Date of Award
5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Committee Member
Joshua D. Summers, Committee Chair
Committee Member
John R. Wagner
Committee Member
Marisa K. Orr
Committee Member
Distinguished Guest: Marissa Shuffler
Abstract
This research explores the role of personality in engineering design teams in two different populations using the Five Factor Model of Personality. Both the self and peer evaluations of personality were collected in equal increments during one semester. After four iterations, the expectation was that the self-evaluations would be stable over time, peer evaluations would show more agreement with each subsequent iteration and that peers would be better able to identify their teammates personality traits. Results show that the self-evaluations were stable and that the peer evaluations do change over time, with an increase in agreement for the Neuroticism factor in one population. Similarly, peers were shown to be better able to evaluate their teammates personality for the factors of Conscientiousness, Openness, and Extraversion over time. A comparison of two populations working on an engineering design project are presented. Extended results, limitations, and future work are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Stidham, Hallie Elizabeth, "A Study of Personality Perception Evolution in Mechanical Engineering Design Teams" (2018). All Theses. 2883.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2883