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Infographics as a tool to engage and enhance students’ understanding of key entrepreneurship and small business growth: Infographics, visual learners, entrepreneurship concepts (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramphorn, C., & Brodie, J. (2020, July). Infographics as a tool to engage and enhance students’ understanding of key entrepreneurship and small business growth: Infographics, visual learners, entrepreneurship concepts. Presented at Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2020, July, Online

Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A., Brodie, J., & Haddow, C. (2019, June). Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects. Paper presented at Learning & Teaching Conference, 2019, Edinburgh

This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the QAA ‘belonging’ enhancement mini-projects that have been undertaken across the University since the launch of the theme in 2017. This strand of the current QAA enhancement theme seek... Read More about Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects.

Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Younger, R., Angelova, N., Hislop, J., Brodie, J., & James, K. (2019, June). Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., Miles, W., & Hutchinson, J. (2018, April). Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. Presented at Charted Association of Business Schools Learning and Teaching Student Experience Conference

The Get on Board (GOB) extra-curriculum programme started at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School in 2013. Its goal is to prepare students to take up board level opportunities in local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodi... Read More about Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability..

The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway (2017)
Report
Weaver, M., Brodie, J., & Hutchison, J. (2017). The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway. Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Research shows there is a lack of young trustees, and "a need to engage young people now by creating opportunities and a supportive culture around board governance, to help shape and nurture a talent pipeline."

"We need to create governance opport... Read More about The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway.

Structural barriers to implementing open innovation in healthcare (2017)
Journal Article
Fascia, M., & Brodie, J. (2017). Structural barriers to implementing open innovation in healthcare. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 23(7), 338-343. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2017.23.7.338

For many decades, the pursuit of practicable service provision has been the fundamental goal of the NHS. This article explores ‘open innovation’ as an existing force within the NHS management structures and examines the possibilities of adopting it a... Read More about Structural barriers to implementing open innovation in healthcare.

Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments (2017)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., & Brodie, J. (2017). Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments. International Journal of Education and Culture, 6(2), 17-26

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are commonly used in higher education assessments and their use has increased alongside the availability of information and computer technology (ICT). MCQs are often considered an option to help deal with increasing n... Read More about Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments.

'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2017, June). 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment. Presented at QAA: 3rd International Enhancement In Higher Education Conference

In 2013, -The Get on Board (GOB) -extra-curriculum -programme was launched at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School with the aim of placing students on the boards of local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodies, where they... Read More about 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment.

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.