INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION

• New Zealand Quiz

• Studying at Massey

• The Business of Essay Writing

New Zealand Quiz

Get into teams together with two or three students who you don’t know.

Question 1: Nature

Until humans came to NZ about 1000 years ago, there were no land mammals, but a rich and diverse range of birds.

1. Which of these is NOT a New Zealand bird?

The pukeko

The hoke-poke

The tui

The kakapo

pukeko

kakapo

tui

hokey pokey

Question 2: Nature

Because of its long isolation from the rest of the world, NZ’s environment is vulnerable to introduced plants and animals, of which there are many.

2. Which of these animals, introduced from Australia, has become a major pest in New Zealand?

The red kangaroo

The possum

The koala

The bilby

red kangaroo

possum

koala bilby

Question 3: Geography

New Zealand has only one city of more than one million, but a wide range of smaller towns and cities, each with its own special characteristics.

3. Which of these cities is the home of the world’s first commercial bungee jump?

Queenstown

Wellington

Palmerston North

Rotorua

WellingtonQueenstown

PalmyRotorua

Question 4: Economy

Despite its geographical isolation and small population, New Zealand has developed a relatively strong and diversified economy.

4. Which of these facts and figures about New Zealand’s economy and population IS true?

There are 25 sheep for every person in New Zealand.New Zealand was the first country to sign a free trade agreement with ChinaNew Zealand has no naturally-occurring reserves of oil, coal or gold

10% of Australia’s population is now living permanently in New Zealand

sheep

People’s Republic of China (PRC)

Oil etc

Ozzies in NZ?

Question 5: Culture

Every country has its own particular customs and laws – and New Zealand is no exception

5. Which of these is NOT legal in New Zealand?

Smoking in your car

Smacking your own naughty child

Voting in national elections without having NZ citizenship

Walking your dog on the beach

Walking your dog on the beach (Can be ok, depending on the beach and the time / date)

Voting in national elections (legal if you only have PR)

Smoking in your car (legal but stupid)

Smacking your own naughty child

Questions 6 - 7: Māori culture

If you want to understand and participate fully in NZ life, it will be very useful to learn something about Māori culture, including some common expressions.

6. Which of these is NOT a greeting in the Māori language?

Kia ora

Haere mai

Tenā koe

Pākeha

Kia oraHaere mai

tena koe

pakeha

Hi! / Thanks!Welcome!

NZ European

Hello!

6. Which of these is a Māori community centre in which many important cultural events are held?

haka

waiata

waka

marae

marae

haka waka (canoe)

waiata (song)

Questions 8 - 10: Tourist Attractions

New Zealand is an easy country for international visitors and students to travel around and experience its considerable variety and natural beauty.

8. Which of these is NOT a popular place for tourists to visit in the North Island?

KeriKeri

Wagga Wagga

KawaKawa

Matamata

KawaKawaWagga Wagga

MatamataKeriKeri

9. Which of these is NOT an important tourist attraction in the North Island?

Waitomo

Rotorua

Uluru

Te Papa

Waitomo

Roturua

Te Papa Uluru / Ayers’ Rock

10. Which of these is NOT a popular activity for visitors to the South Island?

Whale-watching

Kiwi hunting

Jet-boating

Tramping

Jet-boating

Whales

tramping (same as hiking or trekking)

Kiwis

Planning your study

• Each paper normally has 2 – 5 hours of classes (lectures, tutorials, labs etc) every week

• In addition, you’ll need to spend 8 – 12 hours in independent study FOR EACH PAPER every week (reading the prescribed text book, researching topics, writing assignments, preparing for tests etc)

• Full-time study at Massey involves 50+ hours per week

Jet-boating

Whale-watching

tramping (same as hiking or trekking)

Kiwis love kiwis!

Make a weekly plan, starting with your lectures and tutorials!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat152.1009 – 11 L

156.1009 – 10 T

125.10010 – 12 L

192.1009 – 11 L

192.1001-2

12 – 1 QB5workshop

156.10012 – 2 L

152.1002-3 T

125.1004 – 5 T

You can use the table at: http://tinyurl.com/masseytimetable

Jet-boating

Whale-watching

tramping (same as hiking or trekking)

Kiwis love kiwis!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat152.1009 – 11 L

156.1009 – 10 T

125.10010 – 12 L

156.10010 – 12 R

192.1009 – 11 L

192.10011–12 W

10 – 12library

125.1002 – 4 R

192.1001-2

12 – 1QB5

156.10012 – 2 L

152.1002-3 T

1 – 4library

125.1004 – 5 T

156.1003 – 6 R

192.1003 – 6 W

125.1004 – 6 R

152.1003 – 6 W

Then add reading, writing & revision time

Academic Writing

• Consider taking Academic English (192.101) or Academic Writing (192.102) as an elective paper this semester

• Use our online resources at http://owll.massey.ac.nz and http://tinyurl.com/6xy9hy

• Attend online workshops at: http://tinyurl.com/studyup2016

• Discuss your assignments etc with a learning consultant – library level 3

FIVE-MINUTE BREAK

THE BUSINESS OF ESSAY WRITING

• Identifying what counts

• Evaluating examples

• Adding value

IDENTIFYING WHAT COUNTS

$99 $1, 349

Discuss with your partner: Why is one of these smartphones so much more expensive than the other?

Evaluation Criteria for smartphones

DESIGN

MATERIALS

RELIABILITY

USABILITY

APPLICATIONS

ORIGINALITY

A +D

Discuss with your partner: Why is one of these essays so much more better than the other?

Evaluation Criteria

DESIGN

MATERIALS

RELIABILITY

USABILITY

APPLICATIONS

ORIGINALITY

STRUCTURE

FACTS, THEORY

FEW ERRORS

READABILITY

EXAMPLES

ORIGINALITY

EVALUATING EXAMPLES

You run a chain of clothes shops, which employs 1000 people across New Zealand. Rising costs and falling sales have put the long-term future of your business at risk. You have been offered a very attractive deal by a clothes manufacturer in a developing country. This deal could significantly increase your chances of staying in business. However, you’ve seen worrying reports about the poor conditions in which the mostly female employees of this manufacturer work.

Should you accept the deal?

Discuss your decision in the light of at least two major ethical theories.

Essay Question

• You will see paragraphs from different student essays about this question

• Some are from A grade essays; others are from D or E grade essays

• For each paragraph, your team has three minutes to read it and discuss which kind of essay it came from

Paragraph Evaluation

Example Paragraph 1:

In this case, there is a chain of clothes shops. Firstly, the chain employs a thousand people in New Zealand. Secondly, the long-term future of this business is at risk because of rising costs and falling sales. On the other hand, a very attractive deal has been offered by a clothes exporter in a developing country. Moreover, profits could be significantly increased. However, concerns have been expressed by a sales manager regarding employee conditions at this exporter which affect the workers, the majority of whom are female. Therefore, Utilitarianism which means the “greatest happiness of the greatest number” (Mill, 1848) must be considered in this case.

Example Paragraph 1: In this case, there is a chain of clothes shops. Firstly, the chain employs a thousand people in New Zealand. Secondly, the long-term future of this business is at risk because of rising costs and falling sales. On the other hand, a very attractive deal has been offered by a clothes exporter in a developing country. Moreover, profits could be significantly increased. However, concerns have been expressed by a sales manager regarding employee conditions at this exporter which affect the workers, the majority of whom are female. Therefore, Utilitarianism which means the “greatest happiness of the greatest number” (Mill, 1848) must be considered in this case.

STRUCTURE

FACTS, THEORY

FEW ERRORS

READABILITY

EXAMPLES

ORIGINALITY

D

Example Paragraph 2:

One teleological theory of ethics is Utilitarianism. The British philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who lived from 1748 until 1832, introduced Utilitarianism. An Introduction to the Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, which was published by Bentham in 1789, the same year as the French Revolution, postulates that “by the principle of utility is meant that principle which approves or disapproves of every action whatsoever according to the tendency it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question: or, what is the same thing in other words to promote or to oppose that happiness. I say of every action whatsoever, and therefore not only of every action of a private individual, but of every measure of government”.

Example Paragraph 2: One teleological theory of ethics is Utilitarianism. The British philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who lived from 1748 until 1832, introduced Utilitarianism. An Introduction to the Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, which was published by Bentham in 1789, the same year as the French Revolution, postulates that “by the principle of utility is meant that principle which approves or disapproves of every action whatsoever according to the tendency it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question: or, what is the same thing in other words to promote or to oppose that happiness. I say of every action whatsoever, and therefore not only of every action of a private individual, but of every measure of government”.

STRUCTURE

FACTS, THEORY

FEW ERRORS

READABILITY

EXAMPLES

ORIGINALITY

D

Example Paragraph 3: Another way to consider this decision is to focus on its consequences. Ethical theories which focus on the consequences are generally known as consequentialist (Smith, 2009). According to one of these theories, Utilitarianism, decision-makers need to focus on the consequences of an action for everyone who is affected. An action can only be considered justified if it is intended to bring the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Richards, 2011). The strength of this approach to ethics is that it encourages decision-makers to consider in a practical way the ‘bigger picture’ of their actions’ in terms of their effects on others, not only on themselves. On the other hand, as Brown (2006) points out, happiness cannot be objectively measured. And a narrow interpretation of this approach might lead to a view that any actions are allowed since ‘the end justifies the means’.

Example Paragraph 3: Another way to consider this decision is to focus on its consequences. Ethical theories which focus on the consequences are generally known as consequentialist (Smith, 2009). According to one of these theories, Utilitarianism, decision-makers need to focus on the consequences of an action for everyone who is affected. An action can only be considered justified if it is intended to bring the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Richards, 2011). The strength of this approach to ethics is that it encourages decision-makers to consider in a practical way the ‘bigger picture’ of their actions’ in terms of their effects on others, not only on themselves. On the other hand, as Brown (2006) points out, happiness cannot be objectively measured. And a narrow interpretation of this approach might lead to a view that any actions are allowed since ‘the end justifies the means’.

STRUCTURE

FACTS, THEORY

FEW ERRORS

READABILITY

EXAMPLES

ORIGINALITY

A

Example Paragraph 4:

Kantian ethnics are different to the Utilitarianism. Because “Kantian ethics pay scant regard to the consequences of actions, but rather focus their attention sharply and exclusively on the nature of the decontextualised action in and of itself” (Drayton, 2003, p. 23). Action is consider justified if same action is equally right in every situations. For example, if it is wrong to kill, always wrong to kill, no matter of consequences. It “is known as the categorical imperative” (Brown, 2009, p. 156). Advantage of Kantian ethnics are very clear to follow it. On another hand “one major criticism of classical Kantianism, from a modern organisational perspective, is its simplistic insistence that actions can be reliably categorised as right or wrong without reference to cultural or social context” (Collins, 2006, p. 23).

Example Paragraph 5: Kantian ethnics are different to the Utilitarianism. Because “Kantian ethics pay scant regard to the consequences of actions, but rather focus their attention sharply and exclusively on the nature of the decontextualised action in and of itself” (Drayton, 2003, p. 23). Action is consider justified if same action is equally right in every situations. For example, if it is wrong to kill, always wrong to kill, no matter of consequences. It “is known as the categorical imperative” (Brown, 2009, p. 156). Advantage of Kantian ethnics are very clear to follow it. On another hand “one major criticism of classical Kantianism, from a modern organisational perspective, is its simplistic insistence that actions can be reliably categorised as right or wrong without reference to cultural or social context” (Collins, 2006, p. 23).

STRUCTURE

FACTS, THEORY

FEW ERRORS

READABILITY

EXAMPLES

ORIGINALITY

D

Conclusion

Learn something new about NZ every day

Use our resources and workshops to develop your research and writing skills

Plan and organise your study

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