Exploring the impact and national implementation of iPREP : a post submission industry program for PhD candidates : final report.
There is an increasing focus on doctoral education, both in Australia and globally, to prepare graduates for careers beyond academia. iPREP (Industry and PhD Research Engagement Program) is an innovative initiative that helps PhD candidates engage and network with industry. This seed project focused...
| Institutions: | Edith Cowan University Curtin University Murdoch University University of Notre Dame Australia University of Western Australia |
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Australia. Dept of Education and Training (DET)
2019
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| 在线阅读: | https://ltr.edu.au/resources/SD15-5097_Ayers_FinalReport_2019.pdf |
| 总结: | There is an increasing focus on doctoral education, both in Australia and globally, to prepare graduates for careers beyond academia. iPREP (Industry and PhD Research Engagement Program) is an innovative initiative that helps PhD candidates engage and network with industry. This seed project focused on evaluating the long -term benefits of the program and the development of an implementation package to enable adoption of a similar model at other universities. iPREP alumni were interviewed 12 months after completing their iPREP placement. The findings from these interviews demonstrated the long -term value of the program for their personal and career development, with several highlighting the value of the program for building their confidence, developing new s kills and building valuable networks. Past iPREP industry mentors were also surveyed to determine what activities the business had undertaken with universities and/or researchers since participating in iPREP. More than half of the industry partners had employed iPREP students after the program. The survey findings also highlighted the importance of managing industry partner expectations, which is a critical component for universities to work effectively with businesses. A valuable output from the project was the development of an iPREP Implementation Package. This comprehensive resource is now available for other universities seeking to adopt a similar model, and provides examples and templates for all aspects of managing a program like iPREP. Other useful outputs from the project include promotional videos and a database of projects on the strong iPREP website. Project outcomes have supported the development of iPREP as one of Australia's leading programs for promoting university/industry engagement. Evidence of the long -term benefits to both PhD researchers and businesses participating in iPREP, plus a comprehensive implementation package, will hopefully encourage the adoption of the iPREP model at other universities. [Executive summary] |
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| ISBN: | 9781760516420 (PDF) 9781760516444 (Print) 9781760516437 (DOCX) 9781760516420 (PDF) 9781760516444 (Print) 9781760516437 (DOCX) |
