Dr. Darren Pierre is a lecturer in the Office of Global Engineering Leadership. Dr. Pierre's research is focused on college student development, student affairs profession, and leadership development. He has authored a book, book chapters, and journal articles focused on leadership and identity development. He carries years of experience as a university administrator, a leader within the field of higher education, and a contributor to many entity groups affiliated with higher education/student affairs. He has spoken nationally on the ideals of leadership, integrity, and authenticity. Darren received his master's in Higher Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Maryland-College Park and his PhD in College Student Affairs Administration from the University of Georgia.
Engineering Leadership in Contemporary Context (ENES 617)
Curricular Leadership ExperiencesENES 617: Engineering Leadership in Contemporary Context
This graduate-level course is intended to provide you with a foundational understanding of the various theories that inform leadership education and practice. In this course, you are invited to see leadership as a discipline that transcends functional areas, serving as a framework to lead and guide within engineering and beyond. Discussion and content presented within the course is scaffolded in such a way that ask a participant you are able to interrogate leadership concepts in practical and contemporary settings. Additionally, the content within this course will offer you space to consider your leadership capacity in a diverse, dynamic, and global content. As a participant in this class, you are asked to not only look at the organizational and leadership theories presented to formulate your approach as a leader but also how you see these theories inform the ways in which you move and engage with the world around you.
Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Gaining an understanding of leadership and the theories that construct the subject
- Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view surrounding leadership theories
- Recognition of leadership as a discipline
- Identifying how leadership theories can enhance engineering leadership
- Garner an understanding in working within diverse groups and teams toward common goals
- Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course
- Apply leadership, change, and organizational theories to systemically complicated issues.
- Articulate how personal developmental perspective influences philosophy and practice
- Personally reflect on one’s own journey of identity development and how that informs, supports, and influences enactment within the field of engineering and beyond.
- Personally reflect on one’s own journey of identity development and how that informs, supports, and influences practice as a leaders within the broader societal context
- Learning to apply knowledge and skills to benefit others or serve the public good
- Gain knowledge of theoretical frameworks of intercultural communication and its importance to global business and engineering.
How can I apply this course to my degree program?
- ENES617 could fulfill a requirement for your graduate degree program. Course approval is typically granted on an individual, case-by-case basis. Talk to your Academic Advisor for more details.
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