Whitehurst, E., & Hyams, N., & Green, M., & Priddy, M. W. (2023, March), An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Group Work in a Mechanical Engineering Program  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--44983

\bibitem{asee_peer_44983}
  Whitehurst, E., \& Hyams, N., \& Green, M., \& Priddy, M. W. (2023, March), \emph{An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Group Work in a Mechanical Engineering Program}
  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
  10.18260/1-2--44983

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Nathaniel Hyams, Morgan Green, and Matthew William Priddy.  "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Group Work in a Mechanical Engineering Program".  ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44983 Internet.  22 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_44983}
  Elizabeth Whitehurst, Nathaniel Hyams, Morgan Green, and Matthew William Priddy.
  "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Group Work in a Mechanical Engineering Program".
  \emph{ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44983 Internet.  22 Feb, 2025

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AB  - Group work has become increasingly vital in engineering, as interdisciplinary collaboration has become commonplace in many engineering workplaces. The engineering education curriculum implemented in universities has mirrored this trend by introducing students to group-based work to cultivate group centric skills necessary for post-graduate work. A study was conducted within Mississippi State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) with a goal of better understanding the group work experience for ME undergraduate students. A general survey was distributed throughout the ME curriculum (n = 215) to comprehensively inquire of students. The survey consisted of 30 questions, asking participants scaled-based questions from 1-10, as well as open-ended questions to provide a platform for suggestion and constructive criticism. The data revealed that students recognized group work was highly beneficial for future workplace preparation, while simultaneously advocating for as much individual control within group work as possible. The survey suggests that carefully balancing short-term student goals with long-term skill building ideally reconciles the two into a beneficial group-based student experience. To achieve this, structures such as peer evaluations are key in the grading process to allow students to best convey group strengths, weaknesses, and problems. Group work experience can be improved via minor changes within the engineering curriculum, so that communicatory and soft skills vital for student future endeavors can be built.
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