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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clinton Stephens, Iowa State University; Katherine Lynn Friesen, College of Engineering, Iowa State University

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and leadership. Students are asked to identify and interview aleader of their choice, analyzing the information gathered from the interview using their personaldefinitions. As a final reflection, students create a self-commitment plan consisting of personaldefinitions of a leader and leadership, personal values, vision statement, and identifiableleadership opportunities while in college.   We have implemented this module as a course facilitated by a graduate assistant.Discussions and the self-commitment plan were spread throughout half of the semester in aneight-week course. Students who have completed the module are invited as to serve as a peermentors that facilitate discussion and activities. A more abbreviated module could

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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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1:The pilot project included two leadership conferences where the senior student leaders were gathered as agroup to discuss their challenges, and needs, and to identify gaps in their leadership skills and knowledge.The first conference was held in the spring of 2007 and was designed to facilitate the transition of studentleaders from one year to the next. In addition to allowing incoming leaders the opportunity to debriefwith outgoing leaders, all participants were asked to provide input into a comprehensive annual calendarof activities (the ‘Calendar Calypso’). This planning process was configured to minimize conflictsbetween groups while maximizing opportunities for collaboration and cooperation. The exercise alsoprovided inspiration for

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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clearlyarticulate the value of that organization in their lives. Further, the students must be able toidentify at least one significant problem within the organization that they can address, plusarticulate a vision for the organization after solving the problem. Finally, the students mustdevelop an action plan for leading the change to solve the problem, including a definedcommunication strategy and what leadership styles and tools will be used (and how they will beused) to motivate the volunteers. To provide further experience and help provide value to theorganizations, the students were organized into groups of four (cadres), such that each studentcould act as advisors to each other and assessors of progress for each team member, reportingspecific

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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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)  Overall results of the program (benefits management)  Technical requirements definition/management  Configuration management  Page 26.356.6 Quality management  Program/project risk  Life cycle planning for the product  System Definition planning  System Retirement and/or Replacement Planning Their responses are shown in Figure 3 in combined form to illustrate the relative importanceof each role. To test whether one role predominantly belongs to either the PM, CSE, or both, theGoodman and Kruskal tau test was used to assess whether there was any association between thejob

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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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research interests, in collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), include developing clinical applications of functional mag- netic resonance imaging, including presurgical planning and evaluation of rehabilitative outcomes after injury or pathology. Ropella is co-director of the Functional Imaging Ph.D. program, jointly offered with MCW. Ropella has twice received the college’s Outstanding Teacher Award (1994 and 2002), the univer- sity Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence (2002) and was named the Wisconsin US Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support for Education (2007). Among other honors, she was the recipient of the

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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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educational objective of the E-Lead degree is to developengineers into leaders with engineering domain knowledge, broad leadership knowledge, and theability to inspire and lead others. But E-Lead goes well beyond being a program, an initiative, ora cluster of classes added to a degree plan. The E-Lead program also develops a culture wherestudents actively contribute to their own education and where individual contributions are valuedand important. E-Lead students strive for excellence because they have a sense of ownership andpower over their own education. Building this new discipline has inherent challenges, especiallywithin a large public university.To help minimize having to “reinvent the wheel” in starting an ambitious student-centereddegree

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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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influence and tell powerful stories. 3. To teach how to be effective team leaders Northwestern has automated the engineering student team performance assessment surveys and computation of 360 degree reviews and planning the work and working the plan to be effective in project teams through PM charters. It was the best example of a breakout session at this conference on engineering leadership training that had data to back its assertions.Community Engagement Programs ResearchThe Community Engagement one was a North American universities 2 day workshop conferenceon service learning in engineering education hosted by Purdue featuring over 80 attendeesassociated with

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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

. As part ofthis group, I regularly train men, both on- and off-campus, to better serve as gender equity allies.I am a member of the Commission on the Status of Women Faculty, a committee that works todevelop and enhance gender-equitable policies at North Dakota State University. I am primaryauthor of a series of broadly distributed advocacy tips, have participated in a national webinar onengaging male faculty as gender equity allies, and have given several conference presentationson the same topics. Additionally, I currently serve on the planning committee for the NSF-funded project Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering (TUEE), which has thegoal of enhancing women participation and success in engineering programs.Dr. Holmes: I

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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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engineers. Our contact at the smaller organization distributed the survey toall engineers working across provincial locations, while our contact at the larger organizationdistributed it to a sample of (primarily junior) engineers working at the central office. Accordingto our records, 288 employees opened the survey and 175 completed at least the first foursections.Please see table 1 for sample survey questions. Part one of the survey solicited backgroundinformation about the age, sex, discipline, department and leadership roles held by individualparticipants. Parts two to four asked participants to respond to Likert style questions about theirtechnical, collaborative and strategic planning tendencies across time (student, junior engineer,senior

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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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Engineering Education (ASEE)among others. In this study, a personal leadership profile instrument was tested that enablesstudents to compare their personalized engineering leadership score with data obtained from aprior study (N=753)1. This establishes a baseline of leadership skills in comparison to one’speers. This paper describes the development of a personalized leadership profile for students thatwould aid them in creating their own leadership plan by comparing their responses with thebaseline. The leadership profile helps to identify areas for improvement and providesrecommendations of relevant courses as a step towards improving upon them. Studentsempowered with the results of their profile could make informed decisions about future

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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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’ leadershipdevelopment.Methods   In keeping with the philosophy of leadership described earlier, the methods employed inthis research relied heavily on the development and assessment of students’ character, capacity,and competence. To this end, a process to craft the curriculum for the course and a leadershipassessment plan was developed. However, since the focus of this paper is on the development ofleadership in the Mavericks, as opposed to a deeper treatment of the curriculum developed, agreater emphasis is placed on describing their process, how they were assessed, and the resultingoutcomes.Curriculum Development During the summer, Mavericks collaborated with faculty to work through a series ofcurriculum development workshops. The goal of 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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- dyne (Pratt & Whitney), he helped design the Space Shuttle. As manager of Reactor Safety Analysis, Experimental Engineering, and Fluid Dynamics Technology at KAPL (Lockheed Martin), he conducted research for Naval Reactors. He currently serves as the Walter L. Robb director of Engineering Lead- ership and as an instructor in Engineering Science at Penn State. Erdman has chaired the local Jaycees, Department of Social Services Advisory Council, GE Share Board, and Curling Club; and served on the Human Services Planning Council, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, and Capital Fund Drive Boards of Directors. Erdman has also lectured on leadership topics at Penn State and RPI. He returned to campus frequently as a

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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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joining Northeastern University in this role he most recently directed the Ford-MIT Research Alliance. As a senior executive with Ford Motor Company, he led cross-functional teams across three continents as director of global product development opera- tions for Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, and Volvo. During his time with Ford, based in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, he led engineering and cross-functional teams as vehicle line director, director of manufacturing operations, director of powertrain strategy and planning, and chief en- gineer powertrain systems engineering. Educated at Loughborough University in England and INSEAD in France, he is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical

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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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successfulleaders.Personal leadership traits were assessed through Kouzes and Posner’s Students LeadershipPractice Inventory (LPI) Self Paper Version, which quantifies an individual’s performance inFive Practices of Exemplary Student Leadership3. These practices are defined as Model the Way,Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart3.The LPI assessment indicates a high, moderate, or low score within each practice based onaccumulated research. Through this assessment, leaders were made aware of their leadershipstrengths and weaknesses from which personal goals were set and action plans created to achievethese goals in exemplifying quality leadership. A leader would set a goal to improve in poor-scoring practices

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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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).23Research has supported that capstone courses help students develop teamwork skills and increasecommunication skills and technical competencies. A nationwide survey conducted in 2011 among57 members of the ASCE Department Heads Council demonstrates that when the participants wereasked, ―Where does your department include/plan to include management, business, public policy,and leadership into the curriculum?‖, 68% of respondents chose ―Capstone/senior design,‖ whichmeans that the majority of leadership skills are obtained through capstone courses and designproject activities.26 In order to develop nontechnical skills such as leadership, the objectives of acapstone course should encompass many items, including improvement of team formation, skillsfor

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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students to build on their strengths andovercome their weaknesses as they navigate their education.13A guiding principle for the IRE model is that students own the responsibility for their learning.At the beginning of each project cycle, students identify which outcomes will be addressedduring the project. Working with faculty, they determine which learning modes will be appliedand determine what types of evidence they will need to acquire in order to demonstrate outcomeattainment by the end of the project cycle. Learning activities include planning, resourceidentification, self-directed knowledge acquisition, peer conversation, help-seeking, reflection,and evaluation.15 Each project cycle concludes with the presentation of two reports: a

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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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Systems Model significant changes, new ideas, experiments, problem solves, adaptable • Broker: Sells ideas, influences decisions at higher levels, acquires needed resources, strong negotiatorManaging Processes • Monitor: Clarifies policies, expects accurate work, controlsInternal Process projects, monitors progress, develops measures andModel checkpoints • Coordinator: Brings order, plans schedules, provides stability, control and continuityProducing Results • Producer: Focuses on outside competition, emphasizes speed,Rational Goals Model

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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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Paper ID #12205Teaching and Assessing Professional Skills in an Undergraduate Civil Engi-neering CurriculumDr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is a professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. His research interests focus on transportation infrastructure planning and design, highway safety, and active living by design. He teaches courses in engineering management, transportation engineering, geographic information systems, and land surveying.Dr. Dimitra

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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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-Operate), an innovative educational framework forengineering, also addressed the need for engineering leadership in their most recent syllabusupdate. The syllabus extension includes ten different learning outcomes related to Creating a Page 26.634.2Purposeful Vision and Delivering on the Vision5 (p.69).In today’s workplace, the knowledge and experience gained through engineering leadershipeducation is valuable to all engineers, regardless if they plan to pursue managerial roles. Themajority of engineering work is team oriented, thus engineers must be prepared to work on teamsand take initiative when solving technical problems6. Leadership skills

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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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establishingstructure,14 such as keeping the team on schedule and assigning tasks, and broader descriptorssuch as “getting things done” and making decisions. The fact that all team members consideredbehaviors in this category as indicators of leadership was unsurprising given the project-orientednature of the competitions.For both teams, organizing the team to achieve a goal was the most common project-management behavior mentioned. Many team members associated “making sure everything getsdone” with leadership, a perspective corresponding the functional leadership models.17, 18, 21 Asexplained by a team officer with extensive leadership role experience, “You have to show thatyou’ve thought things out, you have a plan, and that you’re going to execute it

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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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change, disruptive/transformative innovation, development studies, strategic planning, and public policy. Mahmoud has authored/co-authored 50+ peer-reviewed published papers in well-reputed international conferences and journals, in addition to 25+ institutional/curricular frameworks and internal reports. Mahmoud has attained a number of research funding grants from the UK, Malaysia, and Qatar, and won a number of awards and scholarships during his studies and professional career. After finishing his Doctorate, Mahmoud worked as a researcher at Loughborough University, UK. In Fall 2011, he moved to Qatar University (QU), Qatar, as a faculty member with the Dean’s Office, College of Engineering. In Fall 2012, Mahmoud

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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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, character, and values.Cornell Engineering But technical skills alone are not enough. Turning ideas intoLeadership Program solutions, bringing innovations to life, influencing governments and societies: these require engineers to step up as team members and leaders.Rice Center for Engineering The difference between a “really smart” engineer and aLeadership “leading engineer” is the ability to create and communicate a shared vision, to build a high performing team, to develop and execute shared plans, and to create innovations that

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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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☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Know how to prepare an effective presentation ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Maintain eye contact during a conversation ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Represent a colleagues’ position when they are not present ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Demonstrate a successful event they have planned ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Influence others ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Go above and beyond what is asked