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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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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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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

a Professor in the College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Car- bondale where he teaches classes on project management and leadership. He consults with universities and companies on their leadership development of human resources for six sigma and project manage- ment teams. He is the Director of SIUC’s Leadership Development Program and the former Editor of the ASQ’s Quality Management Forum. He is a Fellow with the American Society for Quality and holds certifications for Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 LEADing The Way: A Review of Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University; Jeremy M. Slagley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

and literature and business cardsinforming the public that they are ‘values-driven’ so it must be true; their leadership style surelymust be authentic.But before we think about changing an organizational culture to attain an authentic, values-driven culture, upper management must examine its own values and codify them by using someform of validated instrument. When we exemplify those values, and ensure congruency in ourown artifactual, espoused and actual values, then we’re ready to raise authenticity in ourcompany. Congruency between words and actions demonstrates authenticity. This is especiallytrue with regard to the immense safety responsibilities shouldered by project engineers andsafety managers. When a safety professional’s behavior is

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

awareness was used as segue into a personal communication stylesinventory activity.Social Media AssignmentsFour assignments involved a deliverable produced by social media. The first two social mediaassignments in the course, Online Presence and Interview a Junior, were individual assignments.The latter two of these, the Alpine Tower Statics Laboratory Wiki and NAE Grand ChallengesVideo Project, involved teamwork and are discussed later in this section of the paper.The goal of the Online Presence Assignment was to help establish expectations for the classstructure and included five simple steps. Students were simply required to upload a picture ofself to the “Class Photos Wiki” in Blackboard, create a LinkedIn profile, create a YouTubechannel, log

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, NUDT in China; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS), National University of Defense Technology (NUDT); Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Jianchuan Li, National University of Defense Technology; Lian Lin, National University of Defense Technology; wang yang, Continuing Education College, National University of Defense Technolgy(NUDT)

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #15521Achieving Excellence in Master of Engineering Education: A Case Study ofNational University of Defense Technology’s PracticeProf. Fu zhongli, National University of Defense Technology FU,zhongli is deputy director of the Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National Univer- sity of Defense Technology (NUDT).In this role, he manages NUDT’s continuing education reform and leads excellent engineer training research projects. He has conducted research on engineering education as a visiting scholar in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2013. His research interests are in engineering

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W Klosterman, Northeastern University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

including the syllabus and majorcontent. Assessment of industry’s need for improvement in engineering leadership, the currentimpact and consequences of poorly led engineering projects and the global risk to thecompetitiveness of companies, if not addressed, was presented in 20122.The program addresses assessment, development of and mastery of 14 specific leadership areasillustrated in a polar chart (Figure 1: Leadership Capability Polar Chart), known in the programas the “spider chart”. Figure 1: Leadership Capability Polar ChartThe spider chart is also used as the baseline for a 360-degree feedback process to measure thesuccess of students in improving each of these skills.The exercise described in this paper contributes

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

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 facil- ity 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 envi- ronment, 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 aware- ness of energy

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Amy Huynh, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Totonto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

interests include engineering leadership, engineering ethics education, critical theory, teacher leadership and social justice teacher unionism.Dr. Robin Sacks, University of Toronto Dr. Sacks is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto teaching leadership and positive psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Robin also serves as the Director of Research for the Engineering Leadership Project at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering which aims to identify how engineers lead in the workplace.Ms. Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto Annie is the Assistant Director of the

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Robin also serves as the Director of Research for the Engineering Leadership Project at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering which aims to identify how engineers lead in the workplace.Mr. Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto Mike Klassen is the Leadership Programming Consultant at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. He designs and facilitates leadership programs for engineering students - with a range of focus from tangible skill development to organizational leadership to complex social problems. Mike has a Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation

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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

, the advancement of theories around transportation systems health, and the exploration of partnering strategies for improved project delivery outcomes. Smith-Colin has provided research support to the Global Engineering Leadership Development Minor, and has served as a one-on-one coach and grand challenges facilitator for the Leadership and Education Development (LEAD) program for the past 3 years. In fall 2016, she will serve as an instructor for the leadership development sections of the GT 1000 first year seminar. Smith-Colin is a two-time recipient of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, and was honored with the 2014 WTS/CH2M Hill Partnership Scholarship. She and her colleagues were awarded the

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luisa Ruiz Mendoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Leonardo Orea-Amador, University of Texas - El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas - El Paso

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

case study to measure the learning outcomes of engineering students in the new Bachelor’s of Science degree at UTEP, Engineering Education & Leadership.Mr. Leonardo Orea-Amador, University of Texas - El Paso Leonardo is a research student dedicated to design, engineering, and entrepreneurship. He is an investi- gator for the Empathic Design Studio at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) since August 2015. Leonardo is working to obtain his master’s degree in Systems Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso where he also obtained his bachelors of science in Mechanical Engineering. In 2014 he and his team were awarded first place with project, ProductivityPod, at the Paso del Norte Venture

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

implementation project, the stress was building within the group, and the quality of our work was beginning to suffer. You noticed that we were not doing our best work and challenged us to rethink our approach. You reminded us of what we were capable of doing if we worked more together and this caused all of us to pause. No one else would have thought to intervene like you did and it made a real difference. In the end, we were all very proud of what we accomplished together and you played a big part in us getting there.The originators of the RBS exercise recommend that students receive stories from at least 10respondents and in my experience, most students

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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

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

professors was not specifically identified, typical estimates are reflected by a recent publication by the National Society of Professional Engineers which stated that … “few engineering faculty today have practical experience in design, analysis, review, or management of engineering projects.”18  22% of authors represent university leadership institutes, indicating these organizations are playing a significant role in contributing to the scholarship in this field.  Contributions from authors in nontraditional and nonacademic positions are also substantial with 38% of authors currently working in these areas. Again, this proportion is much higher than anticipated considering a recent study by the

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facil- ity 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 envi- ronment, 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 aware- ness of energy use and/or increase energy

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Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development, Engineering Leadership Development Division, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Immediate Past-President of WEPAN, was PI on Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant, a member of the mathematical and statistical so- cieties Joint Committee on Women, and advises a variety of women and girl-serving STEM projects and organizations. She is a past Vice President of ASEE and current Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Dr. Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas Kim LaScola Needy is Dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas. Prior to this appointment she was Department Head and 21st Century Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engi- neering from the University of Pittsburgh