An exploratory study on visionary leadership development in an electrical engineering program at the undergraduate level

How well the do electrical engineering programs provide the skills needed for graduates to be the leaders of today's businesses? Engineers comprise over 30% of the senior executives of businesses in today's global economy. Research on leadership has mainly focused on the business school side of leadership and little has been done on the engineering schools' development of the visionary leader. Dr. Marshall Sashkin describes the visionary leader and this research utilizes a survey tool designed by him to ascertain if the electrical engineering program at a private university is indeed preparing its students to be the leaders of tomorrow. The lack of research in this specific field has lead to an exploratory study to establish a base line of understanding on how well the electrical engineering program succeeds in preparing its students to be visionary leaders. The results showed positive outcomes in respect to the survey but just the opposite in analyzing the content of the course descriptions and syllabi in relationship to leadership.