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Information behaviour in high risk decision making: Study of international postgraduates (2022)
Journal Article
McNicholas, C., & Marcella, R. (in press). Information behaviour in high risk decision making: Study of international postgraduates. Journal of Information Science, Article 016555152211240. https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515221124080

This article explores the role of information in high risk consumer decision making. Forty-two qualitative interviews were undertaken with international non-EU postgraduates when making the high risk decision to study in a UK Business School. Prospec... Read More about Information behaviour in high risk decision making: Study of international postgraduates.

An interactive decision-making model of international postgraduate student course choice (2022)
Journal Article
McNicholas, C., & Marcella, R. (in press). An interactive decision-making model of international postgraduate student course choice. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/08841241.2022.2076276

This paper explores the decision-making process of international non-EU postgraduates when choosing a qualification from a UK business school and proposes a new model which reflects the iterative, cyclical and continuous nature of the process. The de... Read More about An interactive decision-making model of international postgraduate student course choice.

From placement to academic meltdown. A qualitative study of student experience in the transition from third year placement back to fourth year academic study (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Pirie, T., & McNicholas, C. (2015, June). From placement to academic meltdown. A qualitative study of student experience in the transition from third year placement back to fourth year academic study. Paper presented at International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education, Glasgow, Scotland

Placements perform a valuable role in enhancing discipline-relevant skill sets, improving confidence and making students more employable. A declining trend in placement uptake may be due to problems experienced with the transition back into universit... Read More about From placement to academic meltdown. A qualitative study of student experience in the transition from third year placement back to fourth year academic study.