New Orleans, Louisiana
June 26, 2016
June 26, 2016
June 29, 2016
978-0-692-68565-5
2153-5965
Engineering Leadership Development Division
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10.18260/p.25518
https://peer.asee.org/25518
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Kim Graves Wolfinbarger directs the Jerry Holmes Engineering Leadership Program at the University of Oklahoma. Her doctoral research explored leadership development among engineering student competition team members. Dr. Wolfinbarger holds a PhD in Industrial & Systems Engineering, an MS in Industrial Engineering, and a BBA in Marketing, all from Oklahoma.
Dr. Pan is currently working as a sales, product and remarketing analyst at Toyota Financial Servcies, She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education, M.S. in Statistics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
This study used the Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (LABS-III) to evaluate the effects of an engineering leadership course on students’ understanding of leadership. The LABS-III instrument measures leadership understanding on two dimensions: Hierarchical Thinking and Systemic Thinking. Participation in the course increased students’ tendency to think systemically. The degree of change in hierarchically-oriented beliefs depended on the section. Students in Instructor A’s section experienced no significant change, while those in Instructor B’s class expressed less agreement with Hierarchical Thinking after taking the course.
Wolfinbarger, K. G., & Pan, R. C. (2016, June), Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs of Students Enrolled in an Engineering Leadership Course Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25518
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