Outputs (12)

Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Support Successful Online Learners (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J. (2023, September). Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Support Successful Online Learners. Presented at QAA Scotland - The future of Learning and Teaching: Planning and Delivery of digitally Enhanced Blended Learning, Glasgow, UK

This invited round table presentation was given at The QAA Scotland's event on 'The future of Learning and Teaching: Planning and Delivery of digitally Enhanced blended learning'. The presentation discussed the challenges of supporting belonging at a... Read More about Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Support Successful Online Learners.

Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yapa, M., & Brodie, J. (2023, May). Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers. Paper presented at CABS LTSE 2023 Conference, Northport, Wales

The case study demonstrates the novel pedagogy and process undertaken in designing a new MBA programme that would help support increased positive outcomes for international students coming from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. The case pres... Read More about Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers.

The EUACCEL project at Edinburgh Napier University: building effective cross-discipline teams to explore low carbon enterprise ideas (2023)
Book Chapter
Cramphorn, C., Brodie, J., & Fannin, N. (2023). The EUACCEL project at Edinburgh Napier University: building effective cross-discipline teams to explore low carbon enterprise ideas. In S. Norton, & L. Sear (Eds.), Embedding enterprise and entrepreneurship in higher education: An Advance HE case study collection (18-25). Advance HE

Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities (2022)
Book Chapter
Garden, C., & Brodie, J. (2022). Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities. In C. Nerantzi, & A. James (Eds.), LEGO® for university learning: Online, offline and elsewhere (117-119). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7421754

This Quality Assurance Agency Scotland–funded mini project focused on the Resilient Learning Communities Enhancement Theme. We sought to identify enhancement to support building of resilient learning communities for International Postgraduate Taught... Read More about Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities.

Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration (2021)
Book Chapter
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2021). Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration. In D. Tolson, N. Watchman Smith, D. Irving-Bell, & M. Weaver (Eds.), The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership (22-32). Higher Education Academy

This chapter discusses the development and impact of Edinburgh Napier’s intervention on young governance leaders in Scotland. Traditionally, UK board trustees have been ‘male and stale’ with an average age of a trustee being 61. In 2013, Dr Miles Wea... Read More about Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration.

Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces (2021)
Journal Article
Brodie, J., & Osowska, R. (2021). Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces. Industry and Higher Education, 35(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422221999264

Universities globally are aspiring to grow through investing in the
delivery of online learning Programmes. However, the attrition rate for online learning is high. Thomas, Herbert and Teras (2014) identified that those students with a sense of belo... Read More about Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces.

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

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.

'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2017). 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment. In QAA Enhancement Themes

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.

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.