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DrRuby Ma

Lecturer in Work Integrated Learning, Education-focused

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School

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  • Lecturer in Work Integrated Learning, Education-focused
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
  • +61 3 924 45686 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Teaching Expertise 
 

Ruby's teaching expertise centres on Work Integrated Learning (WIL), employability development, professional identity formation, Management education, international mobility programs, and responsible management education.

 

She designs authentic and inclusive learning experiences that connect academic learning with professional practice and support students to develop career readiness, confidence, and professional capability. Her teaching draws on experiential learning, reflective practice, industry engagement, and evidence-based pedagogies.

 

She is known for:

  • Work Integrated Learning curriculum design
  • Authentic assessment design
  • Professional identity development
  • Employability capability development
  • International and global learning experiences
  • Responsible management education
  • Student engagement and partnership approaches
  • MBA and postgraduate business education

 

Her work has contributed to curriculum transformation, assessment innovation, and student success across undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA programs.

 

 

Teaching Activities
 

Ruby teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate business programs in Work Integrated Learning, employability, management, and international business.

 

Teaching and curriculum leadership includes:

  • MWL101 Professional Insights
  • MWL318/MWL718 Internships
  • MWL319/MWL719 International Consultancy Experience
  • MBG774 International Business
  • MBA (Global) Course & curriculum development
  • Unit & curriculum Transformation for the BCom & BBus Course Transformation
  • MPB202 Professional Identity and Career Development

 

She has extensive experience leading large-cohort learning environments, international WIL study tours & mobility programs, internship programs, consultancy experiences, and industry-engaged learning initiatives.

 

Her teaching practice is characterised by authentic assessment, reflective learning, employability-focused curriculum design, and student partnership approaches that help learners successfully transition into professional practice.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT CHAIR
    MWL101 - Professional Insights