Uses and Misuses of AI-assisted writing in Engineering Reports
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Canyon, Texas
- Publication Date
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March 10, 2024
- Start Date
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March 10, 2024
- End Date
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March 12, 2024
- Page Count
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7
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--45403
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/45403
- Download Count
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12
Paper Authors
Randall D. Manteufel
The University of Texas at San Antonio
orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-2723
Dr. Randall Manteufel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He has won several teaching awards, including the 2012 University of Texas System Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award and the 201
R. Lyle Hood The University of Texas at San Antonio
Alifer D. Crom The University of Texas at San Antonio
Amir Karimi The University of Texas at San Antonio
AEngmir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio
Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003-April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006-September 2013). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of ASEE, a Fellow of ASME, senior member of AIAA, and holds membership in ASHRAE, and Sigma Xi. He has served as the ASEE Campus Representative at UTSA, ASEE-GSW Section Campus Representative, and served as the Chair of ASEE Zone III (2005-07). He chaired the ASEE-GSW section during the 1996-97 academic year.
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more widely used by engineering students especially with writing reports. This paper focuses on the use of AI writing assistance tool, ChatGPT, in mechanical engineering reports. Instructors have noticed various levels of AI-assistance in reports often by observing “non-natural” word choices which are not consistent with the way the student communicates verbally. It is often difficult to confirm the level of AI-assistance in a report. This paper summarizes findings of AI-assisted writings in reports, and concludes with a summary of the challenges based on recent observations.
Manteufel, R. D., & Hood, R. L., & Crom, A. D., & Karimi, A. (2024, March), Uses and Misuses of AI-assisted writing in Engineering Reports Paper presented at 2024 ASEE-GSW, Canyon, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--45403
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