Integrating ChatGPT in an Introductory Engineering Undergraduate Course as a Tool for Feedback

Abstract

Recently, OpenAI released ChatGPT, which has sparked opposing opinions within academia regarding its role in the classroom and for assignments.Some may consider the use of AI, such as ChatGPT, to be cheating whereas others embrace the possibility for a deeper and more comprehensive learning among students.To gain a better understanding of the potential use of ChatGPT as a tool for students, a series of assignments were given to an Introduction to Engineering undergraduate course that implemented the use of the AI chatbot as a resource.In this study, students were first given an exam that required them to write MATLAB code to create a plot with specific characteristics, using only the documentation within MATLAB as their resource.After receiving their graded exam, the students were given a laboratory assignment in which they interacted with ChatGPT-3.5 to obtain feedback on their MATLAB exam.Qualitative data on the students' experiences with the use of ChatGPT as a tool in studying were collected and analyzed.The results revealed that while students found the capabilities of ChatGPT intriguing, they remained skeptical in the output and reasoning given in regard to their MATLAB assignment.

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