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Joint Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Development Division and Engineering Management Division

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Donald, P.E., University of Guelph, Canada; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta, Canada

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advocating and implementing a broadermindset in the engineering curriculum. We begin by exploring the tensions in the cultureof engineering education through the lens of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. We thenfollow with a discussion of the co-contraries that exist in engineering education withinthe bounds of these cultural dimensions. We conclude with thoughts on how concepts ofengineering leadership could be leveraged to influence culture change that can positivelyinfluence the curricular aspects of engineering programs, as well as within theinstitutional environment. The work in this paper provides a baseline for discussion onhow engineering educators can work to bridge the culture gap that arises from thesystemic cultural tensions.1

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brett Tallman, University of Texas at El Paso; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; William J. Schell

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this approach or whatits impact might be on the engineering leadership development of college students.The primary purpose of the practice paper is to present a short-term activity that models anidentity-based approach (reflexive instruction) to engineering leadership instruction. By using amodular format that can be easily scaled, this research presents instructional activities that can beapplied easily in a wide spectrum of courses, from introductory engineering to senior capstoneclasses. The lessons take 1-2 class periods; they are based on easily accessible resources; andthey require minimal preparation by instructors. Activities include an introduction into severalleadership styles, a teamwork activity, class discussion, and two essays.In

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University

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. Thesestudies fall into one of three categories: First are the studies that use the final product to assessteam performance but test instructional techniques or teamwork frameworks. The objective ofthis first category is to observe if they can modify teamwork inputs to achieve improvedteamwork outputs (designs or reports). Examples of this kind of assessment study include thework by Rodriguez et al. [1] and Ogot and Okudan [2], where they measured the diversity of ateam or the personality of each member to determine the impact on team performance. The second category of teamwork assessment focuses on the ability of a team to adopt andemploy a specific teamwork framework. The work by Senaratne & Gunawardane [3] is a goodexample of applying a

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katreena Thomas, Clemson University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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unbought, unbound, unafraid, and unintimidated to tell the truth." – Dr. Cornel WestIntroduction Leadership is a highly sought-after skill and experiential opportunity for engineeringstudents and professionals. Engineering leadership research has explored how engineeringincorporates and conceptualizes leadership in engineering professional and educational settings.For example, engineering leadership research has explored the definitions of what engineeringleadership is [1], [2]; the skills involved in engineering leadership [3]–[5]; and practices tosupport engagement in engineering leadership [6]–[11]. While there are studies that explore howengineering leadership is conceptualized, there is a lack of

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Lewis Caulfield; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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community created.1 Introduction“I'm mid-career, I'm seen as someone who knows things, who should be doing, officialmentoring, that type of thing. And I [think to myself], "Oh, please don't make me do this”… I'mpositioned as somebody who knows things or somebody who could be supportive or somebodywho can... I want to be those things. But if it's seen as more of a professional capacity, [I feel],‘My life is a lesson of what not to do’.”We see in this quote, someone who struggles with the complexities of navigating a mid-careerprofessional academic journey; a journey that can be fraught with dead ends, wrong turns, andhard-earned lessons. Irrespective of the challenges, formal mentoring for academics at this stageof their career can be sparse

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Joint Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Development Division and Engineering Management Division

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James N. Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reza S. Rahaman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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engineering. We also findthat alumni encounter career challenges in areas of organization-level leadership skills and innavigating possible career and role types. Based on findings, we discuss potential opportunity areasthrough which educators can enhance the effectiveness of EL programs.IntroductionCurricular and co-curricular Engineering Leadership (EL) programs have proliferated across NorthAmerican engineering schools in recent years [1, 2], with over 50 programs now established [2].Many of these programs, however, are in their formative or early operational years, and it is estimatedthat fewer than 10 of the most active programs operating today had launched prior to 2010 [1]. Anew opportunity is therefore emerging for larger-scale, longer-term

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Volpe, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Sara Valentina Rojas

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the advancement of research. An REU sitetypically hosts a small cohort of students for a summer and focuses student research on a certaintopic or theme [1]. In 2021, multiple institutions and faculty members in engineering educationcollaborated to host a virtual REU entitled, Establishing New Generations of scholars to Amplifyand Grow Engineering Education (ENGagED). The REU’s purpose was to engage moreunderrepresented students, specifically, Black and Latinx students, and as a result ofintersectionality, women, people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, and first-generation individuals among other minoritized identities in engineering education research.Engineering education is a relatively new field of research compared to

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Joint Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Development Division and Engineering Management Division

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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and practitioners, this paper frames the current state ofthe community’s knowledge gaps and provides insights into the discipline’s future directions.IntroductionFor nearly three decades, the engineering community and society have realized that engineering work has a direct impact on societyand the world in which we live [1], [2]. Developing engineers for future work is socio-technical in nature; success in modernengineering projects requires more than technical capability, but also the ability to manage teams of people and lead them towards theaccomplishment of common goals. Adapting to this new socio-technical reality has brought a recognition that holistic engineeringdesign techniques and professional skills development, (to include

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Restrepo Nazar; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles

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were also all full professors in the tenure-line. Theyhad work and leadership experiences outside of university settings, such as being professionalengineers and working in professional development settings. They averaged 2-3 years ofleadership experience, with two Fellows starting this year as the chair of their departments.In Fall 2022, the Fellows participated in four sessions involving critical reflection and dialogueon topics related to power and privilege. The topics of these discussions are described in Table 1.The scope of the discussions was broad, and included both Fellows’ roles as individuals insociety and how they, as STEM disciplinarians, viewed success in STEM education and that oftheir students.Through this work, the Fellows

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aida Ghiaei, University of Connecticut; Alanna Marie Gado; Francesco Rouhana; Tasnim Zaman; Mahjabeen Fatema Mitu; Mayowa Festus Oladele; Adaeze Maduako, University of Connecticut; Suman Kumari, University of Connecticut

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,diverse, and equitable engineering leaders, educators, and researchers and to help bridge the gapbetween traditional academic graduate studies and the workforce demand for practical and appliedleadership skills.LEAD Division strategy priority: Inform.Key project objective: To assess the effectiveness of an innovative engineering-specificleadership group for graduate students. 1Project context: A study by the National Academy of Engineering identified technicalcompetence, business acumen, communication skills, leadership ability, and a global perspectiveas key skills for engineering leaders [1]. The development of graduate students’ leadership abilitiesthrough a

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Joint Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Development Division and Engineering Management Division

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica J. Li, P.E., University of Toronto, Canada; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto, Canada; Catherine MacKenzie Campbell; Elham Marzi, University of Toronto, Canada; Emily Moore, P.E., University of Toronto, Canada

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animportant aspect of the engineering profession. Accreditation boards across North America havecalled for engineering educators to equip engineering graduates with leadership capabilities toallow engineers to take on a more prominent role in technological, societal and businessadvancement [1], [2]. As a result, there has been increased focus and research aroundengineering leadership, both in terms of defining what it is (for example, [3], [4]), as well asidentifying the associated skills and effective pedagogical practices for teaching it [5]–[7].Engineering educators are working on closing the gap between the leadership needs of industryand the capability of engineering graduates. However, for particular sectors such as engineeringconsulting, given

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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engineers work in fields withpressing deadlines, on projects where millions or even billions of dollars, public safety, or thelives of the end user of their designs are at stake. Engineering and computer science-basedprofessions account for just under 6% the 800+ high-stress professions reported by ONET [1].Helping students to develop strategies for performing on teams effectively in stressful situationsis essential for their successful goal achievement, productivity and team performance in theirfuture engineering careers [2], [3]. This EL work in progress design paper will introduce amodel for a non-traditional engineering leadership development activity. Specifically, this paperwill explore the incorporation of a simulated stressful situation

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Milan Maljkovic, University of Toronto; Emily Macdonald-Roach

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affirming stories,but also institutionally realized leadership catalysts. By making four types of EL developmentcatalysts explicit, we provide engineering educators with authentic, industry-embeddednarratives to support their programing. This project is significant to the ASEE LEAD divisionbecause it provides us with a way of scaffolding leadership development opportunities for all ourstudents, even those who may resist the notion of engineering as a leadership profession.Keywords: career paths, engineering leadership, situated workplace learning, leadership narrativesIntroductionThe majority of engineers working in industry encounter supervisory or managerialresponsibilities within four years of graduation [1-4], yet research suggests that many of

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuli Ndubuisi, University of Toronto; Philip Asare, University of Toronto

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Engineering Education, 2024 A Case Study of Integrating Leadership Competencies in a Global Engineering Design Course: A Work in ProgressIntroductionEngineers have a strategic leadership role in tackling the world’s challenges such as the globalenvironmental challenges, infrastructure modernization needs for an expanding population,technological innovations and developments demands, and global health problems [1].Similarly,the engineering world has become increasingly global with many companies establishing globalpartnerships, international alliances, cross-border mergers and acquisitions for increasedproductivity and competitiveness [2][3]. For instance, the recent merger between two techcompanies, Broadcom and VMWare, required

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology; James Field; Lauren Stewart, Georgia Institute of Technology

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mergeddesign thinking, leadership, and engineering into a cohesive origami engineering course.IntroductionTwenty years ago, the National Academy of Engineering published The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century [1]. The publication called upon engineeringeducators to develop students’ performance skills, including teamwork competencies, to augmenttheir technical education. Since then, the engineering education community has engaged in avigorous discussion regarding the development of these skills, resulting in various pedagogiesand approaches being developed and tested. In addition to research, universities have installedleadership development programs either in or adjacent to their engineering programs [2].However, this sudden

Conference Session

Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marnie Jamieson, University of Alberta; John R. Donald P.Eng., University of Guelph

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paper entitled Engineering Leadership: Bridging the Culture Gap in EngineeringEducation [1] we argued that a major barrier to change in engineering education, including theincorporation of engineering leadership into the curriculum, is the culture that exists in ourinstitutions. We proposed that the elements and dynamics of this culture can be examined in theform of co-contraries (or opposites that need each other) and that the relative emphasis in theseco-contraries reflects the engineering educational culture in a department, an institution or inengineering education as a whole. Example cultural co-contraries identified include: the powerdistance dynamic between the student and the professor; the nature of the distribution of effortbetween

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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of conferences and journals focused on engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Assessing Leadership Development through a Leadership Practice Project: A Work in ProgressThis work-in-progress practice paper describes the assessment of learning via a leadershippractice project for an upper-level engineering leadership course [1] offered at a large publicuniversity in the central U.S. The course features a mix of theory and practical application and isdesigned to teach skills students can use immediately, as well as concepts they may need later intheir careers. Learning is assessed through written reflections, a “managing oneself” essay, and

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Latorre, University of Florida

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programs and it relates to skills sought out by engineeringemployers [1]-[4]. Engineering students must function effectively on a team whose memberstogether provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals,plan tasks, and meet objectives [3]. Successful teams require all members to be engaged withtheir shared and individual responsibilities [5]. Team roles can help with assigning theseresponsibilities effective and efficiently [6],[7]. Current trends have students preferring fluidroles rather than staying within bounded tasks [8]. All students should enjoy and be successful intheir teams, while obtaining the experience they need for their careers and helping the team toperform at their highest level.To evaluate

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; Sumita Ambasta; Vinayak Krishan Joshi, Plaksha University

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skills taught.Additionally, students rated the effectiveness of research pedagogy in teaching the skills ofcritical thinking and decision-making significantly higher than expected. The study resultsprove that decision-making and leadership skills can be organically brought into engineeringwhen research design is used as a pedagogical tool for teaching about decision-makingexplicitly.IntroductionEngineering education in the 21st century needs to consider the future of work, which takesinto account the aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the role of automation [1].Educators need to keep in mind the rapid technological changes that are happening in ourworld today to align the engineering curriculum to real-world requirements. Learning

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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University

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approaches include exploring the connection between personal values,personal story, and principles (or personal ethics) and students’ behaviors that can affectpsychological safety on teams.IntroductionWithin this work we examine ethics as the collection of principles that we use to motivate us andhelp us make decisions and guide our interactions with those around us and work that we do.Therefore, our ethic is made up of the principles that motivate, inform, and guide our daily lives.From this standpoint, the discussion on ethics development should extend beyond why theChallenger exploded or the causes behind the Hyatt Regency Bridge failure.If we apply the four domains of Leadership Model [1], the development of a leadership ethic notonly includes

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Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph; Makary Nasser, University of Guelph

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thematic analysis of the twentydata entries, four distinct themes emerged from the generated codes: identity, traits, supportbehaviors, and outcomes. The code application patterns were interpreted to provide insight on thecollective meaning within the network of being a mentee and a mentor, professional similaritiesand aligned values, and mentorship methods and motivations. The insights produced may not begeneralizable to any mentorship social network, however they identify interesting characteristicswhich could lead to intriguing lines of inquiry for future work on this topic.1 IntroductionThe need for engineering students to develop and value leadership, transferable skills, andprofessional development alongside technical skills is gaining

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Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Cathryne Jordan, University of Washington; Arron Corey Clay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Ali Cho, University of Washington; Robin Neal Clayton, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington

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Diverse Environments: A Work in ProgressIntroductionHistorically, engineering education has focused on technical skill development [1], where non-technical skills such as teamwork, communication, leadership, and social responsibility havebeen emphasized only recently to ensure engineers are being educated holistically [2].Furthermore, while historically marginalized groups remain underrepresented in engineering, thefield is starting to see growth in diversity [3]. Aligned with this newer focus on preparing holisticengineers for a professional engineering environment and the growth of diversity within thefield, ABET updated their student outcomes in 2019 to include an outcome specifically dedicatedto effectively

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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Zhendi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Miles O. Dodd, Texas A&M University

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done on these topics. We conclude the paper witha discussion and recommendations for future work.IntroductionWhile generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) first became available for widespread use in late 2022(in the form of OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform), this milestone is the latest in a long march ofincreasingly sophisticated developments in harnessing computational power [1] for a variety ofapplications. For this paper, we will generally address how computational power and the use of datais increasingly impacting the practice of leadership. We will speak broadly to the impact of big dataand more specifically to Gen AI, but all under the umbrella term of data-enhanced leadership. Weuse this phrase to capture the phenomenon that

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership in Industry

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Volpe, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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potential inclusive spaces for women engineers. Theimplications are far-reaching, involving all parties associated with the conception, construction,upkeep, and leadership of more inclusive engineering spaces. By adopting broader and morediverse perspectives to workplace and AI algorithm development, women engineers can morefully experience the notion that “if you can see it, you can be it".IntroductionCountless national reports and publications have identified the challenges associated with thepersisting lack of diversity or “missing millions” (i.e., the lack of women, Black, Latinx andother historically underrepresented groups in science and engineering) within engineering [1].Despite efforts to improve the representation of women and those of

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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farnoosh B. Brock, Prolific Living Inc.; Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University; Andy Brock, Prolific Living; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University and National Science Foundation

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, the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET requires thatall ABET-accredited programs demonstrate their graduates have attained seven StudentOutcomes shown below (ABET, 2024). The four Student Outcomes in bold showcase theimportance of personal and professional development (e.g. educating the whole engineer)beyond the three technical Student Outcomes (e.g. 1, 2, and 6). ABET’s holistic approach toeducating the next generation of graduates showcases the connectedness and intertwinednecessity of bringing technical education and professional education together. 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 2. an ability to apply engineering

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Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Amin Azad, University of Toronto

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Engineering Change: Systems Thinking as an Engineering Leadership SkillIntroductionAs engineering leadership educators, we must constantly ask ourselves what skills, attitudes andperspectives students need to gain from our programs. If leadership is “a process whereby anindividual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” [1], we have aresponsibility to equip students with the skills not only to influence others, but also to identifythe goal; in engineering terms, to define the problem to be solved by understanding context,scoping the problem effectively, and consulting with stakeholders.The problems that we face as a society are becoming more open, complex, dynamic, andnetworked: they cannot be solved by individual people in siloed

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership in Industry

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Michael Aucoin, Texas A&M University

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contemplate professional networking, they frequentlyfeel angst. Fully 80 percent of people [1] hold attitudes that prevent them from networking in any wayor from networking successfully. Nevertheless, most college students know they should participate inprofessional networking, but such knowledge does not overcome their avoidance of it. Studentstypically misunderstand genuine networking and lack effective knowledge and skills in it, even whenthey feel comfortable doing so. However, the recommendation that students network is too crucial tooverlook or postpone; professional networking is essential to a thriving career in both the short- andlong-term. A LinkedIn [2] study revealed that 70% of people were hired by an organization wherethey already had a

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership in Industry

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University

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. Increasing happiness at work, and measuring its impact, has been the subject of numerousstudies across different cultures and industries. Research shows that it correlates with positiveoccupational outcomes. Specifically, happier employees exhibit higher levels of engagement,improved productivity, greater levels of career satisfaction, and a greater sense of well-being intheir lives [1] – [4]. Singh, Saxenda, and Mahendru find that there is no widely-agreed upon definition ofhappiness in the literature, but they describe it as “a harmonious state where the individual’sphysiological and psychological needs are satisfied in the past, present, and future, leading themto live a meaningful and contented life” [5]. To experience happiness at work

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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. HLAsdesign a personal leadership development plan, attend monthly meetings, and enjoy specialevents with invited speakers and corporate sponsors. Each HLA is matched with a professionalmentor who provides coaching in leadership and professional development.HLAs are expected to take courses supporting their leadership development. For many years, thecollege offered only one course focused on engineering leadership [1]. JHLP’s curricularcomponent was enhanced in 2019 with the launch of the Undergraduate Certificate inEngineering Leadership and the creation of a new course, Experiential Leadership.Experiential Leadership was designed to provide course credit for undergraduate studentsparticipating in JHLP as Holmes Leadership Associates and pursuing

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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John M. Feiler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Leo McGonagle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Eileen Milligan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alexander Rokosz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Schanne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reza S. Rahaman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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intrinsic to the activity (e.g., time and resource constraints, a competitive context, and costs),yet, that many students’ reflections contained ideas for mitigating such pressures through enhancedcritical thinking and team collaboration. Though program-level evaluation of ethics learning is ongoing,we conclude by sharing lessons-learned from this module’s development, identifying implementationconsiderations for other programs wishing to explore similar forms of ethics experiential learning.IntroductionUndergraduate Engineering Leadership (EL) programs frequently describe ethics education as a keyfacet of their curricula (e.g., [1 - 5]), a movement aligned with contemporary engineering accreditation 23 4criteria