Towards an Understanding of the Influence of Student Leadership Development on Early-Career Engineers

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dc.contributor.advisorCowe Falls, Lynne G.
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Robyn Mae
dc.contributor.committeememberHayley, Jocelyn
dc.contributor.committeememberBrennan, Robert William
dc.date2018-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-24T21:14:23Z
dc.date.available2018-04-24T21:14:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-23
dc.description.abstractNew engineering graduates must be equipped with diverse skillsets beyond their technical foundations to help solve the challenges of the twenty-first century. Among these skills includes an increasing recognition of the importance of engineering leadership. As a developing field of research, there is limited clarity on what is engineering leadership and the influence of leadership development on early-career engineers. The Schulich School of Engineering launched the Maier Student Leadership Program in 2006 to help engineers reach their full career potential. This thesis presents the reflections on this program and moves towards an understanding of its influence on early-career engineers. The most influential factors were found to be: humility, empathy, and curiosity. These three constructs, which were fostered through the Maier Program, provide alumni with valuable skillsets in the first 5-10 years of their career. Additionally, this thesis presents a proposed definition of engineering leadership to provide clarity on the concept.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPaul, R. M. (2018). Towards an Understanding of the Influence of Student Leadership Development on Early-Career Engineers (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31820en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31820
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106534
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering Leadership
dc.subjectStudent Leadership Development
dc.subjectengineering education
dc.subjectGraduate Attributes
dc.subjectQualitative Analysis
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Higheren_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Civilen_US
dc.titleTowards an Understanding of the Influence of Student Leadership Development on Early-Career Engineers
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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