Unitec Research Bank: Recent submissions
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What civil engineering graduates actually do
(2019-02)2013 survey and interviews 2013 - activities 2013 - fields Roles 2018 survey Expanded roles Roles 2017 survey - employers Interviewee details Roles and competencies Suggested improvements -
Evaluating VANET Routing Protocols for Auckland Area
(2018-10)This paper provides a performance evaluation for several popular Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network (VANET) protocols, namely AODV, DSR, OLSR, DSDV, GPSR, CBRP, and ZRP with Nakagami fading propagation model for Auckland area. The ... -
Social living project for Chinese elderly people without family support
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How can an architecturally designed project for the elderly in China provide mental and physical health support but also keep them connected to society? 2. With fewer opportunities for companionship ... -
Facebook, fickleness, and the new populism in the Philippines : assessing Facebook’s role in Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016 presidential campaign and rise to power
(2018)SUB-QUESTIONS 1/ How was Duterte’s image as a candidate constructed through his official Rody Duterte Facebook profile and DU30 for 2016, a representative Facebook account of the hundreds managed by his campaign team? 2/ ... -
Derailing transformative education
(2018-11)OVERVIEW: The direction • Massification, marketisation, and managerialism • Globalisation and imperialism • Attacks on the academic profession The impact • Alienation, mission drift, alienation The neoliberal ... -
How do we know it's youth development? An evaluation study using the Five Cs model of positive youth development.
(2018-08)What we did The Five C’s of Positive Youth Development What we found – the Five Cs What we found – Programme Features Using the Five Cs in your setting References -
Embracing Western music via Japan : Chinese intellectuals, Japan, and the beginnings of modern music education in China
(Music in China, Inc with Music Research Institute of the China Conservatory in Beijing, 2018)The last decade of the Qing dynasty (1902-1912) saw the emergence of the first generation of Chinese champions of Western music.1 In Japan at the turn of the twentieth century a small number of Chinese students became ... -
Spinning rubbish into gold
(The University of Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland), 2018)Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwi "Without foresight or vision the people will be lost" In this case study I introduce a social enterprise in waste and recycling using community development methodology. The ... -
DNA barcoding a relict avifauna: an important tool for systematics and conservation management
(BMC (Biomedical Centre), part of Springer Nature, 2019-02-11)BACKGROUND: DNA barcoding utilises a standardised region of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene to identify specimens to the species level. It has proven to be an effective tool for identification of avian samples. The ... -
Rebuilding public education : lessons from Unitec's 'Transformation' experience
(2018-04-14)The philosophy that informed Unitec’s transformation (i.e. restructure) can thus be summed up: *Public vocational education should prioritize and focus wholly on the needs of business. *Education to be business ... -
Stepping back : a look at managed retreat in NZ
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2018-11)In 1990 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change proposed the adaptation strategies of Protect, Accommodate and Retreat, and these were adopted and incorporated into New Zealand’s national policy. This paper investigates ... -
Missionaries and the beginnings of Western music in China : the Catholic prelude, 1294-1799
(Music in China, Inc with Music Research Institute of the China Conservatory in Beijing, 2018)"Next to the Word of God, only music deserves being extolled as the mistress and governess of the feelings of the human heart" — Martin Luther (1538) The history of modern China is closely intertwined with the global ... -
Middle leadership matters
(CORE Education, Tātai Aho Rau, 2017-05)Introduction Understanding Middle Leadership Leading Teams Shared vision Building relationships Implementing systems/structures Developing culture Connecting across Communities of Leaders Conclusion -
Visible learning : health and physical education. A collaborative secondary/tertiary partnership supported by the Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF)
(2018-07)Story hui Workshop learning outcome A partnership The purpose of feedback is to close the gap in learning A visible learner Our project Our findings & results VL strategies Evaluating the strategies Challenges ... -
Techno-economic potentials and market trends for power-to-hydrogen and hydrogen-to-x based on a collaborative and international review
(2018-06-19)Motivation: Climate Targets Power-to-X Pathways: Core Elements of Future Energy Systems Task 38 of the IEA H2 TCP: Power-to-Hydrogen and Hydrogen-to-X Task 38 of the IEA H2 TCP : Power-to-Hydrogen and Hydrogen-to-X: ... -
Human capital in the banking sector : cross cultural definition
(Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, 2018-12-01)Businesses around the world proclaim their employees as being the corporation’s most valuable resource. The field of human capital (HC) is not a new one and, studies focussing specifically on HC and its importance to ... -
Tools for enabling developmental feedback and teamwork grading by peer assessment: PeerAssessPro™.
(2018-11)The aim of the project is to develop a streamlined tool for teachers, Peer Assess Pro Version 2.0, that helps students provide both developmental feedback to their peers, and a quantitative rating providing fair grades ... -
Dissemination of biosecurity information for passengers travelling to pest-free islands in the Hauraki Gulf. Preliminary report
(Auckland Council (N.Z.), 2018)This report aims to measure the effectiveness of biosecurity information dissemination within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park (HGMP). Passengers visiting pest-free islands within the HGMP may not be practising recommended ... -
Impact of building envelope design on Auckland public library energy consumption
(2018)This study investigated impact of building envelope design on energy consumption of Auckland public libraries under local climatic conditions. Energy consumption data and library building envelope design data of the 30 ...
