Conference Session

Poster Session - Engineering Leadership Development Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

engineering, also addresses the need for engineering leadership intheir most recent syllabus update [6, p. 69]. The Canadian book, Fundamental Competencies forthe 21st Century Engineers, has also recognized this need, and has added leadership as anessential competency for engineers in their most recent edition [7]. The attribute of leadershiphas also been included in the new student outcomes for ABET (Accreditation Board for 1Engineering and Technology), which will become effective in the 2019-2020 accreditation cycle(replacing the “a-k” outcomes). Students must be able to “function effectively on a team whosemembers together provide leadership, create

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

]. # leadership-focused papers at ASEE 40 35 30 Annual Conference 25 20 15 10 5 0 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 YearFigure 1. Number of ASEE Annual Conference Papers focused on Leadership over TimeThe revised ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Criterion 3 outcomes forimplementation in 2019 include

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

course.IntroductionAs universities strive to graduate engineering students who can make an impact on society,engineering leadership programs have become more prominent. The National Academy ofEngineering [1] as well as various engineering professional societies highlight the importance ofleadership skills in engineering [2-6]. This trend is reinforced by the newly approved ABETCriteria for the 2019-20 review cycle that includes “the ability to function effectively on a teamwhose members together provide leadership … establish goals, plans tasks, and meet objectives”[7]. With these ABET changes come questions about how to assess leadership. Because theconversation among educators on developing leadership in engineering students is growing, thisresearch seeks to