Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

academicengagement among engineering students at four American universities and found that while therewas no significant relationship between student involvement and academic engagement for thesample as a whole, the relationship did reach statistical significance when they paid attention tostudent self-efficacy levels and co-curricular activity types 28. Academic activities (designcompetitions, faculty led groups, informal study groups and professional engineering societymembership) made more of a positive difference for engineering students with high levels ofacademic self-efficacy, while non-academic activities (music, social networks, religiousactivities, fraternities, sports, student government and international student groups) made more ofa positive

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

competencies. Reviewing research on self-confidence and self-efficacy may provide further insights into building confidence in engineeringleaders that can be easily demonstrated during a career fair event 34.Study Limitations The qualitative design of this study focused on generating themes from the perspective ofrecruiters regarding behaviors during a career fair that demonstrate the potential for engineeringleadership. The recruiters selected for this study were chosen based on their involvement inhiring engineers for entry-level positions and included large public companies. Collecting fromthis sample allowed for a greater diversity of engineering disciplines, but did not account for theneeds of smaller organizations. The data collection