2015 Research Report

RESEARCH REPORT 2015 The Southern Institute of Technology Research Report for 2015 is published by Southern Institute of Technology. July 2015 Editors Dr Sally Bodkin-Allen and Dr Jo Whittle Design and Photography Elana Bai Front cover image Rachel Mann Printing SIT Printery Contact details Dr Sally Bodkin-Allen Research Manager Southern Institute of Technology [email protected] 0800 4 0 FEES (0800 4 0 3337) www.sit.ac.nz Southern Institute of Technology Private Bag 90114 133 Tay Street Invercargill Contact 3 INTRODUCTION I am pleased to present the Southern Institute of Technology Staff Research Report for 2015. There has been a considerable increase in staff research activity this year, and the report celebrates the diversity and quality of that activity. I congratulate all staff on Penny Simmonds the calibre, variety and reach of their research and Chief Executive scholarly activities in the past year. Southern Institute of Technology The research carried out by tertiary Nurse educators are carrying out Papers delivered by Dr Dax Roberts teachers inspires a spirit of critical a range of inquiries to support and John Mumford of the School of inquiry and adds new knowledge to innovative teaching and learning Computing received commendations their own fields of study as well as approaches notably in the areas of at the CITRENZ 2015 conference in to the wider community. Research clinical supervision, simulation as a Queenstown, while environmental underpins teaching and learning learning tool and the experiences of management tutor Anna Palliser’s on higher level qualifications and overseas nurse educators, while Lucy paper in the field of natural helps ensure that teaching staff are Prinsloo was invited to join a panel resource management was the current in their fields of expertise. of national experts at the Enrolled only New Zealand contribution at a Staff engaged in research bring Nurse Conference in Wellington in major social science conference in their subject expertise and critical June. Applied teaching practice was Amsterdam. Doug Heath reported thinking skills to their teaching, and also the focus of research in the on Southland/Murihiku Metal at the inspire and motivate their students’ School of Business and in the School Modern Heavy Metal conference in interest in their own studies. As of Computing. Finland, while Sally Bodkin-Allen the examples featured in this report The annual Staff Research spoke about the music department’s clearly demonstrate, our staff have Symposium was held in November, ‘Mix-Up Week’ at the Australian New a passion for research in their featuring an interesting and varied Zealand Association for Research diverse fields of expertise, and also agenda of research from staff from in Music Conference in Melbourne. for research that enhances teaching multiple schools. Audience members Staff presented at the Australasian practice. voted for their favourite presentations Nurse Educators Conference and The report highlights a strong on the day with the ‘People’s Choice the Music Educators Conference, body of research related to the Award’ in 2015 awarded to Andrea both in Auckland, the Massage New creative arts including poetry, digital Knowler from the School of Nursing Zealand Conference in Tauranga, the animation, sculpture, photography for her presentation on “Mask- annual conference of the Costume and painting, and also in the areas of Ed, Pup-Ed and simulators down and Textile Association in Dunedin fashion and the future of museums. under”. There is more information and the New Zealand College of Contemporary music is also well in this report about the innovative Mental Health Nurses Conference in represented with research into research being carried out by Wellington. the Southland Metal scene, the Andrea and her colleagues. Staff I hope you enjoy reading about the creation of original compositions and also published research findings diverse research activity featured publications in the area of developing in collaboration with their students here. Once again congratulations singing confidence. in a special edition of the Southern to staff and I look forward to the Research in the field of environmental Institute of Technology Journal of continued development of research management continues to Applied Research. This publication capacity at Southern Institute of strengthen, drawing on expertise demonstrates the high calibre of Technology into the future. in chemical analysis, geological student research supported by their research, social and environmental supervisors, and reflects student science and water quality testing. appreciation of the opportunity to In another field, veterinary nursing carry out substantial projects during tutor Sheila Ramsay was a key figure their undergraduate degrees. in research into the genetic markers The Southern Institute of Technology for hoof wall disease in Connemara Research Fund was highly contested ponies, and her experience with in 2015. This fund is used by staff to the effects of this condition led to support their research projects. The her contribution to an important fund also enabled staff to present Penny Simmonds research paper on this subject. their research at national and Chief Executive international conferences in 2015. Southern Institute of Technology Research Report 2015 | Southern Institute of Technology 4 CONTENTS 3 INTRODUCTION 20 GENETIC RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSE OF HOOF WALL 4 CONTENTS SEPARATION DISEASE IN CONNEMARA PONIES – Sheila Ramsay, School of Veterinary Nursing 6 INVESTIGATING COLLABORATION and Animal Care PRACTICES BY POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY 22 CONTEXTUALISING LEARNING: 7 SIT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2015 PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING NUMBERS SYSTEMS TO FIRST- COMPOSITING A LOCAL, CROWD- YEAR IT STUDENTS 8 – John Mumford, School of Computing SOURCED MUSEUM – Kathryn McCully, School of Visual and Screen Arts 24 ARE NEW ZEALAND BUSINESSES ADEQUATELY PROTECTING 10 MYTHS: POETRY, PAINTING AND THEMSELVES AGAINST REPAINTING CYBERCRIME? – Peter Belton, School of Screen and Visual Arts – Dax Roberts, School of Computing TALE ENDERS: A LOCALLY SET 12 26 A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT IN ANIMATED SERIES TEACHING DOUBLE-ENTRY – Rachel Mann, School of Visual and Screen Arts BOOKKEEPING – Frederico Botafogo, School of Business 14 ISLANDS – Kevin Miles, School of Visual and Screen Arts 28 THE FABRIC OF IDENTITY: EXPLORING ISOLATION, 16 THE SUBJECT IS IN HER HOUSE: INFLUENCE AND IDENTITY PERFORMING THE DISCIPLINING THROUGH GARMENT DESIGN AND BODY CONSTRUCTION - Ruth Myers, School of Visual and Screen Arts – Emma Cathcart, School of Fashion 18 INVERSCAPE: THE CELEBRATION 30 UPDATING MASSAGE THERAPY OF AN ARTISTIC FRIENDSHIP RESEARCH – David Woolley, School of Visual and Screen – Jo Smith, New Zealand Massage Therapy Arts Research Centre Research Report 2015 | Southern Institute of Technology 5 32 WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR THE 44 BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY MASSAGE THERAPY INDUSTRY IN FOR NATURAL RESOURCE NEW ZEALAND? MANAGEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND – Donna Smith, New Zealand Massage Therapy – Anna Palliser, Centre for Research Excellence Research Centre in Environmental Management 46 A COLLISION OF TWO WORLDS: 34 MURIHIKU METAL – Doug Heath, School of Contemporary Music THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF and Audio Production FAILING NURSE STUDENTS – Sally Dobbs, School of Nursing 36 SHARING THE MUSIC ENROLLED NURSING IN NEW – Sally Bodkin-Allen, School of Contemporary 48 Music and Audio Production ZEALAND: WHAT’S IN A NAME? – Lucy Prinsloo, School of Nursing SONGWRITING, HERE, THERE AND 38 50 MASK-ED™, AUTOETHNOGRAPHY EVERYWHERE – Jason Sagmyr, School of Contemporary Music AND TEACHING and Audio Production – Johanna Rhodes, Andrea Knowler, Murray Strathearn, Karyn Madden and Mary McMillan, School of Nursing 40 COLD, CLEAR AND PRECIOUS: MONITORING THE WATER QUALITY 52 EXPERIENCES OF OVERSEAS OF COLD WATER SPRINGS NEAR NURSE EDUCATORS THE MARAROA RIVER, SOUTHLAND – Reen Skaria, School of Nursing – Erine van Niekerk, Centre for Research Excellence in Environmental Management 54 THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE 42 SIT’S CHEMISTRY DETECTIVE: WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES USING SCIENCE TO EXPLORE THE – Debora Anderson, School of Nursing MYSTERIES OF GEOCHRONOLOGY AND THE ENGLISH PORCELAIN 55 STAFF RESEARCH OUTPUTS INDUSTRY 2015 – Ross Ramsay, Centre for Research Excellence in Environmental Management Research Report 2015 | Southern Institute of Technology 6 Sally Bodkin-Allen, Jerry Hoffman and Jo Whittle Southern Institute of Technology Research Institute Academic Support Unit INVESTIGATING COLLABORATION PRACTICES BY POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY Collaborative ways of working are regarded as beneficial for the tertiary sector, and the government expects Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) to work with each other and with other key stakeholders. This year saw the completion of a major research project examining how some of New Zealand’s regional ITPs collaborate to enhance teaching and learning, share knowledge and increase efficiency. The ITP Sector Collaboration collaborative projects carried out arrangements including an Practices Project was a joint by participating ITPs,” Sally adds. increased public profile and status research project by NZITP and “Our aim with the vignettes was to for the ITP, increased levels of Southern Institute of Technology. provide a useful set of successful trust and understanding among The key purpose of the project was collaborative examples that partner organisations, and shared to evaluate what made

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