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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #24799Engineering Leadership Development using an Interdisciplinary Competition-based Approach with Cross Functional TeamsDr. 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 technology

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Fred Higgs III, Rice University; Kaz Karwowski, Rice University; David Allen Van Kleeck, Rice University ; Thomas Edward Phalen Jr., Rice University; Gayle Moran; Cesare Wright, Rice University; James Philip Hennessy, Rice University

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.’ Many of thesestudents lack the confidence and skillsets to lead the teams and organizations that must executethe complex and often-large project work of technology research, management, and/ordevelopment. Students who possess the ability to solve technical problems, manage budgets, andapply basic business principles in an effort to develop a product or solution may become adeptengineering managers. However, students who can inspire a team to complete and deploy productsand solutions so that the whole team’s productivity is greater than the sum of the expertise of eachindividual team member can become engineering leaders. Engineering leadership programs atresearch universities often have the challenging problem of developing curriculum for

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta; John M. Shaw

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

design teaching and learning, program content and structure, student assessment, and continuous course improvement techniques. She managed and was a key contributor to a two-year pilot project to introduce Blended Learning into Engineering Capstone De- sign Courses, and is a co-author with John M. Shaw on a number of recent journal, book, and conference contributions on engineering design education.Dr. John M. Shaw John M. Shaw obtained his B.A.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Ma- terial Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 1981 and 1985 respectively. In 1985, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University

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Advancing Research on Engineering Leaders’ Confidence, Careers, and Styles

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Milan Maljkovic; Emily L. Moore, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

betweenengineers’ professional and organizational work values, it is not possible to neatly dichotomizetheir careers using mutually exclusive tracks. Nearly a quarter of the sample valued technicalAND managerial orientations, while another quarter scored low on both orientations.More recently, a small but growing body of literature has begun to highlight a wider range ofengineers’ workplace realities. For example, Tremblay and his colleagues surveyed 900engineers in Quebec, Canada in the early 2000s and found multiple, divergent career paths—technical, managerial, project-based, hybrid and entrepreneurial [8]. Compared to engineers onthe two traditional paths, they found that project managers and those on hybrid paths quicklyreached a pay plateau, and

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

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Director of the HPCC. Dr. Colbry collaborates with scientists from multiple disciplines including Engineering, Toxicology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology. Recent projects include research in Image Phenomics; developing a commercially-viable large scale, cloud based image pathology tool; and helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; com- munication ”soft” skills, tools for computational modeling, Numerical Linear Algebra, microprocessors, artificial intelligence, scientific image analysis, compilers, exascale programing, and courses in program and algorithm analysis. c

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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 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, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facility 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 environment, 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 awareness of energy use and/or in- crease energy saving behaviors. Dr. Lang’s current research interests

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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC; Dennis Arthur Conners

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Engineering Leadership Development

with the NASA Johnson Space Center. He received the IEEE Third Millennium Award, and projects he helped lead re- ceived the NSPE Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award and R&D 100 Award. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and earned the Project Management Professional Certification.Prof. Dennis Arthur Conners c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Systems Thinking Concepts and Applications for Engineering Leadership DevelopmentAbstract Many important and worthwhile initiatives in engineering leadership development focus onthe development of communication, social, and business skills among engineers [1]. Theobjective of this paper

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Advancing Research on Engineering Leaders’ Confidence, Careers, and Styles

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Fromel, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Bennett; Lei Wei, ELIM program, Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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research interests range from mechanical engineering facilities 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 facility 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 environment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated

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Advancing Research on Engineering Leaders’ Confidence, Careers, and Styles

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2019 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; Emma Annand, Montana State University; Romy M. Beigel, Montana State University; Monika B Kwapisz, Montana State University

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Mechanical Engineering from Cornell. Prior to his academic career, he worked in the biotech (Lead Engineer), product design, and automotive (Toyota) sectors for 14 years, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He has also taught high school and attended seminary. You can find more of his engineering education work at educadia.org or on his YouTube channel.Emma Annand, Montana State University Emma Annand is striving for a B.S. in Industrial and Management System Engineering at Montana State University – Bozeman. Emma is a research assistant for MSU’s NSF supported engineering leadership identity development project. She is also the fundraising team lead for MSU’s chapter of Engineers With- out Borders (EWB@MSU

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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

development programs that are typical in industry[6-10]. Many of the workshops focus on developing skills within the coreengineering leadership competencies (FIGURE 1) [6-7]. Workshop topicsincluded: resume / interview skills, speaking to management, negotiation, elevatorspeeches, diversity, project management, delivering presentations, networking,creating a personal brand, and Emergenetics, a personal assessment tool thathighlights an individual’s genetic predispositions for thinking preferences andbehavioral preferences [11].Table 1: Workshop topics for CLA (Note: All 2018-2019 workshops have not yetoccurred) Engineering Leadership Core Competency

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Advancing Research on Engineering Leaders’ Confidence, Careers, and Styles

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Jamie Ricci, Indspire; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto

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skills. Inparticular, her study revealed that out of 24 outcomes the participants viewed the following eightas the most important to engineering: problem-solving, teamwork, communication, ethics,design, project management, technical specialization, and leadership. Although leadership wasthe eighth most frequently cited outcome, it aligned closely with four higher-rated outcomes:teamwork, communication, ethics, and project management.Studies that examine the perceived importance of technical and professional skills among recentengineering graduates produce similar findings to those of Bielefeldt (2018): while graduatesvalue technical skills, they consider some professional skills more important than technical skills.For instance, in his study of