Developing Teamwork Skills Across the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

An issue for academia, business and industryNot all employees, especially those in the technical professions, enjoy working in groups.Some prefer to work alone, sharing their ideas and results in a low-key way.They sometimes have trouble seeing their work as part of a larger picture.However, employers assume a certain skill set from entry-level employees, including communication skills such as being able to work effectively in teams.Exacerbating the issue, few companies offer sustained teamwork training but do conduct much of their work using employee teams.