Introduction & Background Learning ‘Street Smarts’ This in-progress research project explores the value of using Alumni to inform engineering undergraduates about the nature of the industry and assist them in developing the necessary competencies to succeed. Students of the Engineering Leadership Program at
oflearning through social relationships should be embraced as an essential component ofprofessional practice and continuous improvement.Mentorship is usually framed as one-to-one relationships, however, the authors recognize howpeople can have various mentors and mentees across their networks. These mentorshipinteractions can be seen as a web of connections between people within a network and play acritical role of both direct and indirect connections that underpin the development of professionalrelationships [5]. Mentorship relationships within a social network will then likely span variousstages of career progression and professional ranks.In a higher education context, traditional views of mentorship encompass relationships betweenstaff, faculty
, several barriers toimplementing these types of frameworks exist. First, many engineers continue to hold atraditional, hierarchical view of leadership and thereby may resist the notion that engineering is aleadership profession [7], [8]. Additionally, while many opportunities to gain experience exist,support is needed to provide students with more meaningful development through intentionalengagement and reflection [9]. Providing a comprehensive framework for competencydevelopment faces many challenges, including lack of shared curriculum across engineeringmajors, lack of faculty expertise or commitment to leadership development [10], difficultyimplementing efforts at scale, and misconceptions that leadership is a field best suited for studentsin
faculty. Table 1: List of Roles Students are Encouraged to Fill within their Teams Team Leader Meeting Facilitator Meeting Scribe Meeting Timekeeper Blog Editor Template Manager Finance and Research * Teams may define additional roles. Travel Coordinator LibrarianMethodologyA three-iteration exploratory mixed-methods survey was developed to collect data from thestudents, named respectively as Early Fall, Late Fall and Spring. Early Fall was distributed rightafter teams assigned roles, to assess their intentions and expectations. Late Fall and Spring weredistributed at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters respectively, to assess their progressand
perceptions noticeably improved after experiencing the content. We also learned thata focus students benefited most from portrayal of networking as an ethical practice of servantleadership and by assisting skill development. It is important for workplace teams and theirorganizations for individual engineers to be effective practitioners of strategic networking. The paperconcludes with guidance for instructors in helping students with the important skill of strategicnetworking for students throughout their time at college. Engineering faculty can equip students withpractical and proven guidance and support to develop critical leadership skills for the workplace asthey begin their careers.IntroductionWhen both students and working professionals
such conditions, they mustbe prepared and enabled to connect with others who have different backgrounds andexperiences than they do, quickly understand perspectives that differ from their own, andsolve problems with the end users’ and other stakeholders’ interests at the forefront oftheir minds. This paper includes a narrative literature review of research on empathy inengineering leadership education and development. It examines the Zachry LeadershipProgram at Texas A&M University as a case study of how empathy can be introduced intoengineering leadership curriculums, describes the teaching approaches faculty in thatprogram use to help students understand and develop this skill, and identifies ongoingchallenges, particularly with
), receive coachingfrom engineering leadership faculty, work with their mentors, and write periodic reflectionsregarding their leadership learning and development. This paper supports the ASEE EngineeringLeadership Development Division’s strategic initiatives “Design” and “Assess.” The purpose ofthis study is to examine students’ leadership development as a result of taking the ExperientialLeadership course. Specifically, we are interested in the following questions: Q1: What leadership capabilities do students choose to explore? Q2: What self-reported growth do students experience in each capability? Q3: What factors contribute to that change? Q4: What lessons do students describe? Q5: How do the activities, lessons
Copyright ? 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”• Selection of curriculum content• Retaining, with modifications, sustainability in our ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES course• Adding sustainability to design problems in required courses• Including sustainability in our capstone design courses• Developing civil engineering faculty buy- in leading to regular dialogue with students on sustainable development issues in existing courses freshman through senior yearWith most Civil Engineering departments adding more content to a fixed or decreasing numberof credit hours, the appropriate selection of sustainability curriculum content is critical. ASCEPolicy Statement 4181 on the role of the civil engineer in sustainable development states
professional activities include: program chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education; chair of a new IEEE program on Early Career Faculty Development; editorial board of IEEE/HKN The Bridge magazine; and ABET EAC program evaluator.Dr. Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Chandler is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He previously was a Member of Technical Staff at L-3 Communications and currently performs systems engineering
Education, 2024 Examining Cultural Elements to Enable Change in Engineering Education American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2024.1. IntroductionThe future of engineering education requires engineering faculty, schools and programs to enactchange in the curriculum to respond to the complex challenges in our world today and torecognize the socio-enviro-technical nature of engineering practice. Engineering leadershipeducation is premised on the principle that developing strong leadership competencies isessential to effectively and appropriately enable the contextual application of the traditionaltechnical competencies that are often the primary focus of undergraduate engineering programs.In our 2023
Paper ID #36704Board 66: A Comparison Study: Challenges and Advantages of OfferingOnline Graduate Level Statistical CourseDr. Yuan-Han Huang, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Dr. Yuan-Han Huang is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and graduate faculty for the Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM) program at Penn State Behrend. He received the B.S. in Industrial Engineering from I-Shou University, Taiwan; the M.B.A. in Industrial Management from the National Taiwan University Science & Technology, Taiwan; and the M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the State University
Paper ID #41818Assessing Leadership Development through a Leadership Practice Project:A Work in ProgressDr. Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, director of the Jerry Holmes Leadership Program for Engineers and Scientists, designs and delivers leadership development curricula tailored to the needs of collegiate engineering and science students. An assistant professor in the Engineering Pathways Program, she teaches leadership and professional development courses, supports student organizations, manages the engineering leadership certificate program, and provides advice and counsel to
leadership further, such as connecting with a faculty mentor [e.g., 26, 34]or investing in an interesting classroom or co-curricular group project [5]. Reflective Essay. The final core activity was a 1–2-page reflection essay, assigned afterthe final in-class discussion. For lower-division students, the essay was due soon after the singleclass intervention. This essay included two prompts: “How has your perspective on engineeringleadership changed / strengthened / weakened since your outlook essay?” and “Which—if any—practical steps [to develop as engineering leadership] sound personally interesting?” Thisactivity had three purposes: 1. It provided a reflection opportunity for students to consider how their own ideas had
the stakeholders. A committee can be formed to develop the metrics and periodically evaluate the outcome to ensure the metrics are met. • Building diverse U-I partnerships. Through the U-I collaboration, faculty can invite professionals from minority or under-representative demographics from the industry to give guest lectures. In addition, the university can support industry in recruiting students from those populations as well through scholarships, internships or mentorships. • Industry’s active participation in university partner’s curriculum development. Creating an industry advisory board dedicated to the academic program will ensure the partnered university prepares students for meeting
. Wyatt, "What is engineering leadership? A proposed definition," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, vol. 2018-June, 2018.[3] J. v Farr and D. M. Brazil, "Leadership Skills Development for Engineers," Engineering Management Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, 2009.[4] M. F. Cox, O. Cekic, and S. G. Adams, "Developing leadership skills of undergraduate engineering students: Perspectives from engineering faculty," J STEM Educ, vol. 11, no. 3/4, pp. 22–33, 2010.[5] S. Kumar and J. K. Hsiao, "Engineers learn 'soft skills the hard way': Planting a seed of leadership in engineering classes," Leadership and Management in Engineering, 2007, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-6748(2007)7:1(18).[6] M. F
of this research: factors that impact team performance, and (to a much lesserextent) frameworks of team performance. The importance of this finding is amplified whenjuxtaposed next to the primary themes of research on teamwork education: student capabilitiesand faculty responsibilities in developing effective teamwork [3]. This discordance betweenacademia’s focus toward teamwork education and industry’s focus toward team performance isan important gap for engineering educators and researchers to address as they both move forwardin their work. If engineering team performance researchers are identifying factors that driveteam performance, yet engineering educators are not teaching the skillsets that would enhancethose drivers, then the
known for reaching educational objectives [18]. Moreover, ashortage of pedagogy of faculty professors in technology-driven Education has been declaredin some studies, which do essentially analyze teacher qualification [19]. However, scarcestudies have been performed evaluating the necessary competencies of teachers for theIndustry 4.0 challenge. From the perspective of educational policymakers, a research surveyidentified the main competencies that vocational schoolteachers in Indonesia require inIndustry 4.0. The pedagogical competencies were considered extremely needed, such as theability to develop students' potential, understand students in-depth, and understand thecharacteristics of students from diverse aspects. Social competence is the
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
ofcontaminant purification (P), separation (S) and isolation (I), which we call PSI. These are theunderlying activities that will be used to tackle the contamination problem in its totality. This is aformidable task for a single chemical engineering department in a nation of 130 million people,where meeting the basic necessities of life is by itself a war for existence.However, a solution to these problems is certainly not possible without strong leadership fromthe country’s technical leaders. Toward this end, the outcomes of the linkage program included: • Faculty Development in Pollution Prevention • Curriculum Development in Pollution Prevention at both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels • Development of Collaborative
Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading innovation and technology development efforts in a major engineering firm.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve was the founding Director (Emeritus) of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) (2010-2018) at the University of Toronto. He is also Professor Emeritus in Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryDr. Andrea Chan, University of Toronto Andrea Chan is a Research Associate at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering | University of TorontoMr. Milan
Paper ID #42558Assessing the Effectiveness of ’Research Design’ as a Pedagogical Tool forPromoting the skill of ’Decision-making’ Towards Developing Leadership inEngineering StudentsDr. Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University Brainerd Prince is Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Thinking, Language and Communication at Plaksha University. He teaches courses such as Reimagining Technology and Society, Ethics of Technological Innovation, and Art of Thinking for undergraduate engineering students and Research Design for PhD scholars. He completed his PhD on Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Philosophy from OCMS, Oxford
the administration at the Milwaukee School of Engineering that education should beprovided by solely by the faculty. The institution uses only credentialed faculty who teach in theareas of their expertise and no teaching assistants. The institution also requires faculty remaincurrent in their field and encourage professional development and consulting though variousprograms. This ensures that students receive the most up to date engineering knowledge andfaculty can draw from their industry experiences to develop real-world content.Curricular InclusionsIn order to meet the of the industry requirements of a strong engineering background and a basicknowledge of all subdivisions of Biomedical Engineering, the required courses in the
presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding institutions and associations.Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile Master in Marketing and Market Research from the University of Barcelona, Spain. Industrial Civil Engineer from the Universidad del B´ıo-B´ıo. She has three diplomas in the areas of coaching, digital marketing and equality and empowerment of women. Her professional experience is linked to higher education as a project engineer and university management in the public and private area. Teacher at different universities in matters of entrepreneurship, business plans and marketing. She currently works as a teacher and academic secretary at the Faculty of Engineering
organizational outcomes occur as a result of theprogram or initiative [10].The program evaluation framework begins with the key objective for the program to beevaluated, then links learning outcomes to corresponding interventions and activities. Theprogram designer must also describe how Reaction, Learning, Behavior and Results will beassessed. The program evaluation process was piloted in Summer 2024 for a student club leaderprogram.Program Description: The Summer FellowshipThe Summer Fellowship program at U of T was first launched in 2015 to support leaders ofengineering student clubs and organizations [11]. There are close to 100 student run clubs andteams in the faculty, including discipline clubs, design teams, professional development groups,music
, early-career women in engineering, sustainable design, and improving diversity,equity, inclusion, and justice within engineering education and the engineering workforce. She isalso interested in student and faculty development. Elizabeth received an M.S. in CivilEngineering as well as a certificate in engineering leadership from the University of Florida anda B.S. in civil engineering from Clemson University. She is an Engineer in Training (EIT) andLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate (LEED-GA)Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, F. ASEE, PMP, LEED-APDenise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, F. ASEE, PMP, LEED-AP is the Associate Dean for WorkforceDevelopment in the Wertheim College of Engineering and a tenured Associate Professor in
this learning experience.Elements for a Successful OutcomeThe relationship between South Dakota State University (SDSU) and ManchesterMetropolitan University (MMU) was built upon a common desire to exchange ideas andinformation. Faculty and administrators from both institutions participated in a series ofFaculty Development Seminar Abroad transactions over the past 15 years which includedvisiting professorships and international student exchanges. SDSU has a well-establishedinternational exchange program, currently encompassing agreements with institutions inEngland, Sweden, Germany, Egypt, Korea, India, and Australia. This interest in developinginternational experiences for students and faculty has been a high priority for SDSU’sPresident
research focuses on the development of sociotechnical thinking and lifelong learning skills in engineering.Mr. Amin Azad, University of Toronto Amin is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering, pursuing a collaborative specialization in Engineering Education. Amin focuses on applying Systems Thinking Principles to Engineering Education and assessing its learning outcomes when solving wicked problems, especially in the field of Entrepreneurship. Amin obtained his MASc. and BASc from the University of Toronto, both in Industrial Engineering, and has worked as a consultant and researcher in tech companies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
: The art and practice of the learning organization. Broadway Business, 2006.[4] A. Johri, "Lifelong and lifewide learning for the perpetual development of expertise in engineering," European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 70–84, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2021.1944064[5] W. P. Thwe and A. Kalman, "Lifelong learning in the educational setting: A systematic literature review," The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 407–417, 2024.[6] L. Van den Broeck, U. Beagon, S. Craps, K. Coppens, J. Hanssens, and G. Langie, "Learn to learn for life–how can faculty staff support the development of students’ lifelong learning competencies? A systematic literature
forth by ABET, ASCE, and industry,the task force revised the CE undergraduate academia program goals and objectives. Theserevised goals and objectives were presented and approved by the ISU CE faculty in November1998. The program goals included the ABET Criteria 3 a-k criteria, but also added additionalprogram goals which addressed the perceived enhancement areas for the CE curriculum identifiedearlier.The task force developed learning models to accomplish the revised academic program objectives.These were patterned after the U.S. Military Academy West Point learning models and wentthrough several revisions as the task force moved through the process of planning the integratedcurriculum.Designing the Integrated Curriculum:During the design of
much less rigidly than previously. Taking advantage of this opportunity, thefaculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University ofIowa has developed a new undergraduate curriculum that permits students exceptionalflexibility, consistent with their career goals as well as their possible additional aspirationsfor learning while at university.The process began in 1997, when the College of Engineering Faculty redesigned the corecurriculum. Math and science classes were modified, the engineering core courses werestreamlined, and the College Faculty introduced the notion of “Elective Focus Areas,” orEFAs. The concept of EFAs is that students should have between 15 and 21 semesterhours (out of 128 s.h. for graduation