Open AccessAlumni Perspective on their Undergraduate Engineering Leadership Experience and Important Career Skills
Author(s) -
R. Paul,
Lynne Cowe Falls
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.13045
Subject(s) - humility , perspective (graphical) , empathy , thematic analysis , curiosity , leadership studies , graduate students , psychology , pedagogy , engineering ethics , leadership development , medical education , sociology , qualitative research , political science , public relations , engineering , leadership style , computer science , social psychology , medicine , social science , artificial intelligence , law
Engineering leadership is increasingly recognized as an essential attribute for engineers as they enter the dynamic and complex modern workplace. Increasingly, undergraduate institutions are offering leadership development to their engineering students. The question then follows, as these student leaders graduate and go into their career, did their student leadership experiences help to equip them to be successful in their career? This paper presents the results from a thematic analysis of twelve interviews with alumni student leaders. The results showed that the most influential factors of student leadership were: humility, empathy, and curiosity.