Students' experiences with the business internship program at Kuwait University

Khalil, Omar E. M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijme.2015.05.003

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“…Internships are excellent opportunities for the grooming and development of personality of students since it makes them goal oriented, increases their overall confidence level, motivates them, makes them punctual and regular and lastly, helps them understand how to manage their time. Similarly, internship projects can boost personal skills and assist in personal growth of students particularly when used as experiential learning (Johari & Bradshaw, 2008;Khalil, 2015;Rothman & Sisman, 2016).…”

Section: Understanding the Role Of Internshipmentioning

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“…The combination of latest technology and projects such as ABL furnishes students to deal with numerous academic issues. Various studies reveal tremendous benefits of internship project as an activity based learning, for example, Gault et al (2010), Knight (2008) and Khalil (2015) explained that industrial internship projects improve skills like problem solving and decision making, create connections of students with industries, assist in career selection, provide financial assistance and boost confidence.…”

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Understanding the Role of Internship as an Activity Based Learning: A Case Study

Ali

Khushi

2018

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<p>Activity based learning is a successful educational model in various disciplines and recently it has been proved very effective in business institutes also. This paper was intended to explore the effects of internship in the university students of Pakistan as an activity based learning in order to boost their skills and abilities. Qualitative research as research design was adopted for the study following interpretivist paradigm. For the purpose of data collection, 30 students from business institutes were interviewed. Only those candidates were chosen who had recently completed their internship in well-known organizations of Pakistan. Data analyses were done through NVivo software version 11, suggested for qualitative data analyses. Findings proposed that industrial internship is a viable activity for the learning and growth of university students. Practical experience, teamwork, understanding strengths and weaknesses, financial support for further studies and exposure to real world problems were found chief outcomes of internship in terms of professional development. Likewise, goal setting, internal motivation, confidence, punctuality, regularity and understanding responsibility in terms of personality development were found as key outcomes of internship for business students. Keywords: activity based learning, business students, internships, professional development.</p>

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Section: Understanding the Role Of Internshipmentioning

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Understanding the Role of Internship as an Activity Based Learning: A Case Study

Ali

Khushi

2018

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“…A way to address this problem is to partner with corporations [4]. Cooperative education and internship are the two most commonly used methods to enhance student knowledge about real practice [5,6]. During internships, students are required to work in usual offices and perform job duties similar to full-time employees.…”

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“…The importance of the link between the hospitality industry and education has been identified in various studies [6][7][8][9][10]. Kakalauskas et al [11] suggested that different resources, techniques and systems should be utilised to ensure the sustainable development of a university-industry cooperation programme.…”

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Qualitative Analysis of Satisfying and Dissatisfying Factors in a University–Industry Cooperation Programme

Luo

Lam

2019

Education Sciences

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Using qualitative semistructured interviews, this study aims to analyse the satisfying and dissatisfying factors in a university–industry cooperation programme. Work experience, monetary benefit, HR policies, language and time are important factors determining the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of students towards a university–industry cooperation programme. Results help in evaluating and identifying the sustainability of a programme. Marketing practitioners can consider the results in designing corresponding marketing strategies, and HR managers and programme coordinators can formulate guidelines for future improvements of related programmes.

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“…Internship programs have been incorporated into the curricula of the majority of academic institutions worldwide, in order to provide field experience opportunities to the students. According to Hergert (2009) and Khalil (2015), internship programs are provided on a basis of specific work hours that students must perform within an assigned institution, firm or organization, they are supervised by members of academic staff and a corporate counterpart and relative credits are awarded after the completion of the course. The goal of internship is to teach students how the real world operates.…”

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Academic Internship and Students’ Satisfaction: Evidence from Greece

Kipreos¹,

Dimitropoulos²

2016

JSE

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<p>Internship is an educational activity which has the advantage of teaching students how to apply the knowledge and concepts they have acquired in the classroom thus achieving a thorough learning of the subject matter. The scope of this study is to examine the level of students’ satisfaction from the internship program provided by the Department of Sport Management, University of Peloponnese in Greece. Questionnaire analysis was performed from a sample of students who have completed their internship and evidence revealed that 60% of respondents were satisfied with the internship program and more than 65% believe that the experiences gained from the internship will be significant for their future employment. Overall, students perceived the internship program as a significant feature of the curriculum and a mechanism that enhances future career potential.</p>

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Students' experiences with the business internship program at Kuwait University

Cited by 32 publications

References 53 publications

Understanding the Role of Internship as an Activity Based Learning: A Case Study

Understanding the Role of Internship as an Activity Based Learning: A Case Study

Qualitative Analysis of Satisfying and Dissatisfying Factors in a University–Industry Cooperation Programme

Academic Internship and Students’ Satisfaction: Evidence from Greece

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