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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University ; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Richard John Schuhmann, Gordon–MIT Engineering Leadership Program

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. Specifically, the survey was designed to measure students’perceptions of seven defined leadership competencies. The survey consisted of 65 core items, 6demographic items, and 4 open-ended items. A 5-point Likert scale (i.e., strongly disagree = 1,disagree = 2, neither agree nor disagree = 3, agree = 4, strongly agree = 5) served as the itemoptions and scale for the 65 core items. The core items were grouped into seven subscales. Thesesubscales comprised the following categories: (1) understanding of ethical issues; (2) globalawareness, world-view; (3) oral communication skills; (4) organizational/leadership skills; (5)self-knowledge; (6) creativity; (7) teamwork.The educational objectives and outcomes for the program were previously reported2 and

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Pitts, Northeastern University; Steve McGonagle, Northeastern University; Steven W Klosterman, Northeastern University

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hand with passion, discipline, Page 23.399.6 intensity and flexibility. 5. Ethical Actions and Integrity: Adherence to ethical standards and principles and the courage to act ethically and with integrity. 6. Trust and Loyalty: Commitment to actions that will instill trust and to the principle that loyalty to the team yields loyalty to the leader and vision. Working to empower those around you to make the people around you successful. 7. Courage: Face difficult/high-risk actions head-on. 8. Vision: Creating compelling images of the future, identifying what could and should be for new products

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Glen DePalma, Purdue University; Pouneh Eftekhari

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mechanical objects in engineering education instruction), and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision making process in engineering design.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Monica F. Cox is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and is the inaugural director of the Engineering Leadership Minor. She obtained a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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that will demonstrate their leadership proficiency tofuture employers and graduate schools.Elective courses are a compilation of pre-approved courses from various academic disciplines.These courses are categorized into four concentrations (communication; ethics; creativity andinnovation; and global and societal impact) with students taking courses in one or twoconcentration areas. The selection of these concentrations is a result of research about otherengineering leadership programs and availability of course options across the university. Thecommunication concentration courses focus on the development of students' professional skillsand engagement with technical and non-technical audiences. The ethics concentration coursesalign with

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Toby Egan, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology

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researched personality inventory available. 27 The alignmentof each personality measure to the study context is explained below. AgreeablenessAgreeableness refers to an individual’s tendency toward being honest, considerate, trustworthy,helpful, understanding, decent, and generally likable. 27 Although not yet explored,agreeableness is likely to relate positively to leader coaching behavior as there is some researchsupport linking agreeableness to leadership. Agreeableness has been found to be the personalityfactor most strongly affiliated with the idealized influence element of transformational leadershipand is positively associated with ethical leadership. 28, 29 Individuals exhibiting a propensity foragreeableness more often utilize