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   Publications for Dr Rob McDougall

 

Academic Qualifications

 

  • Doctor of Philosophy, CQU, 1999. Thesis ‘On classes associated with radical and semisimple classes’.
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Maths)(Hons), CQU, 1993
  •  Graduate Diploma of Teaching, KGCAE, 1980
  •  Bachelor of Applied Science (Maths), QIT, 1979

 

 

Fields of Research/Academic Interest

 

  • Algebra - in particular, the radical theory of associative rings (see Publications).
  • Mathematics Education.

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

  • Accredited Member of the Australian Mathematical Society

 

 

Publications/Postgraduate Supervision activity

 

Algebra

 

  1. B.J.Gardner and R.G.McDougall, On the base radical class for associative rings, Acta Math. Hungar. (2003).

 

  1. R.G. McDougall, The base semisimple class, Communications in Algebra (2000).

 

  1. R.G. McDougall, A generalisation of the lower radical class, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society (1999).

 

  1. R.G. McDougall, On elements of the lattice of all radical classes, part 1: examples of pseudocomplements, Communications in Algebra (1999).

 

  1. R.G. McDougall, On elements of the lattice of all radical classes, part 2: hereditary and some nonhereditary complements, Communications in Algebra (1999).

 

Mathematics Education

 

  1. R Buchanan & R McDougall, 'Techniques for mirroring practice online', Informing Science InSITE - “Where Parallels Intersect”, (Santa Rosa, CA, USA), pp455-465, Informing Science Institute, Pori, Finland, 731390, InSITE (Informing Science + IT Education) (2003).

2.       Margaret Flanders, Robert McDougall, Sue Lindsay and Renay Buchanan, Adopting a Learner-Centred Focus with Online Delivery of Service Mathematics, Fourth Southern Hemisphere Symposium on Undergraduate Mathematics Teaching Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, (November 2003).

3.       Robert McDougall, Margaret Flanders, Renay Buchanan and Sue Lindsay, Developing a local framework for quality in an online learning environment: a case study , Quality Education @ a Distance Conference, Melbourne, Australia, (February 2003).

4.       Robert McDougall and Renay Buchanan, Enhancing an Oral Tradition Online, Higher Education without Borders: Sustainable Development in Higher Education, Khon Kaen, Thailand, (November 2002).

Supervision

1.       Melanie Chin, Master of Applied Science, Towards a reinterpretation of the radical theory of associative rings using base radical and base semisimple class constructions, (completed 2005).

2.       Stephen Anastasi, Master of Applied Science, On the foundations of epistemic certainty and mathematical structure, (begun in 2004).