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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #15081Integrating a Capstone Leadership Project and the S-Triangle Pedagogy toGuide Engineering Leadership Development EducationDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Gerald Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Ohio Uni- versity’s Coal Research Center, part of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Envi- ronment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute and director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project) He is engaged in the development of energy and environmental

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reginald DesRoches, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan E Burns P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janille A Smith-Colin P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Wes Wynens, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisa Gail Rosenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

)  Engineering Project Management (3 credits)     International Business Cultures in Engineering and Technology (3 credits)  Engineering Leadership Capstone (3 Credits)  Intergroup Dialogue (1 credit)  Elective (with advisor approval) Notes:  Maximum of 6 credits may also be taken

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Ed Frauenheim, Great Place to Work Institute; Steven C. Currall, Southern Methodist University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Humanities and Sciencesand Adjunct Professor of Engineering Management, Information, and Systems in the Lyle School of En-gineering. Currall previously worked at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where he servedas Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Strategic Projects and Initiatives and as Professor of Management.As Chancellor’s Senior Advisor, Currall co-chaired campus- wide strategic visioning exercises to positionUC Davis as the ”University of the 21st Century.” He also led planning for an additional campus in theSacramento region, which included the academic strategy, financial plan, fundraising plan, analysis ofphysical facilities, organization of advisory groups, and liaison to the Academic Senate. He has servedas the Vice

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua C. Palmer, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Kenneth D. Birchler, Southern Illinois University; Joseph David Narusis, Southern Illinois University; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

in the open-ended responses about these team-basedapplied projects was that most occur at the end of the program, usually acting as a capstone orsenior project. As a result, many these projects occur as part of academic classes within theirrespective programs. Projects tend to be tailored to meet the needs of different majors, as well asthe current needs of industry and the community. For example, some of these projects maybenefit the community or a company by having students build a product that can be used (e.g., apiece of specialized equipment or a campus bridge). Likewise, these applied products help thestudent gain direct experience (e.g., skills and knowledge) working on a specialized project intheir field of interest (e.g., a

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

connection list, however, omits the idea of technology.Instead, people and organization appeared frequently at the connection between the leadershipand social media concepts.As the capstone project of this course, the Grand Challenges videos culminated in the applicationof the social media and engineering leadership connections explored throughout the course. Theproject required team leadership to choose and represent the challenge, some technology skill toproduce the video, and teamwork to complete the task as assigned. Written peer evaluations ofthe videos were conducted after each video was shown during a class period. Students wereasked to assess each video in terms of engineering design, communication, production,teamwork and promoting positive

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Robert R. Klein, Western New England University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

projects (course related and capstone), student designcompetitions, and internships. Durham, S. A., & Marshall, W. E.16 advocate “that studentorganizations are shown to have benefits realized though student leadership within theseorganizations and organizational activities.” They note that there are “opportunities for students,who fill the leadership roles, to learn non-technical skills such as people, time management, andmost importantly, people management.” Yu, R., & Simmons, D. R.17 reported that “studentinvolvement in out-of-class activities promoted the development of leadership skills, groupskills, and engagement.” Fisher, D. R., & Bagiati, A., & Sarma, S. 18 posed a “student skilldevelopment framework”, which included