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The importance of understanding the national and professional culture of the project sponsor and stakeholders as a factor in the successful execution of megaprojects
Presentation / Conference
Walker, P., & Walsh, A. The importance of understanding the national and professional culture of the project sponsor and stakeholders as a factor in the successful execution of megaprojects. Presented at OTMC 2022, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Megaproject construction requires a successful union between the critical actors involved in the project delivery: the Stakeholders or Sponsors and the construction delivery team. This study analyses the experience of Western Consultants in the Gulf... Read More about The importance of understanding the national and professional culture of the project sponsor and stakeholders as a factor in the successful execution of megaprojects.

Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress
Journal Article
Disele, P., Tyler, D., & Power, E. Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress. Journal of social development in Africa, 26(1),

The government of Botswana through its National Policy on Culture (2001) and the National Ecotourism Strategy (2002) is committed to preserving national culture and historical heritage. The policy stipulates that valuable heritage must be preserved... Read More about Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress.

Enhancing the employability of fashion students through the use of 3D CAD
Presentation / Conference
Jefferson, A., Power, E., & Rowe, H. Enhancing the employability of fashion students through the use of 3D CAD. Presented at Fashion Beyond Borders 14th Annual Conference for the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), Jaipur, India

The textile and apparel industry has one of the longest and most intricate supply chains within manufacturing. Advancement in technology has facilitated its globalisation, enabling companies to span geographical borders. This has led to new methods o... Read More about Enhancing the employability of fashion students through the use of 3D CAD.

Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum. Presented at The 88th Textile Institute World Conference 2012, Selangor, Malaysia

In a globalised environment there is high competition as well as significant opportunities. It is essential that university graduates are industry ready, equipped with the necessary professional and technical skills. This study investigates the rel... Read More about Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum.

Embedding interdisciplinary and challenge-led learning into the student experience
Book Chapter
Power, E. Embedding interdisciplinary and challenge-led learning into the student experience. In D. Hyams-Ssekasi, & E. Caldwell (Eds.), Experiential learning for entrepreneurship (105-123). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90005-6_6

The Innovation and Creative Exchange (ICE) presents a blueprint for challenge-led learning within Higher Education (HE). It uses a combination of wicked and commercial challenges to develop knowledge exchanges and communities of practice for learning... Read More about Embedding interdisciplinary and challenge-led learning into the student experience.

Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Hawkins, D., & Lawrence, A. Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach. Presented at Responding : Reframing : Rethinking, GLAD 23rd Annual Conference: A new era in creative education for our sector

2020 will be remembered as a critical turning point for Education. An unpredicted pandemic took nations leaders by surprise and led to freedoms we had become accustom to, being suspended. The response from education was to diversify into virtual/blen... Read More about Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach.