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Individual competence requirements for digital technologies in construction management
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)Digitalisation is an important change driver in the construction industry. However, most of its potential can be lost as the industry professionals lack the required competences. This paper presents part of a larger research ... -
Augmenting industry collaboration with architectural practices through design and development of productive internship schemes
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)This project investigates how industrial engagements between Unitec and local architectural practices can be reinforced through work placement schemes providing Architectural Technology students with diverse learning ... -
Has NZ’s construction industry’s productivity related GDP contribution increased by the Productivity Commission’s target of 20% by 2020
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)The construction sector in New Zealand is considered to have a continuing low level of productivity. The industry has been contributing less to the National GDP than construction industries in America, Australia and the ... -
Are we building agile graduate capabilities to meet automotive service industry trends?
(ePress / Unitec, 2020-02-19)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can we secure the future professional competency of automotive technicians employed in the automotive service industry? ABSTRACT: The inexorable use of electronic technology and rising user ... -
The performance of ex New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (NZDE) Civil Engineering students in BEngTech programme at Unitec
(2020-02)For BEngTech new student intakes between semester 1, 2014 and semester 1, 2016 at Unitec, the ex NZDE (Civil) comprised about 22% to 32 % of the total intake figures. It is important to find out the performance of this ... -
Microcredentials : now and in the future
(2020-02)Microcredentials recognise smaller packages of learning than traditional educational qualifications. There are a number of potential benefits that may be offered by using these small packages of learning before, during ... -
Because the internet : re-framing film school for the 21st century
(Mobile Innovation Network & Association (MINA, Australia) & University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China), 2020-01-18)This research argues for a fundamental re-imagining of screen education. Once upon a time, motion pictures were destined solely for the cinema. But developments over the past few decades have ushered us into an era of ... -
New chorological data for the Italian vascular flora
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2020-01-05)Despite the importance for scientific and conservation purposes, the knowledge of the Italian territory is far from exhaustive. New chorological data for 87 vascular taxa regarding the central-southern part of Italy and ... -
New Zealand's unreinforced masonry buildings : facing up to the earthquake.
(IOP Publishing, 2020-01-01)The damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake has led to the introduction of compulsory seismic strengthening legislation for all unreinforced earthquake-prone masonry buildings (URM) within New Zealand. The ... -
Additional lichen records from New Zealand 51. Usnea dasaea Stirt.
(Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), 2020-01)[OFF-PRINT] Usnea dasaea is reported for the first time from New Zealand. Corticolous specimens of Usnea collected in Northland and Tasman in 2004 could not be identified at the time using the key and descriptions ... -
Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities : protocol for a scoping review
(British Medical Journal, 2020)INTRODUCTION: Suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviours are common yet complex mental health presentations that can pose significant challenges for health professionals. The inability to accurately predict the individuals ... -
The impact of corporate governance on firm value : evidence from listed manufacturing companies in SriLanka
(University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2020)Good corporate governance is directly linked with the shareholder wealth creation and thereby influence the overall economic prosperity of entities. Firm value is regarded as one of the indicators for the creation of a ... -
Intelligent beehive status monitoring in noisy environment
(2020)Artificial neural network (ANN) based bee-hive monitoring algorithm does not perform very efficiently in noisy environments. Although an ANN based bee-hive monitoring algorithm using audio signals of a beehive could perform ... -
The work of positional leaders in Communities of Learning
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the expectations of positional leaders with respect to their role in Communities of Learning? 2. How do positional leaders’ practices compare to the National Criteria for Communities of ... -
Exploration of the contribution and limits of non-Māori leadership within Māori communities : a research thesis on cross cultural leadership and cultural intelligence
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What is the nature of leadership in Māori culture, indigenous cultures and Western culture? • How do you engage with a Kaupapa Māori Organisation when you are invited as a non-Māori (Pākehā) ... -
Identification of clinical predictors for recovery from shoulder pain following ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection into the subacromial- subdeltoid bursa
(2020)INTRODUCTION TO THE THESIS The study reported in this thesis investigates predictors of success following a corticosteroid injection (CSI) into the subacromial-subdeltoid (SASD) bursa of the glenohumeral (GH) joint. ... -
Activity recognition and resident identification in smart home environment
(2020)World’s population is ageing rapidly. There have been various efforts to improve the quality of life for elderly. Ambient assisted living is one possible solution which enables elderly or disabled people to live a better ... -
Profile of Generation Z and work engagement levels of Generation Z and Generation Y in Auckland
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: As per the identified aim and objectives of this research study, the following research questions are formulated: What is the profile of Generation Z based on an Auckland, New Zealand sample ... -
DISCONNECT to RECONNECT : architectural interruption for individuals addicted to digital activity as opposed to living in the physical world, the here and now
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture facilitate opportunities for rehabilitation of young individuals in New Zealand addicted to digital activity to the extent that it precludes them from living in the physical world, ... -
Culturally inclusive pedagogies of care : a narrative inquiry
(De Gruyter Open / University of Trnava, 2019-12-30)This paper is a reflection on culturally relevant pedagogies of care to achieve more equitable outcomes for diverse cultures within early childhood. The authors are academics at a tertiary institute in Auckland, New Zealand. ...
