Research Symposium 2013 Programme
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
Time
Event
Location
8.308.55am
Registration (tea and coffee will be available)
Foyer, B23
9.0010.50am
Research Symposium Opening
Simon Peel, Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies
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Presentations from the Nominees for the Research with Impact Prize
Chair: Simon Peel, Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies
Judging Panel: Josie Keelan, Pieter Nel and Ray Meldrum
 Cats have three lives: Considering the welfare of feral, stray and companion
domestic cats (Felis catus). Mark Farnworth, Glen Aguilar and Nigel Adams;
Natural Sciences.
 Avondale Community Action: Visual Response Survey and Creative Spaces
projects. Paul Woodruffe; Design & Visual Arts.
 Development of a technique for automated characterisation of defects in
composite materials. Wayne Holmes and Richard Wilson; Electrotechnology
and Transport Technology.
 Design and Pilot Testing of a Novel Writing Aid for Arthritis Sufferers. Paula
Buckley, Jesse Dyer, Wendy Hook and Gillian Whalley; Design & Visual Arts,
Awhina Waitemata Health Campus, Waitemata District Health Board.
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10:55pm –
11.05pm
11.05am –
12.25pm
Indoor Emission Sources Detection by Pollutants Interaction Analysis. Lei
Song, Gustavo Olivares, Ian Longley, Shaoning Pang, Hossein Sarrafzadeh;
Computing and NIWA.
Break to allow movement between sessions
Parallel Sessions
Stream 1 (Yellow) – Education & Leadership
Chair: John Benseman (TBC)
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Governance Reform – Institute of Technology Councils. Liz Rainsbury, Pam
Malcolm, Carol Hart; Accounting & Finance and Community & Health
Services.
Learning for the long haul: developing perceptions of learning affordances in
CALL teachers. Karen Haines, Language Studies.
Images of academic leadership in New Zealand Institutes of
Technology/Polytechnics. Carol Cardno; Education.
Challenges of project-based learning in construction management education.
Taija Puolitaival; Construction.
The role of governance and the influence of boards in high performance
sport. Trevor Meiklejohn; Sport.
Stream 2 (Blue) – Methods
Chair: Hossein Sarrafzadeh (TBC)
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Does the use of models in canine aversion training mimic the real thing? Arnja
R. Dale, Christopher A. Podlesnik, Douglas Elliffee; Natural Sciences, School
of Psychology, University of Auckland.
Participatory Video; participating with the Mamas. Malama Solomona, and
Marcus Williams; Management & Marketing and Design & Visual Arts.
QCCEA: A Quantum-inspired Competitive Coevolution Evolutionary Algorithm.
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Sreenivas Sremath Tirumala and Paul Pang, NICT Research Centre of
Computational Intelligence for Cybersecurity and Computing.
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Estimating relative abundance of ants using electronic colour analysis. Mel
Galbraith; Natural Sciences.
Stream 3 (Red) – Learning with New Technologies
Chair: Robert Ayres (TBC)
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Students’ perceptions of the use of an e-workbook as a revision and learning
reinforcement tool in accounting education. Alvin Cheng and Carol Hart;
Accounting & Finance.
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Embedding Building Information Modelling (BIM) into Construction
Technology and Documentation delivery modules of the Unitec National
Diploma (AT, CM, QS) Programmes. Malachy McGarrigle; Construction.
Augmenting Learning Reality: iPads and Web 2.0 as cognitive tools. James
Oldfield and Jan Herrington; Accounting & Finance and Education, Murdoch
University.
Fighting back: Educational initiatives in the teaching of Architecture. Chris
Murphy and Brendan Smith; Architecture.
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Stream 4 (Purple) – Health: Animal & Human
Chair: Gillian Whalley (TBC)
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1.10pm
1.152.30pm
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The implications of individual variation in behavioural and stress responses
for management of wild birds. Nigel Adams; Natural Sciences.
Vitamin D Status in Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders of Advanced Age.
Catherine Bacon; Osteopathy.
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A STROKE OF LUCK: The win-win of a clinical research partnership. Dianne
Roy; Nursing.
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Animals and grief: An exploration of the emotion and its measurement in
non-human animals. Jessica K Walker; Natural Sciences.
Lunch
Parallel Sessions
Postgraduate 3 Minute Thesis Competition (3MT)
Chair: Joanne Drayton, Design & Visual Arts
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Judging Panel: Simon Peel, Linda Keesing-Styles, Catherine Kemp, Neil Laing,
Linton Winder
Competitors: Juliana Satchell-Deo (Design & Visual Arts), Belinda Lewis (Health
Science), Dila Beisembayeva (International Communication), Kate Morland
(Architecture), James McNicholas (Architecture), James Sievers (Architecture),
Sophie Hermann (Design & Visual Arts), Thi Thu Thao Tran (Business), Joseph
Chalmers (Architecture), Lacey Barnett (Osteopathy), Curtis Young (Business), Asif
Iqbal (Computing)
The second Unitec 3MTCompetition features 12 students from Unitec’s
postgraduate programmes. The students present their research using one slide
and in 3 minutes, with the best presentations being awarded prizes at the
symposium closing.
Undergraduate Research Competition
Chair: Linda Kestle
Judging Panel: Katie Jones, Suzanne Henwood, TBC
 The cost and value of carpentry apprenticeships to employers and the wider
industry. Blake Hogarth, Bachelor of Construction. Supervisor: Linda Kestle.
 Study on Sustainability of Water Consumption in Tahiti. Puai Terai; Bachelor
of Engineering Technology (Civil). Supervisor: Gregory De Costa.
 What are the factors influencing medium size commercial contractor’s
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decision to bid? A study in Auckland, New Zealand. Megan Smith; Bachelor of
Construction. Supervisors: Lara Tookey and Kathryn Davies.
 Daylighting Design for the Wairaka Stream. Avi Estrin; Bachelor of
Engineering Technology (Civil). Supervisor: David Phillips.
 Lichen and invertebrate diversity of old age mangroves (Avicennia marina
subsp. Australasica) in the Auckland region. Christy Reynolds; Bachelor of
Applied Science (Biodiversity Management). Supervisors: Dan Blanchon &
Mel Galbraith.
 Eco Environment Enhancement through Engineering at Okahu Bay Auckland.
Pim Slagman; Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil). Supervisor:
Gregory De Costa.
 Baseline survey of microflora in water held by perching epiphytes. Sarah
Killick; Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management). Supervisors:
Dan Blanchon, Mark Large and Peter Lockhart.
 Simulated Occupation System for the Unitec Research House Project. Michael
Woolams and Frank Ho; Bachelor of Applied Technology. Supervisor: Wayne
Holmes.
The inaugural Unitec Undergraduate Research Competition features 8 students
from Unitec’s Bachelors programmes. The students present their research using
up to 3 slides and in 10 minutes, with the best presentation being awarded a prize
at the symposium closing.
2.354.15pm
Parallel Sessions
Stream 1 (Yellow) – Sustainability
Chair: Kathryn Davies (TBC)
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Sustainability perceptions: Views of international students. Mary Panko and
Rashika Sharma; Building Technology.
Ensemble species distribution modelling for beetles in Viti Levu, Fiji:
supporting conservation planning through GIS. Glenn Aguilar; Natural
Sciences.
Sustainability of Coastal Zones – Case of the Petone foreshore Wellington.
Gregory De Costa; Civil Engineering.
The good news and bad news about the African club moss (Selaginella
kraussina), an invasive plant of northern New Zealand. Dan Blanchon, Hayley
Nessia, Matt McClymont, Arnja Dale, John Perrott, Glenn Aguilar and Nick
Waipara; Natural Sciences, Auckland Council.
Making the sustainability learning and assessment experience real for
undergraduate construction students. Linda Kestle and Roger Birchmore;
Construction.
Stream 2 (Blue) – Hot Issues
Chair: Marcus Williams (TBC)
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Development of a Multi-Purpose Breakwater/Reef at Maqai Eco Surf Resort,
Qamea Island, Fiji. Shaw Mead, David Phillips and Arama Prime; eCoast and
Civil Engineering.
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A case for Art in Science. Craig Hilton; Osteopathy.
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“Coconut Wireless” – Examining the Impact of the One Laptop Per Child
(OLPC) project on the Niue Education Community: A case study. Lynette Hay;
Education.
ePress Panel: What is a Research Output? Scott Wilson, Helen Gremillion and
Peter Hughes; Performing & Screen Arts, Social Practice and Library.
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The impact of an innovative construction system on residential internal
environments. Roger Birchmore, Robert Tait and Andy Pivac; Construction
and Building Technology.
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Stream 3 (Red) – New Techniques
Chair: Chris King (TBC)
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Loss estimation methods utilised by stakeholders involved on residential postCanterbury earthquake reconstruction. Daniel Burrell and Linda Kestle;
Construction.
The volunteers were many: Collective and individuals journeys of nineteenth
century Irish Dominican Sister Teachers. Jenny Collins; Education.
Engaged supervision: A New Pedagogy of Supervision for Counsellors and
Family Therapists. Kay Ingamells; Social Practice.
Multilevel Analysis of Scientific Collaboration Networks: Current Computer
Science Research in New Zealand. Bernd Martin and Paul Pang; DMLI
(Decentralised Machine Learning Intelligence) and Computing.
The use of mono-directional plywood as a replacement for traditional framed
construction. Richard Kelly and Vince May; Construction.
Closing, Research with Impact prize giving, 3MT Competition prize giving
and Undergraduate Research Competition prize giving with Unitec CE;
followed by drinks and nibbles.
Foyer, B23