Otago Polytechnic & SIT 2018 Research Symposium
The 2018 joint annual research symposium for Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology was held in Invercargill on Monday 26 November.
This provided an opportunity to share the varied and interesting research happening at Otago Polytechnic and SIT, with a wide range of 20-minute presentations from both institutions.
Programme
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Coffee from 9:15 am |
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Opening/Karakia: 9:30 am Welcome by Dr Sally Bodkin-Allen, Research Manager, Southern Institute of Technology |
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Session 1: Te Taiao 9:40 – 10:40 am Session chair: Sally Bodkin-Allen |
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9:40 am |
Spatially mapping areas of water convergence to guide mitigation of farm contaminants in the Waituna Catchment |
Tapuwa Marapara, SIT |
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10:00 am |
Let's do this! Engaging Invercargill locals with climate change action |
Anna Palliser, SIT |
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10:20 am |
Folklore to reality? Global sea-level rise and the Maldivian “myth of extinction” |
Christine Liang, SIT |
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Morning tea: 10:40 – 11:00 am |
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Session 2: Hangarau 11:00 am – 12:20 pm Session chair: Lesley Brook |
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11:00 am |
Enhancing students’ learning to solve word problems in thermodynamics based from Newman’s Error Analysis |
Carlo Gabriel, SIT |
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11:20 am |
A framework for lean implementation in construction processes |
Nilmini Thilakarathna, OP |
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11:40 am |
Is Bart Simpson offering sage advice to New Zealand farmers? |
Andy Ang, SIT |
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Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 pm (Provided) |
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Session 4: Hauora 1:00 – 2:40 pm Session chair: Sonja Swale |
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1:10 pm |
Cultural empathy – a comparison of levels of empathy between 1st year nursing students and 3rd year nursing students |
Cassie Carstensen and Jess Domigan, SIT |
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1:30 pm |
Seeking clinical excellence through the implementation of an innovative peer coaching model in undergraduate nursing education. | Rebecca McDiarmid and Donna Burkett, OP |
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1:50 pm |
Longitudinal study examining the value of e-portfolios for students in an undergraduate nursing degree |
Karyn Madden, Lynda Harding, Katrina Bowes, SIT |
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2:10 pm |
Assuming, playing, and de-roling as the patient! The commencement of a grounded theory study |
Jo Rhodes, SIT |
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Afternoon Tea: 2:40 – 3:10 pm |
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Session 5: Te Ao Hurihuri 3:10 – 05:00 pm Session chair: Paulette Halstead |
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3:10 pm |
Putting it to bed: Revising and completing a DIY feature film |
Patrick Gillies, SIT |
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3:30 pm |
Analytic, descriptive and prescriptive components of evolving Jazz: A new model based on the works of Brad Mehldau |
Mark Baynes, SIT |
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3:50 pm |
The inherent uncertainty of money: A Quantum game approach |
Frederico Botafogo |
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4:10pm |
The measurement problem: Beetles and cats in boxes |
Barnaby Pace, SIT/OP |
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Voting for best presentation for the Audience Choice Award: 4:30 pm Presentation to ‘Audience Choice Award’ winner and final remarks: 4:50 pm Winner of the Audience Choice Award was Jo Rhodes, with the Runners Up being Rebecca McDiarmid and Donna Burkett. |
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Published on 1 Oct 2018
Orderdate: 1 Oct 2018
Expiry: 28 Feb 2019
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