title: Tricyanovinylalkynyl–metal complexes: synthesis and some reactions

authors: Bruce, Michael I.

subjects: chemistry

abstract: Reactions of Group 8 metal ethynyls with tetracyanoethene afford tricyanovinylethynyl–metal derivatives, M{C≡CC(CN)=C(CN)2}(PP)Cp’ [2; M = Ru, Os; PP = (PPh3)2, dppe;Cp’=Cp,Cp*; not all combinations]; a similar reaction occurs with the vinylidene RuCl(=C=CHPh)(PPh3)Cp. Further replacement of a CNgroup in 2 occurs with nucleophiles, while homo- and hetero-metallic derivatives are obtained by coordination of one of the remaining CN groups to other metal–ligand fragments.

text: Tricyanovinylalkynyl–metal complexes: synthesis and some reactions Reactions of Group 8 metal ethynyls with tetracyanoethene afford tricyanovinylethynyl–metal derivatives, M{C≡CC(CN)=C(CN)2}(PP)Cp’ [2; M = Ru, Os; PP = (PPh3)2, dppe;Cp’=Cp,Cp*; not all combinations]; a similar reaction occurs with the vinylidene RuCl(=C=CHPh)(PPh3)Cp. Further replacement of a CNgroup in 2 occurs with nucleophiles, while homo- and hetero-metallic derivatives are obtained by coordination of one of the remaining CN groups to other metal–ligand fragments.

year: 2008

title: Plagiarism and Cheating: A Mixed Methods Study  of Student Academic Dishonesty

authors: Guthrie, Claire Lynette

subjects: plagiarism

abstract: This thesis was undertaken to fulfil the requirements of a Master's degree in Social Science Research and as such its main intention is to develop and demonstrate skill and competency by conducting a mixed methods research study.  To demonstrate this I conducted an investigation into the occurrence of student academic dishonesty at the University of Waikato using both quantitative and qualitative methods.  The aim of the research was to compare my findings with the data reported by the University's Student Discipline Committee and the findings from a large North American study by Professor Donald McCabe.   
The findings show similarities to the Student Discipline Committee Annual Reports in that plagiarism was the most common behaviour reported by all participants.  However, the levels reported of minor plagiarism are higher than that reported by the Committee and match the levels reported in international research.   When comparing my findings with McCabe's the overall results were very similar despite the difference in the populations studied.  
It is hoped that the findings of this research can be used to understand the issues around academic dishonesty and to develop ways of supporting both students and staff in order to reduce its occurrence.

text: Plagiarism and Cheating: A Mixed Methods Study  of Student Academic Dishonesty This thesis was undertaken to fulfil the requirements of a Master's degree in Social Science Research and as such its main intention is to develop and demonstrate skill and competency by conducting a mixed methods research study.  To demonstrate this I conducted an investigation into the occurrence of student academic dishonesty at the University of Waikato using both quantitative and qualitative methods.  The aim of the research was to compare my findings with the data reported by the University's Student Discipline Committee and the findings from a large North American study by Professor Donald McCabe.   
The findings show similarities to the Student Discipline Committee Annual Reports in that plagiarism was the most common behaviour reported by all participants.  However, the levels reported of minor plagiarism are higher than that reported by the Committee and match the levels reported in international research.   When comparing my findings with McCabe's the overall results were very similar despite the difference in the populations studied.  
It is hoped that the findings of this research can be used to understand the issues around academic dishonesty and to develop ways of supporting both students and staff in order to reduce its occurrence.

year: 2009

title: Ideology is theft: Thoughts on the legitimacy of a Maori psychology

authors: Tamatea, Armon J.

subjects: Maori

abstract: ‘War, in fact, can be seen as a process of achieving equilibrium among unequal technologies’ (McLuhan, 1964) 
We are at war. As Western science and its accompanying technology expands the frontiers of knowledge at an ever-increasing rate, ‘indigenous’ perspectives of knowledge are exiled into the borderlands of special interest groups and localized research programmes. Mainstream scientific thought lays claim to objective interpretations of experience at the expense of alternative realities offered by emerging theories of knowledge. Furthermore, as localized worldviews (i.e., those derived from ancestral knowledge bases and pre-industrial or non-scientific premises) challenge existing paradigms, the inevitable interactions threaten to undermine the fidelity of this knowledge. One such arena where this ideological conflict is apparent is the growing field of Maori psychology.

text: Ideology is theft: Thoughts on the legitimacy of a Maori psychology ‘War, in fact, can be seen as a process of achieving equilibrium among unequal technologies’ (McLuhan, 1964) 
We are at war. As Western science and its accompanying technology expands the frontiers of knowledge at an ever-increasing rate, ‘indigenous’ perspectives of knowledge are exiled into the borderlands of special interest groups and localized research programmes. Mainstream scientific thought lays claim to objective interpretations of experience at the expense of alternative realities offered by emerging theories of knowledge. Furthermore, as localized worldviews (i.e., those derived from ancestral knowledge bases and pre-industrial or non-scientific premises) challenge existing paradigms, the inevitable interactions threaten to undermine the fidelity of this knowledge. One such arena where this ideological conflict is apparent is the growing field of Maori psychology.

year: 2008