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Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #18040Developing Leadership through an Immersive Service-Oriented InternationalInternshipAaron S. Gordon, Clemson University Aaron Gordon is a Senior Civil Engineering major at Clemson University with extensive experience in sustainable development, construction, and project management in Haiti. He has spent almost a year in Haiti’s rural Central Plateau on projects ranging from repairing small schools, water distribution/treatment systems, sanitation infrastructure, and aquaculture programs. Additionally, he is the founding director of Clemson’s chapter of Grand Challenge Scholars.Dr. Jeffery M. Plumblee II

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Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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Paper ID #18207Engineering Leadership Development using an Interdisciplinary Competition-based ApproachDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Gerald Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Ohio Uni- versity’s Coal Research Center, part of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Envi- ronment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute and director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project) He is engaged in the development of energy and environmental technology such as producing algal-based

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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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Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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investigates the adaption of the Competing Values Framework (CVF) for use instudying behavioral complexity and leadership in engineering students working in project teams.Based on a foundation of other studies that leverage the CVF in an engineering educationcontext, the CVF survey was slightly modified to be appropriate. Data were collected fromstudents working on projects both in curricular and co-curricular settings. The data demonstrateslevels of complexity among example student profiles and draws comparisons between curricularand co-curricular settings as well as between genders. Results show that while there are genderdifferences in the curricular setting, there are no significant differences in leadership rolesbetween genders in the co

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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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found in current literature as to theessence of engineering leadership. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Programportrays engineering leadership as a process to promote teams to implement commongoals; it represents a series of capabilities and skills that help engineers to accomplisha multi-disciplinary project, which is often characterized as a team-working processinstead of individual efforts [10]. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)points out that leadership skills represent essential professional capabilities thatcontribute to public health, safety and welfare [11]. By an analysis of differentengineering leadership program outcomes, one can understand the varied emphases ofthese programs in their training. For example, the

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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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Virginia University, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Kinesiology with a focus on Biomechanics from Penn State University. Dr. Lang’s previous professional experiences and research interests range from mechanical engineering facilities 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

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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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Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryDr. Robin Sacks, University of Toronto Robin is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the Uni- versity of Toronto where she teaches leadership and positive psychology. She served as Director of the Engineering Leadership Project, which aims to understand how engineers lead in industry. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Leading from the Bottom Up: Leadership Conceptions and Practices among Early Career EngineersIntroductionThe engineering profession in Canada and the United States is changing in response to numerousglobal forces, and this in turn is

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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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Paper ID #19866Development of Leadership Through Hands-On Learning Activities in a FlippedMicroprocessors ClassroomDr. Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He is primarily affiliated with the ECU Electrical Engineering concentration. His research work focuses on the use of wireless sensor networks, microcontrollers, and physiological data collection for a variety of applications. His primary interest is in the area of adaptive tutorial systems, but he has ongoing projects in the area of hospital patient health

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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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provides oversight for leadership development and inter- national activities within the college and he works actively with students, faculty and staff to promote and develop increased capabilities in global agility and leadership. His research and teaching interests in- clude developing global agility, globalization, leadership, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Gregg has lived in numerous locations within the USA and Europe and has worked in many places including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medical Technology fortune 500 Company. In this capacity he worked as a product development engineer, quality

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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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fits into the broader picture of the heterogeneous nature ofengineering work (Reed Stevens, Johri, & O'Connor, 2014), and the role leadership plays in theformation of an engineering identity. In fact, to date, there is little empirical work in theengineering education body of knowledge that illustrates the role leadership concepts play in theformation of an engineering identity. This project seeks to address that gap through a sequential,mixed-methods study. The overall goal of the project is to construct a grounded theory ofengineering leadership as a component of the professional formation of undergraduate engineers,offering implications for the incorporation of leadership development throughout theundergraduate curriculum. This paper

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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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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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experiences. Expectations forprofessionalism and leadership are set at an academic orientation, while personal professionaldevelopment and group dynamics are introduced during a cohort workshop. Personality andStrengthsFinder™ results exist for approximately130 incoming juniors in both mechanical andelectrical engineering. Only the mechanical engineering students have been observed throughsenior design class and graduation. Assigning senior design project groups, rather than allowingself-selection, is another tool used to develop leadership within the cohort learning community.Over the span of six senior design courses with a total of 50+ mechanical engineering majors,students have been exposed to leadership development through group dynamics