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Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up (2017)
Journal Article
Van Saane, S. H., Brodie, J., Van Saane, S., & Osowska, R. (2017). Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up. Industry and Higher Education, 31(2), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422217691666

The purpose of the research presented in this paper was to investigate the added value of mentoring for entrepreneurs during the start-up phase. This small-scale exploratory research focused on five start-up entrepreneurs in Scotland to determine the... Read More about Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up.

Design Thinking-Based Entrepreneurship Education (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huber, F., Peisl, T., Gedeon, S., Brodie, J., & Sailer, K. (2016, May). Design Thinking-Based Entrepreneurship Education. Presented at 3E - ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference

Questions we care about
In recent years, more and more people have started to look to the field of design for inspiring new ways of dealing with innovation challenges. Based on the still growing popularity of Design Thinking in the management field... Read More about Design Thinking-Based Entrepreneurship Education.

QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University (2015)
Other
Weaver, M., Brodie, J., & Devlin, J. (2015). QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University. [Internal Report to QAA]. Edinburgh Napier University

A skills award provides an awareness framework which captures extra-curricular student activity with the intention of advancing student learning enhancement, future career and employability prospects. Active learning approaches will be combined with... Read More about QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University.

The development of an e-Toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into Higher Education: the dissertation maze. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., Penny, K. I., Windram, B., & McCallum, L. (2015, June). The development of an e-Toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into Higher Education: the dissertation maze. Presented at QAA Enhancement Themes, Glasgow, Scotland

Our research project has been focused on understanding the barriers and enablers of direct entry (DE) students to Edinburgh Napier University as they embark on the Undergraduate Dissertation. DE students often find embarking on a dissertation a daunt... Read More about The development of an e-Toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into Higher Education: the dissertation maze..

Student and staff perceptions of the use of multiple choice testing in higher education assessments. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Penny, K. I., & Brodie, J. (2014, June). Student and staff perceptions of the use of multiple choice testing in higher education assessments. Presented at EDEN 2014 Annual Conference

Introduction
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are commonly used in higher education assessments and their use has increased alongside the availability of information and computer technology. Online MCQ testing is often considered an option to help d... Read More about Student and staff perceptions of the use of multiple choice testing in higher education assessments..

Students as Consultants - Adding Value to the Small and Medium Enterprise (2009)
Journal Article
Brodie, J., Douglas, T., & Laing, S. (2009). Students as Consultants - Adding Value to the Small and Medium Enterprise. Inter-ICSB, 94-104

The purpose of this paper is to document and critically examine an innovative undergraduate student consultancy module taught at the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Napier University, Edinburgh. The paper discusses how this module is delivered to stud... Read More about Students as Consultants - Adding Value to the Small and Medium Enterprise.

Developing Enterprising People through an Innovative Enterprise Degree: An Analysis of the Students' Evolving Perceptions and Attitudes (2009)
Journal Article
Brodie, J., Laing, S., & Anderson, M. (2009). Developing Enterprising People through an Innovative Enterprise Degree: An Analysis of the Students' Evolving Perceptions and Attitudes. Industry and Higher Education, 23(3), 233-241. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000009788640288

This paper examines the perceptions and attitudes of mature students in relation to a ground-breaking one-year 'top-up' degree in business and enterprise, exploring how those perceptions and attitudes evolve during the students' studies. It concludes... Read More about Developing Enterprising People through an Innovative Enterprise Degree: An Analysis of the Students' Evolving Perceptions and Attitudes.

Being innovative with the assessment process: using posters in entrepreneurship education. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., Anderson, M., & Laing, S. (2008, April). Being innovative with the assessment process: using posters in entrepreneurship education. Presented at FINPIN 2008

In an undergraduate entrepreneurship course that encourages students to reflect on the role of innovation and creativity in enterprising organisations, we initiated a novel approach to the assessment process by introducing poster presentations. This... Read More about Being innovative with the assessment process: using posters in entrepreneurship education..

Applying user testing data to UEM performance metrics (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chattratichart, J., & Brodie, J. (2004, April). Applying user testing data to UEM performance metrics. Presented at Extended abstracts of the 2004 conference on Human factors and computing systems - CHI '04, Vienna

The lack of standard assessment criteria for reliably comparing usability evaluation methods (UEMs) is an important gap in HCI knowledge. Recently, metrics for assessing thoroughness, validity, and effectiveness of UEMs, based on user data, have been... Read More about Applying user testing data to UEM performance metrics.

Designing for mobility, collaboration and information use by blue-collar workers (2001)
Journal Article
Brodie, J., & Perry, M. (2001). Designing for mobility, collaboration and information use by blue-collar workers. SIGGROUP bulletin : a publication of the Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work, 22(3), 22-27. https://doi.org/10.1145/567352.567356

The uptake of mobile phones in the UK has increased exponentially in the past two years, indicating that a wider range of users are now utilising mobile technologies in different contexts than ever before. Still little is known about how mobile techn... Read More about Designing for mobility, collaboration and information use by blue-collar workers.