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This chapter presents a number of work integrated learning (WIL) experiences that have been offered to undergraduate design students within a faculty of creative industries at a major Australian university. The specific issues related to the creative industries are discussed in terms of the unique challenges and opportunities that these professional practices offer to students. Many of the creative industries are structured around small independent operators and entrepreneurs who, while interacting with other professionals, may not operate in a truly transdisciplinary environment. How the different modes of WIL are affected by these contexts is explored using the framework of the ‘learning project’ as explicated by Delahaye (2005). This framework is shown to be well aligned with the issues of WIL described here and is used to identify opportunities and barriers to offering a WIL experience to students through a range of industry engagement modes.
Keywords: education ; industry ; transdisciplinary ; university ; work integrated learning (WIL)
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