5.30pm – 7.00pm    Registration and Welcome Function  - “Bubbles ‘n Berries”

7.30am – 8.30am   Registration

8.30am – 9:15am  Opening / Welcome / Autodesk (Principal Sponsor) Presentation

9.15 am  Keynote Speaker - Sean Brophy “Developing Adaptive Expertise in Engineering Learners”

10.15am

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

10.40am

Technical Sessions

T1A Teaching and Learning

#40 J Hamer “Contribution-Based Pedagogies in Engineering Education”

#126 E Ambikairajah, J Epps, T Hesketh & M Sheng “Factors Affecting Engineering Student Learning and Study Behaviour”

#9 A S Blicblau “Capstone Portfolios for Learning and Evaluation”

#16 F Bullen & D Wood “The construction of undergraduate student engineering design teams using the MTBI and Belbin Test”

Technical Sessions

T1B Engineering and Society

#96 H Silyn-Roberts “Experiential Learning: EPICS at the University of Auckland - Aims and Achievements of the First Two Years”

#14 J Brumley, J Buckeridge & C Grundy  “Engineering needs environmental and global thinkers: a contextual analysis of student learning preferences.”

#15 J Buckeridge & J Brumley “Ethics, engineering and the environment:  Is Hawking correct… is it all too late?”

Technical Sessions

T1C Recruitment

#18 T Byers & L Dawes “Out of the Square and into Reality”

#121 P Wellington, J DiPilla & W Jobling  “Do we challenge students enough? Model solar vehicle project challenges potential engineers”

#24 L Dawes & G Rasmussen “Activity and engagement - Keys in connecting engineering with secondary school students”

Technical Sessions

T1D Problem/Project Based Learning

#23 C Crosthwaite & I Cameron “Changing a Culture - Project Centred Curriculum”

#97 A Simcock “A Comparison of the PBL Models in the Schools of ACME and EE at Victoria University”

#116 K Willey & M Freeman “Completing the learning cycle: The role of  formative feedback when using self and peer assessment to improve teamwork and engagement”

12.00

Lunch and Powhiri

Lunch and Powhiri

Lunch and Powhiri

Lunch and Powhiri

1.30 pm

Technical Sessions

T2A Teaching and Learning

#27 R Dwight, T McCarthy, A Carew & B Ferry “Providing a Context for First Year Engineering Students: A report on attempts at course inversion”

#30 R Ford, S Kanapathipillai & N Kessissoglou  “Two different kinds of practicals in a vibrations class”

#28 R A  Dwight & A L Carew “Investigating the causes of poor student performance in basic mechanics”

Technical Sessions

T2B Computer Assisted Learning

#6 L Atkinson, L Peachey & L Woodall “Reengineering information skills: librarians' progression towards collaborative learning”

#37 P Gudimetla  & R Mahalinga Iyer “The Role for E-Learning in Engineering Education: Creating Quality Support Structures to Complement Traditional Learning”

#62 E Lindsay “Hybrid-mode laboratory class: Just as real as the real thing”

Technical Sessions

T2C Sustainability

#20 F C Coffey “Sustainability education for first year engineering students: Considerations of breadth, depth & style of written material”

#39 J Goricanec, R Hadgraft & P Dorian “Sustainable Practice 'in action' - adult learning in a Masters program”

#69 F Martin, P Keleher, M Steedman & K Smith “Developing first year engineering students' perception of sustainability using interdisciplinary guest lectures and a role-play workshop”

Technical Sessions

T2D Educational Research Methods / Teaching & Learning

#112 J Walther and D Radcliffe “Accidental Competencies: Is Engineering Education Simply a Complex System?”

#65 H R Maier & T S C Rowan “Increasing  student engagement with  graduate attributes”

#89 L Godfrey & G B Rowe “Teaching 101 - post PBRF”

2.30pm

Break

Break

Break

Break

2.40pm

Technical Sessions

T3A Teaching and Learning

#32 P Gibbings “Impact of online training materials in a first year undergraduate course”

#109 Y Toft and D Trott “Can team teaching provide a useful and effective vehicle for mentoring novice educators?”

#45 R Mahalinga Iyer “Enhancement of Teamwork using an Extended laboratory Project”

Technical Sessions

T3B Computer Assisted Learning

#67 J Mark & P Howard “Use of Webcam to Develop Dynamic Teams at a Distance”

#86 T Roberts “A Toolbox for Blackboard”

#95 M Shortis, J McGovern, M Berry & M Farrell “Two case studies on the influence of mobile computing on student learning behaviour”

Technical Sessions

T3C Education Research Methods

#19 A L Carew, F Wickson & D F Radcliffe “Lessons from Transdisciplinarity Studies in the Design and Evaluation of Engineering Education Research”

#82 D F Radcliffe “Capability Strategy Matrix: An Innovative Framework Identifying Diverse Ways to Develop Future Engineers”

#4 Y M Al-Abdeli and F Bullen “Connecting Teaching and Research Through Problem Based Learning in Thermal and Automotive Engineering”

Workshop

W3D Workshop

L Kavanagh & C Crosthwaite “Proactively Ensuring Student Team Success”

3.40pm

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

4.00pm – 5.20pm

Technical Sessions

T4A Student Issues

#7 S M Aziz “Supporting student-centred learning in Electrical and Information Engineering”

#12 G Brewer, T Gajendran & T Williams ““Thinking about thinking”: challenging first year undergraduates to reflect”

#129 M Jonkman, F G De Boer & J Jagielski “Can students combine work and study? A survey of part-time work and perceptions of the study of undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students”

#68 F Martin, M Steedman & P Keleher “The Importance of Induction and Orientation Activities for First Year Engineering Students”

Technical Sessions

T4B Problem/Project Based Learning

#13 L Brooks & C Kestell “Ensuring the Continued Quality of Vertically Integrated Student Engineering Projects”

#31 R L Fulcher & C P Snook “Problem based learning in system design teams”

#46 M Jollands, R Hadgraft & L Ward “Student feedback on project based engineering courses”

#98 A Simcock “Staff development relating to the implementation of PBL at Victoria University”

Technical Sessions

T4C Civil & Mechanical Engineering

#134 A Kilpatrick, K Legge, J Petrolito & D Ionescu “An Introduction to Civil Engineering Practice Through Project Work”

#58 B Lemass & A Gardner “Stranded Structural Analysis and Design: An Alternative Teaching Approach”

Workshop

W4D Workshop

H R Maier “Meeting the challenges of engineering education via online roleplay simulations”

6.00pm

Harbour Cruise

8.00am – 9.00am Registration

9.00 am

Keynote Speaker - Sheryl Sorby “Implementation and assessment of the enterprise program at Michigan Technological University”

10.00 – 10.10am  Engineers Without Borders Challenge (A First-Year Design Challenge for Students, Engineering a Better World)

10.15am

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

10.40am

Technical Sessions

T5A Teaching and Learning

#103 E Sneddon “Collaborative Tutorials and the development of Team skills in Engineering Mathematics”

#49 J Kamruzzaman & S M Aziz “Framework for an agent-assisted virtual group-work environment using newsgroup platform”

 #54 C Kestell & D Missingham “A funny thing happened on the way to the lectern”

#119 M S  Zywno “Interdisciplinary Charrette as a transformative event for senior engineering students”

Technical Sessions

T5B Curriculum-based Issues

#8 D Birtwhistle,  “A model for more relevant and useful Postgraduate Coursework Degrees”

#11 W Boles, M Murray, D Campbell & M  Iyer “Engineering the learning experience: Influences and options”

#77 S Palmer “International and culturally inclusive curricula - an engineering management unit audit case study”

Technical Sessions

T5C Assessment

#33 P Gibbings & L Brodie “An assessment strategy for a first year engineering problem solving course”

#110 D J Walker D J Oehlers & H R Maier “Student Attitudes to a Novel Assessment Method in Engineering”

#130 M Jonkman, F G De Boer & J Jagielski “Are we over-assessing our students? The students' view”

#131 I Gondal, S Aswathanarayaniah, M Chetty & H Eijkman “Prescription Approach for Uniform Assessment Development Tasks for Distributed Teaching in Monash”

Technical Sessions

T5D Teaching and Learning

#102 I Smith, E Y Baafi and A L Carew “Minute Papers for Rapid Feedback on Student Learning in Engineering Lectures”

#75 P O’Shea “The "Biggest Loser" initiative - a peer learning scheme for undergraduate education”

#84 M S Reid “Post-modern engineering education: An examination of the case-study methodology to reinforce ethical decision-making practice”

#92 A Shekar and M Burton “Product Development Education: an integrated approach to teaching engineering undergraduates”

12.00

Lunch and AGM

Lunch and AGM

Lunch and AGM

Lunch and AGM

1.30 pm

Panel

T6A Women in Engineering

Technical Sessions

T6B Curriculum-based Issues

#132 J Rodgerson “Re-structure of the BEngTech Degree at Manukau Institute of Technology”

#87 J Rojter “Integrating Chemical Science into Engineering Curriculum”

#63 I F MacGill & H R Outhred “Interdisciplinary courses in engineering - some experiences from a decade of teaching electricity industry restructuring to electrical engineering students”

Technical Sessions

T6C Electrical & Computer Engineering

#127 T Anstey & M Jonkman “Experiencing the reality of the hardware-software interface. A new approach to teaching introductory level digital electronics and computer architecture”

#120 B J Guillemin & D Kacprzak “Introduction of Electromagnetic Simulation Techniques to the Electrical Engineering Program at the University of Auckland”

#50 M Kashem & F Bullen “Teaching Power System Engineering - Back to the Basics”

Technical Sessions

T6D

2.30pm

Break

Break

Break

Break

2.40pm

Technical Sessions

T7A Women in Engineering / Diversity / Inclusivity

#41 E Hobart, S Young, J Mills & J Gill “Factors that influence women to enter and complete engineering studies”

#71 S A Mitchell “SPIES: An Evaluation of Tutoring Programs for Maori and Pasifika Students at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland”

#72 K Morgan “Nga hoa o te kupenga rorohiko: an innovative distance learning programme to address the paucity of Maori engineering enrolments”

Technical Sessions

T7B Curriculum-based Issues

#76 S Palmer “The rise and fall of management: undergraduate engineering management education in Australia”

#47 D Jorgensen & S Senini “An odyssey - engineering programs for the 21st Century”

Technical Sessions

T7C Teaching and Learning

#133 Y Toft, D Trott and P Keleher “Online Communities of Practice: Can 1st year students really develop a 'feeling of belonging' at distance or is this more 'e' hot air?”

#122 K Willey and M Freeman “Narrated visual answers to FAQs: leveraging student learning and academic productivity with accessible technology”

#1 V Abeysekera & A Abeysekera “Developing Time Management Skills of Young Learners using Project Management Knowledge”

Workshop

T7D Workshop

J Trevelyan “Technical Coordination in Engineering Practice”

3.40pm

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

4.00pm – 5.20pm

Technical Sessions

T8A

Technical Sessions

T8B Industry & Collaborative Education

#51 P Keleher & Y Toft “Practitioner and Academia Partnerships: Establishing Meaningful and Relevant Postgraduate Learning Experiences”

#29 Y Foong & M Guthrie “Partnering Industry - Sharing Lab Practices and Providing Relevant Career Opportunites”

#66 H R Maier “Meeting the challenges of engineering education via online roleplay simulations”

#57 G Thomas, N Lawrence & P Furness “Learning Through Industry-Focussed and Team-Based Ship Design Projects”

Technical Sessions

T8C Assessment

#93 W Sher & A Williams “Working in virtual groups: Mimicking the real world when assessing student performance”

#100 C Smaill “The student response to OASIS, a Web-based learning and assessment tool in electrical engineering”

#43 X Huang & P Donnan “Balancing pedagogy and technology in designing assessment: A case study in Engineering education”

Workshop

W8D Workshop

S A Sorby & M Raber “Implementation and assessment of the enterprise program at Michigan Technological University”

7.00pm

7pm for Drinks, 7.30pm for Dinner

8.00am – 9.00am Registration

9.00 am

Industry Panel (Chaired by D Radcliffe)

10.15am

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

10.40am

Technical Sessions

T9A Industry & Collaborative Education

#42 S Wagg & R M Hodgson “Research into the professional development needs of recent graduates working in the NZ ICT sector”

#111 J Walther and D Radcliffe “A multi-scale systems model of engineering competence - a way to overcome the competence dilemma in engineering education?”

#123 T Sahama, A Oloyede & P Yarlagadda “A Learning Oriented Innovation for Graduate Work Preparedness”

Technical Sessions

T9B Problem/Project Based Learning

#55 S Krishnan, C M Vale & R Gabb “A study of problem based learning in first year electrical engineering: student learning approaches and outcomes”

#90 R H A Seidel, D J Tedford & Md A Islam “Assessment of the Effectiveness of Team and Project Based Learning in Engineering Education”

#94 J Shi, C Mphande, A Simcock, R Ives & P Bronson “Communication in a Problem Based Learning Environment: Supporting the Teaching Team in the School of Electrical Engineering”

Technical Sessions

T9C Sustainability

#53 C D Kestell & H McBain “A student based learning approach to sustainable engineering and alternative fuel technology”

#38 R Hadgraft, D R Oxley III, J Brumley, E Horan, L Ward & P Piotto “Revisiting the first-year project-based course in sustainable design for civil/infrastructure and environmental engineers”

#79 D Parsons “The Environmental Impact of Electronics and Its Incorporation into the Curriculum”

#83 M S Reid “A post-modern engineering education challenge: Developing an effective values-based engineering decision-making methodology”

Technical Sessions

T9D Teaching and Learning

#105 S A Sorby “Developing 3-D spatial skills for engineering students”

#107 K Sutton and A Williams “Impact of spatial ability on students doing graphics based courses”

#3 Z A Akasah & M Alias “Bridging the spatial visualisation skills gap through engineering drawing using the whole-to-parts approach”

#113 R B Ward “Reflections on learning outcomes from student conference in seven engineering subjects”

12.00

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

12.45pm – 1.45pm

Closing Session