Conference Session

Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

same level ofresponsibility for projects. EWB projects entail trips that range from a few days to a few weeksand their programs focus on limited contracts with a community rather than a long-termrelationship. The Peace Corps Master’s Program provided a similar experience to CEDC’sprogram but it was recently phased out, and it focused on graduate students rather thanundergraduates (Peace Corps, 2016). Consequently, there are not many outlets for students toexperience such an intense experience in the Global South. Yet, other immersive studentprograms, such as study abroad experiences, could also yield similar impacts to CEDC’sinternship experience.The authors highly suggest that other service-based programs like CEDC investigate

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development: Theories, Models, Frameworks, and Tools

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #19462Leading from the Bottom Up: Leadership Conceptions and Practices AmongEarly Career EngineersMr. Mike Klassen, University of Toronto Mike Klassen is the Assistant Director, Community of Practice on Engineering Leadership 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 is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Higher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education