Paper ID #42596Integrating Soft Skills into Technical CurriculumDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Dr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Ph.D., CMfgE is a University Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (SEMS) at Robert Morris University (RMU). He holds BS/MS degrees (both in Mechanical Engineering) from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, and his Ph.D. is in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He was involved in the ASEE Organization in the years between 2003 to 2011 as a Manufacturing Division Officer, also
their teammates during the CAD drawing andfabrication stages. It should also be noted that this approach is in opposition to one of the statedlearning goals, which is working in a team setting. Such an approach also does not allow studentsto develop soft skills related to teamwork and rids the course of the competitive aspect. Potentialimprovements include arranging students to work in small groups of 2-3 people to develop acutting strategy, letting each student machine the part separately and then requiring them tocompare results in terms of product quality (measured vs. nominal dimensions) and/orproductivity (total cutting time). The e-learning platform used in the course does not containleaderboards, possibly because of anonymity concerns. A