Smith, A., & Knizley, A., & Green, M. (2023, March), A survey to assess the importance of analysis in an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--44981

\bibitem{asee_peer_44981}
  Smith, A., \& Knizley, A., \& Green, M. (2023, March), \emph{A survey to assess the importance of analysis in an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum}
  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
  10.18260/1-2--44981

Aaron Smith, Alta Knizley, and Morgan Green.  "A survey to assess the importance of analysis in an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum".  ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44981 Internet.  14 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44981}
  Aaron Smith, Alta Knizley, and Morgan Green.
  "A survey to assess the importance of analysis in an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum".
  \emph{ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44981 Internet.  14 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Within mechanical engineering (ME) educators, there are often competing views about the purpose of a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in mechanical engineering. Some educators think that the goal of a B.S. in ME is mastery of a set of analytical techniques. However, alumni returning from industry to the author’s institution often share that they conduct very little analysis in their work. Other educators recommend that students should spend more time on practical training with design and manufacturing activities. Too much focus on these “hands-on” activities, however, can also lead the students to be unprepared for traditional engineering roles.  The author of this work thinks that the purpose of a BS in ME is to produce an engineer that has a good general knowledge of mechanical engineering and has good professional skills in problem solving and project management. This study will consider the competing theories of the purpose of a B.S. in ME and will develop a survey to gather data from industry representatives, students, and faculty in an effort to bridge this gap in vision.  
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