Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

technology education. National Research Council (NRC) Comprehensive research study report summarizing How People Learn10 current research in the learning sciences and actual practice in the classroom. Army Leader Development The Army’s comprehensive approach to developing Strategy11 leaders for the security challenges of tomorrow. West Point Leader Development An institution level document that implements the System (WPLDS) Handbook12 Army’s Leader Development Strategy and defines student outcomes which explain what a graduate must Be, Know, and Do. Educating

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia; Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Mechanical Engineering

Walther is an Associate Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia and the Founding Director of the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) in the College of Engineering. The Engineering Education Transformations Institute at UGA is an innovative approach that fuses high quality engineering education research with systematic educational innovation to transform the educational practices and cultures of engineering. Dr. Walther’s research group, the Collab- orative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), is a dynamic interdisciplinary team that brings together professors, graduate, and undergraduate students from engineering, art

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

business environment and students need exposure to these team types as partof their education. Students in our programs should have an awareness of the types of teams andhow they function in an organization. Common team types found in the literature are: Functional teams perform specific functions in an organization. Sometimes they are called department teams. These teams have members from the same department or work area who meet regularly. Individuals relate to a specialty or focus he or she has mastered, with everyone working toward achieving goals outlined in the company’s mission statement. A manager holds the primary responsibility, with subordinates reporting to this person. Often, these are permanent