Open AccessENGINEER LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
D. W. Reeve,
Frieda Daniels,
Cindy Rottmann,
Robin Sacks,
Adam Wray
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4848
Subject(s) - curriculum , negotiation , engineering ethics , engineering education , scale (ratio) , engineering , phase (matter) , engineering management , knowledge management , political science , computer science , sociology , pedagogy , geography , chemistry , cartography , organic chemistry , law
Historically, Canadian faculties of engineering have excelled at developing the technical competencies oftheir students, but have been less successful at developing their communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills [4]. In this paper we discuss findings from the first phase of a large scale, mixed-methods study of engineering leadership. In particular, we are investigating:(1) how engineers contribute to leadership in engineering intensive organizations, (2) the defining characteristics of the leader-engineer; and (3) how we can use these findings to augment curriculum and instruction in engineering education.