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Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramirez, N., Smith, S., Smith, C., Berg, T., Strubel, B., Ohland, M., & Main, J. (2015, August). Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom. Paper presented at World Conference on Co-op and Work Integrated Learning (WACE 19th), Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan

University engineering and computing courses have a long tradition of co-operative education that plays a vital role in developing students' applied skills and giving confidence to students and potential employers. Nevertheless, not all students choo... Read More about Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Editorial: TLAD 2015 (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leimich, P., & Bhogal, J. (2015, July). Editorial: TLAD 2015. Presented at 13th International Workshop on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Databases (TLAD 2015)

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Experiences of using Audio Feedback in Engineering Mathematics Modules. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Durkacz, K., & Mowat, E. (2015, June). Experiences of using Audio Feedback in Engineering Mathematics Modules. Presented at Barriers and Enablers to Learning Maths: Enhancing Learning and Teaching for All Learners

The main purpose of the Engineering Mathematics modules at Edinburgh Napier University is to explain the underpinning mathematical techniques, in areas such as calculus, series and vectors, which are required by the engineering modules. These modules... Read More about Experiences of using Audio Feedback in Engineering Mathematics Modules..

How does Term-time Paid Work Affect Higher Education Students’ Studies, and What can be Done to Minimise any Negative Effects? (2015)
Journal Article
McGregor, I. P. (2015). How does Term-time Paid Work Affect Higher Education Students’ Studies, and What can be Done to Minimise any Negative Effects?. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 3(2), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v3i2.127

This study aims to investigate the effects of term-time paid work on undergraduate students’ studies and what can be done to minimise any negative effects. Two studies were conducted; the first to establish the extent of students taking on paid work... Read More about How does Term-time Paid Work Affect Higher Education Students’ Studies, and What can be Done to Minimise any Negative Effects?.

Win/Win: The Engineering Peer Tutors. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Durkacz, K. (2015, June). Win/Win: The Engineering Peer Tutors. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier LTA Staff Conference June 2015

A framework for the transformation of the incumbent creative industries in a digital age. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rudman, H., Benyon, D., & Hall, H. (2015, June). A framework for the transformation of the incumbent creative industries in a digital age. Presented at 10th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics

Purpose - New business models emerged within the creative industries when advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) altered the patterns of cultural consumption worldwide. Digital technologies altered the way creative products wer... Read More about A framework for the transformation of the incumbent creative industries in a digital age..

Student voice and peer support during transition (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., Tizard, J., & Varey, A. (2015, June). Student voice and peer support during transition. Paper presented at QAA Enhancement Themes, Glasgow

Despite increased investment in transition between further education and higher education during the last 10 years, direct entrants remain less likely to take an active part in class, less likely to feel part of the academic community, and also less... Read More about Student voice and peer support during transition.

Promoting passion in an innovation and enterprise culture. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J. (2015, April). Promoting passion in an innovation and enterprise culture. Presented at Exploring 21st Century Organisational Culture: inclusivity, agility and innovation

This presentation will show how organisations can encourage a culture of innovation and enterprise, including showcasing examples of good practice and how management styles can be created to encourage innovation. This will include the usage of intern... Read More about Promoting passion in an innovation and enterprise culture..

A university e-learning system to enhance higher education teaching environments: a model-base innovative service-orientated clouds intensive evolution approach. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, L., & Wang, Z. (2015, May). A university e-learning system to enhance higher education teaching environments: a model-base innovative service-orientated clouds intensive evolution approach

The International Conference on Advanced Materials, Structures and Mechanical Engineering 2015 (ICAMSME 2015) was held on May 29-31, Incheon, South-Korea. The conference was attended by scientists, scholars, engineers and students from universities,... Read More about A university e-learning system to enhance higher education teaching environments: a model-base innovative service-orientated clouds intensive evolution approach..

Can pay, should pay? Exploring employer and student perceptions of paid and unpaid placements (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Smith, C., & Caddell, M. (2015). Can pay, should pay? Exploring employer and student perceptions of paid and unpaid placements. Active learning in higher education, 16(2), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787415574049

Students can benefit from applying their emerging skillsets through a work placement, both in terms of consolidating their learning and in gaining a better appreciation of their subject area. However, the main motivation for students in completing a... Read More about Can pay, should pay? Exploring employer and student perceptions of paid and unpaid placements.

Widening access through transition from college to university (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., & Tizard, J. (2015, February). Widening access through transition from college to university. Presented at The Social Dimension in European Higher Education, Vienna, Austria

Widening access through transition from College to University In Scotland, one strategy for increasing participation at university for people from deprived socio-economic areas is to provide academic pathways from vocational courses at college to uni... Read More about Widening access through transition from college to university.

Student beliefs as barriers to articulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., & Craighill, S. (2014, October). Student beliefs as barriers to articulation. Presented at IEEE 44th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Madrid, Spain

Eccles et al.’s ‘Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Motivation’ (2000) states that ‘an individual’s choice, persistence, and performance can be explained by their beliefs about how well they will do on the activity and the extent to which they val... Read More about Student beliefs as barriers to articulation.

Dan Ridley-Ellis (2014)
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2014). Dan Ridley-Ellis. The Networker,

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Adaptive learning in computing for non-native speakers. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rimbaud, Y., McEwan, T., Lawson, A., & Cairncross, S. (2014, October). Adaptive learning in computing for non-native speakers

A significant proportion of e-Learning resources for engineering and computing education appear to be exclusively in English, requiring many learners to adapt themselves to learning within an English language context. Adaptive learning has a role to... Read More about Adaptive learning in computing for non-native speakers..

From employability attributes to professional identity: students transitioning to the workplace. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S., Sobolewska, E., & Smith, I. (2014, October). From employability attributes to professional identity: students transitioning to the workplace

In order to realize the employment ambitions of graduates we can work with students to facilitate the construction of their identity as members of a global engineering profession. Of particular interest is whether (and, if so, how) students reconstru... Read More about From employability attributes to professional identity: students transitioning to the workplace..

Belonging: Blurring the Boundaries (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., & Craighill, S. (2014, July). Belonging: Blurring the Boundaries. Presented at The European Conference on Education (ECE2014), Brighton

This paper explores Whitchurch’s (2008) notion of the ‘third space’ in the context of articulating students from Further Education to Higher Education. This research appropriates the term ‘third space’ and applies it to the emergent territory occupie... Read More about Belonging: Blurring the Boundaries.