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Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

research interests include electrokinetics, predominantly di- electrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award and was nominated for Michigan Professor of the Year in 2014. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activi- ties in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne is currently co-Chair of ASEE’s Diversity Committee and PIC I Chair; she has previously served on WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams and contributed to 37 ASEE conference proceedings articles.Prof. Beena

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Lin Hartmann P.E., Iowa State University; Clinton Stephens, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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survey will aid in our continued effort to understand the needsof industry and to shape engineering leadership curricula.BackgroundThe effort to emphasize the importance of leadership in engineering education has been enduringsince the 1990s. Leadership has more recently been underscored in various engineering reports,including those by the National Academy of Engineering.18,19 Additionally, researchers haveoffered leadership skills are requisite for successful and impactful engineering careers.3, 6, 8, 9, 10,11, 27 Although the evidence exists for the need of leadership development for engineeringundergraduates, only 3 of the 28 engineering programs include the term leadership in theirProgram Criteria in ABET Criteria for 2014-2015. Those

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto, ILead; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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’ leadership orientations change across their career trajectories?4) How do engineers’ leadership orientations change in response to different situations?5) When do engineers begin to value the skills associated with each orientation?6) What are the skills and traits associated with exemplary engineering leaders of eachorientation?Methodology Page 26.1519.2The primary source of data for our analysis was a survey of 175 engineers working for twointernational engineering-intensive organizations with head offices in Canada. We sent thesurvey link to key leadership personnel at our two partner organizations and invited them todistribute it to their

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame

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organizations are encouraged to “bid” on community projects suggested by the South Bend Department of Public Works to apply both technical and leadership skills. These projects have a broader range of stakeholders and more complex constraints than typical academic projects, and participants are Page 26.1577.2 expected to progress from an apprentice to journeyman level of mastery of leadership skills.  Continuing Executive Engineering Leadership Education: This offering is designed to support alumni and other engineering professions through key leadership transitions throughout their careers as the progress

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 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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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Training for Leadership and Team Skills from Freshman Year ForwardLeadership and small-group skills for engineers are not only important for interacting with the 3-5 people on a design team during their academic career, but for performing well on professionalengineering teams, which often include customers, support personnel (who are not engineers),and other constituencies in the workplace. This issue is best captured with this quote from Mr.Bock of Google, “What we care about is, when faced with a problem and you're a member of ateam, do you, at the appropriate time, step in and lead. And just as critically, do you step back....". 1Our work

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel

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meet ever increasing societal demands. Nine of 24 outcomes are focused onprofessional skills, describe student skills needed to meet career challenges, and include targetlevels of cognitive development required to prepare students for professional practice.Based on this vision for future engineers set forth in ASCE BOK 2, faculty in The CitadelDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) adopted 22 student outcomes, eightof which are directly focused on developing student professional skills and competencies. Theseoutcomes are mapped across a subset of the 34 courses offered in the civil engineeringcurriculum. Embedded indicators are used to measure student attainment of the material andresults are compared to established Department

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farah I. Jibril, Qatar University ; Bassnt Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University; Mohieddine A. Benammar, Qatar University; Saud A. Ghani, Qatar University

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tools and application and having also total quality management diploma and being quality master holder dealing with all quality systems as documentation , CAPA management , RCA , facility maintenance and also ISO 9000/2008 expert in addition to being certified from Bernard Castle in UK as sterile area facility Design expert as per ISO regulations . Egyptian pharmacist graduate of 2007 who started my career as a research and development pharmacist in SEDICO pharmaceuticals in EGYPT for about 2 years dealing with new dosage forms formulation and then rotated to Methodology and stability department in which i dealt with dosage form analysis and innovation of new methods of analysis dealing with all laboratory

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne Cowe Falls, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Gord Aker P.Eng. PCC, Logical Leadership

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being well aware of the leadership challenges faced bystudents, the University of Calgary created the Maier Student Leadership Program (MSLP). Thisprogram provides engineering students who have demonstrated an interest in leadership with an“opportunity to accelerate their careers and realize their full leadership potential” [2]. Many currentleadership programs give credit however; the MSLP is an extra-curricular program for which students donot receive academic credit for their participation. Furthermore, elements of the program are open to allstudents at the SSE as a means of inspiring further participation in leadership activities throughout thestudent’s academic careers. While all students can participate in the MSLP, the primary target

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Paper ID #13721Student Perspective on Defining Engineering LeadershipRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn is a Master of Science candidate in Civil Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the impact that teaching engineers leadership has on early career success. She co-founded the Engineering Education Students’ Society and is involved with initiatives to collaborate nationally to increase the conversation with students about engineering education.Dr. Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Meghan Daly, James Madison University; Cairo Jahan Lakil Sherrell, James Madison University; Thomas Atcheson Ware; Diane L. Foucar-Szocki, College of Education, James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University

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nanocomposites and engineering education. He was trained as a Manufacturing Process Specialist within the textile industry, which was part of an eleven- year career that spanned textile manufacturing to product development.Meghan Daly, James Madison University Senior Engineering Student and Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Engineering, James Madison University.Mr. Cairo Jahan, Lakil Sherrell, James Madison University I am a senior engineering student at James Madison University. I expect to graduate with a B.S. of engineering and a mathematics minor in May 2015. I am pursuing a career in systems, sustainable, or environmental engineering while continuing to grow professionally by aiding my capstone project team

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Paper ID #13725Engineering Leadership Education: A Review of Best PracticesRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn is a Master of Science candidate in Civil Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the impact that teaching engineers leadership has on early career success. She co-founded the Engineering Education Students’ Society and is involved with initiatives to collaborate nationally to increase the conversation with students about engineering education.Dr. Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W. Klosterman, Northeastern University; Steven T. McGonagle, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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positions during his 23-year career in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He is a graduate of Norwich University and Florida Tech, where he earned a master’s in Organizational Leadership and Psychology. He is a US Army Ranger and served as Professor of Military Science and Leadership at Providence College, and also at Florida Tech. Prior to assuming his teaching role at Northeastern Universities Gordon Engineering Leadership program, he spent five years in industry as Director of Operations of King Industries in Norwalk CT.Prof. Simon Pitts, Northeastern University Simon Pitts is director of Northeastern University’s Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership and pro- fessor of practice in engineering leadership. Before

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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, professionalism, dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility, and Page 26.631.4capacity for lifelong learning (pp. 54-56). The emphasis on these attributes reflects anassumption that engineers of the future will no longer be able to rely solely on a core body ofexpertise throughout their careers. Perhaps more importantly, it reflects a desire to see engineersand engineering exercise appropriate influence for the public good and to attract talentedstudents to a profession that both pays well and provides personal fulfillment.Engineering leadership programs as they are portrayed through their websites appear focus oncurricula, requirements, and the benefits

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammadreza Ostadali Makhmalbaf, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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utility companies, a project management consulting company, and a software company. She is a registered professional engineer, project management professional and LEED accredited professional. Her research interests are in investigating students’ development of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in students’ involvement in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award recipient for her research entitled, ”Investigating Co-Curricular Participation of Students Underrepresented in Engineering.” Page 26.429.1 c

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co-developed

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

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. Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University Kristina M. Ropella, Ph.D., is interim Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University. She received her bachelor of science degree in biomedi- cal engineering from Marquette and her master’s and doctoral degrees from Northwestern University. She joined the biomedical engineering faculty in 1990 and served as the chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering from 2004 to 2013, when she was named the executive associate dean. Ropella has focused her research and teaching career on biosignal processing, bioinstrumentation, computer applications in biomedical engineering, statistics and medical imaging. Current

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Louis, Purdue University; Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karan Sharma, Purdue University

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and communication. Individual’s recognition of the interdependencies between Impact on Society and engineering work and impact, including awareness of relevant Economy problems, solutions, and change navigation. Engineering Individual’s ability to build relationships among a team for mutual Leadership benefit and interpersonal cooperation and exchange. Individual’s ability to adapt to change in careers, personal situations, Adaptor to Change and ability to make decisions that impact project success.Methods In this study, we discuss the

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Schuhmann, The Landing School; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffrey G. Soper, Montreux School of Business; Donald H. Horner Jr., Jacksonville University

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Program approaches its 20th anniversary, retrospection, insight, and application of lessonslearned to formulate a vision of the future are appropriate. The past and current directors of theProgram have gathered together to create a joint retrospective. This retrospective is stronglyinfluenced by the authors personal experiences both in and outside of the classroom, paperspublished by the collective authors through the years, extensive reviews of current student Page 26.633.2learning through pre/post course surveys6 and discussions with graduates that considered boththe career impact of the Program as well as views of the strengths and areas where

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Scott Rebentisch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Townsend, Project Management Institute; Edivandro Carlos Conforto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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their careers, many, if not most mayreasonably expect to play a leading role in an engineering or product development effort at somepoint. Will they have the necessary preparation and skillset? And where should this preparationtake place? These issues are the focus of this paper, which is based on a study of engineeringleaders and the skills and roles that are essential to the work they do. What skills will be required of an engineering leader? In a typical matrix organizationleadership roles might involve permutations around project or functional, or technical ormanagerial (1). In a program, a program manager would fill the managerial role while a chiefsystems engineer might fill a technical role (although in some cases both roles might

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Jessica Townsend, Olin College of Engineering

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the region’s ethnic makeup. UTEP’sextraordinary success is validated by Washington Monthly magazine’s 2014 ranking of UTEP asone of the top 10 universities in the nation, with UTEP being ranked #1 for the third consecutiveyear among all U.S. universities in the social mobility category for its success in helping studentsachieve the American Dream. At the same time, this program is designed to attract students thatmight not normally consider engineering as a career by allowing them envision and experiencethe kind of impact they could have as engineering leaders.The program was initially housed directly under the Dean of the UTEP College of Engineering,but is now formally offered by the newly created Department of Engineering Education

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yazmin Montoya, LEAD; Aaron Eduardo Pacheco Rimada, University of Texas, El Paso; Erwin Ignacio Delgado, Univerity of Texas, El Paso ; Isaiah Nathaniel Webb; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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of the Engineering Leadership program (E-Lead). Inthis paper, the methods and outcomes are presented for how these pillars were put into practiceby the E-Lead students through experience-based learning in our Introduction to EngineeringLeadership course. This course is intended to introduce incoming student to both the culture ofthe E-Lead program as well as equip them for success in their college career. Piloted in the fallof 2013, the initial response from students was less than satisfactory and a change was needed.Relying on their personal experience and feedback from their peers and the E-Lead faculty, agroup of students that completed the pilot course proposed a major reform for the following year.In the summer of 2014, the group of now

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Dan Ewert

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prepared for a career in this global economy.In the U.S. education system, it has been recognized by many prominent engineering agenciesand educational leaders2,3,4,5,6,7 that the current model of engineering education will notadequately prepare students to be the engineers of the future and that change is needed in theway engineering education is done in the U.S. These reports and other calls for change all pointout that the key to effective curriculum development is building an engineering education modelthat meets both technical and professional needs of the field that graduates will enter. One actionfrom these calls resulted in ABET adoption of the ABET 2000 criteria, a set of eleven outcomesfor engineering graduates to possess.While many