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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W Klosterman, Northeastern University

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including the syllabus and majorcontent. Assessment of industry’s need for improvement in engineering leadership, the currentimpact and consequences of poorly led engineering projects and the global risk to thecompetitiveness of companies, if not addressed, was presented in 20122.The program addresses assessment, development of and mastery of 14 specific leadership areasillustrated in a polar chart (Figure 1: Leadership Capability Polar Chart), known in the programas the “spider chart”. Figure 1: Leadership Capability Polar ChartThe spider chart is also used as the baseline for a 360-degree feedback process to measure thesuccess of students in improving each of these skills.The exercise described in this paper contributes

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

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development activities with anindustry focus were most effective. We conclude the paper by identifying practical andtheoretical implications for engineering educators, student life professionals, engineering deansand student engagement researchers.Context: Engineering leadership education reformNorth American faculties of engineering have been encouraged by national academies andaccreditation boards to integrate leadership development into their programing since the mid2000s 1-6. The US-based National Academy of Engineering (NAE) published a call for educationreform in 2004—The Engineer of 2020, which encouraged engineering educators to complementtheir strong technical curricula with professional skills development 4. Five years later,Engineers

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua C. Palmer, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Kenneth D. Birchler, Southern Illinois University; Joseph David Narusis, Southern Illinois University; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

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“Degree”, “Minor”, “Certificate”, “Coursework”, and“Other”. These categorizes were operationalized with the following definitions and provided tosurvey participants.1. Degree - A program that offers a degree in Engineering/Technical Leadership or a closelyrelated field.2. Minor - A program that offers a minor in Engineering/Technical Leadership or a closelyrelated field.2. Certificate - A program that offers a certificate in Engineering/Technical Leadership uponcompletion.4. Coursework - A program that offers coursework not part of a degree/minor/certificate inEngineering/Technical Leadership Program.5. Other - Please select other if your program type does not fit into the categories listed above.Selecting other will allow you to provide

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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here may be useful to any leadershipeducator, it may not directly apply to other curricular circumstances. Having stated that, there aremany aspects of the presented pedagogy that may be translatable, because they are based insimilar approaches taken in other leadership development programs.The leadership “S-triangle,” pedagogy, illustrated in Figure 1, links understanding of self, style,and situation through application of leadership experience. In the model described in this paper,both the student’s previous leadership memories (their leadership inventory) and performance ofa capstone leadership project are used as the linking experiences (not shown in Figure 1). Whilethe study of leadership styles and characteristics [1], understanding of

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luisa Ruiz Mendoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Leonardo Orea-Amador, University of Texas - El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas - El Paso

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E-LEAD students were asked to describe theirpersonal leadership skills in which they wanted to improve for the following week and whichwas related to character, competence, and capacity (summary of weekly interview resultsavailable in Table 1). During the first week, with regards to competence, students reported theneed to conduct further research on how to improve their workshops and activities. On capacity,the four E-LEAD students mentioned the desire to increase their adaptability and organizationalskills in order. Then, in the third weekly interview the E-LEAD student 4 commented on theimportance of character as it relates to leadership. He stated, “being a leader by example is areally big thing. I think that is why we can continue to

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reginald DesRoches, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan E Burns P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janille A Smith-Colin P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Wes Wynens, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisa Gail Rosenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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of the strategic plans of the various engineering schools. Table1 provides a list of leadership-focused objectives and strategies within the strategic plans of theInstitute, College of Engineering and selected engineering schools reflecting the broad focus onthe development of leaders and expansion of global influence. These strategic plan elements arewell aligned with the National Academy of Engineers’ Vision for the Engineer of 2020, whichincludes the following attributes (1): (1) Technical proficiency (2) Broad education (3) Global citizenship (4) Ethical grounding (5) Ability to lead in business and public service.These strategic plans and the NAE vision were foundations for the development of the GELMinor

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, The University of Oklahoma; Rui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services

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section, taught by an academicresearcher with experience in engineering leadership education (Instructor B), was recentlyadded. Although the instructors collaborate, their pedagogical approaches and some of thecontent in their respective sections differ. The creation of a new version of the course providedan opportunity to conduct a comparative assessment of the course’s influence on students’understanding of leadership.PurposeThe purpose of this study was two-fold: 1. To evaluate the effects of an engineering leadership course on students’ perceptions of leadership, as measured by the Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (LABS- III),1 and 2. To compare the two instructors’ sections, with the goal of identifying

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Listening and Negotiation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development, Engineering Leadership Development Division, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

focuses on the topic ofnegotiation, with an emphasis on providing practical ideas and strategies relevant to academicprofessionals at both entry-level and mid-career who find that they need to negotiate a careeropportunity. The paper will review negotiation basics, as well as discuss what can be negotiated,how one might proceed to discuss these, and how listening is critical to negotiation. By viewingnegotiation as a “wise agreement”1 that seeks to meet the needs of both parties to the extentpossible, this paper presents several common cases or scenarios that illustrate the importance ofunderstanding the elements involved both from the faculty member’s perspective as well as fromthe perspective of their department head, dean or

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Amy Huynh, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Totonto

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Diversity

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supplement their verbaldescriptions of how their programs operate. Interviews were recorded and transcribed.Case records were developed to summarize the key aspects of the fourteen programsstudied in a common structure, and these case records were reviewed by interviewees toensure accuracy. The universities included are briefly described in Table 1 below, and areordered by the date their engineering leadership work started, from oldest to newest.Table 1: Program DescriptionsUniversity (year Brief Descriptionprogram began)Tufts University Tufts Gordon Institute is one of the oldest engineering leadership(1987) programs. Its most substantial offering is the Masters of Science in Engineering Management, an intensive and highly

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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the greatest challenges facing society today require technical solutions that can only becreated through collaboration within interdisciplinary teams.1 For these collaborations toeffectively harness the capabilities of groups that may not normally work together, effectivetechnical leadership must be deployed. Thus, the need for engineering leadership (EL).As evident by the development and growth of the Engineering Leadership Development Division(LEAD) within the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), recognition of the needto develop engineers with greater leadership skills is gaining momentum. However, observationsduring LEAD’s sessions at ASEE’s 2015 Annual Conference & Exposition seemed to indicatethat faculty engaged in

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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benefitof this simulation is that it enables students to more deeply experience real-world problems withdire consequences that they traditionally know very little about, and to experience some empathyfor those affected by such problems.This paper describes three different crises simulations that we have developed over the last threeyears, outlines the major learning goals, and presents an analysis of the student and volunteerreflections.Literature reviewThe history of using games and simulations for learning purposes is long, and has been discussedextensively in literature. Langton et al. 1 suggest that games were first introduced as trainingtools by and for the military in the 18th century, and it was a century and a half later when gamesand

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 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, The Pennsylvania State University

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based on the needs of various open positions. Engineering leadership programs,created to address industry identified non-technical skill deficits, should produce students withbehavioral indicators that meet the non-technical competencies for entry-level employment. Byunderstanding from the recruiters’ perspective, the behavioral indicators relevant for engineeringleaders, engineering leadership development programs can better prepare and evaluate studentscompleting their programs. The purpose of this study is to explore recruiters’ perspectives of which engineeringleadership behaviors are important for students to communicate during the on-campus recruitingprocess. The research questions for this study are: 1. What activities during

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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. For many, it is integral to the way theycommunicate with one another and document their activities. As such, their perceptions of theseconnections are possibly different than those of the authors, who might see social media as eithera distraction, or a potential “add-on,” to the learning and practice of engineering.Increasing our understanding of the students’ attitudes and dispositions towards social media,engineering and leadership can inform the development of engineering education and practice.Therefore, this study explores two related research questions: 1. How are social media, engineering and leadership related to one another from a student perspective? 2. How do student self-perceptions of their leadership skills change

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Robert R. Klein, Western New England University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

, engineering management, and teamwork for engineershave been debated, as the definition of ‘engineering leadership’ has evolved. Wilding, W. V., &Knotts, T. A., & Pitt, W. G., & Argyle, M. D. 1 have defined leadership characteristics forengineering students and created a working definition comprised of 13 qualities for theirengineers; highlighted by “follows as well as leads”, “takes time to evaluate personalperformance as a team member and improves when needed”, and “understands the personalitytraits of self and others and can work with others in accomplishing tasks”. They have noticed the“prominence of teamwork skills” in their list.1 From an extensive review of best practices, Paul,R., & Cowe Falls, L. G.2 propose the definition is

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University; Jeremy M. Slagley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

worker,the message is that ‘safety is optional.’Schein’s main message is that an organization’s culture is dictated by the values held by itsleadership – the actual values. The culture can’t be bought or copied from a book somewhere;more importantly, to be congruent, the values must show, sound like and represent exactly whatleadership says they are. If the organization is authentically values-based, all actions must bedictated by those same values embraced by its leadership. If, ‘safety of employees comes first,’or, ‘respect for each individual,’ is a core value, then the company’s actions, words and dailywork are always held in the white light of scrutiny. The following are attributed to Schein:2 1. Artifactual values are those that can be

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, NUDT in China; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS), National University of Defense Technology (NUDT); Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Jianchuan Li, National University of Defense Technology; Lian Lin, National University of Defense Technology; wang yang, Continuing Education College, National University of Defense Technolgy(NUDT)

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face of constraints or obstacles, resourcefulness and flexibility, trustand loyalty in a team setting, and the ability to relate to others”8 (p.1). The CDIO Syllabusdefined engineering leadership as “the role of helping to organize effort, create vision, andfacilitate the work of others” (p.68)9. It is clearly stated that leadership is not orthogonal tothe remainder of the engineering curriculum, but rather there is an extensive amount ofoverlap between leadership skills and the other engineering skills9. More studyoperationalized leadership, change, and synthesis within the context of engineering education,it may help to define learning outcomes and competencies for engineering leadershipprograms3,10.Some research grouped three main themes

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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leadership and teamwork11.Developmental bibliotherapy (guided reading) is a tool that uses fictional written stories to helpdevelop social, emotional, or psychological growth at all levels of development12-13. In 1949,Shrodes identified four stages of developmental bibliotherapy: 1) identification - where thereader identifies with a character in a story; 2) catharsis - when a reader is able to experience theemotions of the character of the story; 3) insight – a deeper understanding which is achievedthrough reflection on the identification that the reader makes with the characters and situations ofthe story; and 4) universalization - when a reader is able to apply the insights the reader hasgained through reflection to situations they encounter in

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary; Marcela P Rodriguez, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Education. Vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 625 – 651.2.   Amirianzadeh, M. et al. (2011). Role of student associations in leadership development of engineering students. 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance.3.   Shelby, R. et. al. (2013). Implementation of leadership and service learning in a first-year engineering course enhances professional skills. International Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 1 – 4.4.   Schulich Student Activities Fund Policy Revised 2013. University of Calgary.

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Ed Frauenheim, Great Place to Work Institute; Steven C. Currall, Southern Methodist University

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conclusions. Finally, we introduce the OrganizedInnovation Model for Education, which is based on features of the ERC Program and other 2similar multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional university research centers (MMURCs). In thisfinal section, we provide specific recommendations for educators, university leaders, and policymakers on how educational systems might be enhanced to produce a better prepared, leadership-ready engineering workforce.Section 1: The Problem A common lament is that when an organization’s best engineer is promoted to aleadership role, that organization loses the best engineer and gains the worst leader. The skill setsrequired for engineering jobs and leadership roles are

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

aspirations. Originally based on thetheoretical work associated with the Reflected Best-Self 1 (RBS) and life narratives 2, thissemester-long assignment enables students to use qualitative and quantitative methods todiscover and articulate their unique capabilities, values, defining life experiences, and other coreelements of their identity. We often think of college as being one of the most formative periodsof someone’s life and evidence from research supports this important observation 3. Yet manystudents may graduate from college without ever spending time addressing questions that arecentral to forming a confident sense of self - “Who am I”, “What do I stand for, “Who do I wantto become”, and why? These kinds of questions are rarely addressed in