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Development of Leadership and Communication Skills in an Experiential Learning Project Management Course

Conference Session: Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Angie Moussa, University of Massachusetts Lowell ; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #34146Development of Leadership and Communication Skills in an ExperientialLearning Project Management CourseMs. Angie Moussa , University of Massachusetts Lowell Angie Moussa is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical Psychology. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction from the Honors College.Dr. Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell Yanfen Li is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She received her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana

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Students’ Teamwork Assessment based on Reflection, Peer Evaluations and Psychological Safety

Conference Session: Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Seema C. Shah-Fairbank, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeyoung Woo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Kenneth Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

State University, San Luis Obispo in 2001. Prior to attending graduate school at Colorado State University (CSU) she spent 3 years working as a Design Engineer for RBF Consulting in Storm Water Management. Where, she worked on various flood control, hydrology and hydraulics projects. She is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California. She completed her graduate studies in Civil Engineering at CSU with a MS in 2006 and Ph.D. in 2009, where she specialized in sediment transport and river mechanics.Dr. Jeyoung Woo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Jeyoung Woo is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal

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An Integrated Vision of Management and Leadership for Delivering 21st-century Civil Infrastructure

Conference Session: Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Michael B. O'Connor, New York University; Elizabeth Zofia Bialek PE, American Society of Civil Engineers; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Susan Davis, American Society of Civil Engineers
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #34617An Integrated Vision of Management and Leadership for Delivering21st-century Civil InfrastructureMr. Michael B. O’Connor, New York University Michael O’Connor, Retired Professional Civil Engineer (Maryland and California), M.ASCE, is a mem- ber of the ASCE Committee on Developing Leaders, History and Heritage, Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBoK), and Engineering Grades. Michael has been a practicing Civil Engineer with over 50 years of engineering, construction, and project management experience split equally between the pub- lic and private sectors. Programs ranged from the San Francisco Bay Area

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Faculty Members’ Perceptions of Engineering Students’ Preparedness for Leadership Competencies

Conference Session: Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

engineering experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant; nearly 15 years of experience in academia; and extensive experience leading and conducting multi-institutional, workforce-related research and outreach. She is concerned first about the human condition and driven and inspired by what a civil engineering or construction organization can achieve by attending to the needs of its people. Her current research centers engineers across three themes: diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); inter- actions between humans and technology; and competency development via education and training. She is currently investigating the development of artificial intelligence (AI) awareness as a critical

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Inform Track: Integrated Teaching and Leadership Development Program for Graduate Teaching Assistants

Conference Session: Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Selim Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charlotte Hathaway; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

learning. Additional service interests include teaching and leadership training for graduate students, enhancing communication education for undergraduate engineering students, developing evidence-based design project team formation strategies, and improving engineering design curricula.Dr. Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Mattox Beckman is a teaching assistant professor in the Computer Science department. He earned his doctorate from UIUC in 2003 under Sam Kamin, specializing in programming languages. He was a senior lecturer at the Illinois Institute of Technology for 12 years, and then returned to UIUC in 2015, where he teaches the Programming Languages and Data Structures courses. He

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Adapting an NSF-Funded Professional Skills Curriculum to Train Engineers in Industry: A Case Study

Conference Session: Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Mark Jason Luchini; David J. Cribbs, Jackson; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

. Colbry also conducts research in computational education and high performance comput- ing. From 2009 until 2015, Dr. Colbry worked for the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (iCER) as a computational consultant and Director of the HPCC. Dr. Colbry collaborates with scientists from multiple disciplines including Engineering, Toxicology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology. Recent projects include research in Image Phenomics; developing a commercially-viable large scale, cloud based image pathology tool; and helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; communication ”soft” skills, tools for computational

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Undergraduate Engineering Leadership Development Minor on Graduates

Conference Session: Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: John D. Stevens, The Pennsylvania State University ; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park; Paul Mittan, Penn State Engineering Leadership Development
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

design to research that applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facility design projects involving mechanical systems that included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and energy conservation systems, as well as R&D of air conditioning equipment for Navy ships. Additional research interests have included the investigation of relationships among components of the indoor environment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated energy-saving strategies can increase awareness of energy use and/or

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An Overview of the Hornet Leadership Program in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento

Conference Session: Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Harindra Rajiyah, California State University, Sacramento; Lorenzo M. Smith Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento; Susan L. Holl, College of Engineering & Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

Conference Paper submitted to the 127th Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, July 2021, Long Beach, CA.engineering schools with leadership programs in attendance [15]. Below is a summary ofkey take-aways on best practices from this study: • The whole spectrum of program maturity was represented, from mature programs with over 10 years of successful practice to future programs in development. • Undergraduate engineering leadership curricula placement varied. Examples of placements include Major, Minor, Certificate, course electives, integrating leadership fundamentals into required freshman seminar, in-class lectures, and capstone projects. • Leadership curricula consisted of four themes of leadership influence

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Inclusive Leadership Development for Engineering Undergraduate Students

Conference Session: Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Mihee Park, Pennsylvania State University; Ashley N. Patterson, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

the importance of leadership within a team, specifically creatingcollaborative and inclusive environments (Commission, 2016). These newly added studentoutcome requirements are directly related to research signifying the positive effects of diversityand inclusion efforts on various workplace features including creativity and knowledge sharing(Bell, 2006; Bright et al., 2019; Cox & Blake, 1991), innovation (Mayer, War, & Zhao, 2018),project success (Rehman, 2020), work engagement (Choi, Tran, & Park, 2015) and financialperformance in the workplace (Carter & Wagner, 2011; Herring et al., 2009). In spite of the positive impacts to organizational bottom line and innovation that havebeen identified, a lack of diversity and

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A Study of Alumni of the 'Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime' Leadership Development Course

Conference Session: Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Ronald J. Bennett F.ABET, University of St. Thomas; Eugene Joseph Audette, University of St. Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, WorkWise Coaching & Consulting; Alanna K. Moravetz JD, Alanna Consulting LLC; Sheryl Niebuhr, University of St. Thomas and Sheryl Niebuhr Consulting LLC
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

program, they developed an action-learning project that was carried out in their organizations to test their leadership capability andcapability for solving real issues within their organization. Finally, they left the graduateprogram with a plan for continuing their leadership journey beyond the university and into theirfuture. Students worked in learning groups to support one another and actively coached eachother on their progress. Many commented: ‘this was my first time to truly assess myself in somany different dimensions and really put a plan in place to become the kind of leader I want tobe’. It was exciting to watch their leadership capabilities emerge and grow.In the survey of alumni conducted for this paper, an ongoing effort to track

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Unanticipated Outcomes: Social and Academic Benefits for STEM Peer Mentors

Conference Session: Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University and A&M College; Joseph Learned Odenwald
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

introduction to engineering course (ENGR 1050). By2012, the program had grown so large that the mentors sought to form their own studentorganization, the Society of Peer Mentors (SPM), to work closely with project staff [6]. SPM had170 active mentors in 2019 who continue to serve as leaders in the freshmen bridge camp, helpwith the ENGR 1050 course, perform over 100 hours of K-12 outreach per year, mentor roboticsteams in local K-12 schools, and work as Supplemental Instructors. The organization has beengrowing every year, with 211 members inducted in 2020. Understanding the benefits of activeengagement, the SPM officers developed a point system to quantify the mentors’ involvement. Itis also used as an accountability measure for those seeking SPM

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A Leadership-Development Ecosystem for Engineering Graduate Students

Conference Session: Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Teresa J. Didiano, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development

values and vision, positive psychology, career management [17], engineeringpresentations, and leading in design projects, teams, and organizations. Our leadership coursesare consistently ranked higher than the average course rating in the Faculty for quality learningexperience. Below we describe four of the courses we offer. ‘The Science of Emotional Intelligence and its Application to Leadership’ is grounded in self-leadership and personal discovery. It is taught by a consultant/executive trainer. The courseteaches students the competencies of emotional intelligence, and their relationship to leadershipeffectiveness and resilience. Students learn about the neuroscience of mindfulness andexperiment with their own mindfulness practice, both to