New Zealand Association

for Cooperative Education

9th Annual NZACE Conference

Theme: Using cooperative education and work-integrated learning to develop lifelong learning skills

Location: Queenstown, April 27-28, 2006

Papers and presenters:

• Research methods in cooperative education
  Chris Eames, University of Waikato



• Work, lifelong learning and cooperative education: Supporting and guiding ontogenetic development
  Stephen Billet, Griffiths University



• Addressing the weak link: Strengthening the relationship with sponsors of work based learning
  Keryn McDermott, Auckland University of Technology



• Internships: You can't always get what you expect!
  Eve Kawana-Brown and Christine Berridge, Pacific International Hotel Management School



• Sociocultural portfolios as a tool for enhancing student learning in cooperative education
  Chris Eames, University of Waikato



• Industry facilitates cooperative real world learning opportunities
  Leonie-Mae Tucker, UNITEC



• Action research in cooperative education projects: Developing lifelong capabilities for improving practice
  Lesley Ferkins, UNITEC, and Jenny Fleming, Auckland University of Technology



• Psychological tests: Are they useful in selecting students for work placements?
  Brenda Lloyd, Whitireia Community Polytechnic



• Industry based student projects: A client perspective
  Chris Manford and Tineke Manford, UNITEC



• International co-op placements: The student experience
  Levinia Paku and Richard Coll, University of Waikato



• Industry training systems
  Chris Malpas, Retail ITO



• The Gateway Programme: What have we learning and where are we going?
  John Crompton, Tertiary Education Commission



• Tools4work supporting schools and industry
  Graham Flannigan, Competnz



• Rolling our sleeves up: Developing new opportunities for credit bearing work placements
  Terry Fulljames, Cath Fraser and Sam Honey, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic



• Student industry projects: Measuring the value of communication
  Jill Clark and Nick Wempe, Whitireia Community Polytechnic



• Facilitated reflection in cooperative education in sport
  Andy Martin, Massey University, Jenny Fleming, Auckland University of Technology



• A look into the integration of the ICDL programme into the workplace: It's a team thing!
  Allister McLay and Kim Brown, Eastern Institute of Technology



• Fostering moral courage: What do business students learn about professional ethics in cooperative education placements?
  Diana Ayling, UNITEC



• How effective is hospitality work placement: A case study approach
  Sharleen Howison, Otago Polytechnic



• Partnering with industry: Engaging female role models as mentors in information technology education
  Sarah Snell and Catherine Snell-Siddle, UCOL



• A qualitative pilot study of New Zealand employers' views of the importance and measurement of business graduate competencies
  Dave Hodges, UNITEC



• The tension between academic marking and practical evaluation: A review of curent practice
  David Skelton, Eastern Institute of Technology



• Student/Industry project in industrial orientated undergraduate degree in electrotechnology
  Z Qi and James Cannan, UNITEC



• Shifting the model
  Alison Rudzki, UCOL



• Competition for IBL placements
  Shiu Ram, UNITEC