Conference Proceedings
Papers from the Proceedings of the 17th NACCQ 2004
Edited by Samuel Mann and Tony Clear
Prologue pdf
Keynote papers
Objectives and Object-Oriented Programming
Raymond Lister pdf
Poverty Alleviation in Peru:
Hi-tech in the Remote Andes
Alison Young, Logan Muller pdf
Full papers
An IT Support Capstone: Just Another Brick in the Wall
Graham Bidois, Tony Clear, Anthony Gates, Alison
Talbot
Professionally speaking: Reflecting on a
professionalism-first approach
Deirdre Billings, Carolyn Nodder, Alison Young pdf (Highly Commended)
The Evolving Project: Incorporating SoDIS
Noel Bridgeman, Linda Way pdf
Setting up a Help Desk; Students learning from experience
Linda Carr, Barbara Chamberlain pdf
“Getting it write”: the relationship between writing and
computer skills
Cindy Davies pdf (Highly Commended)
Teaching, Testing and Evaluating Critical Reflection: A
Personal Experience
Kay Fielden pdf
Composing Music Using Genetic Algorithms
Kathiravelu Ganeshan,
Jonathan Pickard pdf (Highly Commended
Software)
Managing Software Requirements Risks with Software
Development Impact Statements
Don Gotterbarn, Tony Clear , Choon-Tuck Kwan
pdf (Highly Commended in Citrus Award for
Collaboration)
Expressing Business Rules using Object Role Modelling
Adrian Hargreaves pdf
Land of the Long Wi-Fi Cloud? IEEE 802.11b Deployment in New
Zealand
Bryan Houliston
pdf
Teaching Novices Programming with Core Language and
Dynamic Visualisation
Minjie Hu pdf
Development of a custom software regression-testing tool:
Ensuring a robust system for the management of electricity energy market
delivery
Tim D. Hunt, Peter Ensor
pdf (Citrus Award for Collaboration)
Setting up an ASP.NET Development Environment for a
Classroom Lab on Campus Networks
Xiaosong Li, Henry Ren He pdf
Role of the development methodology and prototyping within
capstone projects
Samuel Mann, Lesley Smith
pdf (Award for Best Full Paper
and Alison Young Cup)
The impact of the analyst-user cognitive gap on an
information system’s development life cycles: an empirical study
Michael Mullany pdf
Is there a place for academic theory in the real world?
Diane Norman, David Scadden
pdf
Justice in the Classroom: Peer Assessment of Contributions
in Group Projects
Dale Parsons pdf (Highly
Commended)
Skills, capabilities and change: are we keeping up with
progress?
Krassie Petrova, Gwyn Claxton
pdf
Evidence that use of the ITIL framework is effective
B.C. Potgieter,
J.H. Botha, C. Lew pdf
Decoding Programming Concepts in EAL and EFL Students: Is
there a difference?
Christine Prasad,
Kathryn Sanders, John McTaggart pdf
Lessons to be learnt from students software estimation
exercises
Emma Sharkey, John Paynter
pdf
Projecting Projects: Choosing Software Engineering
Projects.
Lesley Smith, Samuel Mann pdf
TE KOROWAI HOU
Jenni Tupu, Julia Ngatuere, Alison Young
pdf (Highly Commended)
Concise papers
To use or not to use: Investigating web methodologies 201
Frina Albertyn pdf
NACCQ modules in Schools? 205
Michael Andrews pdf
Developing a high performance Linux cluster at low cost 209
Gary Benner, Karam Khokra, John Dunlop, Linda Fraser, Deon Woods
pdf
Free computing courses in NZ: What do users and institutions say 213
Trish Brimblecombe pdf
ICT response to elderly baby boomers 217
Peter Brook pdf
Artificial Intelligence as a Research Tool: (Let’s not go around in
circles) 221
Jim Cater pdf (Trinty software highly commended
software)
Commercial Viability of ‘Off-Peak’ Distributed Computing at a Tertiary
Institution – a Progress Report 225
Mark Caukill pdf
The development lab experience: dancing with wolves 231
Sue Chard, Nick Wempe pdf
Pictures that change themselves: graphics programming languages to
facilitate GUI building 235
Todd Cochrane, Paul Lyons pdf
Consultancy Opportunities: Answering a plea for help from a Public Library
239
Stephen Corich, Allister McLay, David Skelton
pdf
Evaluating block mode delivery as a mechanism for integrating industry
related courses into tertiary study 243
Stephen Corich, Allister McLay, John Jamieson
pdf
The case for a national degree: if not why not and what next? 247
Stephen Corich, Trevor Nesbit
pdf
A Virtual Solution to a Real Problem: VMware in the Classroom 251
Eddie Correia, Ricky Watson pdf
Conceptual Design and Physical Development of database courses 255
Simon Dacey pdf
Reaching for the moon: a technique for introducing complex methods at
Levels 5 and 6 259
Irene Davey, Don Gotterbarn pdf
Implementing Relationship Constraints in OO Programming Languages 265
Andrew Eales, Rhys Owen pdf
Where have all the flowers gone? 269
Bob Gibbons, Alison Hunter pdf
Student Evaluations; fact or fiction 273
Owen Giles, Robyn Pascoe pdf
BRACE Yourself: CS Education Research Is Coming 277
Patricia Haden, Sally Fincher, Marian Petre pdf
Easy and Effective Streaming for Introductory Programming Courses 281
Patricia Haden, Joy Gasson pdf
Real World Flight Simulation Rendering Technologies 285
William Harvey pdf
Encouraging women to reconsider their choice of computer education course
289
Marie Hutchinson, Kay Weaver pdf
Knightsmove 293
Russell Jordan, Samuel Mann pdf
(Award for Best Concise Paper)
XML in action: A data driven web site with XML 297
Michel Jouvernaux pdf
What do Examiners Look for in Dissertations and Theses? 303
Donald Joyce pdf
Postgraduate Programmes for Professionals 307
Donald Joyce pdf
Ako Ako: A Progress report on a Peer-Mentoring Pilot Programme 311
Chrissy Joyce-Erueti, Rhona Poutu-Shaw, Khurshid Mitchell
pdf (highly commended)
The Joy of X: The design of an XML system 315
Dave Kennedy pdf
Connecting Community-based Providers Through a Business Registry 321
Donald Koh, Andy Williamson, Iain Morrison
pdf
XLST 325
Mike Lance pdf
Teaching with a Unit Testing Framework 329
Mike Lance pdf
Use of Pen-Based Computers in Health Care 333
Luke Lau, Donald Joyce , Hira Sathu pdf
(highly commended)
Wireless Network Security 337
Chih-Ta Lin, Hira Sathu, Donald Joyce pdf
Critical Success Factors for Online Auction Web Sites 341
Orson Lin, Donald Joyce, pdf
Behaviour Objects: Taking the Feel out of Look and Feel 345
Mike Lopez pdf
The FactBase™: Robust and Secure Data Storage for Distributed and
Disconnected Systems 349
Mike Lopez pdf
NACCQ Systems Curricula Changes in the Systems Analysis and Design field
353
Gerard Lovell pdf
Dynamic visualisations as storytelling 357
Samuel Mann, Lorna Luo, Nell Buisink-Smith
pdf
The impact of effective it systems management on end-user productivity: IT
academics have their say 365
Chris McCarthy, Trevor Nesbit pdf
Encouraging Student Retention: a study of student retention practices 371
Chris McCarthy pdf
Where are they now? Making the Transition - Three Years On. 375
Chris McCarthy pdf
What are we Modeling when we Model Knowledge? 381
Steve McKinlay pdf
Graduate Diploma: An Effective Route into a Computing Career? 385
Theresa McLennan pdf
Developing a framework for an information security paper 389
Shaneel S. Narayan, Sheetal Narayan pdf
Serving up server side programming 393
Trevor Nesbit, Richard Raizis pdf
NESB Students – COPing with BICT 397
Trevor Nesbit, Sue Isitt pdf
An experiment worth repeating: the convergence of pedagogy and IT 401
Diane Norman, David Scadden pdf
JavaScript Hit Counters 405
Jan Pajak pdf
Variety is the Spice of Life: Creating and Retaining Enthusiasm in Our
Students 409
Dimitri Panayi, Xiaosong Li, Alison Young, pdf
Presenting Dynamic Customised Views of Objects 413
John Peppiatt pdf
The use of computer aided teaching for problem solving in SQL. 417
John Peppiatt pdf
Mobile learning using SMS: a mobile business application 421
Krassie Petrova pdf (highly commended)
The Carich Affair: Picking up the "pieces" (students) and moving on 427
Christo Potgieter, Garry Roberton, Chris McCarthy, Catherine Jull
pdf
Creating Intriguing Synergies with Course Offerings: Integrating industry
qualifications - An ITP perspective 431
Garry Roberton, Ed Corbett pdf
VisCis: Visual Studio "Code in Strings" 435
Paul Roper pdf (highly commended software)
Building Synthetic Voice: A Journey from the Known Voices to a Kiwi Voice
439
Hira Sathu, Ranjana Shukla, Jun Li
pdf
Computer Human Interaction Education in New Zealand Universities 445
Emma Sharkey, John Paynter pdf
Does the sum of the parts equal the whole? 449
Errol Thompson pdf
Open Source Software development as a Complex Adaptive System: Survival of
the fittest? 455
Albert van Aardt pdf
Resolving Oracle 8i problems with changes in hardware 461
George Varghese pdf
Learning Object Repositories: How useful are they? 465
Michael Verhaart pdf
An Analysis of Enrolment Motivations for IT Students 471
Nick Wallingford pdf
Coping with Change: Future Proofing Networking Labs 475
Amy Wilson, Stefan Stasiewicz pdf
Poster papers
An Overview of Alternative Approaches for Managing Information Security 480
Mehdi Asgarkhani pdf
Welcome to the Real World – RAD in the Classroom 481
Bridie Atkins pdf
Audio Resources for On-Site Course: Interesting Idea, Shame it didn’t work.
482
David Bremer pdf
Specialist Labs with Removable Hard Drives 483
David Bremer pdf (Award for Best
Poster)
Johnny’s Adventures 484
Chris Churcher, Dean Johnstone, Patricia Haden, Samuel Mann
pdf
(Highly Commended Student Poster, Highly Commended Software)
Comparing Computed Persistence of Vision on a Linux based cluster 485
Todd Cochrane, Paul Bryant pdf
Academic Qualification & Industry Certification: Integrating education with
practice 486
Steve Cosgrove pdf
PXE – Magical little creature who will start your computers 487
Steve Cosgrove, Steve Ofsoski pdf
Client Relationships – A Proven Approach 488
Rebecca Cumberlege, Jaimie Green, Tony Clear
pdf
STUDENT ATTENDANCE: Finding the Facts 489
Shirley Elliot, Tineke Manford pdf
WORDO…. a fun way of learning for Computing Students 490
Diane Ford Campbell pdf
Beyond the listbox: the use of very rapid physical prototyping in software
engineering 491
Boudewyn Erkens, Samuel Mann pdf
Fish ‘n clicks 492
Ann-Marie Fox, Lilieta Takau, Shaoqin Yuan, Patricia Haden, Samuel Mann
pdf
(Highly Commended Student Poster)
Programming Languages in Tertiary Institutions and Industry Needs 493
Dmitry Gakhovich, Noel Bridgeman pdf
Investigation into the utilisation of mobile or handheld devices in a
forecourt environment 494
Mike Gannaway, Markku Kesala, Bridie Atkins pdf
Aligning our first year maths course to better meet student needs 495
Joy Gasson pdf
RemotePoint Management Interface and RemotePointSVR 496
Tyron Harford, Nick Wallingford pdf
Fuzzy Clips: a Rule Based Teaching Tool 497
John Hetherington pdf
MANET Performance in the Real World 498
Bryan Houliston pdf
New Zealand’s Wi-Fi Cloud: Recent Survey Results 499
Bryan Houliston, Nurul I. Sarkar pdf
Patient management system project 500
Susan Jenkins, Erzsebet Bekesi, Bridie Atkins
pdf
Fusebox for reuse and ease of maintenance in a large web application
501
Wayne Gray, Satoko Mowbray, Tony Clear
pdf
Soft Skills or Soft Option?: "Raising the bar" in the Helpdesk paper 502
Kim Hagen pdf
Motivating Adults to Study: How effective is computer based training? 503
Lyn Hart pdf
Plagiarism: Meeting New Challenges 504
Donald Joyce pdf
Incentives to Increase Class Participation at Postgraduate Level 505
Donald Joyce, Becky Blackshaw, Chris Manford
pdf
Does the JACIT Still Fit? 506
Donald Joyce pdf
Electronic Supervision of Research Students 507
Donald Joyce pdf
Using simulation role plays to teach programming concepts for absolute
beginners 508
Don Kannangara pdf
Identifying the indicators to success for students in computer-based
business courses 509
Vivianne Mail, Luca Clark pdf
Attitudes and Activities of Students towards Internet and Information
Security 510
Shaneel S. Narayan pdf
Technology Teaching in Classrooms with Students with Diverse Backgrounds
511
Sheetal Narayan pdf
Investigation and implementation of backup solutions for LTSA 512
Jenny O’Brien, Sam Ralston, Bridie Atkins, pdf
School Connect 513
Ruurd Overhoff, Hendry Lees, Sagheer Ahmed, Lesley Smith, Samuel Mann
pdf
(Highly commended Student Poster)
Working with industry on IT Performance Management 514
Christo Potgieter pdf
What can we learn from a LEAGUE conference in the USA? 515
Christo Potgieter pdf
Publish online in BACIT! 516
Krassie Petrova, Michael Verhaart pdf
Surveying the use of ICT in Higher Education in the USA 517
Christo Potgieter pdf
Data and Databases Course Results – Semester 1 and Semester 2 vs Summer
School 518
Shiu Ram pdf
Licensing database project 519
Dennis Richards, Irene Toki, Bridie Atkins pdf
Night and Day: Different expectations by students – a Preliminary study 520
Ray Scott pdf
How a bunch of four can become a successful self managed team in four weeks
521
Ljudmila Simeonov pdf
Applying Learning Management Systems in classroom based assessment 522
Dan Savanovic 522 pdf
New Dimensions to On-line Presentations 523
Ranjana Shukla, Hira Sathu, Jun Li pdf
Experimenting with E-Learning Guinea Pigs. 524
David Skelton pdf
Research Proposal: Developing systems for the remote control of an Airship
525
Rene Smit, Samuel Mann pdf
Social Engineering 526
Lesley Smith pdf
Museums and IT 527
Lesley Smith, Samuel Mann pdf
We want more women! Strategies for success 528
Sarah Snell, Catherine Snell-Siddle, Danette Whitehouse
pdf
Trust in e-commerce: A giant leap of ‘legal’ faith 529
Catherine Snell-Siddle, Nicky Gardner, Craig Van Slyke
pdf
Supporting a Research Culture with Blackboard 530
Diane Strode, Pippa Coard pdf
An Investigation into Adding Intelligence to Web based Educational Systems
531
Zhong Tang, Alison Young pdf
Involving local students with local business: Network documentation. 532
Irene Toki, Sam Ralston pdf
"Sorry about this, I can’t draw" – The Role of Design in Computing
Education 533
Rachel Trounson, Samuel Mann pdf
Robotic Theremin Player 534
Frank van der Hulst pdf
Skills management project 535
John Van Duin, Bridie Atkins pdf
First Week Jitters 536
Maree van Praagh pdf
Audio Files for Te Reo Ataahua - Basic Te Reo Maori 537
Nick Wallingford, Pam Fleming pdf
(Highly commended poster)
Event Layout Design System 538
David Wade, Lyndsay Roger, Andrew Sewell, Samuel Mann
pdf
(Award for Student Poster, Award for Software Development)
Investigating and Teaching Research 539
Linda Way pdf
Computers facing the wrong way: New labs one year on 540
Alison Young, Samuel Mann pdf
(Highly Commended Poster)
