internship programme. Findings – The students rated the industrial internship programme favorably. Generally, students viewed the learning through practical experience during the internship positively. In addition, factors related to the organisers’ operational and administrative efforts and the role played by the host company were also identified as important in determining the success of the industrial internship programme. Originality/value – Industrial internship programmes in respective universities vary according to various needs. By sharing the findings in this case study, other institutions with similar or different industrial internship programmes can benefit from the information discussed in this paper.
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author	Renganathan, Sumathi Abdul Karim, Z. A. Chong, Su Li
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title	Students’ perception of industrial internship programme
title_short	Students’ perception of industrial internship programme
title_full	Students’ perception of industrial internship programme
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Students’ perception of industrial internship programme

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