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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 ... -
Climate change and the multidisciplinary studio
(2021-12-07)Problem Response Studio model (Architecture + Landscape architecture) Design outcomes Understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and urban development Identify appropriate climate adaptation ... -
Male student engagement with school counsellors
(2021-12-06)This presentation reports on Phase One of a multi-stage investigation into the supports and constraints encountered by male secondary students seeking engagement with their school’s counsellor(s) in New Zealand co-educational ... -
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 -
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 -
Intrapreneurship in the time of Covid
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12-03)For individuals and firms, traditional sources of competitive advantage are being eroded. Competitive advantage today is not built upon product markets, but in upstream markets of expertise, with control of key intangible ... -
The performance of a diverse cohort of civil engineering students at Unitec Institute of Technology (2010-2019)
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12-03)The growth in international students over the past decade, and large-scale immigration into the Auckland area, have both contributed to a rapidly diversifying student cohort at Unitec New Zealand. In the period 2010 to ... -
The scope of talanoa research methodology: The place of research methods that are not rooted in Pasifika traditions
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12-03)This paper explores the scope of Talanoa research methodology, a pan-Pacific approach to research. We ask about the implications of Talanoa research projects incorporating methods of data collection that have not been ... -
Unitec Research Symposium Proceedings 2020. 9 October and 7 December, 2020.
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12-03)Unitec Research Symposium 2020 was held at Unitec New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 October and 7 December, 2020 The papers in this publication comprise the proceedings of the Unitec Research Symposium 2020. They ... -
Assessment of grease traps used in the small-scale food Industry: a pilot study
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12)Fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposits in sewer systems are becoming a serious environmental concern for infrastructure engineers and council managers. These deposits can come from both domestic and commercial wastewater. Water ... -
Covid-proof: The Social Practice Fono – going from strength to strength despite lockdown
(2021-12)Pacific success is a target that all 10 Schools at Unitec strive to achieve; however, it is not always an easy target to attain. The approaches applied by the different Schools to respond to Pacific success targets vary. ... -
Agricultural robot
(2021-12)INTRODUCTION Agricultural robot design and construct for the field and green house Robot use for weed detection and spraying Pesticides which is operated by Remote Control OBJECTIVES The goals are the requirements ... -
The lived experience of bereaved parents of children murdered in intimate partner violence who have opened up to the public about their bereavement. A research proposal based on my research seminar at Auckland Uni on 8th Dec 2020, with new development
(2021-12)RESEARCH QUESTIONS • What is the lived experience of bereaved parents of children murdered in intimate partner violence who have opened up to the public with their bereavement? 1. What is their meaning-making process? ... -
The impact of Covid-19 on the lifestyle of tertiary students
(2021-12)The Covid-19 pandemic altered people’s life dramatically worldwide with major concerns of economic, political, scientific, and public health. The impact on the lifestyle behavior of the young generation was larger than ... -
Spatio-temporal feature extraction used for detection of water pollution in New Zealand rivers.
(2021-12)Purpose: • Develop a water pollution detection model to monitor the water quality of NZ rivers Target features: • Dissolved reactive phosphorus • Oxidised nitrogen Proposed solution: • Spatio-temporal analysis -
The knowledge, behaviour and motivations of people walking dogs on Te Henga/Bethells Beach
(2021-12)Introduction Legislation Question: how do we change non-compliance? Aim: pilot study Method Dog walkers: who and why? During summer, do you have your dog(s) on or off leash? Awareness and knowledge of ... -
Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu: Gaining insights into the experiences of postgraduate tauira Māori within vocational education
(2021-12)Why this study? Our research Research focus: We aim to: •Identify key challenges faced by tauira Māori undertaking postgraduate work particularly in relation to thesis writing process •Identify key factors that ... -
Forecasting public housing tender price in Auckland market
(2021-12)Background Problem statement Research questions: • What are the factors affecting the accuracy of public housing’s tender price? • How much impact does each factor have on the accuracy of public housing tender ... -
The health-related properties and potential applications of yacon concentrate NZFOS+
(2021-12)Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a sustainable foodstuff, is perceived as a functional food because it contains biologically active components e.g. fructooligosaccharides (FOS), inulin, and phenolic compounds that may ... -
What counts as knowing
(2021-12)In educational research, and in teaching, we often privilege students’ verbalisations and written artifacts as demonstrations of their knowing. Increasingly, however, research in a variety of fields, including cognitive ...
