Engineering leadership development programs: a look at what is needed and what is being done

The engineer of 2020: visions of engineering in the new century, published by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) [and indexed at TD/TNC 117.290], discusses the importance of current and future engineering graduates possessing skills needed to solve business challenges. To ensure that future engineering graduates are adequately prepared, several universities and corporations are currently providing programs and workshops that educate engineering professionals and students in the theory and practice of leadership. This paper summarizes findings of surveys administered to identify key conc ... Show more

Authors: Crumpton-Young, Lesia; McCauley-Bush, Pamela; Rabelo, Luis; Meza, Katherine ... [+] Show more

Published: Auburn, Alabama, Institute for STEM Education and Research, 2010

Resource type: Article

Access item: http://ojs.jstem.org/index.php?journal=JSTEM&page=article&op=view&path[]=1604

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