scholarly journals Exploring the Conflict Between an Engineering Identity and Leadership

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Schell
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Leadership Identity ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Engineering Identity

Through the efforts of government and industry, there is growing recognition among academics of the importance of developing leadership skills in engineering students. Despite this recognition and the increasing level of resource put into engineering leadership programs throughout North America, there is currently little work that illustrates how leadership fits into the broader picture of the heterogeneous nature of engineering work. This work seeks to begin closing that gap by investigating the relationship between models of engineering identity and leadership identity. The investigation is done using quantitative techniques to draw conclusions from two data sets taken from national surveys of undergraduate students in the U.S.. Initial results indicate that while engineering students are engaged in leadership positions more frequently than their peers inother fields (other STEM and non-STEM) they see less of a connection between these roles and their future careers than other students, indicating a potential conflict between an engineering identity and a leadership identity.

The Power of Leadership in Engineering Management Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 124-143
Author(s):  
Zeyad Waleed Abualhamael
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Engineering Management ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Effective Leader

The aim of this chapter is to bridge the gap between literature about leadership studies and engineering education to develop future engineering leaders. The chapter focuses upon the hindrances that are faced in integrating leadership programs in the engineering circular. To this end, the chapter employed qualitative methodology under which it reviewed literature on multiple lines such as identifying significance of leadership for engineering students, identification of leadership practices and skills taught to engineering students, and the way this can be improved. Key findings of chapter emphasized on leadership as an important skill for future engineers thus demanding need for equipping engineers with skills needed to become an effective leader. It is found that having engineers to develop leadership skills will enable them to perform their role effectively, effectively allocate and utilize available resources. Thus, the chapter recommends integration of leadership knowledge and skills in engineering curricula through usage of variety of tools such as experiential learning and self-awareness.

scholarly journals Impact of Stress on Academic Achievement among Engineering Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindhu P
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
Technological University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present generation faces more stress. The present study is aimed to find the relationship of Stress with Academic achievement among engineering students. The target population of the study comprised of students of few Engineering colleges under VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University). For the study, a sample of 20 Undergraduate students of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (studying Engineering) was taken. The Cohen Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure the level stress among the students. The in-depth investigation of the findings obtained through this study reveals that the level of stress was found high for both Low and High scorers. The findings of the study will be useful in assisting Educators, Counselors, Psychologists, and Researchers to develop strategies to enhance students’ psychological well-being.

scholarly journals What Role Do Language Learning Mindsets Play in English Medium Instruction? A Comparison of Engineering and Business Administration in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Dogan Yuksel ◽  
Samantha Curle ◽  
Sibel Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Language Achievement ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores the relationship between Turkish undergraduate students’ language learning mindsets, English language achievement, and English medium instruction (EMI) academic success. Student test score data on an EMI course and an English language course were collected from fourth year students studying mechatronics engineering (n = 68) and business administration (n = 75) at a public university. Students also responded to the Language Learning Mindsets Inventory (Lou & Noels, 2019). Regression analyses revealed that both incremental (positively) and entity (negatively) mindsets predicted academic success in engineering. Neither mindset was a statistically significant predictor of mechatronics engineering students’ English language achievement. Business administration students’ academic success and English language achievement were both statistically significantly predicted by both incremental (positively) and entity (negatively) mindsets. These results are discussed according to discipline-based differences in EMI courses and pedagogical implications are explored.

Women’s Leadership Development in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Madsen ◽  
Karen A. Longman ◽  
Jessica R. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Do So

The Problem.The intentional preparation of future leaders for higher education remains a critical need today in institutions across the globe. Many colleges and universities are now seeking to design programs that develop the leadership skills of faculty, staff, and administrators, and because of the shortage of women in leadership positions, special efforts need to focus on the development of women. Yet guidance and assistance are required to do so effectively and efficiently.The Solution.The purpose of this final article is to highlight a few of the particularly important findings across all articles in this Special Issue, offer some overall implications for leadership development and the HRD field, and provide tables of sample leadership programs for women in higher education at the national, state, and institutional levels.The Stakeholders.This article provides researchers and practitioners in various fields of study with implications toward more effectively developing, evaluating, researching, and implementing leadership programs for women in higher education.

scholarly journals Developing Engineering Identity in an Introductory Engineering Course: A Multi-Case Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-177
Author(s):  
Christine Allison Gray ◽  
Ron E. Gray ◽  
Martha M. Canipe ◽  
Shadow W. J. Armfield ◽  
Robin Tuchscherer
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Self Recognition ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Introductory Engineering Course ◽  
Engineering Identity

Research in engineering education has identified several factors relevant to the development of students’ identity as engineers. Here we examine the engineering identity of undergraduate engineering students after an introductory engineering course. The specific research question explored here is: "How do engineering students in an introductory engineering course interpret competence, performance, and recognition in relation to their identities as engineers?” We used a modified engineering identity framework to explore the development of engineering identity within the undergraduate engineering context through a multiple case study approach. Six students majoring in engineering participated in the study. The students had divergent perspectives on what it meant to be competent as an engineer. In all cases, students connected both competence and performance as an engineer with persistence. At this introductory stage, self-recognition as an engineering person took center stage for each student. All were able to identify themselves strongly as an engineering person. The findings add to the current understandings about the development of engineering identity, and suggest that engineering identity may be critically important in conversations about the steps faculty may take in working with students to promote increased retention of undergraduate students in engineering.

scholarly journals Investigating the Relationship between English Language Proficiency and Academic Performance of Engineering Students in Mehran University Jamshoro, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibi Sadia ◽  
Shumaila Memon ◽  
Habibullah Pathan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Relationship

The present study investigated the relationship between language proficiency and academic performance of students at Mehran university Jamshoro, Sindh. The study employed quantitative correlational research design to measure the variables. The researchers adapted English language test to measure the language proficiency of the learners. And CGPA (cumulative grade point average) to measure the academic performance of the research participants. The researchers collected data from 100 undergraduate students by doing simple random sampling. The data was collected in two phases: first pilot study and then main study. The pilot study was done before the actual research to measure validity and feasibility of the adopted English language proficiency test. The cronbach alpha was used to check reliability of the data. SPSS version 26 was used to perform the Pearson correlation analysis. The findings revealed that data was reliable with alpha value. 702 and the correlation was highly positive with a value of .826 at the significance value .000. The study confirms that the language has played a pivotal role to improve academic performance of the students studying in Mehran university of science and technology.

scholarly journals Impact of Depression, Anxiety and Stress on Academic Achievement among Engineering Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Sindhu ◽  
S. Azmal Basha
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Technological University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present study is aimed to find the relationship of Depression, Anxiety and Stress with Academic achievement among engineering students. The target population of the study comprised of students of few Engineering colleges under VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University). For the study, a sample of 20 Undergraduate students of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (studying Engineering) was taken. The Beck’s Depression Inventory, Beck’s Anxiety Inventory, and Cohen Perceived Stress Scale were used to measure the level of depression, anxiety and stress respectively among the students. The in-depth investigation of the findings obtained through this study reveals that there exists a relation between Depression, Anxiety and Academic score of students. Level of Stress was found high for both Low and High scorers. The findings of the study will be useful in assisting Educators, Counselors, Psychologists, and Researchers to develop strategies to enhance students’ psychological well-being.

Intrapersonal conflict as a students' leadership qualities development factor

2020 ◽  
Vol 2-3 (20) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Maryаna Lykova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Leadership Potential ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
Intrapersonal Conflict ◽  
Personal Leadership ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction. Based on empirical research, the author makes a qualitative analysis of the relationship between students' leadership qualities and interpersonal conflicts as well as discusses the features of student intrapersonal conflicts and their relationship with students' leadership potential. Aim. To explore the relationship between the humanities and engineering students' leadership qualities and intrapersonal conflicts. Methods. The study of the impact of intrapersonal conflicts on the development of humanities and engineering students' leadership qualities was conducted using the Lauterbach Intrapersonal Conflicts questionnaire. Results. According to the structure of leadership qualities proposed by the author, intrapersonal conflicts are a personal leadership potential development factor, which is a personal psychological characteristic. The author discusses in detail four types of intrapersonal conflicts (the conflicts between the needs for dominance and subordination, the conflicts between the need for achievement and the fear of failure, the aspirations-and-achievements conflicts, and the trust-and-self-sufficiency conflicts), which affect the development of the humanities and engineering students’ leadership potential. Conclusions. Intrapersonal conflicts indicate the presence of contradictions between the individuals' leadership qualities such as purposefulness, motivation, integrity, confidence, developed personality, and adequate self-esteem. Intrapersonal conflicts can both promote individuals' leadership skills and decrease them. Therefore, further research into personal leadership skills development is necessary to create developmental and training methods to control intrapersonal conflicts, which could help students in their future careers.

scholarly journals Engineering Student Leaders’ Self-Assessments of Leadership Skills

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Paul ◽  
Lynne Cowe Falls
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Leadership Competencies ◽  
Student Leaders ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Assessments

In the 21st century, graduating engineering students are required to have many skills beyond traditional technical skills. Leadership education in engineering has had an increased development over the past few decades, however there is still a lack of understanding of the effectiveness of these programs. This paper summarizes the results from a pilot study conducted with a group of undergraduate students. Engineering student leaders were given a leadership self-assessment at the beginning and end of their semester. Overall, a slight improvement was observed in the majority of the leadership competencies including character, teamwork, and technical. Male students had a decrease in their teamwork skills. Both genders ranked themselves lowest in technical abilities, however male students rated themselves significantly higher relative to female students. The findings from this study could be useful to develop and improve engineering leadership education programs based on the gaps of student competencies.

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