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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-2568: TECHNOLOGY ENABLED SUPPORT MODULES FOR THEINVERTED ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASSROOMStuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 13.1189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Technology Enabled Support Modules for the Inverted Entrepreneurial ClassroomAbstractFor most engineering disciplines, the curriculum is fairly constrained. Although the newABET criteria has increased the flexibility to develop a responsive and adaptivecurriculum, developing value added curriculum remains a significant challenge. Torespond to this challenge, Industrial Engineering has incorporated a modular approach tocourses in the

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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family support services, identifying and disseminating best practices and policies. A graduate of Williams College, she Holds an Ed.M from Harvard University and a PhD in in Educational Psychology from Boston College and has taught courses and workshops in applied research to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates at Boston College and Wheelock College. Page 13.30.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Decade of Technological Innovation: A Retrospective View of the First Decade of the NCIIAAbstractThe role of entrepreneurship in engineering, science

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Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul A. Nelson, Michigan Technological University; Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-1354: CREATING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IN ANENGINEERING UNIVERSITYPaul A. Nelson, Michigan Technological University Dr. Paul A. Nelson is Associate Professor of Economics and Engineering Management in the School of Business at Michigan Technological University, with a PhD in Industrial Organization Economics from the University of Wisconsin. In the 1970s and 1980, he was the Director of a graduate program in Business Administration designed for engineering students. Also, he administered a one-year second undergraduate degree program in Engineering Management for engineering students. He supervised many Master of Science projects which dealt with starting businesses and

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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AC 2008-1506: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING COURSE – STUDENTPERCEPTIONS OF CREATIVITY AND COMPARISONS OF CREATIVEPROBLEM SOLVING METHODOLOGIESAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, and serves as chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee.Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald Carpenter is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-1583: IMPACTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTERS AND PROGRAMSON THE PREPARATION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERSThomas Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 13.700.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 IMPACTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTERS AND PROGRAMS ON THE PREPARATION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERS.ABSTRACT .Many universities have had centers for entrepreneurship and other programs to stimulatean entrepreneurial culture and provide knowledge about effective entrepreneurship. TheNational Academy of Engineering and others have pointed out that the engineer of the21st century needs to be entrepreneurial. This paper

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Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Page 13.265.9education programs, with some having engineering and technology components. Over thecourse of Phase I, lasting from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, one of the universities withdrewfrom the program. The remaining ten institutions completed Phase I of the KEEN program, witheight of the universities establishing first-time programs in entrepreneurship, specifically forengineering. Section three presents an analysis and report of the first-year experiences of the tenengineering universities in their efforts to establish entrepreneurship programs in engineeringand technology.2.5 – Building Champions and Seeding the EcosystemThe critical factor in developing and implementing the first phase of the KEEN initiatives wasthe identification

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Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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AC 2008-1519: MITIGATION OF BARRIERS TO COMMERCIALIZATION OFNANOTECHNOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW OF TWO SUCCESSFULUNIVERSITY-BASED INITIATIVESHarpal Dhillon, Excelsior College Dr.Harpal Dhillon is currently the Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College. In the past, he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Information Systems, Software Engineering, and Project Management at University of Maryland, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and George Washington University. Dr.Dhillon worked as owner/senior executive in three systems engineering companies over a period of 20 years. His research interests are in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Quality Assurance, and

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Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Timothy Faley, University f Michigan

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AC 2008-1601: ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS FORSCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERSPeter Adriaens, University of MichiganTimothy Faley, University f Michigan Page 13.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Entrepreneurial Business Fundamentals for Scientists and EngineersAbstractTraditional engineering approaches to technology transfer and venture creation tend to be basedon the technology push principle. These evolve from long term government support for theresearch, culminating in potential patents and licensure agreements. Research indicates that forevery successful company there is a two order of magnitude of failed or

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Timothy Faley, University f Michigan; Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan

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AC 2008-1603: DEVELOPING A JOINT ENGINEERING/BUSINESS SCHOOLENTREPRENEURIAL CURRICULUMTimothy Faley, University f MichiganPeter Adriaens, University of Michigan Page 13.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Approach to Building a Graduate-level Engineering and Business collaborative entrepreneurial curriculum American Society of Engineering Education AC2008-1603 re-submitted March 2008AbstractTechnology-based entrepreneurship, regardless of whether it takes place within a largeorganization or in a startup, requires a mixture of technological and business skills. Our aim indeveloping a joint graduate

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Richard Scruggs, Texas A&M University

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AC 2008-485: EMBEDDING BUSINESS STUDENTS INTO EET/TET E4 E-TEAMSJay Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently the Program Director for the Electronics and Telecommunications Programs. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University.Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has over 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecommunications systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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developed and piloted thus far. Thematerials have been developed using rich media and will be made freely available to KEENpartners and other colleges wishing to utilize them.IntroductionThere is a strong emerging consensus that traditional higher education curricula (business,engineering as well as professional curricula) need to be supplemented with the soft skillsattributed to entrepreneurship. The understanding is that a workforce that is entrepreneurial andenterprising will help shield itself and the economy against the various global factors. Thesebenefits are evident whether a person starts a small business, launches a technology start-up,becomes employed by a smaller company or simply excels in a large multi-national corporation.Stipulating

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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for enhancing engineering design education, technological entrepreneurship and innovation, global product design, and systems design. He is a member of IEEE, AIAA, AGU, ASEE, URSI, and Sigma Xi. Page 13.286.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Championing High-Tech Renaissance: Sensor and Controller System Integration CourseAbstractWith rapidly advancing and evolving technologies, the primary challenges in engineeringproduct development have shifted from creating well defined components to producing complex,interdependent systems. Innovating and adapting to this new

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Arkansas in 1986. He has 30 years experience in banking, investments and small business. He is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology where he works to foster collaboration between multidisciplinary groups of faculty, students and commercial interests in Louisiana to encourage new business creation. He teaches the university’s innovative entrepreneurship courses emphasizing technology commercialization.James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jim Nelson is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. He is also the Robert Howson Professor

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Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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theprovisional patent and the construction of the second prototype. The students built the second prototype tofulfill the project requirement for a senior level course entitled “Advanced Product Design”. The university iscurrently negotiating with a manufacturer to license the technology. Figure one shows a rendering of theproduct. Figure 1. A rendering of the trap shooter product.The Pedal-Pro ProductThe need for the pedal-pro product was discovered in a graduate engineering design course. Unfortunately amarketable solution was not found. A student in the graduate class was a competitive bicyclist and he desireda product to measure, graph and analyze the torque produced by each leg as a function of the crank angle.Similar

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Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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brief discussion of future directions forresearch. Figure 1: Picture of the author’s paper-shredding Rube Goldberg machine Page 13.1.3Background and contextReuben Lucius Goldberg (1883 – 1970) started his engineering career designing sewer systems.In 1914 after six months, he left engineering practice to become a cartoonist. His cartoons took asatirist point of view on technology, with his major underlying message being that technologymisapplied often makes life unnecessarily complicated. According to Goldberg, his cartoonsrepresent “a symbol of man’s capacity for exerting maximum effort to achieve minimal results.”He conveyed this

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Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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”, “InnovativeCompany”, “Sustainable Innovation”, “Important Innovation”, “Innovation in Arts”, “Innovation in Page 13.750.2Architecture”, “Innovation in Science”, “Innovation in Engineering/Technology”, and “Innovationin Business/Marketing” • Book reading followed by class discussions, e.g., Blink, by Malcom Gladwell, Freakonomics,by Levitt, et al., The art of Innovation, by Tom Kelley, and The Five Temptations of a CEO: ALeadership Fable, by Patrick M. Lencioni. • Invited speakers on topics such as Innovation and the Enneagram. • Pattern breaking assignments, e.g., Drive home without exceeding the speed limit Introduction “On such a flat

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Green, University of Maryland; Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland

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AC 2008-1094: A HOLISTIC PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FORENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATIONJames Green, University of Maryland James V. Green is the Director of the award-winning Hinman CEOs Program. In this role, he advises students in their new ventures, instructs entrepreneurship courses, and manages a host of educational programs including the Technology Start-Up Boot Camp and the MTECH Ventures Execution Education Program. James earned a BS of Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a MS in Technology Management from the University of Maryland University College, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Management from the University of Maryland

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Monica Neukomm, University of Maryland

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the business division, and at UM the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute(MTECH), a unit in the Clark School of Engineering, manages the program. Being housed inboth a business and engineering department offers students a collaborative and broad perspectivetoward entrepreneurship that combines the two departments’ strengths.This program can already point to many successes, but there have been programmatic shifts toadjust for lessons learned about the depth of some students’ challenges – and the challengesinvolved in developing a new model for entrepreneurship education.This paper addresses program experiences and lessons learned in five critical areas: ̇ Screening and selection of Hillman Entrepreneurs; ̇ The transfer process