thesuccess or failure of many engineering graduates in the workplace is not determined bydifferences in technical competency, but by inadequate professional skills [6]. Engineers whostruggle in their careers often do so because they are unable to effectively communicate withothers, work well in teams, and manage conflict. This problem has been observed by manyprofessionals, including one of the authors while working in industry.Many universities have developed programs in professional skills and engineering leadership,offering for example: certificates, [7, 8], minors [7, 9], or a B.S. in engineering and a M.S. inengineering leadership in five years [10]. One of the more established programs is theEngineering Leadership Development program (ELD) at
was a professor at Bellevue University (Bellevue, Nebraska) for 26 years. She is an officer in the Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) and Engineering Management (EMD) divisions of ASEE, and also active in the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).Dr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership
StateUniversity, The University of Maryland and the University of Central Florida have developed aminor in undergraduate engineering leadership where students develop leadership skills throughexperiential learning projects [4], [21], [22]. Iowa State University created a 4-year Engineeringleadership program with a goal of creating future leaders who can make contributions in thecomplex engineering world through values-based learning beyond traditional engineering [23].In spite of the extensive efforts on developing leadership programs at different institutions, fewstudies have measured leadership behaviors and monitored changes post implementation andinvestigated the impact of these programs on early career engineers [11], [12], [24]. Specifically,there
becauseleadership is fully integrated into these programs, and the perception may be that leadership isnot explicitly addressed.The context of this paper is one of these overlooked military colleges: West Point. Whether thecadets at West Point enter the Academy from enlisted service or civilian life, they are all 18-24years of age and struggle with many of the same social and societal issues of their civiliancollege counterparts. Carved into granite at West Point and memorized by every cadet, themission of the Academy is: “To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that eachgraduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Countryand prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation
Torres, University of Texas, El PasoMr. Alejandro Rodriguez, UTEP Academic Technologies c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #24049 Alejandro Rodriguez is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Alejandro has a passion for mathematics, physics, and mechanical design. As an aspiring engineer, Alejandro hopes to find a career designing and producing mechanical aviation systems for aircraft to aid in disaster relief and search and rescue efforts. In the future he plans to be a part of a
experiences and creating portfolios [20].Based on the extant literature, we expect our analysis of the leadership portfolios, in whichstudents reflect on and describe their experiences in the program, will help us understand whatwas most meaningful to them and what impact the program had on their development as leaders.MethodologyThe focus of the last semester of the program is lifelong learning, and students create personalleadership portfolios to document their development over the course of the program. In theprocess, students explore who they are, what they value, and how they will use what they learnedover the course of the program to shape their careers, personal lives, and contributions to theircommunities. Students review past reflections
leadership and culture in process improvement. His research is supported by the NSF and industry and has received numerous national and international awards. He is an elected Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and serves as an Associate Editor for both the Engineering Management Journal and Quality Approaches in Higher Education. Prior to his academic career, Schell spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development.Dr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University Bryce E. Hughes is an Assistant Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University, and holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change from
://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/10-common-leadership-styles[18] Novoselich, B., Knight D., (2018). “Shared leadership in capstone design teams: Socialnetwork analysis”. Journal of Professional Engineering, Education, and Practice.” Vol. 144.Issue 4.[19] Özgen, S., Sánchez-Galofré, O., Alabart, J. R., Medir, M., & Giralt, F. (2013). Assessmentof engineering students’ leadership competencies. Leadership and Management inEngineering, 13(2), 65–75.Appendix: Interview protocols for student leadersWhat formative experiences in your life do you consider most important in your development as aleader? (If they struggle to identify any, suggest experiences in sports teams, school clubs, coursework, religious organizations, home
Paper ID #33843How Do Human Interaction Labs Contribute to Engineering LeadershipDevelopment Growth?Mr. Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University, Bozeman Brett Tallman is currently a Doctoral student in Engineering at Montana State University (MSU), with focus on engineering leadership. His previous degrees include a Masters degree in Education from MSU (active learning in an advanced quantum mechanics environment) and a B.S. in 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
, and a conclusion.Literature Review The literature review for our exploration includes the following topics: 1) the importance ofengineering leadership development, 2) approaches to engineering leadership development, 3)connecting engineering and leadership, 4) the organization as a system, 5) systems thinking inorganizational leadership, and 6) connecting systems thinking and leadership development ineducation.Importance of Engineering Leadership Development As a discipline, engineering leadership is rapidly growing in interest as both industry andacademia recognize the inherent and expanding need for the practice of leadership in theprofession. The prototypical engineer spends the majority of his or her career either in a teamsetting or
of Toronto, where he rose to the rank of professor. In 2001, he joined the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta where he holds the NSERC industrial research chair in petroleum thermodynamics. During his career he has developed expertise in the phase behavior, physiochemical and transport prop- erties of hydrocarbon mixtures from coal liquids, heavy oils and condensate rich reservoir fluids to pure compounds. This led to the establishment of an NSERC (like NSF in the USA) Industrial Research Chair in 2001, a rare honour at that time. He has held visiting scientist/professor positions at the Technical Uni- versity of Delft (Delft, The Netherlands), the Institut Francais du
was the Associate Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell’s College of Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Zorman received his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Technology in Vienna. He worked for 23+ years in the telecom industry in Europe and North America as engineer, leader, mentor, coach and leadership development professional. After a long and fulfilling customer-facing career, Mr. Zorman decided in 2007 to change his career direction and to focus on leadership development, mentoring and coaching to support engineers on their journey to become effective and successful leaders. He designed and delivered programs in the area of leadership- and team development addressing areas like
Association’s collegiatechapters. Initially, these trainings were offered as “Chapter Operations Seminars” at the annualTBP Convention, later evolving into the current Interactive Chapter Exchange (ICE) program.After refining the training at the annual Convention, TBP started offering chapter leadershipseminars at various campuses and locations around the country. This series of seminars forstudent leaders of campus chapters evolved and transformed into the Engineering Futures (EF)program [12].In this midst of this development process, the Tau Beta Pi Association conducted a survey ofalumni donors to ascertain the value of TBP membership in their careers, and specifically whythey chose to continue to donate to the Association each year. Part of the
exercises.Fourteen coaches worked with students one-on-one during the semester (some coaches workedwith multiple participants). The coaches who were paired with students had recently completedtwo graduate courses: Foundations in Professional Coaching and Coaching Groups and Teams.The majority of the coaches were mid-career professionals who were fulfilling the requirementsfor a master’s degree in education and human development fields, while a few were non-degreeseeking students who enrolled in the courses to learn how to incorporate coaching into theiroccupations.Coached participants were provided with a leadership wheel (Figure 1) during their first sessionwith their coach, and asked to fill it out according to how satisfied they felt in each
. Lang’s current research interests focus on identifying, assessing, and developing key skills, knowledge, attitudes, and other intrinsic and extrinsic factors required for engineers to effectively lead others, particularly other engineers and across cultures.Dr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg holds a PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership potential
, sustainability education, and psychological well-being. Particularly, he examines how possible future-self influences engineering students’ learning, academic motivation, and career trajectory. The major population he primarily focuses on is STEM undergraduate and graduate students. He has received extensive qualitative and quantitative methodological training in the area of educational psychology. He acquired a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Resources Management and a Masters of Educational Technology from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master’s of Program Evaluation and a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the Penn State University, he worked as a research fellow
Paper ID #21233But How Do You Feel?Mr. Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College Werner Zorman is the Associate Professor and Annenberg Chair of Leadership at Harvey Mudd Col- lege. Before he joined Harvey Mudd, he was the Associate Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell’s College of Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Zorman received his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Technology in Vienna. He worked for 23+ years in the telecom industry in Europe and North America as engineer, leader, mentor, coach and leadership development professional. After a long and fulfilling customer-facing career, Mr
. He has taught courses focused on first-year engineering students, materials science and engineering, en- gineering design, systems thinking and engineering leadership. He has a PhD in Polymer, Fiber Science from Clemson University. His research background is in the synthesis of polymer nanocomposites and engineering education. He was trained as a Manufacturing Process Specialist within the textile industry, which was part of an eleven-year career that spanned textile manufacturing to product development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Convergent Approaches for Developing Engineering Leadership in UndergraduatesAbstractHere we describe a shared approach to engineering