About the Authors
About the Authors
Dr Sophie McKenzie is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Technology at Deakin University. Her teaching and research intersect to explore how career development can support the employability of IT students. Supporting students to complete their placement through WIL assessment has been her core teaching activity for the last 10 years. Her approach takes an evidenced yet applied approach to supporting teaching and learning, with this guide emphasising practical outcomes drawn from both formal sources and teaching experiences.
Associate Professor Karen Young is the Academic Director, Work Integrated Learning (WIL), in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment (SEBE) at Deakin University, Australia. She acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands, skies and waterways of both the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation on the Mornington Peninsula, and the Wurundjeri Peoples when at her Deakin-Burwood home campus, where over the 15 years she has contributed to high impact teaching and research of WIL. Her work has focused on innovative curriculum interventions that enhance student employability, leading strategic research projects with a focus on building the capabilities of WIL champions to enhance and create impact via quality real-world assessment design via scaffolded employability learning for improved graduate success.
