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Contributions of a Competition-Based Complex Engineering Design Experience to Leadership Development in Engineering Students

Conference Session
Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Farah I. Jibril, Qatar University ; Bassnt Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University; Mohieddine A. Benammar, Qatar University; Saud A. Ghani, Qatar University
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Diversity
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
career and manage a project which requires developing anumber of soft skills, such as interpersonal, marketing, and communications 14. In order to be atrue engineering leader, engineering students must possess technical and nontechnical soft skills,which would give them an edge in the workplace 13. They must possess skills such as written andoral communication, customer relations, personal initiative, teamwork abilities, organizationalknowledge, and decision making that will facilitate the development of solutions to businesschallenges, to be effective leaders 15.According to the NAE (2004), “engineers must understand the principles of leadership and beable to practice them in growing proportions as their careers advance”. Engineers need
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Developing a New Generation of Leadership at the University of Calgary: Case Study of the Maier Student Leadership Program

Conference Session
Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lynne Cowe Falls, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Gord Aker P.Eng. PCC, Logical Leadership
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
provided an opportunity forthe presidents to share their respective challenges and lessons learned while at the same time providinginput into the leadership program.Initiative 3:The third and final element of the pilot program provided one-on-one leadership coaching with aLeadership Coach for those Presidents who wanted to focus additional effort on developing theirleadership talent or were experiencing particular and/or unique challenges in their roles.At the end of the one year pilot project, feedback from the participants included requests for formalleadership training for all executive members of CTAs, more soft skills training in the areas of publicspeaking and developing a leadership style, tactical lessons on recruitment, retention and
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Surveying Industry Needs for Leadership in Entry-level Engineering Positions

Conference Session
Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth Lin Hartmann P.E., Iowa State University; Clinton Stephens, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
., & Giralt, F. (2013). Assessment of Engineering Students’ Leadership Competencies. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 13(2), 65-75.21. Passow, H. (2012). "Which ABET Competencies Do Engineering Graduates Find Most Important in their Work?" Journal of Engineering Education, 101(1), 95-118.22. Phani, C.S. (2007, January 8). The top 60 soft skills at work. Retrieved September 8, 2013, from Redif News: http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2007/jan/08soft.htm.23. Posner, B. Z. (2010). Psychometric Properties of The Student Leadership Practices Inventory Retrieved Sept. 15, 2010, from http://media.wiley.com/assets/2232/98/StudentLPIPsychometricProperties_2010.pdf.24. Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (2014). About Complete
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Student Perspective on Defining Engineering Leadership

Conference Session
Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary
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Diversity
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
, “Engineers Learn ‘Soft Skills the Hard Way’: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering Classes,” Leadership and Management in Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 18–24, 2007.[2] P. Galloway, “Engineering Education Reform,” in The 21st-Century Engineer: A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007, pp. 46–51.[3] B. Ahn, M. F. Cox, J. London, O. Cekic, and J. Zhu, “Creating an Instrument to Measure Leadership, Change, and Synthesis in Engineering Undergraduates,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 103, no. 1, pp. 115–136, Jan. 2014.[4] S. S. K. W. Fakeh, M. S. Shahibi, A. Jamaludin, M. R. Rahim, J. Paiman, and Z. Ibrahim, “Understanding Leadership Values Among Under Graduate Students in UITM
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Curricular and Non-Curricular Factors Impacting Development of Leadership Competencies in Undergraduate Civil Engineering and Construction Students

Conference Session
Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mohammadreza Ostadali Makhmalbaf, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
Construction Management Education‖, InternationalProceedings of the 49th Annual Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, San Luis Obispo, California, April4. Badger, W. W., Walsh, K., & Mayo, R. (2005). Leadership and goal-setting in construction education. InProceedings of Construction Research Congress.5. Kumar, S., & Hsiao, J. K. (2007). Engineers learn ―soft skills the hard way‖: Planting a seed of leadership inengineering classes. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 7(1), 18-23.6. ASCE, The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025, ASCE, Reston, VA.7. ASCE, Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century – Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, 2 ndEdition, 20088. Skipper, C. O., & Bell, L. C. (2006
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Engineering Leadership Education - The Path Forward

Conference Session
Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard J. Schuhmann, The Landing School; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffrey G. Soper, Montreux School of Business; Donald H. Horner Jr., Jacksonville University
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
drive thedevelopment of the program. He/she will need to overcome inevitable resistance from facultywho are concerned that the inclusion of “soft” skills will detract from the classic, technologyfocused engineering curriculum. Further, there needs to be a high level of institutional supportfrom within the college, and even within the university. A new program in leadership willrequire funding as well as capable and experienced faculty. It may also be perceived asencroaching on turf that has a home in the business or psychology schools. These road-blockswill call on the zealot to navigate a successful path. StormingDuring the storming phase, achieving agreement on the learning objectives and pedagogy isessential. The key is to develop a
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Engineering Leadership Education: A Review of Best Practices

Conference Session
Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
,execution, personal drive and teamwork – are essential competencies for any institutionproviding engineering leadership education.A more detailed literature review comparing the results from this study to other similar researchmay provide additional insight. Further research is also required in order to confirm the results,and a wider range of programs should be investigated to include in the analysis. As well, aproximity study of the competencies would assist in grouping them into program components. Page 26.634.9References[1] S. Kumar and J. K. Hsiao, “Engineers Learn ‘Soft Skills the Hard Way’: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering
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The Ebb and Flow of Engineering Leadership Orientations

Conference Session
Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto, ILead; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto
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Diversity
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
 learn  "soft  skills  the  hard  way":  Planting  a  seed  of   leadership  in  engineering  classes.  Leadership  and  Management  in  Engineering,  2007.   7(1):  p.  18-­‐23.  25.   McCuen,  R.H.,  A  course  on  engineering  leadership.  Journal  of  Professional  Issues  in   Engineering  Education  and  Practice,  1999.  125(3):  p.  79-­‐82.  26.   NAE,  Educating  the  engineer  of  2020:  Adapting  engineering  education  to  the  new   century,  2005,  National  Academy  of  Engineering:  Washington,  DC.  p.  208.  27.   Osagiede,  A.,  M.  Farmer  Cox,  and  B.  Ahn.  Purdue  University's  Engineering  Leadership   Program:  Addressing  the  shortfall  of  engineering  leadership
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