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Co-designing a pedagogical framework and principles for a hybrid STEM learning environment design
2022
AbstractThe importance of engaging and effective learning environments for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been internationally recognised. However, no comprehensive pedagogical frameworks exist that support STEM learning environment design. In this study, a pedagogical framework and principles for STEM learning environment design were created based on participatory focus groups involving 10–18-year-old students, teachers, school directors, parents, university students and STEM professionals. Representatives of key stakeholder groups in Belarus, Finland, Germany, Greece and Spain (total n = 132) were invited to focus group discussions in which their wishes relate…
Dynamic shakedown design of structures under repeated seismic loads
2013
The paper is devoted to the formulation of an optimal design (minimum volume) problem of elastic perfectly plastic structures subjected to suitable combinations of static (fixed) and dynamic (seismic) loads. The structure is constrained to simultaneously respect two different safety criteria; actually, it must exhibit an elastic shakedown behaviour for the combination of loads characterizing the serviceability conditions and it must prevent the instantaneous collapse for the highest expected load condition (combination of loads characterized by the presence of fixed loads and maximum expected intensity of seismic action). The shakedown limit behaviour for the optimal structure will be impos…
Comparison between unrestricted dynamic shakedown design and a new probabilistic approach for structures under seismic loadings
2014
The paper concerns a study related to the comparison between two different approaches utilized for the formulation of an optimal shakedown design problem for elastic plastic frame structures subjected to a combination of fixed and seismic loading. The first formulation utilizes the unrestricted dynamic shakedown theory, while the second one is based on a new probabilistic approach. The comparison is effected in terms of mathematical formulations, in terms of adopted loading models and in terms of numerical results. The performed applications are related to plane steel frames.
Water distribution network robust design based on energy surplus index maximization
2015
The aim of this paper is to show that energy surplus indices, such as resilience index, besides providing a very good indirect measure of water distribution network reliability to be adopted during the design phase, represent also a valuable and effective indicator of the robustness of the network in alternative network scenarios, and can thus be profitably used in condition of future demands uncertainty. The methodology adopted consisted of (I) multi-objective design optimization performed in order to minimize construction costs while maximizing the resilience index; (II) retrospective performance assessment of the alternative solutions of the Pareto front obtained, under demand conditions…
Surrogate-assisted multicriteria optimization: Complexities, prospective solutions, and business case
2017
Complexity in solving real-world multicriteria optimization problems often stems from the fact that complex, expensive, and/or time-consuming simulation tools or physical experiments are used to evaluate solutions to a problem. In such settings, it is common to use efficient computational models, often known as surrogates or metamodels, to approximate the outcome (objective or constraint function value) of a simulation or physical experiment. The presence of multiple objective functions poses an additional layer of complexity for surrogate-assisted optimization. For example, complexities may relate to the appropriate selection of metamodels for the individual objective functions, extensive …
Peer interaction and pioneering organizational form adoption : A tale of the first two for-profit stock exchanges
2021
Building on a historical case study on the first two stock exchanges to adopt the now globally dominant for-profit organizational form, the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1993 and the Helsinki Stock Exchange in 1995, we argue that interaction among socially proximate peers contributes to pioneering organizational form adoption within an industry, particularly when such forms are introduced by established organizations. Peer interaction can induce a search for technically efficient organizational forms through the sharing of collective experiences, the establishment of collective assumptions, and a joint search for solutions. Together, these factors contribute to the legitimization of novel or…
35858_SHRM_Topic 4_Organizational design and HRM strategy
2022
Slide set for Topic 4 ("Organizational design and HRM strategy"), as part of the teaching materials of the course/module “Strategic Human Resource Management” (35858), group OR (tuition in English), Grau en Administració i Direcció d'Empreses (ADE), Universitat de València.
Design per i sistemi produttivi locali, quale risorsa per il potenziamento delle realtà dei Parco dell’Oreto
2007
Contributo scientifico ed alcune esplorazioni progettuali del Corso di Disegno Industriale di Santo Giunta.
Nei Luoghi del design. Azioni e interazioni
2008
Il testo raccoglie alcune riflessioni sulla definizione “Luogo” in relazione alla definizione di “Design” ambiguamente identificato con il termine “Industriale” quale connotazione imprescindibile della sua natura disciplinare. È nelle relazioni complesse tra i due termini: Luoghi e Design che si dispiegano i tre paragrafi del volume, veri filtri di lettura o “luoghi metaforici” per leggere la complessità in cui si trova ad operare oggi il design nel suo significato più ampio di progetto: Il primo filtro, che si avvale della coppia concettuale “astratto / concreto”, individua luoghi di relazioni tra strategie progettuali proprie della disciplina del design (sia legati ad artefatti comunicati…
occhio al design
2012
Il volume ci conduce in un’appassionante passeggiata tra i molteplici settori di applicazione del design e le relazioni che esso intesse con le altre discipline progettuali. È con questi obiettivi di formazione che si articola il lavoro di Santo Giunta ormai da anni impegnato a insegnare design nella scuola di Architettura di Palermo. L’autore offre una griglia densa di riflessioni in cui è possibile estrapolare alcuni nodi problematici del progetto contemporaneo individuabili: nel confronto tra globalizzazione e localizzazione, nella principio di crescita sostenibile, nello sviluppo della tecnica, nella rivoluzione informatica e della sua inevitabile ricaduta sui sistemi della comunicazion…