Unitec Research Bank: Recent submissions
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Community development : hope for Uganda
(Unitec ePress, 2018-08-11)In January 2018 I was privileged to visit Uganda, hosted by Tony Ssembatya who is a board member for the International Association for Community Development (IACD). Tony is from Uganda, but currently works for UN Women in ... -
Intergenerational transmission of communication : a Tongan perspective
(Unitec ePress, 2018-08-11)Positive youth development requires good information to improve outcomes for service provision and delivery. This article discusses Tongan concepts that are central to effective intergenerational communication between ... -
Towards shared international standards for community development practice
(Unitec ePress, 2018-08-11)This paper provides the basis for shared international standards for community development practice. It presents the key themes and areas common across community development practice wherever that practice might take place ... -
Unfinished business / New Zealand-born dreams / Whakapapa / Some modern poetry from Western Samoa
(Unitec ePress, 2018-08-11)Poetry from Mua Strickson-Pua , an Aotearoa-born Samoan Chinese poet, short story writer, artist, story-teller, comedian, freestyle rapper, social commentator and ordained Presbyterian PIC minister. Aiga Pua from PapaSataua ... -
Epistemology and community-worker education : questioning the knowledge we value / valuing the knowledge we question
(Unitec ePress, 2018-08-11)An appreciation and respect of how knowledge is created, classified and perpetuated is integral to community-work praxis. As community workers, ensuring that we have an epistemological foundation that guides our practice ... -
Effect of human capital on productivity and efficiency in the banking sector : an exploratory study of Sri Lanka and New Zealand
(Department of Commerce and Financial Management, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)The performance of world class manufacturing companies is not only based on equipment, material, and processes but also human capital. Thus, this research contributes and extends the existing knowledge on human capital to ... -
Technical review : performance of existing imputation methods for missing data in SVM ensemble creation
(AIRCC Publishing Corporation, 2017)Incomplete data is present in many study contents. This incomplete or uncollected data information is named as missing data (values), and considered as vital problem for various researchers. Even this missing data problem ... -
Online scalable SVM ensemble learning method (OSSELM) for spatio-temporal air pollution analysis
(AIRCC Publishing Corporation, 2017)Environmental air pollution studies fail to consider the fact that air pollution is a spatio-temporal problem. The volume and complexity of the data have created the need to explore various machine learning models, however, ... -
Report to CSWEANZ on Behalf of the Fit & Proper Working Group
(Council for Social Work Education, Aotearoa New Zealand (CSWEANZ)., 2017)In February 2015 representatives of the SWRB attended the CSWEANZ meeting and informed the Council that they were going to undertake a review of the Fit and Proper criteria for social work registration. During March 2015, ... -
Automatic generation of user interface layouts for alternative screen orientations
(Springer International Publishing, 2017)Creating multiple layout alternatives for graphical user interfaces to accommodate different screen orientations for mobile devices is labor intensive. Here, we investigate how such layout alternatives can be generated ... -
Jade Speaks Up : a resource for people working with children affected by violence
(2017-10)* What needs changing? Children and violence * What is family violence? * Children witnessing violence * It's Not Ok campaign aims * What do children need to keep themselves safe? * What are healthy relationships? * ... -
A nova construção de um fenômeno global: O processo da gentrificação generalizada no contexto atual das políticas públicas urbanas
(2017-10-15)De um processo, a princípio, espontâneo e rarefeito, impulsionado pela busca de uma melhor localização residencial no território urbanizado, hoje a gentrificação se tornou um instrumento de geração de mais-valia tanto para ... -
Jade Speaks Up : summary interim report of research 2017
(Violence Free Communities, 2018-03)The goal of our evaluation of the Jade Speaks Up programme was to demonstrate that a relatively small and short-term intervention giving year 5-8 school children the tools to develop trusting relationships and the strategies ... -
Comparative analysis of public and private client values for post disaster reconstruction services
(2017-09)There is a common belief that continuous improvement in delivery of contracting services is to be achieved through analysing client values. The current paper aims to help contractors to provide better services to their ... -
A scalable multi-step hybrid model for stock index prediction
(2017-10-05)My research intends to derive an intelligent multistep scalable hybrid model Integrating technical, fundamental and textual analyses. This dynamic multistep model would link the existing segregated models in the literature. ... -
A pilot study into use of regular short quizzes in a flipped learning class
(Unitec ePress, 2017)Flipped learning is an approach that has students develop a basic knowledge of a topic before it is studied. It allows class time to be spent on activities designed to build on that basic knowledge, enabling a better ... -
Improving students’ performance through gamification : a user study
(2018-03)Lack of motivation is an issue for some learners. If they do not find the course materials engaging, they do not spend enough time to gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter. The term gamification is used to ... -
Bionic architecture
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION AND PROJECT AIMS: How can architecture be created through bio-inspired design, involving adaptive kinetic modules? The aims of this project are: ● To introduce a kinetic facade system that is ... -
Rise to the challenge : vertical farming within the urban environment
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Vertical Agriculture be integrated into the urban environment on a large enough scale to benefit Auckland City? There has been a rapid increase in the world’s population in the last one ... -
St Pius X School Glenn Innes : matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the architectural redevelopment of St Pius X School preserve and accommodate its unique spirit and culture? St Pius X School in Glenn Innes, Auckland, New Zealand consists of a unique make ...
