Abstract
What skills can we use to help undergraduate and graduate engineering students to set and work toward their own goals, to take charge of their education and career path, and to hold themselves accountable all without adding more to the workload for faculty and support staff? Learn how to empower engineering undergraduate and graduate students to own their education, utilizing tools in coaching. Inherent in the structure of coaching is the engineering design process: identify the underlying problem, explore solutions, and create an action plan. Using coaching skills with students you advise, teach, mentor, supervise, etc. can be a valuable tool for inspiring critical thinking and self-reflection and for improving student retention.