{"id":6733,"date":"2024-07-24T13:21:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/?p=6733"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:06:06","slug":"proceedings-citrenz-2023-conference-auckland-27-29-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/index.php\/proceedings-citrenz-2023-conference-auckland-27-29-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Proceedings: CITRENZ 2023 Conference, Auckland, 27-29 September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/00_CITRENZ2023-Proceedings_Full.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6770 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-100x137.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-1124x1536.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-1499x2048.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-600x820.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-945x1291.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/000_CITRENZ2023_Cover-scaled.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>The School of Computing at Unitec was proud to host the CITRENZ 2023 conference in Auckland from 27 to 29 September 2023. CITRENZ 2023 was the 14th annual CITRENZ conference, and the theme was Collective Intelligence: Exploring Mahi Kotahitanga (Collaboration) in Computing. The conference featured three keynote speakers, three panel discussions, two special sessions, five paper presentation sessions and two parallel poster<br \/>sessions. The 2023 conference was sponsored by SAS analytics Australia, Toi Mai Workforce Development Council, and IT Professionals NZ (ITPNZ). We received 71 submissions for the conference, with 45 submissions accepted after peer review. This included 21 papers and 24 posters. The papers covered a wide range of applied computing topics, such as teaching and learning in the era of generative AI, institutional capacity-building and student success, research reports and more. These proceedings present the full text of 20 accepted papers that were presented at the conference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/00_CITRENZ2023-Proceedings_Full.pdf\">Download full PDF<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34074\/proc.2401\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34074\/proc.2401<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240101_Foreword.pdf\">Foreword<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hamid Sharifzadeh<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240102_Martin_Nesbit.pdf\">Embracing the Use of Generative AI in a First-Year Information Systems Course\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Angela Martin and Trevor Nesbit<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240103_Nelson-et-al.pdf\">ChatGPT 3.5: Another Tool or a New Collaborative Project Team Member?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robert Nelson, Samuel Mann and Ruth Myers<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240104_Hu-et-al.pdf\">Pilot Study of Using ChatGPT in a First-year Programming Assignment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minjie Hu, Tony Assadi and Hamid Mahroeian<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240105_Kabbar_Bamada.pdf\">Assessment Validity in the Era of Generative AI Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eltahir Kabbar and Bashar Barmada<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240106_Tirumala_Mayhew.pdf\">A Chitchat on Using ChatGPT for Cheating<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sreenivas Sremath Tirumala and Chris Mayhew<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240107_Adel.pdf\">Charting the Course: A Framework for Integrating Industry 5.0 Technologies into Higher Education. A Case Study in a Cybersecurity Class<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amr Adel<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240108_Dang.pdf\">Recommendation of Topics and Practical Labs to Teach the Semantic Web in Current Bachelor of Computing Systems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Dang<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240109_Kerr-Smith-et-al.pdf\">Assessing Web Application Security Through Vulnerabilities in Programming Languages and Environments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Desmond Kerr-Smith, Sreenivas Sremath Tirumala and Michael Andrews<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240110_Dang.pdf\">Using Blended HTML-CSS-JS Semantic to Implement Web Accessibility Principles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Dang<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240111_Bai-et-al.pdf\">Predicting Learning Outcomes in an Online Learning Platform<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ying Bai, Michael Bosu and Diab Abuaiadah<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240112_Chitalia-et-al.pdf\">Embedding M\u0101tauranga M\u0101ori in Computing Courses: A Case Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abha Chitalia, Simon Dacey, Gerard Lovell, Lei Song and Bashar Barmada<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240113_Hu_Assadi_Vos.pdf\">A W-WRAITEC Model for Elevating the Academic Writing Skills of International Postgraduate Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minjie Hu, Tony Assadi and Marta Vos<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240114_Chitalia_Ayling.pdf\">Teacher Capability Development at Unitec: A Case Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abha Chitalia and Diana Ayling<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240115_Mehr.pdf\">Study of Conference Presentations by Novice and Expert Presenters in Computing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Farnaz Rajabi Mehr<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240116_Ghimire-et-al.pdf\">Identifying Challenges with Unifying Information Technology Qualifications Within New Zealand Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics: Project Proposal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dipendra Ghimire, David Weir and Bernard Otinpong<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240117_Huang-et-al.pdf\">Professions in the Data Analytics Job Market \u2013 Australia and New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>George Huang, Emre Erturk and Farhad Mehdipour<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240118_Thirulingam_Pais.pdf\">Discovering the Most Needed Technologies and Skills for IT Jobs on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Athavaloshan Thirulingam and Sarita Pais<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240119_Cerecke.pdf\">Recreating Goto in Python: How and Why<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carl Cerecke<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240120_Adlakha_Kabbar.pdf\">The Challenges of TinyML Implementation: A Literature Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Riya Adlakha and Eltahir Kabbar<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CITRENZ_LP_240121_Cochrane.pdf\">Can hDAS Produce Tailored Instructional Design Methods, for the Design of Technology-Based VET Interventions?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Todd Cochrane<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p>Editor: Hamid Sharifzadeh<\/p>\n<p>ISBN: 978-1-99-118344-6<\/p>\n<p>Published: 24\/7\/2024<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Computing at Unitec was proud to host the CITRENZ 2023 conference in Auckland from 27 to 29 September 2023. 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