Full papers
(Full papers are double blind quality assured)
Best Practices for IT Education: Vocational and ContinuousLearning 11 
Dave Bremer
Dr Samuel Mann
APL for Computing Staff in 2005:A Role for NACCQ? 19
Dr Noel Bridgeman
Elizabeth Bridgeman
Refining the SoDIS®Process in the field: A COTS Project as a context for Risk Analysis 25 
Choon-Tuck Kwan,
Leo Hitchcock
Tony Clear
Prof Donald Gotterbarn
Stuart Simpson
Spam in Email Inboxes. 33 
Ursula Dantin
John Paynter
Data Gathering Dilemmas: Postgraduate Experiences. 39 
Kay Fielden
Motivating Adults to Study : How Effective is Web-Based Training? 47 
Lyn Hart
Visions, hype and confusion: selling computing futures ininstitutional marketing. 55 
Dr Samuel Mann
Exhibiting reality: collaboration in practice. 65 
Dr Samuel Mann
Lesley Smith
Developing And Running A Photographic Website 75 
Trevor Nesbit
Rob Oliver
Martin Hancock
Gary Nesbit
A SWOT Analysis of Introducing Practical Assessments inIntroductory Programming. 83 
Christine Prasad
Status of Wireless Networks in Educational Institutes inAuckland. 91 
Steinar Rudsar
Dr Donald Joyce
Sam Kolahi
Security Issues that Arise in IEEE 802.11x and 3G Wireless Networks 97 
Avinash Shridhar
Dr Donald Joyce
Sam Kolahi
Enhancing International Student Learning 103 
Ranjana Shukla
Hira Sathu
Best Practice Assessment methods for evaluating an individual’s performance in group work 113 
Michael Verhaart
Kim Hagen
Owen Giles
Concise papers
Exploring E-Commerce Development: Lessons learnt from aCase Study. 123 
Frina Albertyn
Multimedia and ICT – the challenges of creating creativity 127 
Bridie Atkins
Graduate Expectations of Employment Training 131 
Dave Bremer
A Comparison of Two Learning management Systems: Moodle vs Blackboard 135 
Bremer, Dave
Bryant, Reuben
IT Graduates’ Transition to Productive Employees and Entrepreneurs: An Economic Perspective. 141 
Trish Brimblecombe
Dr. Vasanthi M Peter
FITNZ - Graduate profiles for ICT education at seniorsecondary level 145 
Tony Clear
Graham Bidois
What Makes Polytechnic Students Employable?. 151 
Stephen Corich
Robyn Williams
Is it time to Moodle? 155 
Stephen Corich
Simulations in teaching systems analysis case studies: amethod described 159 
Colin. Dyer
Michael Mullany
The Observer Pattern Revisited 163 
Andrew Eales
Visual Basic: New Content 167 
Dr Dmitry Gakhovich
First Year Scholarships: A Case Study. 171 
Owen Giles
Allister McLay
The IT Industry Leads the Field in Knowledge Management:Yeah Right!. 175 
Phillipa Grant
Practical Solutions to Set and Maintain MultifunctionWorkshop Labs. 179 
Henry Ren He
ICE: Integrated Computing Education - An individual integrated computing teaching experience. 183 
Min Jie Hu
Time to Enjoy: Go with the flow. 189 
Dr Tim D. Hunt
The Advertising War: Are the students paying anyattention? 193 
Ian Hunter
Corinne Ross
Issues surrounding course content migration: Blackboard toMoodle 197 
John Jamieson
Michael Verhaart
Games Programming AI. 201 
James Jordaan
Research Cultures under the Microscope: Three Case Studies. 207 
Dr Donald Joyce
Dr Noel Bridgeman
Trevor Nesbit
Supervising students affected by language and/or distance:staff /student perspectives. 213 
Dr Donald Joyce
Claudius Benedikt Hildebrand
Mindless entertainment: A literature review on the use of computer games in education 217 
Paul R Kearney
Graduate Profiling: Aligning course content with industry. 223 
Paul R Kearney
Linda Fraser
Working with cerebral palsy students: A personal perspective. 227 
Paul R Kearney
Maths with Attitude: an encouragement based approach 231 
Dave Kennedy
Raising Awareness of Stakeholders with Disability in Multimedia Design 235 
Dr Donald Koh
Do we know or know or just think we know 379 
Dobrila Lopez
Mike Lopez
John Peppiatt
A document-centric design pattern for Service Oriented Architectures 239 
Mike Lopez
John Peppiatt
A+, Guaranteed1: Insisting on best of practice within capstone projects 243 
Dr Samuel Mann
Lesley Smith
Technical complexity of projects in software engineering 249 
Dr Samuel Mann
Lesley Smith
A Critical Comparison of Usability Testing Methodologies. 255 
Paul Mason
Dr. Beryl Plimmer
eLearningInitiative for Education in ICT. 259 
Chris McCarthy
Janne Ross
Projecting Students to Employment. 265 
Allister McLay
Stephen Corich
Matthew Millman
WHERE DID THE B. GO AND IS IT STILL IMPORTANT?. 269 
Trevor Nesbit
NESB STUDENTS – COPing WITHBICT: ONE YEAR ON 275 
Trevor Nesbit
Fiona McPherson
Putting .NET Web Forms in the Frame. 279 
John Peppiatt
Mike Lopez
Ostrich or Eager Beaver: to Embrace or Reject New Tecchnologies. 283 
Karen Phillips
Supernet: Introducing Computers to the Elderly 287 
Dileep Rajendran
Matt Melchert
Kaveh Farbeh-Tabrizi
Using a Live E-Commerce Retail Site Improves TeachingE-Business 291 
David Skelton
Artefact enhanced learning in introductory computing. 297 
Rene Smit
Peter Brook
Cindy Davies
Probing the World of the Project Student 301 
Lesley Smith
Dr Samuel Mann
Remote Projects: bringing their diasporahome 307 
Lesley Smith
Dr Samuel Mann
IT Phone home – an Alumni Community. 311 
Catherine Snell-Siddle
Bridie Atkins
Danette Whitehouse
Tama Randell
IT and Women: No Interest or Direction. 375 
Snell Siddle
Catherine Snell-Siddle
Nattering over the net to meet Learning Outcomes. 315 
Irene Toki
Using OpenOffice as a tool inteaching database administration. 319 
Albert van Aardt
A Taste of Honey – UCE (Spam) Reduction ThroughDeception 323 
Nick Wallingford
Evaluation of Weblog Services . 329 
Markus Westner
Dr Donald Joyce
The IT Skills Deficit – an Opportunity for Industry andEducators 333 
Murray Wills
Robert Sutcliffe
Poster papers
DIY marketing – using IT to attract IT students 339 
Bridie Atkins
The challenge of teaching the Japanese electricalengineering curriculum in English. 340 
Stuart Allan
Samuel Mann
Race car racing characteristics 341 
Ashley Benson
Sachin Rao
Rachel McLean
Jason Reid
Samuel Mann
Teaching Multi-Media Programming with prescription PR61n. 342 
John Calder
Kiwi Henare
XMContentManager - an open source website framework. 343 
John Calder
John Peppiatt
Mike Lopez
Building a user group: the benefits for acdemic staff and students. 344 
Sue Chard
Brenda Lloyd
Three years of BIT projects: aligning with professional practice 345 
Sue Chard
Brenda Lloyd
Warrick Procter
DILEMMA! A game of ethics and chance 346 
Pippa Coard
Laurel Hayton
You Just Gotta Have This! A viewof Dissemination of Innovation Theory. 347 
Steve Cosgrove
Energy system wireless monitoring. 348 
Robert Cameron
Rodney Thompson
Duncan Hills
Dr Malcolm McQueen
Dr Samuel Mann
HyperPascal with a persistentmemory manager: why and further developments. 349 
Todd Cochrane
Paul Lyons
WACI polled by Render Farms can it be SOAP?. 350 
Todd Cochrane
Paul Bryant
Geoff McIver
Does Course Delivery Disadvantage Some Students? - a Learning Styles Consideration. 351 
Neil Comins
SciCards 352 
Keryn Goodsir
Andrew Douglas
Sheila Holo
Amos Mann
Andrew Sewell
Lesley Smith
Samuel Mann
OtagoNet ICT Ambassadors 353 
Joy Gasson
CLIENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT . 354 
Gareth Griffiths
Bridie Atkins
Markku Kesla
Two degrees + one framework = more flexibility and choice for students 355 
Chris Johnstone
Trish Brimblecombe
The Forgotten Language 356 
James Jordaan
John Jamieson
Maintaining Academic Integrity: Staff and StudentPerspectives. 357 
Dr Donald Joyce
Beni Hildebrand
Software system practices in New Zealand industry . 359 
Des Kenny
Effective Teaching Coding Standards in Programming Courses. 360 
Xiaosong Li
Christine Prasad
Paul Kearney
Salsa: The Systematic Analysis of Learner Self Appraisal 361 
Mike Lopez
A Leap of Faith: Improving assessment validity inintroductory programming 362 
Mike Lopez
INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATABASE PROJECT . 363 
Gordon McIvor
Bridie Atkins
Sam Ralston
Rest-Home Management System. 364 
Jason McBratney
John Hunt
Christopher Morton
Andrew Sewell
Samuel Mann
Using Drag and Drop Puzzles to Teach IntroductoryProgramming 366 
Dale Parsons
Joy Gasson
E-GOVERNMENT : LOCAL GOVERNMENTSTRATEGIES. 367 
John Paynter
Maria Fung
Min and Max the O.R. Heroes (minandmax.org.nz) 368 
Nicola Petty
Shane Dye,
Andy Philpott
John Paynter
Water Measurement Data Collection System 369 
Thomi Richards
Krissi Wood
Wayne Fahey
Kevin Barclay
Dr Cameron Hay
Dr Samuel Mann
Weblan-designer demonstration 371 
Nurul Sarkar
Krassie Petrova
PIC-Based Projects Demonstration. 372 
Nurul Sarkar
Trevor M. Craig
Competency to Achievement – a Mindshift 373 
Catherine Snell-Siddle
Bridie Atkins
C# and its use in Programming Education. 374 
Gerard van de Ven