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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Delia Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University; Marcelo Augusto Leal Alves, University of São Paulo; Brendan P. Sullivan, New Mexico State University

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International Forum

. The challenge is to create educational environments that fostercomprehensive training that includes meaningful connections to the real world of work, whilefacilitating the development of self-efficacy beliefs and soft skills all leading to the competencynecessary for the job market and employers’ expectations (Harris, J. G, et al, 2013). As stated byClark (2012), higher education must enhance the employability and work readiness of itsgraduates by helping the students to transfer the knowledge gained in the classrooms intosituations in the labor market (Clark, S. 2012). Employability has been recognized as a lifelongprocess that supports students’ development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors whichwill enable them to be successful

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nicolas Couto Giffoni dos Santos, SIUC Leadership Development Program; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Diversity, International Forum

lifelong learners is critical for the world’s health anddevelopment. Addressing the complex challenges of the 21st century successfully can only be achievedif an engineer also has highly developed soft skills; especially—leadership. The university’s rolein preparing engineering students to be the future technical leaders is essential to address this need.Providing a safe and constructive leadership experience early in a young leader's life will makestudents develop and maintain a positive mindset to be a lifelong learner. It is well-known that successful leadership is gained through deliberate practice andconstructive feedback. The more a person puts their leadership skills into practice and learn fromtheir mistakes, the more

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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International Forum

suggestions for designing similar engineering leadership programs in the future.IntroductionFast-paced technological transformation and innovation demands not only technical expertisefrom future engineers, but also multiple soft skills, in particular leadership [1]. Crumpton-Young indicated that engineering leadership is the influence and ability to lead otherengineers and technical staff to design, create, innovate, implement and evaluate and assessservices and products [2]. MIT-Gordon engineering leadership program describes engineeringleadership as a set of capabilities and values that enable a person to accomplish a multi-disciplinary complex project by leading teams instead of functioning as an individualtechnical contributor. Engineering

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise

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Diversity, International Forum

conclusion that engineeringmajors engagement in internships and co-ops produce significant learninggains in terms of problem-solving, communication, and learning more aboutwork.Insights from one-on-one interviews support these conclusions using storiesshared by students themselves. Clearly, engaging URM engineering majors ininternships and co-ops is one way to facilitate learning in core areas (e.g.,problem-solving), soft skills (e.g., working on a team), and career learning.From internships students learn how to communicate professionally, skillsfor managing time and prioritizing tasks, and technical skills such as CADdesign, computer programming, and management/leadership.Much more needs to be done to educate students about engineering as