Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

creating technical leadership development programs2. SIUC’S College ofEngineering also responded by creating its Leadership Development Program (LDP) in 2006with the support from Advanced Technology Services (ATS) and later, the National ScienceFoundation.While creating a technical leadership development program is an important first step, theefficacy of such a program is the most important outcome and wherein lies the greatestchallenge. SIUC’S College of Engineering has adapted an engineering management tool, HoshinKanri X-matrix, to effectively manage the large scale program, to teach students how to use thisimportant tool, and to quantitatively demonstrate the efficacy and impact of the program, whilemeeting the motivational needs of the