Course Administration and Written Test Preparation Guide

The course curriculum has undergone significant changes this year and is being taught quite differently compared to previous years.
A feedback form has been made available in the Week $5$ section of the course portal to gather student opinions on the new teaching format.
Current participation statistics indicate that only $9$ out of approximately $140$ students have completed the form.
Students are asked to provide feedback on the following:
- Elements of the course that should be kept.
- Elements of the course that should be stopped.
- Elements of the course that should be started.
- Mode of attendance: whether students attend in person, log on via Teams, or do not attend class at all.

The project is a core component of the course that focuses on student interaction outside of a computer-based environment.
Deliverables and Deadlines:
- Milestone $1$ : Meet the Team (already established).
- Milestone $2$ : Plan Your Meal. This is due on Friday, August $21$ . It accounts for $5\%$ of the final grade.
- Milestone $3$ : Have the Meal. This must be completed by October $5$ . This can take place during the two-week teaching break or early October.
Milestone $2$ Report Requirements:
- Individual submission is required for every group member.
- The report must be standardly formatted and span between $2$ to $3$ pages.
- Content must include: agreed date, time, and location for the meal; dietary considerations for all members; and an explanation of the proposal.
- A diagram must be included to illustrate how the task will be completed. Acceptable formats include Gantt charts or standard flow diagrams.
Milestone $3$ Requirements:
- Students must submit a report and a quick video demonstration of the meal.
- Documentation should include photos taken before and after the event.
- The report should reflect on cultural considerations, specifically identifying differences in group members' approaches to meal planning without labeling them as "weird."

In traditional Maori culture, different areas of New Zealand are known for specific delicacies.
The Waikato Maniopoto area is specifically associated with the tuna, which is the Maori word for eel.
The significance of the eel in this region is such that it is featured as a carving on the main post of the Wharinui.
Indigenous dietary preferences mentioned include kuro (crayfish), which are often caught and eaten in the local streams.

The written test is scheduled for the lecture hour on Thursday of Week $6$ . This is a compulsory assignment; failure to attend results in failing the paper.
The test duration is $45 \text{ minutes}$ .
Location and Start Times:
- Hamilton Campus: Starts at $14:10$ . Surnames starting with A to H report to Room J101. Surnames starting with I to Z report to Room SG01.
- Tauranga Campus: Starts at $14:00$ in Room TCBD $203$ .
Rules and Format:
- The test is closed book. No calculators, phones, or other electronic devices are permitted.
- Student IDs are required to verify identity.
- Section A: $10$ multiple-choice questions worth $2$ marks each (Total: $20 \text{ marks}$ ).
- Section B: $6$ short-answer questions worth $5$ marks each (Total: $30 \text{ marks}$ ).
- Total possible marks for the test: $50 \text{ marks}$ .

Questions involve cultural considerations, date formats, and New Zealand history.
Examples of topics covered in Multiple Choice:
- Maori Culture: Sitting on a table is considered offensive because tables are for food (not sacred), whereas people are sacred. Putting sacred things in non-sacred places is contradictory.
- Guest vs. Ask Culture: Guess culture involve determining something through subtext or indirect inquiry (e.g., "What are you doing with your spare room this weekend?") rather than direct demands.
- Kiwiana: Defined as icons arising from popular culture (e.g., jandals, hokey pokey ice cream).
- Date Formats: Recognition of different styles including 미국 (US) format (Month/Day/Year) and international formats where the day is clearly distinguishable (e.g., past the $12\text{th}$ of the month).
- Historical Facts: The New Zealand Declaration of Independence ( $1835$ ) was signed $5 \text{ years}$ before the Te Tiriti o Waitangi ( $1840$ ).
- Localization: The term for adapting international products for a local market, such as Indian restaurants offering a "Kiwi Hot" spice option.

Each of the $6$ questions will have approximately half a page of space for the response. Students are expected to write between $3$ to $4$ sentences per answer.
Example Core Questions:
- Question $11$ : Explain the necessity for the University of Waikato to teach Kaupapa Maori or Matauranga Maori principles within specific disciplines like Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or Statistics.
- Question $12$ : Describe changes required for local Manga to be sold to an overseas audience (Internationalization).
- Question $13$ : Discuss the similarities between a LinkedIn profile or business card and a Pepeha or Mihimihi, including one noted difference.

Question Regarding SDG Game Attendance: A student asked if there would be a test question about the SDG game, especially for those who could not attend the lecture where it was held.
Response: There may be a question on that topic. If a student did not attend, they should explicitly state in the paper, "I was not able to attend this," and then provide an answer based on logical deduction or general knowledge of the topic. The question is expected to be open-ended.
Question Regarding Tauranga Logistics: A student inquired if there were specific questions for the Tauranga campus.
Response: There were no specific questions or adjustments for the Tauranga cohort beyond the different starting time of $14:00$ .