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Digital transformation among SMEs in New Zealand: Challenges and opportunities
(2020-12-07)While a successful digital transformation is much beyond online selling, it includes designing and adopting a suitable business model and implementing it correctly among others (Gupta, 2016). Over 90% of New Zealand ... -
Codesys used for remote learning of programmable logic controller programming
(2021-12)Introduction Laboratory learning Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) 2 Lucas Nuelle laboratory format Home based Codesys laboratory and Bring Your Device Movement Version sensitivity issues Software testing ... -
Revitalisation of carbon fibre from composite waste
(2020-12)• Introduction to carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites and its demand • CFRP waste and maintaining material circula reconomy • Review of CFRP recycling and challenges • Research gap– focus– revitalisation ... -
Inquiring cultural components in early childhood education
(2021-12)Original study - research objectives To know about the cultural components incorporated in an early childhood teacher education classroom; To reflect on how these components impact the learning of students (student-tea ... -
Coping with Covid19 pandemic: Exploring not for profit organisations (NFP) in New Zealand
(2021-12)CONTENT: Background of the research: research aims and its importance: Why NFPs? Covid 19 and it’s impact on NFPs - Challenges - Opportunities Digital transformation Research methods: case ... -
Analysing and forecasting daily water level fluctuations in water supply dams
(2021-12)Dams play a vital role in supplying fresh water to many cities all over the world. With increasing pressure and demand for natural resources, water supply remain a scarce resource worldwide. During times of uncertainty, ... -
Churches in the clouds: Running a Pacific Island church online
(2021-12)When the church started using the website and the zoom platform as their new church in the clouds (fale lotu he ope) the comment was made by the leading minister that this new church in the clouds is symbolic of the reality ... -
Tears, fears, sacrifices, courage & resilience: The COVID-19 stories of female Pacific business students
(2021-12-06)◦ Why this research? ◦ Covid 19 as a disruptor Imagine… ◦ The Research Framework - Fonofale ◦ Pacific research methodology -Talanoa ◦ Data analysis grounded theory approach ◦ The value of this research -
Tau-utu-utu: the development of a LIVING VISION for the Unitec School of Architecture
(2021-12)Ngā Le Vai To uplift academic success for moana students - achieving equitable success for moana students by 2022 To build capability, capacity, and will for School of Architecture staff to teach cultural content To ... -
(Re-)uses of historical knowledge in architectural education: Professional practice and professional business management
(2021-12)Introduction to the Gummer and Ford Project Gummer and Ford was an architectural firm founded in 1923 in Auckland by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966) and Charles Reginald Ford (1880–1972). Many of the leading lights ... -
The rugby ball and me: the whakapapa of female rugby in Aotearoa. An oral history project 2021
(2021-12)Why this project? • Personal connection • Timely reflection for RWC 2022 • Share untold stories/tales of wāhine in sport; in diverse role • Parallel experiences & feeling with all participants • Strong motivator is ... -
Effectiveness of catalytic converters on older cars on New Zealand roads
(2021-12)RESEARCH RATIONALE Road transport is one of the major contributors to the environmental pollution. There are many sources and types of substances emitted by road transport, but for the vehicles with the internal ... -
Tamaki Makaurau ECE Teacher Education Providers Network Partnership in ITE
(2021-12)Committee Members come together from the following tertiary providers The Tamaki Makaurau ECE Teacher Education Providers Network Key aspects of the Associate Teacher Symposium A typical day at the AT Symposium: ... -
Innovation through assessment: Students connecting to the early childhood curriculum Bachelor of Teaching (ECE)
(2020-10-09)Arts-based conversation: An enquiry into early childhood visual arts pedagogy (Turton, 2015). Self-efficacy and domain knowledge Teacher education and pedagogical development Responsibilities of kaiako EDUC 6924 ... -
Culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education
(2021-12)Planting the seeds Malu model: The wisdom from my Samoan grandmother, Luisa Stehlin - an introduction by Yvonne Topic: Culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education The project Research questions that ... -
Let us keep together not wide apart = Waiho i te toipoto Kaua i te toiroa: The space between us. A conversation on ambulatory research
(2021-12)Walking in its symbolic form could be considered as humans first aesthetic act, initiating order in chaos or the void (te kore) and transformational of the spaces traversed. Eventually these early human journeys became ... -
The highs and lows of developing a transdisciplinary Research Centre and the importance of applied research
(2021-12)Unitec’s strengths lie in its applied and practical focus and its strong relationships with community and industry. In 2011 Unitec developed a procedure for establishing research centres; formally-constituted groupings of ... -
Thermal performance and indoor air quality in new, medium density houses
(2021-12-06)Medium density house Lounge kitchen dining comparisons Bedroom comparisons Average hourly temperatures -bedrooms Particulate matter PM 2.5 VOC results Conclusions -
Evaluating the role of exam blueprinting as a tool to improve the exam quality and students’ achievements
(2021-12-07)BACKGROUND The written exam is a complicated step in the educational process; this step is of equal importance to teachers and learners. Students are frequently asking their teachers “what are the topics that will be ... -
Veveteaga he moki
(2020-10-09)Vagahau Niue, like many Pacific indigenous languages, have concepts that enable deep thought and meaning making. Within academic scholarship however, no written descriptions of such concepts are evident. This paper centres ...
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