2001 Proceedings
The 14th Annual
Conference 2001
Napier New Zealand July 2001
| Paper | Speakers | Page No. | |
| Development and Testing of an Adaptive Computer Keyboard Interface | Kevin Barclay, Dr Samuel Mann, Peter Brook & Dr Andy Doonan | 13 |  |
| Met a Researcher? Research Paradigms among those new to Research | Tony Clear, Alison Young | 23 | |
| The Case for a National Degree | Stephen Corich | 33 | |
| Keynote: Understanding and Reducing Project Failure: The Ethics of Project Management | Don Gotterbarn | 41 | |
| Towards Interface Design for Older Users | Dan Hawthorn | 53 | |
| Issues and Innovation of Education Technology Course in China | Huang Disheng, Yang Zhiqiang, Tao Shi | 61 | |
| The X files – an XML Xperience | Dave Kennedy, Dr Mike Lance | 67 | |
| Design Patterns for CGI Web Applications with Visual Basic | Mike Lopez, John Peppiat | 77 | |
| Using Academic Research Methodologies to Improve the Quality of Teaching: A Case Study | William McEwan | 83 | |
| Using Cognitive Style Measurements to Forecast User Resistance | Michael J. Mullany | 95 | |
| Information Aggregation for Tailored Mobile Information | Mark Oliver, Dr Samuel Mann | 101 | |
| A Course Design for Flexible Learning | Krassie Petrova | 109 | |
| Student Satisfaction: A Method for Exploring Quality Factors within Computing Education | Margot Postema, Selby Markham | 113 | |
| Network Security: A Layered Approach | Hira Sathu | 121 | |
| Edutainment – The Integration of Education and Interactive Television | Stephen Skelton | 127 | |
| Crashing a Bus Full of Empowered Software Engineering Students | Lesley Smith, Dr Samuel Mann, Nell Buissink-Smith | 131 | |
| SRV Goodwill: A Vehicle for Research | Frank van der Hulst | 139 | |
| Patterns: Lust for Glory | Malcolm Wieck | 145 | |
| Space Enough and Time: Accommodating Special Data Types | Dr. Kevin Wilkinson | 153 | |
| Taking the Internet Revolution Beyond the Winter Palace: Application Development in Post-Revolutionary New Zealand | Andy Williamson, Logan Muller | 163 | |
| Educational Technology Research in New Zealand: A Literature Review | Andy Williamson, Carolyn Nodder , Patrick Baker | 169 | |
| E-nabling E-learning | Alison Young | 177 | |
| Confident Men – Successful Women: Gender Differences in Online Learning | Stuart Young, Mae McSporran | 185 | |
| Automating Course Management via the Web | Ron Zucker, Jeanne Zucker | 195 | |
| Paper | Speakers | Page No. | |
| Performance Evaluation and Capacity Planning of Corporate Networks: A Pilot Study of Methodologies and Trends | Mehdi Asgarkhani,Bruce Ward, Dave Kennedy | 205 | |
| Promoting Web Applications in the IT Educational Environment | Boris Bacic | 211 | |
| A Model for Nurturing Research in Technological Institutions | Rebecca Blackshaw, Caroline King, Kamayasamy Surendran | 217 | |
| Designing a New Communication System to Support a Research Community | Trish Brimblecombe | 223 | |
| The Internet: Teaching Students to Evaluate this Communication and Research Resource | Trish Brimblecombe | 229 | |
| What Car is That? | Peter Brook, Samuel Crawley | 233 | |
| Technology-Friendly Programming | Rob Campbell | 239 | |
| Push Technology – The Computer Meets the FSR | John Cleary, Phil Morrison, Peter Brook | 243 | |
| Measurements on the Web: Where do they Lead ? | Brian O. Cusack | 249 | |
| Innovation through MIDI: Developing Windows MIDI Applications | Andrew Eales | 255 | |
| Producing an Artefact as Research: Multimedia for Young Children | Kirsten Ellis, Dr Kathy Blashki | 259 | |
| How Do We Improve Student Buy-in to our Business Courses? | Glennis Goodwill | 265 | |
| Panta Rei – A Pedagogy for the New Millennium | John Green, Perwaiz Karamat, Craig Eves | 271 | |
| Putting the “E” in Education at Northland Polytechnic | Ira Hecht, Joan Keep | 275 | |
| Flexible Assessment for Programme Development, PD100 | Oliver Hoffman | 281 | |
| Using an On-Line Electronic Medium to Enhance Group Work | Jan Holden, Glennis Goodwill | 287 | |
| Barriers to Learning | Robin Holdsworth, Matt Melchert | 293 | |
| Incorporating Treaty of Waitangi Awareness into an Information Systems Degree: A Case Study | Alison Hunter | 297 | |
| Researching Student Success: Process and Outcomes | Dr Donald Joyce | 303 | |
| Managing and Assessing Group Work at Postgraduate Level | Dr Donald Joyce | 307 | |
| Reviewing and Updating an Established Degree | Dr Donald Joyce, Glennis Goodwill, Caroline King | 311 | |
| Electronic Support for Learning at Postgraduate Level | Dr Donald Joyce, Andy Williamson, Carolyn Nodder | 315 | |
| Preliminary Study of the Achievements of Key Skills in CBC | Don Kannangara | 319 | |
| SQL The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Dave Kennedy | 325 | |
| Modern Wireless Communication Protocols | Samad S. Kolahi | 333 | |
| Matchmaker – Students and Employers | Brenda Lloyd | 337 | |
| E Help Desk | Mae McSporarn, Caroline King | 341 | |
| Casting your Bread upon the Waters: Sundry Ways of Maximizing Search Engine Response for a Web Page | Matt Melchert | 347 | |
| Selecting a Strategy for Combatting Plagiarism | Trevor Morrison | 351 | |
| Closing the IT and Strategic Management Shortages: Education to take the Lead | Logan Muller | 357 | |
| What Do Pigs And Chickens Have To Do With eCommerce? | Trevor Nesbit | 365 | |
| From Sketch to Form on a Large Interactive Display Surface | Beryl Plimmer, Mark Apperley | 371 | |
| Software Implementation of the Quine-McCluskey Algorithm for Logic Gate Minimisation | Nurul Sarkar, Khaleel Petrus, Hosneara Hossain | 375 | |
| Teaching Computer Networking & Telecommunications: A Network Analysis and Software Development Approach | Nurul Sarkar, Krassie Petrova | 379 | |
| Giving Voice to Discussion Boards | Ranjana Shukla, Hira Sathu | 385 | |
| Passive Eye Monitoring: – the Next Step in the Human Computer Interface? | Michael Smith | 389 | |
| Weekend College: A Case Study of Delivering Full Time Computing Programmes in the Framework of Extension Initiatives | Sarah Snell, Catherine Snell-Siddle | 393 | |
| Factors that Influence the Decision to Buy or Build Software: A Preliminary Investigation of Decision-making in NZ Firms | Hazel Taylor, Richard Greggains | 397 | |
| Delivering the Core Communication Subject to Information Systems Students: A Case of Entrenching Soft Skills into an IS Model | Irene Toki | 403 | |
| Programmes of Study: Bringing Added Value to a Programme | Nick Wempe | 407 | |
| Applying Complexity Theory in Business Information Systems | Dr. Albert van Aardt | 411 | |
| The Establishment of an Electronic Commerce as Endorsement to the B Info Tech Degree at the Waikato Polytechnic, Hamilton, New Zealand. | Danie van der Westhuizen | 421 | |
| Paper | Speakers | Page No. | |
| Towards a Universal Computer Laboratory | Brian C. Adamson | 427 | |
| Technikons in South Africa | Frina Albertyn | 428 | |
| An Experimental Thermistor Blanket | Peter Brook, Dr Stella Lange & Jeanette Robinson-Tromop | 429 | |
| How much microprocessor study should be compulory in an IT Degree? | Peter Brook | 430 | |
| Researching Research: Research Resources in Polytechnics and Institutes of Technology | Onawe Burgess | 431 | |
| Information Literacy: Arming the Student | Matthew Calcinai, Nick Wempe | 432 | |
| What Students Want | Rob Campbell | 433 | |
| Storing Images on D: drive: where DOS meets Innovation | Steve Cosgrove | 434 | |
| Compuletics 2001 | Cindy Davies | 435 | |
| Are Computer Professionals Still Geeks? | Cindy Davies | 436 | |
| What Would a Professional Computing Doctorate Look Like? | Kay Fielden, Dr Donald Joyce | 437 | |
| Choosing Between a Business Degree and a Computing Degree | Dr Donald Joyce, Shaneel Narayan | 438 | |
| Emerging Patterns in Public Perceptions of Computers | Dr Donald Joyce | 439 | |
| Student Success versus Class Attendance | Samad S. Kolahi | 440 | |
| Simulation and Modelling of Communication Systems | Samad S. Kolahi | 441 | |
| Art Deco Human Computer Interaction | Dr Samuel Mann | 442 | |
| Building an IT Community: BITWEB | Dr Samuel Mann, Ben Singh-Cosgrave & Cameron Sinclair-Fox | 443 | |
| Industrial IT Project | Dr Samuel Mann, Dr Graham McGregor | 444 | |
| eFridge: Everyday Internet Appliance | Dr Samuel Mann, Peter Brook & Dr Andy Doonan | 445 | |
| FarmCheck: Polytechnic partnership set help promote a third of NZ’s exports | Dr Samuel Mann, Ian Brown | 446 | |
| Comparing Plagiarism Detection Services | Trevor Morrison | 447 | |
| An Investigation into Intensive Mode Course Delivery | Shaneel Narayan, Dr Donald Joyce | 448 | |
| What are Object Oriented Beer Bottles? | Trevor Nesbit, Dr Michael Lance & Simon Mailman | 449 | |
| Networking Workshop Labs: Students, Staff and Technology | Julia Ngatuere | 450 | |
| Using Blackboard Courseware in the Delivery of Computerised Reservation System Training | Carolyn Nodder | 451 | |
| Assessing an Individual’s Contribution to Group Work | Dale Parsons | 452 | |
| An Initial Study of the Usefulness of an Aptitude Test for Programming Courses | Margot Phillipps, Phil Robbins | 453 | |
| Can Rhythm and the Patterns in a Given Set of Instructions be Shown in Pictorial Form? | Dyrol Pomare | 454 | |
| Cross Credit Arrangements amongst Tertiary Educational Institutions in the South Pacific Region. | Shiu Ram | 455 | |
| Logic Gate Minimisation Demonstration | Nurul Sarkar, Khaleel Petrus | 456 | |
| Smart-top: Athlete Monitoring for High Impact Sport | Louise Sherriff, Rob Sheriff, Owen Forscutt, Spencer Ho& Dr Samuel Mann | 457 | |
| An On-line Course: Highlights and Grey Areas | Ranjana Shukla, Mukhlesur Rahman | 458 | |
| Remote Server Administration via Cellphone | Peter Sinclair, Michael Partridge & Dr Samuel Mann | 459 | |
| Interactive CD for Teaching Development Based Subjects | Ben Singh-Cosgrave, Cameron Sinclair-Fox, Graham McLellan,Dr Samuel Mann & Dr Graham McGregor | 460 | |
| Graduate Destinations | Lesley Smith, Dr Samuel Mann | 461 | |
| Centre for the Assessment of Prior Learning Interactive CD-ROM | Gordon Still, Shivani Mala, Dr Samuel Mann & Faiyaz H. Devjee | 462 | |
| Research in a Contagious Stage: Some Symptoms and Cures | Ken Surendran, Mae McSporran | 463 | |