1. Introduction
1.1. Report Overview
Within this report I aim to critically review and analyse the importance of adopting a self-directed work based learning approach to developing my professional and academic practise. This report will be based will be strongly based on my experiences, current achievements, and challenges within my first five months placement as a Human Resources Undergraduate at EGGER (UK). There will be further reference to the foundational attributes, Setting Direction, Learn, Act with Integrity and Engage along with a summary of the significant learning I have currently undertaken, and how I wish to take this forward to my second semester of the module.
1.2. Procedure – Secondary Data
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28), however over the recent years, higher education systems have recognised that knowledge through academic research can be created outside of university degree level programmes through work based learning (Gibbons, 1998). Work based learning is ‘the term being used to describe a class of University programmes that bring together universities and organisations to create new learning opportunities in workplaces’ (Boud & Solomon, 2001, p. 4). This definition of work based learning is extremely relevant as it interlinks with my chosen degree of Business Leadership and Corporate Management, which I am currently studying alongside working full time in my two year work placement within the Human Resources department at EGGER (UK). The course is very much a student-lead, enabling myself to take full responsibility of my learning through being actively involved in the work place. I am able learn by the experiences I am apart rather than ‘being a passive recipient of tutor-led education’ (Andersen et al, …show more content…
With currently being on a work based learning course I feel ‘The Staged Self-Directed Learning Model’ by Grow (1991) to be the most relevant. This model is a four staged process (appendix 3) from ‘heavy teacher dependence to high self-direction with little teacher influence’ (Melick & Melick, 2010 p. 123) whereby the student must not depend (stage 1), show interest (stage 2), or be involved (stage 3) as they are they are primarily responsible of their own productivity of planning, implementing, evaluating and overall personally developing (Brockett & Hiemstra, 1991, p. 24). With being on a work based learning course I am already developing my employability skills which are said to ‘make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits them, the workplace, the community and the economy’ (Yorke and Knight 2003, cited in Semedo, Newman-Ford, Lloyd & Thomas, 2010, p.3). This is shown through the progression of placing myself around stage one and two within my first year of university straight to stage four starting work-based
1.1. Report Overview
Within this report I aim to critically review and analyse the importance of adopting a self-directed work based learning approach to developing my professional and academic practise. This report will be based will be strongly based on my experiences, current achievements, and challenges within my first five months placement as a Human Resources Undergraduate at EGGER (UK). There will be further reference to the foundational attributes, Setting Direction, Learn, Act with Integrity and Engage along with a summary of the significant learning I have currently undertaken, and how I wish to take this forward to my second semester of the module.
1.2. Procedure – Secondary Data
The information used within this …show more content…
28), however over the recent years, higher education systems have recognised that knowledge through academic research can be created outside of university degree level programmes through work based learning (Gibbons, 1998). Work based learning is ‘the term being used to describe a class of University programmes that bring together universities and organisations to create new learning opportunities in workplaces’ (Boud & Solomon, 2001, p. 4). This definition of work based learning is extremely relevant as it interlinks with my chosen degree of Business Leadership and Corporate Management, which I am currently studying alongside working full time in my two year work placement within the Human Resources department at EGGER (UK). The course is very much a student-lead, enabling myself to take full responsibility of my learning through being actively involved in the work place. I am able learn by the experiences I am apart rather than ‘being a passive recipient of tutor-led education’ (Andersen et al, …show more content…
With currently being on a work based learning course I feel ‘The Staged Self-Directed Learning Model’ by Grow (1991) to be the most relevant. This model is a four staged process (appendix 3) from ‘heavy teacher dependence to high self-direction with little teacher influence’ (Melick & Melick, 2010 p. 123) whereby the student must not depend (stage 1), show interest (stage 2), or be involved (stage 3) as they are they are primarily responsible of their own productivity of planning, implementing, evaluating and overall personally developing (Brockett & Hiemstra, 1991, p. 24). With being on a work based learning course I am already developing my employability skills which are said to ‘make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits them, the workplace, the community and the economy’ (Yorke and Knight 2003, cited in Semedo, Newman-Ford, Lloyd & Thomas, 2010, p.3). This is shown through the progression of placing myself around stage one and two within my first year of university straight to stage four starting work-based