Charting the Landscape of Engineering Leadership Education in North American Universities

Holding the Crucible: Growing a Portfolio of Engineering Leadership Elective Courses and a Community of Educators

“…The field of engineering leadership education is growing in both the United States and in Canada and different notions of leadership have emerged in different contexts [1], [2]. This paper reports on the experience of overseeing a significant growth in engineering leadership courses at one university, taught by a team of leadership practitioners, scholars and business people.…”

“…Recent papers have shown the breadth of engineering leadership program and organizational design [1], and many others have given detailed accounts of individual programs or courses [3]- [9]. Other studies have investigated the profile of those who teach engineering leadership [10].…”

Using Institutional Entrepreneurship to ‘Reverseengineer’ a Large Engineering Leadership Institute

“…Multiple universities have established programs, but most research has focused on describing individual programs, with some recent efforts analyzing patterns across programs [2][3]. However, very little is known about the institutional changes required to launch a new engineering leadership program, which is a complex and highly contextual challenge.…”

Student Perceptions and Attitudes Towards a Required vs. an Optional Course in Leadership

“…8 Klassen et al initially identified 35 engineering leadership programs and then focused on 14 key schools for an in-depth survey. 9 Paul and Gradon developed a summary of best practices based on a review of 11 programs. 10 Based on these reviews, in one area, at least, BYU is different.…”