Promoting passion in an innovation and enterprise culture.
Presentation / Conference
Buchanan, W. J. (2015, April)
Promoting passion in an innovation and enterprise culture. Presented at Exploring 21st Century Organisational Culture: inclusivity, agility and innovation, Edinburgh
This presentation will show how organisations can encourage a culture of innovation and enterprise, including showcasing examples of good practice and how management styles ca...
How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments
Journal Article
Buchanan, W. J. (2011)
How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments. VitAL Magazine, 5, 26-32
Matching what industry wants with what applicants want is a major problem for any IT academic department is matching what the jobs market requires to the types of courses whi...
Making assessment and feedback fun: feedback before and after assessments.
Presentation / Conference
Buchanan, W. J. (2011, January)
Making assessment and feedback fun: feedback before and after assessments. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University Staff Conference, Edinburgh Napier University
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are often seen as being weak in terms of their coverage, and are criticised for often only assessing knowledge and not encouraging deep learni...
Student perception of on-line lectures with a blended learning environment.
Presentation / Conference
Buchanan, W. J. (2011, January)
Student perception of on-line lectures with a blended learning environment. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University Staff Conference, Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
Educational institutions are increasingly moving towards enhancing learning through the use of integrated information technology. Blended, or augmented, learning, aims to supp...
Correlation between academic and skills-based tests in computer networks
Journal Article
Buchanan, W. (2005)
Correlation between academic and skills-based tests in computer networks. British Journal of Educational Technology, 37(1), 69-78. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00476.x
Computing-related programmes and modules have many problems, especially related to large class sizes, large-scale plagiarism, module franchising, and an increased requirement ...
Enhanced Methods of Coursework Provision in Computer Networks.
Conference Proceeding
Buchanan, W. J., & Saliou, L. (2005)
Enhanced Methods of Coursework Provision in Computer Networks. In ITRE 2004. 2nd International Conference Information Technology: Research and Education, 111-115. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITRE.2004.1393657
Many computing-related programmes and modules have many problems caused with large class sizes, large-scale plagiarism, module franchising, and an increasing requirement from ...