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Canada published a similar policy paper—Leading a Canadian future: The newEngineer in Society, to support leadership and professional skills education in Canadian facultiesof engineering 3. These two national calls for change have been formalized through learningoutcomes (graduate attributes) generated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) in the United States and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board(CEAB) in Canada 1, 2, 7. While engineering practice has historically blended technical,communication and interpersonal skills 8-12, the recent era of accountability in higher educationhas marked these competencies as legitimate features of engineering education.An increasing number of professors, instructors and
. Departmental boundaries, constraintson resources, and even student and faculty culture can make program reinvention or curricularchange difficult. These challenges will not look unfamiliar to other institutions and programsseeking to drive change and it is intended that the creative solutions developed at UTEP couldhave traction for others as well.Forging a multi-institutional collaborationAlthough UTEP has developed relationships with a number of institutions and programs centeredon engineering leadership, they sought out a significant partnership with the Olin College ofEngineering. Olin College was started from scratch in 1999 through a generous gift from theOlin Foundation to address calls for transformation in engineering education, and graduated
Paper ID #7314Purdue University’s Engineering Leadership Program: Addressing the Short-fall of Engineering Leadership EducationAmadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amadin Osagiede is a master’s student in civil engineering at Purdue University and a graduate research assistant for Engineering Leadership at Purdue’s newly created engineering leadership development pro- gram.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Monica F. Cox is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and is the inaugural director of the Engineering Leadership Minor. She
, take initiative, and strive for excellence much more than the typical college graduate.” Graduates from universities with a formalized commitment to leadership are often able toquickly contribute in industrial settings due to their ability to communicate to solve problems andlead teams2. Hiring graduates who have participated in engineering leadership programs mayalso help organizations cut costs associated with sending employees through their company’sinternal leadership development programs. The purpose of this survey was to collect data from various institutions to examine thetypes of programs utilized and highlight innovative practices. This paper will provide insight intovarious types of leadership development programs that