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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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, what we have achieved, andwhat may lie ahead in terms of challenges and opportunities. Like a “State of the Union” address,it provides a personal perspective, but a perspective informed from working alongside manyother officers since the origins of our division. I describe how two engineering professors,inspired by two publications on engineering leadership education, decided to lead the formalprocess of establishing our division within ASEE. While this was happening, a separate group ofengineering leadership educators were planning a national conference on engineering leadershipthat, among other things, served to signal that our academic field was rapidly evolving as avaluable innovation in the development of future engineers. These were two

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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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worked on his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University, graduating in 1993. Following his long-term plan first seeded during his undergraduate years, Dr. Smith left Ford Motor Company in order to pursue a Ph.D. in En- gineering Mechanics at Michigan State University. After completing all required course work by 1996, Dr. Smith accepted a sheet metal formability analyst position at General Motors Corporation. While at General Motors, Dr. Smith completed his dissertation entitled ”Solid Finite Elements for Sheet Metal Forming Simulation” and graduated in 1999, earning his Ph.D. In early 2000, Dr. Smith joined Oxford Automotive in Troy, MI where he continued to refine his skills as a sheet metal

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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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Dr. Elaine R. Millam, is an executive coach and educator specializing in leadership development, organi- zational effectiveness and character-based practices for leaders and teams. Her work focuses on helping clients (businesses and individuals) achieve positive, long-term change in leadership behavior as well as plans for realizing their future vision. She earned her PhD in Organizational Leadership at the University of St. Thomas, has two Master’s degrees in Industrial Relations and Educational Psychology from the University of Minn. Beyond her degrees, she has certifications in multiple leadership assessment tools. Elaine has over 20 years of experience as an executive in Human Resources and Organizational Devel

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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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courses on various skills within the major is not possible due to unit restrictions.Thus, our program evaluates how to imbed interpersonal and professional skills instructionthroughout the core of the Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering and Managementcurricula.This pilot study evaluates students’ ability to function effectively on a team where membersprovide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks,and meet objectives (ABET Student Outcome No. 5) [2]. Teamwork is a topic that falls under abroader category of professional skills [4] taught to engineering students. In fact, Kalturel-Konaket al. [4] assessed professional skills as ethics, teamwork, global awareness, and creative

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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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critical success factorin engineering. It is taught by an engineering professor. Engineering and scientific know-how aregiven added power when communicated with clarity and simplicity in presentations that arethoughtfully planned and effectively executed. Each student makes a large number of shortpresentations to sharpen their skills and increase their confidence. Students grapple withcapturing the essence of complex technical subjects and expressing it through key words, dataand images. Students develop a wide range of skills: visual representation of data, systems andmechanisms; structuring and sequencing a talk; delivering speeches with vivid voice and bodylanguage; and finally, skills in connecting with an audience and achieving the desired

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Seth C. Sullivan, Texas A&M University; Maria Polyzoi, Texas A&M University

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InternationalCoaching Federation, defines coaching as, “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking andcreative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” [2]Renowned coach Dr. Pamela McLean describes coaching as distinct from other methods ofdevelopment, including consulting, counseling, and mentoring, in its focus, role of the helper,and intended outcomes. Coaching is focused on the future and supporting the client as he/sheinvestigates, identifies, and works towards a desired end state. In coaching, the client choosesthe direction and areas for growth, and the coach facilitates through inquiry and active listening.The intended outcome, then, is a vision for the future, with goals and a plan to reach it, that areall

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

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University of MassachusettsLowell, an experiential learning project management course was developed in order to introducestudents to PM and to develop their leadership skills. In this course, upper-level BiomedicalEngineering students in a PM course are each paired with 3-4 first-year students in anIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering course as the team goes through a semester long projectto design, research, and prototype a need. These PMs are responsible for goal setting, planning,risk assessment, and conflict management. In this paper, the experiences of twenty-four PMs are analyzed qualitatively via analysisof end-of semester reflection assignments. Common themes that emerged included the need forgood communication, defining the PM’s

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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Mark Jason Luchini; David J. Cribbs, Jackson; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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of a new cross-functional team and the point at which it begins toconsistently deliver value-added results; while this cycle had been observed to take 9-12 monthsat this company, the goal range was 3-6 months. In the summer of 2019, company managementagreed to allow two employees to attend “Train-the-Trainer” sessions designed to prepare newfacilitators of the CyberAmbassadors program, with the goal of adapting this material to conducttrainings in the company’s workplace.After completing the initial training, the two employees shared with company leaders a writtenplan explaining the content of the CyberAmbassadors program, the specific need for improvedteamwork observed at the company, and the plan for training employees. This plan also

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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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within the company.This approach enables leaders to construct a customized development plan to enhance andincrease their leadership attributes and capabilities as they take responsibility for their ownleadership development. Opportunities exist at Micron to strengthen senior leader sponsorshipand involvement in the establishment of a sustainable leadership development culture.Literature ReviewLeadership development is defined as expanding the collective capacity of organizational leadersand team members to more effectively engage in leadership roles and processes [1]. Theseleadership roles include those that come with and without formal authority within anorganization. Leadership processes are those that enable groups to work together in a

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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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capital budget. Elizabeth has been responsible for advancing leadership development, design quality control, emergency response planning and workflow improvements. She has experience with labor relations and expert consultant services for litigation. In her role, Elizabeth also has made contributions to Emergency Response Planning and Dam Safety. She led the development of EBMUD’s Management Leadership Academy and has taught project management courses. Elizabeth has served as the past chair of the ASCE Public Agency Peer Review Committee, vice-chair of the ASCE Region 9 Water and Environment Committee and has held pas officer roles in the organization.Ms. Susan Davis, American Society of Civil Engineers Susan Davis

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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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students (n = 46, 23%). In terms of students’ residency, there were moreinternational students (n = 119, 60%) than domestic students (n = 79, 40%). For educationlevel, a similar number of students participated at the master’s level (n = 100, 51%) andthe doctoral level (n = 98, 49%). These representation patterns were similar both in thecomparison and treatment groups.InstrumentWe administered a modified version of the Skills Perception Inventory which was originallydeveloped by Alpay and Walsh 19 . Alpay and Walsh’s inventory was initially developed tomeasure engineering graduate students’ confidence levels after attending three-day work-shops to enhance transferable skills in four areas: 1) communication, 2) group work, 3)project planning and

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University and A&M College; Joseph Learned Odenwald

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leadership positions, wantingfunding to develop a new initiative, and/or simply seeking to earn recognition at graduation withuniversity approved honor cords. Peer mentors are also required to participate in two full-dayleadership workshops offered each spring. After being an active mentor for two years or more,most move up to “leader” status within the organization hierarchy. Leaders are given much moreresponsibility, such as assisting with the planning of the leadership workshops and presenting atconferences. These leaders play an integral role in developing the new mentors who join theorganization, mentoring the mentors themselves. A few methods to analyze the effectiveness of the peer mentor program at LSU havebeen undertaken recently [12

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

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education should be provided to students who plan to be leaders: And I don't think that we should, we should say that everybody has to be a leader. I think what we need to do is we need to find, you know, where the students find out who they are…. Leadership is important, but I think it's more important to align the students with who they are and the areas they're going into.Dr. Dan explained that not all students want to take leadership positions in their careers. Hisdescription of leadership is conflated with management where one is assigned with a role andpower to control, supervise, and direct other people. As a result, he believed that providingleadership education, which can solely be beneficial for students

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Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University, Bozeman; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

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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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