Creating an Instrument to Measure Leadership, Change, and Synthesis in Engineering Undergraduates

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dc.authoridCEKIC, OSMAN/0000-0002-3600-2855
dc.authoridAhn, Benjamin/0000-0002-3808-0398
dc.contributor.authorAhn, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorCox, Monica F.
dc.contributor.authorLondon, Jeremi
dc.contributor.authorCekic, Osman
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Jiabin
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:57:45Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:57:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Studies have highlighted the importance for engineers of leadership, adaptability to change, and synthesis of multiple perspectives. Yet only a few studies and instruments have explored the operational definitions of these concepts for engineering undergraduates. Purpose The goals of this research were to identify observable outcomes that engineering undergraduate students should demonstrate related to leadership, adaptability to change, and synthesis abilities and to create an instrument to assess them. Design/Method In the first phase of the study, 12 engineers working in academia and 11 engineers working in industry were interviewed. The transcripts were analyzed using a constant comparative method to determine constructs related to leadership, change, and synthesis. In the second phase of the study, survey items were developed and administered to 753 engineering undergraduate students in the spring of 2011. An exploratory factor analysis determined the common factors across the survey items. Results The mixed methods approach resulted in the creation of 45 survey items categorized into four factors: Being an Engineering Leader, Engineer's Impact on Society and Economy, Engineering Leadership, and Development of an Adaptor to Change. Conclusion This study operationalized leadership, change, and synthesis within the context of engineering education. This operationalization may help to define learning outcomes and competencies for engineering leadership programs, and may provide faculty with an assessment tool for their students. Students may also use the tool to self-assess their leadership, change, and synthesis abilities.
dc.description.sponsorshipPurdue University
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by an Engineer of 2020 Seed Grant from Purdue University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Purdue University. The researchers wish to thank interviewees and students who contributed to this study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jee.20036
dc.identifier.endpage136
dc.identifier.issn1069-4730
dc.identifier.issn2168-9830
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84893924112
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage115
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20036
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26481
dc.identifier.volume103
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000331404600006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmer Soc Engineering Education
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Engineering Education
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectleadership
dc.subjectinstrument development
dc.subjectengineering
dc.titleCreating an Instrument to Measure Leadership, Change, and Synthesis in Engineering Undergraduates
dc.typeArticle

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