Proceedings

Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications Editors: Assoc Prof Samuel Mann and Dr Noel Bridgeman.

Reviewers

Frina Alertyn	Eastern Institute of Technology
David Bremer	Otago Polytechni
Dr Noel Bridgeman	Unitec New Zealand
Tony Clear	Auckland University of Technology
Steve Corich	Eastern Institute of Technology
Dr Brian Cusack	Auckland University of Technology
Bob Gibbons	Manukau Institue of Technology
Patricia Haden	Otago Polytechnic
Dr Donald Joyce	Unitec New Zealand
Dr Donald Koh	Unitec New Zealand
Dr Xiaosong Li	Unitec New Zealand
Mike Lopez	Manukau Institue of Technology
Dobrilla Lopez	Manukau Institue of Technology
Gerry McCullough	Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Dr Samuel Mann	Otago Polytechnic
Mike Mullany	Northland Polytechnic
John Paynter	Auckland University
Krassie Petrova	Auckland University of Technology
Karen Phillips	Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Garry Roberton	Waikato Institute of Technology
Lesley Smith	Otago Polytechnic
Albert van Aardt	Northland Polytechnic
Michael Verhaart	Eastern Institute of Technology
Dr Jacqueline Whalley	Auckland University of Technology
Malcolm Weick	Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Nick Wempe	Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Alison Young	Unitec New Zealand

Theme

The conference contains papers in the following areas:

• Computing education
• Computing practice
• Computing research

Editors

Dr Samuel Mann
Associate Professor
Department of Information Technology
Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NZ
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Dr Noel Bridgeman
Senior Lecturer
Director,
CITRUS Research and Development Centre
School of Computing and Information Technology
Unitec, NZ
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Cover image for the printed proceedings by Daniel MacDougal, Otago Polytechnic.

Quality assurance

All full papers in this proceedings were double-blind refereed by at least three reviewers and
then selected by an editorial panel. 42% of submitted papers were accepted for publication.

Full papers are double blind peer refereed on submission by a review panel and accepted/modified/rejected. The editorial panel reviews final versions. They may be rejected or returned for modification at that point.

Full papers

Paper	Speakers	Page No.	Pdf
Key Attributes for Success within the ICT Job Market: A Case Study of ICT Students' View.	Medhi Asgarkhani Jun Wan	11
How do students understand computer network protocols?	Anders Berglund Raymond Lister	15
A Model for Understanding IT Support in Schools.	David Bremer Keryn Pratt	21
Education: A Role For Robots?	Noel Bridgeman Elizabeth Bridgeman	27
Raising the Bar on VC: Using Video Conferencing and NACCQ modules in Secondary Schools.	Peter Brook,Joy Gasson	35
Augmenting Compiler Error Reporting in the Karel++ Microworld.	Chris Burrell Matt Melchert	41
The Use of a Commercial ERP System: Teaching Business Systems Computing Students.	Neil Comins Alison Young	47
Environments for a Networking Laboratory.	Morgan Conbere Michael Erlinger Renzo Davoli Michael Goldweber	53
From Microsoft to Open Systems and Back.	Stephen Corich	59
If we only had time.	Kay Fielden Krassie Petrova	65
Multiple perspectives on a capstone projec.	Mike Goodwin Samuel Mann	73
Learning to learn: hidden curricula in a first term computing course.	Kim Hagen-Hall	81
A Framework for Teaching Novice VB Programming Using Motivational Game Scenarios.	Minjie Hu	89
Mifrenz: a new email client application for children.	Tim Hunt	99
Homeonics and No. 8 Wire Research.	Michel Jouvernaux	107
Assessed Group Work: Staff and Student Perspectives.	Donald Joyce Shirley Elliot	113
Migration from Microsoft to Linux on Servers and Desktops.	P. K. Ajith Kumar	117
Incorporating a code review process into the assessment.	Xiaosong Li	125
The Neglected Middle Novice Programmer: Reading and Writing without Abstracting.	Raymond Lister	133
Demographic Impacts: ICT Education in Rumaki Reo.	Terri C. Lomax Ruth Lemon	141
Estimation of Cronbach's alpha for sparse datasets.	Mike Lopez	151
Computing and sustainability.	Samuel Mann Lesley Smith	157
Computing Education for Sustainability.	Samuel Mann Lesley Smith	163
ICT Adoption Models.	Kerese Manueli Savae Latu Donald Koh	175
The ICT Journey from Diplomas to Degrees: The CPIT Staircasing Experience.	Trevor Nesbit Chris McCarthy	183
Where's the Bling of the Thing? Ethics, Gaming and PBL-I.	Diane McCarthy	189
A Low-level Approach in a High-Level World.	Terry Morris Peter Brook	197
ICT Choices: Little Evidence of Strategic Planning.	Julia Ngatuere	203
Programming Osmosis: Knowledge Transfer from Imperative to Visual Programming Environments.	Dale Parsons Patricia Haden	209
Census 2006: capitalising on IT.	John Paynter Gabrielle Peko	217
Linux Networking in NZ Industry and ITP Education.	Dileep Rajendran	223
A Revision of a Database Course with a Real-world Project	Rukshan Indika Athauda	229
Delivering an IT Plan: Impact on the Student End-User.	David Skelton Pamela Wilson	237
Methodology in Software Development Capstone Projects	Diane Strode Jill Clark	243
virtualMe: A virtual teacher environment	Michael Verhaart	253

Poster and demonstration papers
A 915mm × 600mm poster is displayed at the conference along with one page in the proceedings.

Poster Papers

Paper	Speakers	Page No.	Pdf
NZP Payroll System.	Stephen Ayers Sandra Cleland	260
Clothing Suggestion Engine.	Jo Bagrie Ben Bishop Blair Lundin Samuel Mann	261
A Lifetime of Stories ah, now that’s an interesting picture, are you sitting comfortably there, it all started the year my father bought the bush block off the...	John Cheng Samuel Mann Carolyne Smith Jo Bagrie	262
PBRF 2006 Results: How did the NACCQ sector fare?	Tony Clear Alison Young	263
Laser based line-out simulator.	Peter Brook Hayden Croft Samuel Mann	265
So You Have to Teach Information Systems in Business: What Software Would You Choose?	Neil Comins Alison Young	266
PROVENCO: Distributed Update Server.	Michael DeVorms Sandra Cleland	267
It's Gaming Jim But Not As We Know It: Large Scale Interactive Gaming Platform.	Murray Dick Samuel Mann Jo Bagrie	268
Website.	Blair Franklin Richard Dargie	269
Knowledge Management Concepts in eLearning without Hitting Your Head on the Yellow Brick Wall.	Angela Gibson Trevor Nesbit	270
FIRE: Adding educational value to "it was hot".	Grant Helm Stuart Matthews Shiming Shen Kevin Barclay Thomi Richards Samuel Mann Jo Bagrie	271
Transition from C++ to JAVA – Waiariki Experience.	Don Kannangara	272
MESSing with Mathlets: requirements for interactive teaching software.	Dave Kennedy	273
LABEL ME: Label Formatting Made Easy.	Christopher Lee David McDonald Ian Simpson Thomi Richards Samuel Mann Jo Bagrie	274
Let Us Manage Your Lettuce: A Networked Solution For Hydroponics.	Jayden Lippers Larissa McDonald Samuel Mann Jo Bagrie	275
Voice over IP Server and Backup Project.	Alasdair Logan Sandra Cleland	276
Works Just Like Clockwork: Model Making For Teaching Computing Concepts.	Samuel Mann Mike Goodwin Jo Bagrie	277
Computer:Art timeline shows nostalgia and continuing fears.	Samuel Mann	278
Integrating OO Analysis Design and Development: An Initial Story.	Trevor Nesbit	279
Why do our students enrol in Computing Programmes… …now!	Ray Scott	280
Blended Delivery: A Model for Foundation Level Computing.	Sarah Snell	281
Virtualisation Revisited:Building Large Complex Networks in a Teaching Environment.	Stefan Stasiewicz	282
Conversation with Leonardo.	John Ung Chrissie Jackson Samuel Mann Jo Bagrie	283
Credits and Hours: How Comparable is the NACCQ Sector?	Alison Young Noel Bridgeman Michael Verhaart	284
Dezigns Website/Database Project.	Johnny Ramsay Richard Dargie	285
Assessing the Steps on the Road to Relational Thinking.	Anne Philpott Phil Robbins Jacqueline L. Whalley	286
MARINE QUEST: Environmental E-Learning for Primary Students.	Alastair Nicholl Liz Coup Janey Labes Patricia Haden Samuel Mann Jo Bagrie	287