Unitec Research Bank: Recent submissions
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Designing the bridges : highlights from Ako Aotearoa supported foundation, bridging and LLN research projects. A report prepared for Ako Aotearoa
(Ako Aotearoa, 2017-10-30)New Zealand society is diverse, complex and stratified. It has a sophisticated first world education system with comprehensive coverage from early childhood through to the most exacting research-based doctoral study. While ... -
Planejamento insurgente e ação coletiva frente à mercantilização do urbano: a experiência do Movimento Ocupe Estelita, Brasil = Insurgent planning and collective action against the commodification of the city: the experience of the Movimento Ocupe Estelita, Brazil
(2020-11)RESUMO: O trabalho propõe uma reflexão sobre a influência de arenas participativas autônomas enquanto expressões de grupos e movimentos contra-hegemônicos que buscam influenciar o planejamento e a produção do território. ... -
Reflections on the global most recent e-government development indicators results
(2020-10-07)▪Overview of e-government ▪E-government readiness and its indicators ▪Study aim and objectives ▪Research methods, results & conclusion ▪Q and A -
Face to face delivery this week; on-line the next
(2020-11)PURPOSE OF REFLECTION Reflects on the effects of on student engagement from shifting from face-to-face to online learning during the COVID-19 lockdown. Unitec accounting lecturers’ observations and experiences of ... -
A study of the retention strategies needed for retaining talent in the Laos banking sector
(2020-12-07)RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the important staff retention strategies for banks in Laos to retain their talented employees? -
Impact of Covid-19 on the NZ electricity sector
(2020-12-07)• What was the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on electricity demand? • What effect did this have on the electricity system? • How did the electricity sector respond? • How did the NZ impact and response compare to other ... -
Alternative practice lab methodology for remote teaching
(2020-12-07)1. Karakia (Opening) 2. Introduction 3. Purpose of experimental lab 4. Experimental lab floor design 5. Experimental lab form 6. Interpreting experimental data 7. Learning techniques and their application 8. ... -
Effects of intermittent fasting on glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review protocol
(Center for Open Science (osf.io/pgzts), 2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: What empirical evidence is available regarding the use of intermittent fasting in affecting glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus? -
Preparing graduates in the everchanging employment market: A New Zealand tertiary case study
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can tertiary education providers maintain graduate outcomes perpetually current in their programmes of study? ABSTRACT: Tertiary education is always heavily implicated in disruptions from global ... -
Weaving the mat : enablers for Pasifika midwifery students
(2020-11-13)RESEARCH QUESTION: ‘What factors enabled Pasifika midwives to successfully complete their undergraduate degree? ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Despite there being a large, and increasing, Pacific birthing population in ... -
An untraditional perspective of tradition : the lessons of Gummer and Ford in architectural education and designing for New Zealand. A Unitec research project.
(Unitec ePress, 2021-03-18)Tūāpapa Rangahau, the Research and Enterprise Office at Unitec Institute of Technology, focuses on opportunities, challenges and problems in a wide variety of subjects. In 2020, the authors proposed a research project ... -
If you copy, you will be caught and a mess will remain : the role of formal precedent in Design Studio
(Unitec ePress, 2021-03-18)It has been eight years, or nearly two generations of students, since the last classical studio was run at Unitec. In the six-week vertical studio, the students got a valuable addendum to their regular design studio ... -
Diverse morphology : a study of Chancery Square
(Unitec ePress, 2021-03-18)The design of the urban environment is a challenging and complex exercise. The way people experience and use public open spaces is a valuable source of information for planning our cities. Indeed, understanding how these ... -
Living memorial : 10 years after the Fukushima triple disaster
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How do we construct meaningful architecture in post-disaster Namie in Fukushima Prefecture? ABSTRACT: Living Memorial: 10 Years After the Fukushima Triple Disaster Nearly a decade after the 2011 ... -
Human form, architectural tools & unorthodox spaces
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: “How do representations of the human figure used as design tools in architecture affect the form of architecture and, hence, the behaviours that form produces?” ABSTRACT: This project considers how ... -
Trails and tribulations : a journey through mountains
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture be used to reinterpret the backcountry hut as a contemporary response to its localised conditions and its historical and cultural significance? ABSTRACT: New Zealand’s backcountry ... -
Oranga tonutanga : sustained Māori wellbeing
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a wellbeing facility promote urban Māori Identity and wellbeing? Sub questions: How has colonisation and urbanisation impacted Māori Wellbeing and architecture? What are the determinants ... -
Ko au ko Ngāpuhi, ko Ngāpuhi ko au : I am Ngāpuhi, Ngāpuhi is me
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture assist with the preservation and restoration of Ngāpuhi identity? ABSTRACT: Identity has continually been subject to change through history and circumstances. As time has ... -
Connecting the city : Tauranga Library
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture act as a catalyst for urban connectivity and improve the Tauranga city centre? ABSTRACT: This architectural project explores the role of architecture in creating and supporting ... -
Susu aka i Sovi Bay : Fish Farm Sovi Bay
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural proposition raise awareness of marine resource depletion and support sustainable fishing techniques? This research by design project seeks to address the lack of education ...
