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Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College; Alicia M. Kinoshita, San Diego State University; Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University

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used todescribe leadership. The results of the survey show students, faculty, and practitioners all seeleadership as something that is learned more than born into an individual. That said, faculty andindustry have a more nuanced view of leadership than do students as some of them felt that thetraits of a leader are very important while students rated ‘born traits’ at merely ‘somewhat’important. The open-ended responses also help inform the researchers that faculty and studentssee leadership as a self-development process or a process of learning how to engage others.Very few faculty and students identified leadership as a tool to lead a cause. A similarly smallnumber identified leadership with the ethical dimension. Faculty are already using

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Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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material and in-class activities, a cognitivist approach. The final four semesters (n=152) were structured with aflipped classroom approach. Students accessed course material through weekly online modulesand class time was spent in reflective discussion and experiences based on the material offeredonline, a constructivist approach. The survey included 55 items that covered seven sub-scales:understanding of ethical issues, global awareness (world view), communication skills,organization/leadership skills, self-knowledge, creativity, and teamwork. Only student paired(pre and post) data were used in the analyses in this study. Most survey items had a significantincrease from pre to post course survey response in the desired direction. To evaluate

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Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Perceived Importance of Leadership in their Future Careers Relative to Other Foundational, Technical and Professional Skills among Senior Civil Engineering StudentsAbstractMany demands are placed on undergraduate students to possess a broad range of foundational,technical, and professional knowledge and skills when they graduate. Expectancy value theory(EVT) indicates that students will be more motivated to learn topics that they believe will beimportant in their future, due to utility value. Self-efficacy beliefs also contribute to learning.Given this framework, the research

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Poster Session - Engineering Leadership Development Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Arindom Sen, University of Calgary; Emily Wyatt, University of Calgary: Schulich School of Engineering

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engineeringeducation curriculum.IntroductionAs societies rapidly advance, and populations grow to unprecedented levels, engineers are facedwith solving increasingly complex problems of a magnitude not previously seen. Solving theseproblems will require more than just the technical and analytical abilities that have traditionallybeen taught in engineering undergraduate programs. Rather, engineers of the future will berequired to possess key non-technical attributes which enable them to also understand andnavigate social, political, economic, cultural, environmental, and ethical aspects of the technicalprojects on which they are working [1]. Engineering educators must meet the challenge ofproviding their students with professional attributes and essential

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Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Lupanow, Harvey Mudd College; Donald S. Remer PhD, PE, Harvey Mudd College

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Self-Deception: Ethical Implications for Leadersand Organizations,” Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 90, pp. 393-406, 2009. [Online] Available:JSTOR, www.jstor.org. [Accessed Mar. 9, 2018].[9] S. N. Taylor, “Redefining Leader Self-Awareness by Integrating the Second Component ofSelf-Awareness,” Journal of Leadership Studies, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 57-68, 2010. [Online]Available: Wiley Online Library, www.wiley.com. [Accessed Mar. 9, 2018].[10] D. Moshavi, F. W. Brown, and N. G. Dodd, “Leader Self-Awareness and Its Relationship toSubordinate Attitudes and Performance,” Leadership & Organization Development Journal, vol.24, no. 7, pp. 407–418, 2003. [Online] Available: Emerald Insight www.emeraldinsight.com.[Accessed Mar. 9, 2018].[11] F. J

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Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Kate Roach, UCL; Emanuela Tilley, University College London; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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, the National Academy of Engineering’s report “The Engineer of 2020” [2]describes the ability to frame problems within a sociotechnical and operational context as anessential part of the engineers' toolkit, along with other professional skills, such as goodcommunication, business and management aptitude, high ethical standards and leadershipabilities. Similar reports from professional bodies conveyed that graduates are also expected tobe dynamic, agile, resilient, flexible, and to work with a strong sense of professionalism [1] - [4].So, while none of the programs had an a priori commitment to engineering leadership, they alldeveloped curricula that were at least in part a response to globalization, the increasingcomplexity of engineering

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne; Cassandra J McCall, Virginia Tech

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programs (28%). While the majority of faculty reported that they do not incorporateleadership in their own courses (60%), they generally feel that leadership should be introducedduring a student’s freshman year of college (40%) and evaluated using project-based assessmentsor a combination of test- and project-based assessments (80%). Overall, faculty tended to agreewith industry on the importance of leadership competencies in their associated fields, particularlyfor competencies such as ethics/responsibility, communication, professionalism, and ambition.But while this overall profile generically captures faculty ways of knowing leadership amongsurvey respondents, our analysis also uncovered nuances within the data that warrant furtherexploration

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Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto; Madeleine Santia

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Paper ID #21682Examining the Engineering Leadership Literature: Community of PracticeStyleDr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership, engineering ethics education, inclusion/equity & qualitative research methodology.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) estab- lished in 2010. Development of personal capability has been central to

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the ABET assessment coordinator for the department since 2008. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evolution of Leadership Behaviors During Two-Semester Capstone Design Course in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractThis study explores the changing self-perceptions of leadership abilities among mechanicalengineering students during a two-semester senior capstone design course in which large teamsworked on

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Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University

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itself. As effective engineering leaders need to demonstrate effectiveness as engineersfirst, four skills needed to be an effective engineer are technical competence, interpersonal skills,work ethic, and moral standards [41]. One problem, though, is that because successful engineeringstudents demonstrate proficiency in a highly technical field, they consequently also tend to hold ahigh value for technical competence. Effective engineers, then, may not value the development ofskills needed for success as leaders.The Communities of Practice model then points to other important leadership outcomes that resultfrom participation in, and subsequent mastery of, a particular practice. While research indicatesthat some successful engineering leaders

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky; Thomas Ward Lester, University of Kentucky; Joseph Anthony Colella, University of Kentucky College of Engineering

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since theirgraduations. We also consider evidence of the alumni’s engagement in and support of thecollege as one measure of civic and professional engagement, one of the objectives of theprogram.IntroductionThe general goal of an engineering education is to provide students with the knowledge andskills necessary to operate effectively as an engineer. The main emphasis, of course, is ontechnical knowledge and skills, including problem-solving abilities. ABET engineeringaccreditation goes further and requires that the engineering education include ethics andprofessional skills, such as communication and the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams [1].However, leadership skills historically have been overlooked in undergraduate

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Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James N Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

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