Clint Steele

Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Faculty Member

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University of California, Santa Barbara

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Antioch University

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University of British Columbia

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Politecnico di Milano

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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - UTM

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

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Istanbul Technical University

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UERJ - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Rio de Janeiro State University

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University of Applied Sciences Münster

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The use of probabilistic design methods to manage risk and uncertainty in new ventures

Online quality control in engineering education

BACKGROUND Student feedback is valued and used in most higher education institutions. However, th... more BACKGROUND Student feedback is valued and used in most higher education institutions. However, there are increasing concerns in the improvement of teaching effectiveness and learning quality. Higher education institutions traditionally use Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) survey results as: diagnostic feedback to teachers about their teaching, a measure of teaching effectiveness for use in administrative decision making, information for students to use during subject selection, and use in research into teaching. Nevertheless, there are some characteristics of SET that are incongruent with established quality control theory and accepted sound practice in engineering, not the least of which is the off-line (retrospective) nature of SET as applied in education. It is therefore surprising that quality control strategies in engineering education have followed the same approach as broader higher education rather than adopting the established quality control models of industry.

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The development of creativity in engineering students

BACKGROUND Engineering teaching practices typically tends to be dominated by the application of s... more BACKGROUND Engineering teaching practices typically tends to be dominated by the application of scientific principles. This often encourages standard measures and procedures for engineering activities. This can inadvertently reduce engineering students' creative capabilities, which are particularly critical in their transitions to their early professional careers. PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to highlight challenges faced by engineering students when developing their practical creative capabilities. From this a better understanding of the type of formal teaching required can be had. DESIGN/METHOD Engineering students in two different subjects, machine design and engineering management, were given large projects that required a report to be produced. In the report the students were to document a creativity tool that they found and then used to solve an identified problem that needed creativity. While students were given a list of tools to help their searching, that is all that they were given. After assessment a focus group about the experience and challenges faced by the students while taking on these challenges was held for each group. RESULTS Preliminary results indicate that students enjoy taking on challenges that require creativity. However, for the development of creativity, students' background and understanding of creativity within engineering, as along with the context required to support creativity, should be addressed. This is particularly the case when students seem to be struggling to recognise the situations that require creativity. CONCLUSIONS Engineering students need to be taught more than creativity. They need to be taught how to combine this with their knowledge of engineering theory to develop ingenious solution, which is the work of the engineer.

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Lost art of pulling it apart engineers an Aussie tech wreck

The Nuances and Management of Multinational Design Teams – a Sino and Occidental Comparison

Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science

A number of designers of different nationality and design backgrounds were interviewed about thei... more A number of designers of different nationality and design backgrounds were interviewed about their experiences working in teams made up mostly of designers of either a Sino or occidental background. The aim was to identify key issues that are at play with the management of multinational design teams and how they can best be managed for greater success. Key findings included evidence that background (cultural, national and economic) can affect how a designer approached problems and works. This is especially so with regards to framing and goal analysis. This in turn can affect how successful a designer can be when they are working in a team with designers from another background, who operate differently. Designers with a low level attitude toward design and a lower level of emotional intelligence tend to be less able to work in such teams. However, the chance of success can be increased with the introduction of information technology tools to increase shared cognition and situational ...

The Probability Distribution of the Elastic Properties of Pure Metals

Applied Mathematics, 2014

While there are many published data on the average properties of elasticity for metals, there is ... more While there are many published data on the average properties of elasticity for metals, there is little on the expected randomness. This is despite the known randomness of the elasticity of the grains that make up metals. It seems implicitly assumed that due to pseudo-isotropy, the average is all that is of concern. But how does one know if this is always the case? By creating a simple model of a metal, it is shown that for typical metal samples the randomness is negligible. However, as samples become smaller, it is possible to estimate the randomness based on information about the properties of grains within the metal. Further, due to the central limit theorem, which is implied by the model, a Gaussian distribution can be expected. This can be used in an evolutionary approach to generating a distribution for further probabilistic analysis of a respective system.

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Use of the Lognormal Distribution for Dimensions of Cast Parts

Quality Engineering, 2013

ABSTRACT Sometimes quality engineers do not have data to generate a distribution, especially prio... more ABSTRACT Sometimes quality engineers do not have data to generate a distribution, especially prior to production. However, the quality control strategy still must be planned, and a preliminary distribution is required. As data come to hand, the distribution can be updated via an evolutionary approach. This article considers cast feature dimensions. Through consideration of casting theory, probability theory, and published data, it is argued that the lognormal distribution is the preferred assumption for the initial distribution. Finally, it is concluded that quality engineers can use more than Goodness of Fit (GOF) tests to choose distributions and should understand operations to generate distributions case by case.

The prediction and management of the variability of manufacturing operations

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The Effects of Background upon Engineering Design Expertise – A Sino Occidental Comparison

Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012

To date the majority of research into engineering design expertise has been done within an occide... more To date the majority of research into engineering design expertise has been done within an occidental context. With an increase in multinational design firms engineers are now more likely to work with engineers of different backgrounds. The authors’ experience in countries other than their own suggested that background can affect design engineers’ thinking and working, and the nature of expertise. This prompted a study (via interviews) into design teams with mixed (by nationality) members. This investigation into occidental and Sino backgrounds and engineering design expertise showed that a Sino background encouraged low risk reliable designs and detailed thinking while an occidental background promoted unique ideas, systemic thinking and the use of objective knowledge. However, individual change and improvement is possible.

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Developing engineering design expertise though reflection

The three key elements of engineering design expertise - framing, systemic thinking and the consc... more The three key elements of engineering design expertise - framing, systemic thinking and the conscious application of first principles - have been shown to be difficult to acquire by both students and practicing professionals. Because of this, it is of value to investigate how framing, systemic thinking and the application of first principles can be better developed in engineering students which will in turn develop better graduate design engineers. This paper reports on a project to do this in two mechanical engineering design subjects. Students were introduced to one or all of the three key elements of engineering design expertise, encouraged to apply them in a design project and practice questions throughout the semester of study. Finally, students were examined on their framing ability and their ability to apply first principles. It was found that only around 15% to 20% had a developed framing ability. Further, the ability to apply first principles appeared to be bimodal some stu...

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Use of the lognormal distribution for the coefficients of friction and wear

Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2008

To predict the reliability of a system, an engineer might allocate a distribution to each input. ... more To predict the reliability of a system, an engineer might allocate a distribution to each input. This raises a question: how to select the correct distribution? Siddall put forward an evolutionary approach that was intended to utilise both the understanding of the engineer and available data. However, this method requires a subjective initial distribution based on the engineer's understanding of

The use of dimensional analysis to augment design of experiments for optimization and robustification

Journal of Engineering Design, 2006

Optimization can be a time-consuming and demanding process when an analytical model of the system... more

The use of probabilistic design methods to manage risk and uncertainty in new ventures

Online quality control in engineering education

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The development of creativity in engineering students

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Lost art of pulling it apart engineers an Aussie tech wreck

The Nuances and Management of Multinational Design Teams – a Sino and Occidental Comparison

Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science

The Probability Distribution of the Elastic Properties of Pure Metals

Applied Mathematics, 2014

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Use of the Lognormal Distribution for Dimensions of Cast Parts

Quality Engineering, 2013

The prediction and management of the variability of manufacturing operations

i The Prediction and Management of the Variability of Manufacturing Operations Clint Steele Submi... more

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The Effects of Background upon Engineering Design Expertise – A Sino Occidental Comparison

Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012

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Developing engineering design expertise though reflection

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Use of the lognormal distribution for the coefficients of friction and wear

Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2008

The use of dimensional analysis to augment design of experiments for optimization and robustification

Journal of Engineering Design, 2006

Optimization can be a time-consuming and demanding process when an analytical model of the system... more

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