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Browsing AUT University Theses and Dissertations by Date
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(AUT University; 2013)This thesis focuses on practical work as pedagogy in the teaching and learning of science. In particular the emphasis is on students’ perceived value of practical work in science courses offered from pre-degree to final ... -
(AUT University; 2013)In this thesis, two most fundamental problems in economic theory, namely the existence and the optimality of Walrasian equilibrium, are studied. It is assumed that there is uncertainty about the realized state of nature ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Electronic Discovery (e-Discovery) has developed as a process to be managed by investigators and as a practice that has a set of procedures that are peculiar to Electronically Stored Information (ESI). Traditional document ... -
(AUT University; 2013)This thesis seeks to explore how information technology is being used to engage people in social movements, which may both have a diverse support base and be spontaneous, to rally active supporters around a set of shared ... -
(AUT University; 2013)This research explores the nexus of sustainability and stakeholder engagement in a New Zealand business context. A grounded theory approach was used to examine the perceptions of the people involved in stakeholder-organisation ... -
(AUT University; 2013)The internet has become an indispensable part of daily life, and businesses realize that the internet can be another channel for e-commerce that reaches local and global consumers. This research is an examination of ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Potyvirus is the largest genus in the RNA plant virus family of Potyviridae. Potyviruses infect most of the economically important agricultural and ornamental crops; Dasheen mosaic virus (DsMV) is a potyvirus which infects ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Higher education in the past decades has no doubt increased in value. Its appreciation as a source of economic growth and development has caused an enormous expansion in the number of applications for its products and ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Binge drinking, recognized as a risky behaviour, is prevalent in adults and teenagers in major parts of the world. This study expands the understanding of people’s attitude towards binge drinking, by investigating posts ... -
(AUT University; 2013)This thesis provides a theoretical analysis of the effects of mobility, node density and a limited transmission range on the connectivity of a varying density of nodes in wireless sensor networks. Connectivity in cellular ... -
(AUT University; 2013)With the lack of research focusing on in-store demonstration and end-of-aisle displays the current study strives to generate a greater level of understanding whilst seeking to demonstrate shopper’s behaviour in the vicinity ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Introduction: Expressive therapies are commonly thought to benefit psychological and physical wellbeing. Pennebaker and Beall (1986) first demonstrated that emotional expression through writing may alleviate the adverse ... -
(AUT University; 2013)The moving image work I want to be a forensic scientist playboy bunny offers a creative consideration of contemporary female representation. This thesis considers how a typographic discourse might communicate the current ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Ice Flowers is the draft of a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel which forms the thesis part of a Master of Creative Writing project. It is accompanied by the exegesis Love in a Cold Climate, which frames the creative work ... -
(AUT University; 2013)There is a dearth of research on the political engagement of Pacific peoples in New Zealand. To address this deficit, data from six waves of a survey conducted after each general election (the New Zealand Election Study ... -
(AUT University; 2013)The Athlete Drinking Scale (ADS) measures an athlete’s sport-related motives for drinking alcohol (Martens, Watson, Royland & Beck, 2005). To date this scale has only been utilised with collegiate athletes. This study ... -
(AUT University; 2013)Based on the concept of geographic exclusivity, a number of research projects have been conducted at AUT as an effort to explore the applicability of winemaking by using a number of unique New Zealand wood species other ... -
(AUT University; 2012)Through an investigation of the regulatory and informative signs which constitute public signage in rural New Zealand, this creative research project poses the question: When is a public sign not a public sign? The research ... -
(AUT University; 2012)Health and productivity management (HPM) is a business strategy employed by organisations to manage employee health risk and improve productivity. The major determinants of health are chronic disease and the associated ... -
(AUT University; 2012)The extant findings of the 2006 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills survey (ALL) are examined and some further quantitative analysis is undertaken to clarify the numeracy skills of New Zealand women. Fundamental questions are ...
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