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An overview of Biodigesters and NZ Agriculture
Get PDFA summary of information concerning biodigesters, types, advantages, disadvantages, and examples of use
Innes 48hr Business Start Up Competition - Member of Organising Committee
Get PDFAssisted with organising and volunteer management for the 2016 Innes48hr Business Start Up Competition
Microstructure characterization of thermal barrier coatings glazed by a high powder laser
Get PDFAbstract. Thermal barrier coatings have been widely used in in both energy and propulsion systems.
Plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings have relatively high interconnected porosity and lamina
structure, which bring out low bond strength, and lead to a short thermal cycling life. Lasers can be
used for modification of materials surface. In this paper, plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings
were laser-glazed by a high power laser in order to modify the structures. The microstructure of
laser-glazed TBCs is investigated. The change on surface roughness has been examined. The result
indicates that a smooth and dense glazed surface with craters and a network of microcracks is
obtained after laser-glazing. The laser-glazed region consists of a columnar microstructure. There are
segmentation microcracks in the laser-glazed coatings, which don’t run through the coatings along
thickness. Surface roughness has been reduced significantly for the laser treated ceramic coatings
The World’s Saddest Songs
No full textInterview with Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand discussing, from a musicological perspective, "sad" songs as submitted by RNZ listeners
Layers of Time in Progressive Rock Songs
Get PDFThis paper explores the different types of time one experiences when listening to progressive rock, with a particular focus on examples that bring multiple temporalities to the fore simultaneously
Reflections on Implementing a new WIL Programme -in a provincial NZ Tertiary Institution
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Reflections on implementing a new WIL module in a provincial NZ tertiary institution.
Background:
In 2015, Wintec’s Centre for Business Information Technology and Enterprise (CBITE), embarked upon a work integrated learning (WIL) module, as part of an applied management degree programme. This case study tells the story of the collaboration and engagement emerging through this experience.
Unique Features:
This paper describes the complexity of a implementing a new WIL module in both a degree and graduate diploma programme. It shows how we overcame multiple issues of diversity.
Discussion/ Argument:
The paper tells the story of how we at Wintec implemented the cooperative education programme with a strong research focus. This research requires students to apply theoretical knowledge to a work based project, aiming to ensure the planned and structured outcomes of WIL are achieved (Coll & Zegwaard, 2012). Students found difficulty in applying previous learning with confidence. Likewise supervisors found it essential to embrace a collaborative process with other staff and students.
This paper identifies how we came to terms with:
• an ethnically diverse student cohort
• student expectations
• student pre-requisite knowledge
• staff confidence
• a complex programme structure.
Implications/Issues:
Academic supervisors identified the main issue in the WIL module as comprehending the complexities and difficulties in completing the research aspect. This new understanding has resulted in staff members altering delivery and assessments in pre-requisite courses, to attempt to ensure that students are fully prepared for their project (Gracia, 2008; Mann, 2001). However implications exist for international graduate diploma students who do not have these pre-requisite courses.
This paper aims to share our experiences with others who may be starting the WIL journey and to seek reflections from those further down the road.
References:
Coll, R. K., & Zegwaard, K. (2012, 29 October -2 November 2012). An International Perspective of Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education: A Synthesis of Themes from the Second Edition of the International Handbook for Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education Paper presented at the Australian Collaborative Education Network National Conference, Geelong.
Gracia, L. (2010). Accounting Students' Expectations and Transition Experiences of Supervised Work Experience. Accounting Education: an international journal, 19, 51-64.
Mann, S. (2001). Alternative perspectives on the student experience: alienation and engagement. Studies in higher Education, 26, 7-19
Professional Lives ‘Lost’ to the Health Workforce through Misconduct: A Case Analysis.
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Each year in New Zealand, there are professional ‘lives’ lost to the health workforce through disciplinary action for misconduct. However, the practitioners found guilty of misconduct have often been well educated and are experienced in their field. It is important to notice the factors leading to disciplinary action against health practitioners in order to prevent the loss of knowledge, skill and other capabilities from the health workforce.
This research examines personal, professional and contextual factors factors leading to disciplinary action against health professionals in New Zealand. It seeks to understand more about the factors contributing to situations where practitioners fail to recognise and manage situations involving personal/professional risk.
Purpose/objectives
To critically examine the factors contributing to situations where health professionals fail to exercise the judgement necessary to practice professionally
To understand more about how to recognise and manage challenging situations, including both personal and professional risk, and to focus awareness on the consequences of our conduct as professional people.
Method:
A multiple case study approach was used to analyse Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal cases published between 2012 and 2015. Data were developed from 33 case reports published full text on the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal website involving practitioners regulated by the HPCA Act 2003, who were found guilty of professional misconduct. Findings were developed from the research data both deductively and inductively, creating theoretical interpretations grounded in an iterative process of cross case synthesis.
Findings/impact/outcomes:
The findings show three core themes that are present in the analysis of cases, including failure to ‘benchmark’ best practice, inability to moderate behaviour, and inability to reflect and learn with colleagues. Key factors contributing to the failure to recognise and manage professional situations indicated practitioners experienced a ‘Perfect Storm’ that gathered around professional, personal and organisational issues. Professional isolation, lack of knowledge and skill, challenging client situations; personal stress, neediness or ‘stuckness’; and organisational factors such as high acuity/demand, all contributed to this ‘Perfect Storm’.
Conclusions:
Health practitioners and their colleagues should notice moments when their own or others behaviour is inappropriate or unreasonable in the context of a client’s care, particularly responses that are a recurring pattern. Employers could work to reduce factors causing professional isolation and frustration, such as workload issues.
Policy relevance:
Health workforce development and funding approaches need to consider the professional development needs of health practitioners who work in challenging and constantly changing practice environments. Ongoing education about professional issues are an essential capability requirement for the experienced workforce as more complex demands and work roles impact on practitioners
The Illusion of Reality in Recorded Music
Get PDFIn recent scholarship on recorded music, authors have addressed, implicitly and explicitly, the twin notions of “reality” and “illusion”. The prevailing position amongst writers is that what matters is not whether a recording is “real”, so much as whether the illusion of reality is accurately conveyed, and how it is done so. This idea finds a clear representation in Moore’s work on authenticity (2002, 2012) and Zagorski-Thomas’ concept of “sonic cartoons” (2014).
Led by Braae, this panel begins with four case studies that address the notion of “reality” in recorded music with a particular focus on how artists’ studio and performance practices engage, and respond to this idea. The first section works from an historical perspective; Jason Long considers the technological and aesthetic shifts in the 1960s and early 1970s that enabled artists to disengage from the idea that a recorded text presented some version of reality. Long examines David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and the artist’s self-conscious creation of a character that belongs to selected texts.
Nick Braae continues this theme, in reference to the singing styles of Freddie Mercury. Braae argues that Mercury’s experimentation with different voice types on Queen’s 1970s records presented an alternative realisation of the idea that there was no “real” artist, simply different personae who inhabited the worlds of different songs.
The following two panellists, Jeremy Mayall and Kent Macpherson, address contemporary practices. Focusing on the role of timbral manipulation as a compositional tool, Mayall compares the practices of popular musicians with jazz and classical performers. He suggests that the musicians have contrasting attitudes towards evoking the impression of “reality” despite the fact that all of them work in the same production context.
Macpherson presents a contrary case study. He discusses Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds’ “The Chopin Project”, which involved using old instruments and intimate spaces to intimate the presence of a “real” space in the recorded texts. Macpherson looks at specific production techniques, instruments and microphones and their role in achieving spatial and temporal fidelity, thus raising the question of whether it is actually possible to capture a “real” performance.
The attached slides present the introduction and Braae's contribution to the panel
Lo-Lo exhibition. Waikato Museum
No full textWaireinga I and II
Mix media (digital print on synthetic canvas and oils) 1.2 x 2