Paper ID #34832How Well Can Makerspaces Build an Entrepreneurial Mindset?Dr. Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven Stephanie Gillespie is the Associate Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven. She previously specialized in service learning while teaching at the Arizona State University in the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program. Her current teaching and research interests are in developing study skills and identity in first-year engineering students and improving re- tention rates. She acts as a faculty liaison for the University of New Haven Makerspace
Paper ID #34506How the Entrepreneurial Mindset Supported the COVID-19 Transition inEngineering Unleashed Faculty DevelopmentDr. Douglas E. Melton, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network Dr. Douglas Melton is a program director for the Kern Family Foundation and works with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) which has partner institutions who are developing educa- tional experiences to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in their undergraduate engineering students. Doug Melton served as a faculty member for seventeen years within the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kettering
reasonably not pursue an entrepreneurial career, universities could providea path for an entrepreneurial career for lower-division students who could and should do so by • Helping lower-division students develop an entrepreneurial mindset and to see why to build startups, • Connecting students with mentors, • Helping rising sophomores obtain paid internships with startups and other entrepreneurial businesses and organizations, • Helping students better understand the innovation ecosystem and its resources, • Providing opportunities to fail constructively, • Facilitatingsocioculturalconversationswithpeers,and • Avoiding unrealistic expectations about creating startups before
Paper ID #34692Using Rapid Prototyping to Realize Design: Mindset and EngineeringSelf-EfficacyDr. Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University Andrea Kwaczala is an assistant professor at Western New England University in the biomedical engineer- ing department. She teaches Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Courses, Senior Design and Prosthetic and Orthotic Design. She focuses on hands-on labs centered on student engagement and project based learning. She works in collaboration with Shriners Hospitals for Children where her re- search focuses in the design of assistive technologies to help people with
faculty development efforts; focusing the last 6 years on the integration of entrepreneurial mindset into the curriculum. Her engineering education research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experi- ences. Her work dwells into learning in informal settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace and industrial applications, as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems.Dr. Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven Jean Nocito-Gobel, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the
innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset fortechnically oriented people (average score > 4). This was the case for views that (i) technicalcontent from the class can be applied in innovative and entrepreneurial ways; (ii) there is a strongcorrelation between outstanding written and oral communication skills and success – even fortechnically oriented people; (iii) it is important for a technical person to a have deepunderstanding of the end customers’ needs. Additionally, there was agreement on (iv) beingmotivated to pursue great ideas with passion and tenacity, and (v) valuing non-conventional,open-minded, lateral thinking and planning to routinely try to think that way. For these, therewas modest increase in agreement following the project in
Paper ID #34499Design Systems Thinking for Innovation in an Engineering FacultyDevelopment ProgramDr. Douglas E. Melton, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network Dr. Douglas Melton is a program director for the Kern Family Foundation and works with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) which has partner institutions who are developing educa- tional experiences to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in their undergraduate engineering students. Doug Melton served as a faculty member for seventeen years within the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan
framework was developed based on the literaturerevolving around the cognitive operations for problem framing and entrepreneurial engineeringmindsets to depict a) how individuals may react when encountering an ill-structured or complexproblem as well as b) the way in which an entrepreneurial engineering mindset may influencethis process. As such, the framework consists of two main components, 1) cognitive operationsrelated to problem framing and 2) the related aspects of an entrepreneurial engineering mindset.First, the framework describes how the characteristics of an entrepreneurial engineering mindsetmay influence the way in which people perceive problems. This includes the characteristics ofbusiness acumen, understanding customer needs
experiences that support student intrinsic motivation. Using the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS), Basic Needs Satisfaction (BNS) survey, and cluster analysis, Gross helps faculty understand the types of motivations their students are experiencing and practical, effective strategies for making positive shifts in student motivation.Dr. Anita K. McCauley, Wake Forest University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021AbstractThis Work-in-Progress paper reports on the development and deployment of active learningclassroom experiences designed to support student entrepreneurial mindset (EM), self-efficacy,and motivation. The activities were designed for two core
knowledge Learning the necessary skills that it takes to be a person who and Skills of operates a business with an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurship Customer Discovery How to identify potential customers and how to discover what they desire from a product. Commercialization The process of developing a new product or business and introducing it into the market to make a financial gain. Professional Growth Professional growth refers to the skills identified by students to help them grow during the program. These skills refer to non-technical skills that are important in the business environment - such as
-direction. What people tend to remember, and the meaning they ascribe to thesememories, is influenced by the people they share their stories with: their parents, friends, andteachers. Based on this research literature, we thus incorporated story-driven learning into ourundergraduate curriculum.Another central tenet in, and intended outcome of, our curriculum is the development of anentrepreneurial mindset, as described by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network(KEEN). The ultimate goal of infusing entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) into ourundergraduate engineering curriculum is to not only develop our students’ engineering skill set,but to also habitualize the use of that skill set to create value for themselves, others, and societyas a
on active, collaborative, and problem- based learning, entrepreneurial mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook.Dr. Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University Liping Liu is an associate professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. She earned her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. Her research focuses on thermal sciences and energy systems, with special interest in addressing transport phenomena in energy processes. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, and SAE International. American
way hegemonic ideologies and cultures reinforce powerrelations in each of the other domains [15]. Figure 1: Domain of Power Framework, adapted from Collins [15]Applications of intersectionality in STEM and entrepreneurshipAlthough there is a significant landscape of literature in STEM entrepreneurship that focuses onwomen, gender differences, entrepreneurial efficacy and entrepreneurial mindset, research onracially minoritized populations remains understudied. Most of the literature examining theexperiences of racially minoritized populations in STEM entrepreneurship focuses on programdesign and evaluation for entrepreneurship and innovation programs that seek to supportunderrepresented students (e.g., racially minoritized
Work-in-Progress: Engaging First-Year Students in Programming 1 During COVID-19AbstractDuring the Fall 2020 semester, it became even more important than before to engage students inthe “classroom” whether that be in-person, online, or a hybrid model. This paper will introducevarious entrepreneurial mindset (EM) techniques to engage students that could be adapted to anyengineering course. All the techniques have suggestions for adapting to a fully online course aswell as working for an in-person or hybrid class. The first activity presented will be name signswith badges that will promote (1) setting, evaluating, and achieving goals, (2) self-reflection, (3)considering a problem from multiple viewpoints, and (4
Paper ID #33149Engagement in Practice: Social Performance and Harm in Civic HackathonsAngela L. Chan, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Angela has completed her B.S. Systems Engineering and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and is beginning a M.S. Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering to focus on design research. She is invested in co-designing with communities, ethical tech and engineering education, and radical empathy.Dr. Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Molly H. Goldstein is Teaching Assistant Professor in Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at
Paper ID #33752The PEERSIST Project: Promoting Engineering Persistence Through Peer-ledStudy GroupsMs. Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University Thien Ta is a doctoral student of Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. She obtained her B.S., and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She has taught for Cao Thang technical college for seven years in Vietnam. She is currently a graduate research associate for the Entrepreneurial Mindset initiative at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her doctoral research focuses on Entrepreneurship Education and Innovation in
, and the theory of action is that the combination of coursework experiences,internship experiences, mentorship, and other job-related experiences provided by the TIP, thatwe would see an increase in intrapreneurial competencies and dispositions as measured by ICMSand the Intrapreneurial Motivation Scale. Furthermore, we collected data from the students abouttheir perceptions of TIP to lead to new skills and mindsets, and we added this to our array of datato help us understand the efficacy of TIP to increase intrapreneurship within our graduates.Cohort 1 is comprised of a diverse group of 16 students (8 men, 8 women, 8 ethnic minorities) ina Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Students attended lectures byprominent
including online classes and flipped classrooms and incorporat- ing the entrepreneurial mindset into curriculum. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Implementation of a Module to Increase Engineering Students' Awareness of Unconscious BiasIntroductionThe engineering discipline has developed a culture which values objectivity and empiricallydriven decision making, and these empirically driven methods are focused on in engineeringeducation. However, as humans, engineers engage in activities, even engineering activities, in away that is influenced by their personal beliefs, values, worldview, and background. Thisdiversity of viewpoints is often cited as
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later, a wide variety of business experiences in international companies, and startup experiences. This has helped him lead a very successful industry career. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to develop and run innovation and entrepreneurial programs for the Engineering Innovation Center, a 20,000 sq ft rapid prototyping facility. These in- clude Aggies Invent, TAMU iSITE, Inventeer, and Pop Up Classes. In addition, he mentors multiple entrepreneurial teams. Formerly he was a Senior Vice President of Fujitsu Network Communications, headquartered in Richard- son, Texas. With over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, Rodney was responsible for de- veloping partnerships with
Improve Student Engagement and Enhance the Curriculum of Engineering EducationAbstractIn February of 2019, the authors convened a workshop to explore ways to improve student engagement inengineering education. The two-day workshop assembled an uncommon range of stakeholders includingprofessional engineers, engineering faculty, psychologists, anthropologists, pedagogy and educationalscientists, students, curriculum developers, entrepreneurial evangelists, members of the diplomaticcommunity and representatives of industry. Collectively we sought to share existing approaches toimproving student engagement in order to discern what works and what does not. Uncovering strategies toimprove student engagement has meant
organization policies. • Technical and Functional (TF). Individuals with this anchor have a strong identity tied to their specific area of expertise, knowledge, and skill. These individuals desire to apply and develop technical competencies and be known as experts. • General Management (GM). Individuals with this career anchor desire to assume positions of managerial responsibility. Aptitudes and skills most closely associated with this anchor include high levels of motivation, interpersonal competence, analytical and financial skills, and emotional competence. This career anchor is also the most often espoused career anchor because of positive public perceptions of management. • Entrepreneurial
academic interests include change management, change model validation, and mindset evolution. He may be reached at pilkang@unm.eduDr. Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico Abhaya Datye has been on the faculty at the University of New Mexico after receiving his PhD in Chem- ical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1984. He is presently Chair of the department and Distinguished Regents Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering. From 1994-2014 he served as Director of the Center for Microengineered Materials, a strategic research center at UNM that reports to the Vice President for Research. He is also the founding director of the graduate interdisciplinary program in Nanoscience and Microsystems
continuum of student supportservices, resources, and opportunities for professional growth, and prepare scholarship recipientsfor graduate school or careers in computing. COF-IMPRESS-C will facilitate dual-enrollment ofstudents in the Honors College, allowing an additional focus on developing leadership,entrepreneurial skills, and a success mindset. The goals of the project are to (1) increase the numberand diversity of students pursuing degrees in computing; and (2) Add to the body of knowledgeregarding best practices in computing education and promote the employment of computinggraduates to meet the local and regional workforce needs.The project team is led by the College of Engineering and includes Lorain County CommunityCollege. The project
TriMetrix® DNA in acombination of descriptive and multivariate methods and techniques that quantifiedspecific behavioral attributes and professional competencies found in entrepreneuriallyminded engineers [16]. The doctoral dissertation research of Dietrich (2012) was able toquantitatively distinguish between engineers and entrepreneurially minded engineers inboth behavior and mastery of professional skills in the workplace [17]. Research byPistrui et al. used the TTI TriMetrix® DNA assessment suite to define and establish ameasurement model of undergraduate engineering education learning outcomesassociated with professional competencies (soft skills) development [18].The authors used the TTI TriMetrix DNA assessment framework to analyze
] undergraduate engineering students a Journal publications; bIncludes students from both 4-year institution and community college HSI: Hispanic Serving InstitutionAsset-based Strategies at Course-levelCulturally-responsive or Community-inspired design projects: A course-level pedagogicalstrategy described in two articles was choosing design project topics that engaged students anddrew from students’ assets. Hands on, ill-structured course projects give students an opportunityto “try on” an engineering identity, while focusing on project topics that are relevant to studentshelps students to become more engaged [39]. Svihla et al. [39] described creating designchallenges that were community-, industry-, research-and entrepreneurially-inspired, drawing
performance that does notexclusively focus on problem solving aspects, typically viewing it as a distracted practice to thoseprofessionals that want to bring to the table challenges not previously known [9]. Daniel Pink [10]brought this issue to attention in his work on creativity; in this, he noted that by identifying salientchallenges that need to be addressed but are typically overlooked, owners will realize that theirorganizations can become transformative and morecompetitive. In accordance, the focus on problemidentification has promoted new efforts in thedevelopment of this type of professional that has beenrecognized as holistic: innovative, socially impactfuland with an entrepreneurial mindset [11], [12].(1.2) T-Shaped SkillsOne of the models
. "Development of the Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment (ESEMA)." Advances in Engineering Education 7.1 (2018): n1.Appendix: Potential prompts and their associated ratings.1. What was the last thing you watched on TV? 12. What’s your favorite food combination? 13. What pets did you have growing up? 14. What is the best pair of shoes you have owned? 15. What’s the most amazing natural occurrence you’ve witnessed? 16. Would you ever try space tourism, if you had the money for it? 17. What workers have the worst jobs? 18. What’s your favorite type of day? (weather, temp, etc.) 19. What, in your opinion, is the most amazing animal? 110. What was the scariest movie you’ve seen? 111
ofentrepreneurship, with alumni comparing their AB engineering classes to the BS engineeringscience classes they took: “The BS courses were more academically rigorous, while the ABcourses involved more creativity and independent problem-solving.” Alumni also described aparticular entrepreneurial mindset cultivated by the program: “There are two kinds of creativity, the Einstein version to see something in nothing; few of us have that ability, certainly not I, and the creativity that comes from seeing how things in one place can become something else in a different place, a different market, a different use, a new service or product. This kind of creativity requires
connection to oneanother, combined with their lifelong exposure to crisis after crisis has shaped them into big-picture thinkers with compassionate hearts [5]. Though it is tempting to assume this cohortwould be more involved in volunteerism and engagement on campus, the reality is they are farless likely than the Millennials before them to volunteer and engage in extra-curriculars. Theone-off events and experiences that were so popular with Millennials are often seen assuperfluous to much of Gen Z, whose members would rather use their entrepreneurial, we-centric mindsets to address root problems at their source [5]. Furthermore, one-off events do notoffer authentic relationships to be built over time, a major source of gratification to Gen