experiences. Expectations forprofessionalism and leadership are set at an academic orientation, while personal professionaldevelopment and group dynamics are introduced during a cohort workshop. Personality andStrengthsFinder™ results exist for approximately130 incoming juniors in both mechanical andelectrical engineering. Only the mechanical engineering students have been observed throughsenior design class and graduation. Assigning senior design project groups, rather than allowingself-selection, is another tool used to develop leadership within the cohort learning community.Over the span of six senior design courses with a total of 50+ mechanical engineering majors,students have been exposed to leadership development through group dynamics
professors was not specifically identified, typical estimates are reflected by a recent publication by the National Society of Professional Engineers which stated that … “few engineering faculty today have practical experience in design, analysis, review, or management of engineering projects.”18 22% of authors represent university leadership institutes, indicating these organizations are playing a significant role in contributing to the scholarship in this field. Contributions from authors in nontraditional and nonacademic positions are also substantial with 38% of authors currently working in these areas. Again, this proportion is much higher than anticipated considering a recent study by the
-class students. The LSU peermentors represent all majors within the College of Engineering and are a diverse group, with30% female and 20% minority students. Peer mentors are more likely to sign up forinterdisciplinary projects within the college; they provide service to the community throughoutreach activities; and they act as liaisons between the college and industry representatives,many of which who are recent graduates of the peer mentor program3. With the growth of thefreshmen and transition programs and the peer mentor program, a hierarchal leadership structurewas implemented in 2010. The effectiveness of this program was further enhanced by thefounding of a student organization, Society of Peer Mentors (SPM), to help with interviewing
obtained a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CA- REER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for
andemployee reactions. Along with the growth of coaching as a leadership development competencythere is a miniscule amount of empirical research on leader/manager coaching behavior. There isa need for more research on leader/manager coaching. 4Employee VoiceEngineering literature has long emphasized employee voice related constructs as a rationale forteamwork, quality circles, and feedback loops in design, development, and implementation ofengineering projects. 7 Constructive voice behavior is similar to helping behavior and should bevalued by leaders because work-related problem identification and up-close solutions to suchproblems are the hallmarks of employee voice. It is “promotive behavior that emphasizesexpression of constructive challenge
Paper ID #6035Using Leadership Education Practices to Enhance Freshmen EngineeringStudent Interviewing SkillsDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Loehr professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Environment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute, director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project), and director of the Ohio Coal Research Center at Ohio University, where he is engaged in the development of energy and environmental technology, such as
applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facil- ity design projects involving mechanical systems that included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and energy conservation systems, as well as R&D of air conditioning equipment for Navy ships. Additional research interests have included the investigation of relationships among components of the indoor envi- ronment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated energy-saving strategies can increase aware- ness of energy use and/or increase energy
. As part ofthis group, I regularly train men, both on- and off-campus, to better serve as gender equity allies.I am a member of the Commission on the Status of Women Faculty, a committee that works todevelop and enhance gender-equitable policies at North Dakota State University. I am primaryauthor of a series of broadly distributed advocacy tips, have participated in a national webinar onengaging male faculty as gender equity allies, and have given several conference presentationson the same topics. Additionally, I currently serve on the planning committee for the NSF-funded project Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering (TUEE), which has thegoal of enhancing women participation and success in engineering programs.Dr. Holmes: I
Immediate Past-President of WEPAN, was PI on Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant, a member of the mathematical and statistical so- cieties Joint Committee on Women, and advises a variety of women and girl-serving STEM projects and organizations. She is a past Vice President of ASEE and current Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Dr. Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas Kim LaScola Needy is Dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas. Prior to this appointment she was Department Head and 21st Century Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engi- neering from the University of Pittsburgh
and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne in 1995.That dissertation, which was titled Magic Moments: A Phenomenological Investigation of theRole of Authenticity in Innovation, began as a study of the communication in innovation at anunnamed firm she describes as “a commercial engineering consultancy that specializes inproduct and process innovation. . . .[and has been] remarkably successful” as reflected by its own Page 26.631.5growth and profitability and “the commercial benefits it produces for its clients”3 (p. 2).Most of the employees of the consultancy were engineers of various types. Her project changeddirection when she
, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CA- REER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).Glen DePalma, Purdue University Glen DePalma is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Statistics at Purdue University.Ms. Pouneh Eftekhari Page 23.520.1