The Place of Experiential Learning in the WPS Curriculum
There is a natural place in the WPS program for the assessment of prior learning, the formal recognition that learning takes place in many settings and at many times during our lives. Since the degree focus is the study of the experience of work, experiential learning is at the core of the curriculum. The students' experiential learning processes act as a bridge in the Work and Professional Studies program, joining what they bring with them from the workplace to their learning experiences in the classroom. An advantage for students in this interdisciplinary degree program is that they may come into the program with proficiencies in areas such as health care management, public relations, and technical writing. The structure of the curriculum encourages their implementation of experiential learning options across disciplines as possible academic credit in their concentration area. From the outset of a degree plan, the experiential learning approach creates a framework from which to identity existing skill areas and specific learning goals, to thoughtfully design a curriculum plan, and to develop an electronic presentation portfolio.
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