Paper ID #41800Iterative Learning: Using AI-Bots in Negotiation TrainingDr. Renee Rottner, University of California, Santa Barbara Renee Rottner is Associate Teaching Professor of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara. Previously, Dr. Rottner was on the faculty at New York University’s Stern School of Business in the department of Management and Organizations, where she taught leadership and entrepreneurship courses. Dr. Rottner’s research and teaching focuses on innovation, particularly how innovators can improve the development of new ideas and new firms. She received her B.A. from Eastern Michigan University, her M.S. in
work in progress paper describes a new program that integrates business and engineeringcurriculum. Investments in science, mathematics, and engineering education have increased as amatter of national economic competitiveness [1]. Engineering and business are increasinglyconnected in today’s technological and global workplace and there is a need for graduates whosecompetencies span these fields [2]. Educators have been developing approaches that linkbusiness and engineering curriculum within traditional classes [ 3,4] as well as programs thatprovide minors and degrees for students crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries of businessand engineering [6-8]. Blended engineering and business baccalaureate programs have beendeveloped by at least
ability to identify, formulate, and solve N/A complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics 2 an ability to apply engineering design to produce Some examples addressed in solutions that meet specified needs with cases and discussions; consideration of public health, safety, and assessed through assignments welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, and in-class comments. environmental, and economic factors 3 an ability to communicate effectively with a range Taught and assessed using of audiences
applications, where students highlight prior motivatingexperiences and their degree of engineering intent, and individual entrance interviews. The curricularfoundation of the program, the Capabilities of Effective Engineering Leaders [10], was developedthrough a series of workshops spanning several months at the program's inception attended byfaculty and scholars in engineering and leadership, successful practitioners from industry, andmilitary leaders. The program's core structure is described in more detail by de Weck et al. [14],and can be summarized as consisting of three "legs": 1) an Engineering Leadership Lab (ELL)where students meet weekly in small teams to face leadership challenges keyed to the Capabilities,2) an Engineering Leadership class