Conference Session

Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Leadership Development

(e.g., some years may have less engineers who plan to become lawyers than doctors),utilize an independent study model where students attend a single class where the instructor utilizesa semester checklist of approved assignments related to the career track. Local professionals in theareas should be brought to these classes to help design the checklist.ConclusionThe well-prepared 21st century engineering leader can only emerge from an integrated academiccurriculum that is aimed at educating her to apply key leadership skills in whatever career path shechooses. This paper describes the challenges addressed and methods used to undertake the designof an engineering leadership and management curriculum for undergraduates that takes intoaccount both

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Leadership Development

detection and manipulation of various cell types. One application in particular was to design an electrically-driven cell focusing microfluidic device to be used in conjunction with an optical waveguide for environmental-based applications. Although, she has held a number of positions in industry with companies such as: Dow Corning, Johns Manville and Hospira, her passion lies in teaching, mentoring undergraduate students and promoting excellence in education for engineers.Mr. David Bowles, Louisiana State University David ”Boz” Bowles is an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs for the College of Engineering, where he coordinates the Communications Across the Curriculum program for the College. He also manages the

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development

Leadership Development using an Interdisciplinary Competition-based Approach with Cross-functional TeamsAbstractThis paper presents results of an effort to employ an experiential learning program, known as theEcoChallenge, using cross-functional teams to address a “real-world” sustainability issue to aidin the development of leadership skills of undergraduate engineering students. While experientiallearning has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for leadership development, integration ofdisciplines outside of engineering at the undergraduate level, specifically business majors, incross-functional teams has presented logistical, assessment, and educational challenges in a classsetting. The lack of such integrated educational

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Leadership Development

engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com- petencies through teaching and one-on-one coaching. She is most interested in developing student knowl- edge of leadership to impact their successful transition to the workplace.Dr. Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Lang is the Associate Director of the Engineering Leadership Research Program at Penn State Uni- versity. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Kinesiology with a focus on Biomechanics from Penn State University. Dr. Lang’s previous professional experiences and

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Leadership Development

students that also integratedfacilitator training into the process. Patterson is now well-known as an author of “CrucialConversations” [13], but in the 1980s he was developing a company that used videos to providetraining during facilitated seminars on interpersonal skills. These videos and training materialswere adapted for the Association’s engineering student audience and donated for use in theEngineering Futures program.The initial EF curriculum covered four areas: People Skills, which focuses on communicatinginterpersonal problems; Team Chartering, which covers team dynamics and skills; GroupProcess, which offers tools for managing meetings effectively; and Analytical Problem Solving,which explores brainstorming and list reduction techniques

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University; Beth Koufteros, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #25944Meaning and Impact: A Review of Personal Leadership PortfoliosMr. Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University Seth Sullivan is the Director of the Zachry Leadership Program in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the university, he worked in consulting in the private sector and as an analyst in the U.S. Government. He’s earned master’s degrees in business administration and international affairs and a bachelor’s of science in industrial distribution.Beth Koufteros, Texas A&M University Beth Koufteros is the Assistant Director of the Zachry Leadership program at

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

participants have actuallylearned along the way. Our study aims to fill this gap by tracing the career long leadershiplearning journeys of 28 Canadian engineers with at least twenty-five years of work experience.Theoretical perspective: Situated leadership learningThe notion of situated learning is central to our investigation of senior engineers’ leadershiplearning experiences [52]. In contrast to the didactic learning opportunities students encounter inschool, which follow a pre-existing curriculum and are tightly mediated by an instructor, situatedlearning opportunities are shaped by everyday practices and left largely to novices forinterpretation. Lave and Wenger’s situated learning theory [52] highlights the type of learningthat occurs in