Joel, Sian (2011) Wild networks: the articulation of feedback and evaluation in a creative inter-disciplinary design studio. PhD thesis, Edinburgh Napier University.

Joel, Sian, Smyth, Michael and Rodgers, Paul (2006) Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives. In: Proc of Engineering and Product Design Education E&PDE06. E&PDE06, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg, Austria. .

Joel, Sian, Smyth, Michael and Rodgers, Paul (2005) An ethnographical orientated study of designers in a collaborative design project. In: International Workshop in Understanding Designers , 2005, University of Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Joel, Sian, Smyth, Michael and Rodgers, Paul (2005) An ethnomethodological approach to the early stages of product design practice. In: Crossing Design Boundaries: Proceedings of the 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference. Taylor & Francis, London, pp. 157-162. ISBN 978-0-415-39118-4