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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

Conference Session

Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 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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and Innovation Management graduate program. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional competencies through teaching and one-on-one coach- ing. She is most interested in developing student competencies in leadership to impact their successful transition to the workplace and career success.Dr. Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Lang is currently the Associate Director of the Engineering Leadership Research Program at Penn State University. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. S.. Shelley, California State University, Long Beach; Kenneth Wayne Santarelli P.E., California State University, Long Beach; Christopher R. Warren, California State University, Long Beach; Amelia Bahrami, California State University, Long Beach

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. The proprietarynature of the assessment and distortion effects due to the number of items8 detract from generalacceptance of the results. However, as a pragmatic tool for discussing differences betweenindividuals that are not apparent by observation, the assessment is effective for the program. Knowledge obtained from the personality assessments like the MBTI can provideindividuals with greater insight into their energy sources, information gathering, decision-makingand personal lifestyle6. Information from the MBTI provides individuals with a betterunderstanding about general areas of life, or careers, in which they are more likely to beinterested, motivated and successful12. For instance, McCaulley13 asserts individuals are

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University

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Paper ID #20047An Approach to Understand the Role of Identity in Engineering LeadershipDr. William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University (MSU). He is an Assistant Professor in Industrial and Man- agement Systems Engineering at MSU with funded research programs in engineering education and the role of leadership and culture in process improvement. Prior to his academic career, he

Conference Session

Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University

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class will be to my future. I can see that this class will help me in every aspect of my life, whether that be in my career, as a father, or as a member of the community/church.” “When I signed up for this class I assumed that it would be an easy class that I wouldn’t really learn much from, in all honesty how can a class teach someone to become a better leader? Nevertheless, I can now see that just from the last two weeks of class I am already learning to be a better leader, not by giving presentations or taking charge of major groups and projects but instead by understanding myself better. Self-mastery is an essential step in developing leadership skills.” “To be honest I wasn’t

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Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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people and managing processes is internal.Directly Instructing Students About LeadershipAt the beginning of the semester when students were given the course syllabus they were pointedto the fact that leadership was 5% of their course grade and would be assessed through surveysand observed participation in the course. The students were told that leadership is important inteams and will be important throughout their careers as they will need to learn to work with avariety of people. Some past examples of good leadership practices in engineering courses werediscussed such as helping others learn. Students were told that leadership is about more than justhaving all the right answers and helping others, but that it involves taking responsibility for

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tianyi Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Leadership Program[7] Royal academic of engineering. Retrieved from http://www.raeng.org.uk/grants- and-prizes/schemes-for-students[8] Schuhmann, R. J. (2010). Engineering leadership education the search for definition and a curricular approach. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 11(3/4): 61-69.[9] Paul, R. & Falls, L. C. (2015). Mapping career success competencies to engineering leadership capabilities. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. IEEE, 1-6.[10] Bernard M. Gordon MIT engineering leadership program developing tomorrow’s engineering leaders. Retrieved from https://gelp.mit.edu/[11] Musselman, C. (2010). Leadership in engineering. Why is that important in engineering education? National Society of