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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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from 6-17%. As a first step inmeasuring the effectiveness of techniques used in the program, this is promising and is helping toestablish a framework for more detailed assessments in following cohorts.The Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership at Northeastern University is enthusiastic aboutsharing any of the techniques or approaches with other institutions involved in engineeringleadership development. The background material and use of it in structuring this yearlongassignment is an example of a best practice and it is hoped that the description and frameworkcan be of use by other leadership programs.In summary, as an assignment in a select graduate program in engineering leadership, studentsare tasked to strategically practice and

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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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psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Robin also serves as the Director of Research for the Engineering Leadership Project at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering which aims to identify how engineers lead in the workplace.Mr. Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto Mike Klassen is the Leadership Programming Consultant at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. He designs and facilitates leadership programs for engineering students - with a range of focus from tangible skill development to organizational leadership to complex social problems. Mike has a Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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supervision for a PhD student studying teamwork in engineering teams aspart of a dissertation.The other end of the spectrum is practice, or leadership development. This refers to theactual skill development and behavioural change involved in improving students’competencies as leaders. A number of programs exhibit this extreme, and one example isTufts’ Masters of Science in Engineering Management, which focuses on integration ofskills and real world application in corporate engineering contexts.The majority of programs are strongly oriented towards the application of leadershiplearning to practice. Very few programs are aiming to produce new research or scholarsin engineering leadership, and most seek to improve the capacity of their graduates tolead

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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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. 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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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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faculty tend to be very capable researchers, but too many areunfamiliar with the worldly issues of ‘design under constraint’ simply because they’ve neveractually practiced engineering.”2 This study investigated both the accuracy of this observationand the perceptions of EL held by a sample of engineering faculty through a national survey.Findings from the LiteratureThe concept of engineering leadership is a relatively new one in engineering education, withmost publications on the topic and formal programs to develop it appearing in the last ten years.3In fact, a 2009 formal review of engineering leadership programs found only eight worthy ofconsideration for best practices.4 While in 2007 a seminal text on improving engineeringeducation addressed

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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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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

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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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, take initiative, and strive for excellence much more than the typical college graduate.” Graduates from universities with a formalized commitment to leadership are often able toquickly contribute in industrial settings due to their ability to communicate to solve problems andlead teams2. Hiring graduates who have participated in engineering leadership programs mayalso help organizations cut costs associated with sending employees through their company’sinternal leadership development programs. The purpose of this survey was to collect data from various institutions to examine thetypes of programs utilized and highlight innovative practices. This paper will provide insight intovarious types of leadership development programs that

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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 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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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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) from Florida International University in 1996; a Master of Science in Civil Infrastructure Systems in 1997, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineer- ing (Infrastructure Systems) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999. She directs the Infrastructure Research Group (www.irg.ce.gatech.edu) at Georgia Tech, a group whose vision is to develop thought leaders in engineering and policy development for sustainable development. The IRG focuses on the study, development and application of systems method to manage civil infrastructure as assets for sustain- able development. Kennedy has developed undergraduate and graduate courses in Systems Engineering, Transportation Asset Management, and Sustainable Development

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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content of the workshops.They presented the activities and workshops to the supervising graduate student (observer).Since the design of the conference was such that the same set of workshops were given duringeach week of the 4-week conference, the E-LEAD students were encouraged to continueinnovating their workshops for each week of the conference. The observer using a mixed method analysis to measure the application and developmentof engineering and leaderships skills gained in the classroom. The students completed aLeadership Practices Inventory (LPI) self-assessment before and after their internship. The LPI isbased on 30 statements using a rarely-to-very-frequently 5-point scale(http://www.studentleadershipchallenge.com

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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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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

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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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leaders duringtheir undergraduate and/or graduate education experience. To do so, we apply a theoreticalmodel, Organized Innovation, to the design of engineering education. This model is based on ourdecade-long study of the National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) Engineering ResearchCenter (ERC) Program, which has witnessed great success in graduating science and engineeringleaders over the past three decades. In the pages that follow, we first briefly illuminate the impetus for engineers to learnleadership skills, and why this is particularly valuable early in one’s career. Then, we outline thesuccess the ERC Program has enjoyed in developing science and engineering leaders. Third, wedescribe our research methods that led to our

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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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design to research that 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

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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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. “Adaptive Thinking & Leadership Simulation Game Training for Special Forces Officers.” I/ITSEC 2005 Proceedings, Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference Proceedings, November 28-December 1, 2005 Orlando, Florida, USA. 3. Aebersold, M. and D. Tschannen. “Simulation in Nursing Practice: The Impact on Patient Care.” The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2013. 4. Shaw, Carolyn M. "Designing and Using Simulations and Role-Play Exercises." The International Studies Compendium. Ed: Robert A. Denemark. Wiley – Blackwell, 2010. 5. S. Kumar, and J. K. Hsiao. Engineers Learn “Soft Skills the Hard Way: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering Classes.” Leadership