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Incorporating Systems Thinking and Systems Engineering Concepts in a Freshman-Level Mechanical Engineering Course

Conference Session
Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Clifford Whitcomb, Naval Postgraduate School
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Systems Engineering
Understand System verification and validation UnderstandTo gauge the benefits of an intervention aimed at teaching ST and SE concepts in a mechanicalengineering undergraduate course, it is desirable to have an assessment instrument that is not tiedto the course and that can supplement data collected from evaluations based on course activitiessuch as homework assignments. One instrument that is available for that purpose is the SystemsThinking Skills Survey (STSS) [26]. The STSS has two main sections. In the first sectionstudents report their perceived self-efficacy in a number of ST/SE knowledge, skills, and abilities(KSAs). In the second, students demonstrate their proficiency in selected ST/SE concepts
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Academic Performance of Engineering Students

Conference Session
Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Samaneh Davarzani, Mississippi State University; Mohammad Nagahisarchoghaei, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Simon R. Goerger, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
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Systems Engineering
, and demographic characteristics, in conjunction with ST skills and PP, might influence the academic performance of engineering students. All the mentioned measures and scales, including the Big five personality instrument, motivation, self-efficacy, time management, and demographic characteristics, as well as the current study variables, which are part of the comprehensive theoretical model of a bigger study, will be used for future data collection and analysis. Moreover, it would be beneficial to compare the predictive validity of ST skills and PP to other well-known predictors of academic performance. Future studies would also include the type of training needed to enhance students' level of systems skills based on
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