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DBA
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student David Klotz
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2014 - 2018
Project Title An exploratory study of perceived complexity in IT projects
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Richard Whitecross
Second Supervisor Sally Smith
Additional Supervisor Sally Smith

Inclusion: Understanding the impact of higher education policy
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Tatiana Tungli
Status Current
Part Time No
Years 2023
Project Title Inclusion: Understanding the impact of higher education policy
Project Description The primary aim of this research is to understand the impact of current Higher Education Policy on the overall university experience of students with disabilities in Scotland. The focus is specifically on undergraduate students within STEM-related subject
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Debbie Meharg
Second Supervisor Sally Smith
Additional Supervisor Oli Mival

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Maria Cecil
Status Current
Part Time No
Years 2022 - 2025
Project Title Gendered information landscapes and their impact on routes into and through apprenticeships
Project Description The aim is to understand the myriad sources of gender stereotyping that impact on young people’s choices around apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL). First, by a policy and literature review around occupational segregation in apprenticeships, i
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Ella Taylor-Smith
Second Supervisor Sally Smith
Additional Supervisor Colin Smith

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Dr Zakwan Jaroucheh
Status Complete
Part Time No
Years 2008 - 2012
Project Title An approach to cross-domain situation-based context management and highly adaptive services in pervasive environments
Project Description The concept of context-awareness is widely used in mobile and pervasive computing to reduce explicit user input and customization through the increased use of implicit input. It is considered to be the corner stone technique for developing pervasive compu
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Xiaodong Liu
Second Supervisor Sally Smith
Thesis An approach to cross-domain situation-based context management and highly adaptive services in pervasive environments

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Abi Truebig
Status Current
Part Time Yes
Years 2019
Project Title Transactional Distance Theory and Needs in Continuing Professional Development
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Sally Smith
Second Supervisor Khristin Fabian