A New Engineering Discipline: Engineering Leadership Roger V. Gonzalez, Ph.D., P.E. Professor and Chair Engineering Education and Leadership The University of Texas at El Paso Keywords: interdisciplinary, leadership development, innovation, entrepreneurship, business acumen

Why? What problem are you solving? Engineering and its Application has Evolved Unprecedented Integration of Engineering Disciplines Ease of Access to Information The Role of the Engineer Has Changed Significantly How Much One Knows vs. How Much One Can Accomplish Industry Demands & Needs Reach Beyond Technical Capacity Making engineering more appealing to students with different intelligences Hope of increasing the pool of potential new and innovative engineers Engineering technical skills are necessary but no longer sufficient What are your educational objectives? Intentional Academic/Program Culture & Pedagogy Innovation, Collaboration, Community from ALL Building and Accelerating Leadership Within an Engineering AND Societal Mindset Founded on the Development of Character, Competence, and Capacity Infusing Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Skills Leaders that Drive Innovation with a Business and Entrepreneurial Mindset Integration of Engineering and Student Selected Passions Enhancing Student Focus and Diversity in their Intended Field Built on a culture Innovation Collaboration Community Excellence

When? What is the development of the innovation? – Paradigm Shift in Engineering Education Designed to Address Limitations of Current Engineering Education Focused on Addressing Problems of the 21 st Century – First Bachelors Degree of its Kind in the Nation – Infusion of Leadership Development, Business Acumen and Entrepreneurship Fall 2013 Inauguration of Degree Co-designed with Students Core Educational Aims Leadership / Innovation-Entrepreneurship / Business Acumen Broad Engineering Foundation Maximized Educational Options Restricted Engineering Electives Unrestricted Electives Accelerated MBA; Engineering Sub Specialty Minor; Liberal Arts Minor; Focused Plan of Study Apply Classical Engineering Knowledge Teaming Experience Multi-Disciplinary Problem Solving (Cross-Cultural Teaming; Design for Humanity) Interact with Non-Engineering People Real World Context Service, Non-Engineering Industry Based Fall 2016 First Graduating Class – May 2017 > 100 students in Program > 40% women 8 sequenced courses Freshman: Intrinsic Motivation & Self Identity Sophomore: Modeling-Simulation-Measurement Junior: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Senior: Cohesion of Design from and to Customer Needs Professional Practice : 2 summers

Where? Have you tried this in other institutions? No; but similar named non-degree programs at other institutions – with varied emphasis Is this developed for a single class, a full course, or a curriculum? An entire degree curriculum Engineering Leadership Courses: ~30 hours and growing Remainder of Engineering Courses from other Engineering Disciplines 12 hours of open electives towards a concentration of study

What? What activities and materials have you developed? Joint Faculty & Peer led environments Increase self-awareness and intrinsic motivation Innovation: People to Products to People Applying how people needs drive innovation Ideation to discovery Applying various design methods towards creativity What has worked really well? Transition from HS to College in a more unstructured environment Students setting there own educational goals Continuing the perception battle of “this is a liberal arts degree”

Prognosis? How are you documenting impact? Annual report by external evaluators Development of long term validated survey mechanisms How do you plan to scale-up? Grow student enrollment Capture more courses within the general engineering core What challenges are you currently facing? Lack of understanding among various constitutions Q: What is “Engineering Leadership” Helping students realize that these extra professional skills help you be a better engineer What advice would you like from others at FOEE? How do you overcome the resistance of traditional engineering disciplines? How can you better merge traditional disciplines with our new program?