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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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Harindra Rajiyah, California State University, Sacramento; Lorenzo M. Smith Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento; Susan L. Holl, College of Engineering & Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento

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: 1) Self, 2) Interpersonal, 3) Team, and 4) Organizational/Societal. • Common themes in curriculum consisted of leadership theory, practice and reflection, team building exercises, seminars by industry leaders, leadership capability assessments, and student leader coaching, all with continuous improvement of curricular components. • Leadership learning outcomes were measured by: 1) Effective leadership, 2) Synthesis and problem solving, 3) Practical competence and 4) Change agility. • Consistent with the trends in industry, topics such as Ethics [16], Systems Thinking [17,18,19], Innovation [20] and Peer Coaching [21] have gained emphasis in the leadership curricula

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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John D. Stevens, The Pennsylvania State University ; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park; Paul Mittan, Penn State Engineering Leadership Development

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) prepared them for their professional career with respect to a number of leadershipcompetencies: 1) leading teams (lead meetings, identify personality preferences and adjustenvironment/style) 2) think strategically by applying mission, vision, and values statements to ateam or organization 3) work effectively in teams 4) apply project management processes toprojects 5) give and receive feedback 6) self-reflection on leadership skills and how to improve7) recognize ethical issues & practice ethical decision making 8) develop a culture that promotescreativity and innovation 9) cross cultural/ global competencies (appreciation of other cultures,understanding bias, working in a culturally diverse team) 10) emotional intelligence (regulateemotions

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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Angie Moussa, University of Massachusetts Lowell ; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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problems. These non-technical skills allowstudents to understand the social, political, economic, cultural, environmental, and ethical aspectsof their future jobs[1]. The development of leadership is especially important for students whowish to pursue management careers including project management (PM) which is a highlyneeded and promising career path. Few undergraduate students are exposed to PM during theirundergraduate curriculum, and most PM courses are based on literature and reading. TheNational Research Council Board on Engineering education noted that undergraduate curriculumneeds to be reformed in order for undergraduates to get extensive exposure to interdisciplinary,hands-on skills, creative design, and systems thinking[2]. At the

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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Teresa J. Didiano, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

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, interpersonal relationships, and leading in teams. These are leadership skills thatstudents can apply immediately to academic courses and student groups.Our Graduate Ecosystem’s Three Learning EnvironmentsWe offer three types of graduate programming: 1) for-credit courses; 2) a career exploration andprofessional development, co-curricular program; and 3) a practical leadership experience.Below we describe these learning environments and detail some of our pedagogical approaches.Data presented in this paper was collected with approval from our ethics review board for courseand program quality and improvement, not for research.For-credit CoursesAfter successfully launching our first undergraduate-graduate course in 2007, we offered ourfirst graduate-only

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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. He has published on the topics of organizational culture, ethics, and the development of management and leadership skills. David holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his B.A., B.B.A., and M.A. degrees. He lives in Weston Massachusetts with this wife and three children. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Engineering Leadership Development Division: A Journey of Becoming and Belonging David Niño Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThis paper aims to tell our division’s story of why we originated

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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Polmear, University of Florida Madeline Polmear is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. She completed her B.S. in environmental engineering, M.S. in civil engineering, and Ph.D. in civil engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on bridging technical and nontechnical competencies to support the professional preparation and ethical responsibility of engineering students.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, PMP, LEED-AP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. She has over ten years of construction and civil

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Seema C. Shah-Fairbank, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeyoung Woo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Kenneth Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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andprofessional skills within the teaching framework to train successful future engineers [1]. Mostengineering programs define the core of engineering curricula as mathematics, science,engineering analysis, and design; however, students need more than just technical skills [2]. In2004, the National Academy of Engineering indicated that engineering graduates need to beprepared to address the complex technical, social, and ethical questions raised by emergingtechnologies [3]. In addition, at a recent department Industry Advisory Council (IAC) meeting,professional engineers indicated that entry-level engineers from our university have the technicalskills, but need further training in interpersonal and professional skills. However, developingstandalone

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Mihee Park, Pennsylvania State University; Ashley N. Patterson, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University

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leadership to impact their successful transition to the workplace.Ms. Mihee Park, Pennsylvania State University MIHEE PARK, MS, is pursuing her PhD in Workforce Education and Development, College of Educa- tion,Pennsylvania State University. Her major research interests lie in the areas of diversity and inclu- sion, inclusive leadership, engineering ethics, sustainability education and practice, and multiculturalism. Email: mimipark2023@gmail.comDr. Ashley N. Patterson, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Patterson joined Penn State’s Curriculum and Instruction team in Fall 2015. Trained in Special and Elementary Education at Boston University and Reading Specialization at Hood College, she completed her PhD work at The

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). For the most part, these have not been presentin the education of engineers. As a result, the majority of engineering professors are ill-equippedto engage in discussions of these matters with their students.To address this reality, engineering education must begin to embrace and introduce students tosome of the tenets and course content of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. There areuniversities today that are conducting what is known as a Grand Challenge Scholars Program inwhich students are prepared to achieve competencies in entrepreneurship, systems thinking,ethics, the understanding of different cultures, and the recognition that their engineeringsolutions must serve the purpose of contributing

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Selim Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charlotte Hathaway; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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applied in both academic and non-academic settings.For example, the rubric development presentation covers how rubrics can be used to as-sess exams, homework, and quizzes as well as to conduct an employee’s annual review. Adean from the college of engineering gives instruction on enforcing academic integrity, andour research park and alumni network has provided panelists for panel discussions wherequestions about professional ethics are deliberated.Perhaps the single best practice that we employed was holding a weekly meeting to conductlecture reflection and planning. In these meetings we perform regular checks on our lecturecontent to ensure that we do not lose sight of the integrative approach. The culture of theteam is one that allows

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Micron Technology Inc.; Blandon Prowse, Micron Technology Inc.; Wai-Leong Mook, Micron Technology Inc.; Arthur Beng Chuan Lam, Micron Semiconductor Asia

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Global Leadership and Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering Leadership within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering at Brigham Young University (BYU). His research and teaching interests include leadership, global agility, globalization, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Gregg has lived in numerous locations within the USA and Europe and has worked in many places including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Gregg previously worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medical Technology fortune 500 Company in various engineering and leadership positions. Gregg is currently the Past Division Chair within the Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) within the

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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Michael B. O'Connor, New York University; Elizabeth Zofia Bialek PE, American Society of Civil Engineers; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Susan Davis, American Society of Civil Engineers

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career path of starting from primarily technical work through project management andinto management and leadership." [5] One consequence of this lack of leadership developmentis that non-engineers often manage civil engineers because they were perceived to possess “…stronger leadership, communication, and business skills".[5]In 2006, the American Society of Civil Engineers convened a “Summit on the Future of CivilEngineering” in response to concerns for the civil engineering profession's future and articulatedan “aspirational global vision,” the Vision 2025 statement. [3] Part of this vision was for civilengineers to serve “competently, collaboratively, and ethically” as master “leaders in discussionsand decisions shaping public environmental

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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Ronald J. Bennett F.ABET, University of St. Thomas; Eugene Joseph Audette, University of St. Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, WorkWise Coaching & Consulting; Alanna K. Moravetz JD, Alanna Consulting LLC; Sheryl Niebuhr, University of St. Thomas and Sheryl Niebuhr Consulting LLC

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: results will be shared in the LLL-III course 4. Share presentations and writings with peers, seeking feedback and demonstration of newly developed competencies 5. Deepen her/his understanding of the global environment on technology strategy, and 6. Develop competencies with social and ethical responsibilities.LLL III (ETLS 850) 1. Identify leadership intentions for his/her future, based on a broad understanding of leadership style, competencies and character 2. Share her/his portfolio of learning with the class, demonstrating how this will be used in his/her workplace