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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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The Challenges of Developing Engineering Management and Leadership Curriculum for Students Planning RIPE Careers. David VanKleeck, Kazimir Karwowski, Tom Phalen, Gayle Moran, Cesare Wright, Jim Hennessey, *C. Fred Higgs III1,2 Rice University Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL) 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, 2Bioengineering Department Proposed ASEE LEAD Track: Work in progressIncreasingly, engineering leadership and programs are seeing broad ranges of students interestedin pursuing grand challenge and blue-sky type opportunities to ‘change the world

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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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Indigenous peoples’ access to education. Prior to joining Indspire in 2018, Jamie worked at Engineers Canada as the Manager of Research. Here, she examined enrolment and graduation trends of engineering students, their school- to-work transitions and labour market outcomes. Jamie also focused on increasing Indigenous peoples’ access to and representation in engineering in Canada. While at Engineers Canada, she collaborated with ILead at the University of Toronto.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) (2010- 2018) at the University of Toronto. After a lengthy career as a consulting engineer he made development of personal

Conference Session

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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Paper ID #25598Counting Past Two: Engineers’ Leadership Learning TrajectoriesDr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is the Associate Director of Research at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership in university and workplace settings as well as ethics and equity in engineering education.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) (2010-2018) at the University of Toronto. After a lengthy career as a

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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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Paper ID #25510Engineering Leadership Styles Used in Industry TodayMichele Fromel, Pennsylvania State UniversityMatthew BennettMr. Lei Wei, ELIM program, Pennsylvania State UniversityDr. 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 completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on

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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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role of 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 affiliate faculty member with the Montana

Conference Session

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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Paper ID #25320Leaders as CoachesDr. 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 completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com

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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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ofEngineering, which states in The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in theNew Century that “engineers must understand the principles of leadership and beable to practice them in growing proportions as their careers advance” [2]. Afollow-up report by the NAE, Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited:Rapidly Approaching Category 5, further confirmed the importance of STEMleadership [3]. In response to this call for greater emphasis on leadership inengineering education, engineering colleges and departments have builtpartnerships with industry and corporate partners to help shape engineeringcurricula. In these partnerships, it has become apparent that industry is alsolooking for academic programs to extend their focus beyond technical

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

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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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, 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

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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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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

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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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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