Entrepreneurship in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. His research focuses primarily on engineering design/Bio Design collaboration in transdisciplinary teams. He has used and developed tools to study the alignment of products and services with organizational processes as an organization seeks to address needs and bring new products and services to the market. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Opportunities for Innovative Professional Impact: Implementation of a Multidisciplinary CourseAbstractEngineering programs offer programmatic opportunities for students to develop the necessaryknowledge, skills, attitudes to be prepared as holistic
and further strengthenedthrough reflective practices such as focus groups and/or concept maps [2], [3]. Finally, thestudents create value by designing a solution that considers needs of different populations thussupporting a better “global” solution to impact the most people.Many STEM international experiences align with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)grand challenge themes which are shown to support connections between the experience,disciplinary knowledge, multicultural awareness, and EM [2-4]. This is particularly valuable forSTEM majors, as some research indicates they lag behind their non-STEM peers in multiculturalawareness. Initially, the NAE grand challenges consisted of fourteen goals for improving lifewhich have now been
startup performance. [17]Integrating multi-disciplinary entrepreneurship into engineering activities succeeds throughinterdisciplinary collaboration and student fellowship programs. Programs at Caltech [18] andMichigan [19] have shown that developing a culture of innovation in getting students from STEMbackgrounds to “think like an entrepreneur” is possible by combining extensive mentorship,educational resources, and experiential project work. While these efforts were undertaken for post-graduate STEM students looking to commercialize research innovations, the same ideas andstructures apply to undergraduate engineers in a co-curricular setting.This paper describes and assesses the impact of an entrepreneurial fellows program organized bythe Dyer
each other and withthe dependent variable, suggesting that they are complementary and synergistic for theachievement of collaborative entrepreneurship competencies. From a practical standpoint, it offersa concrete and applicable proposal for the training of entrepreneurs in technical careers, withpotential positive impacts on the economic, social, and environmental development of the country.RecommendationsFor teachers, it is recommended to incorporate the proposed pedagogical model into their teachingplans, using the suggested teaching strategies and resources. It is also urged to continuouslyevaluate the process and results of the application of the model, providing feedback to studentsand adjusting the design according to specific needs and
entrepreneurial elements, as wellas comparative research across different institutions to identify best practices. Additionally, itis important to explore how "micro-moments" in teaching differ from traditional active-learning techniques. With established pedagogical methods in place for decades, futureresearch should determine whether micro-moments offer new advantages or merely reframeold techniques. Including sensitivity analyses could further reveal the impact of varyingspecific pedagogical techniques, helping clarify their unique contributions to educationaloutcomes and potential for innovation.Integrating entrepreneurship into ET education is not without its challenges (Abdulwahed2017). It requires a cultural shift within academic institutions
medicalnanotechnology device for disease detection and complete a microfluidics lab on a chipexperiment. Students read journal articles and used newfound knowledge from these articles toinform their designs throughout the project. Much like the robot design/build project, thestakeholder needs and tasks for the alternative were well-defined. The research-based project forthe 2022-2023 academic year was redesigned to be more open ended and to expand the themesof the course. Specifically, it asked students to identify an opportunity and problem within thethemes of either medical nanotechnology or sustainability. The course still focused on researchand reading journal articles but also expanded assignments to consider value creation, needs, andthe impact of their
& Viable Business Models, Multicultural, and Social Consciousness. This e-portfolio includes but is not limited to undergraduate research, projects, and high-impact experiences that can be leveraged to pursue future academic and professional careers. ombining e-portfolios with an interdisciplinary approach to education scenarios allows us toCperform the analysis of our cohort's growth in varied ways. Previous cohorts were tasked with the performance of a pre-and post-program survey as well as a traditional reflection essay[2]. Extrapolating on that idea and the engineers' inherent drive for innovation, in this 2023 cohort we elevated the research design by adding concept maps to assess student
Technology from the Technical University of Munich, with specializations in Mechanical Engineering, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Finance. She is also an alumna scholar of the entrepreneurial qualification program at Munich’s Center for Innovation and Business Creation (UnternehmerTUM). Professionally, Nada currently works as a Senior Corporate Strategy Manager at a SaaS company. Her student practical experiences include roles as venture capital investment analyst, startup strategy consultant and entrepreneurial coach, alongside being team lead for innovation projects in the automotive industry.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a Research Scientist in the Designing Education Lab in Mechanical
Teacher of the Year nomination in 2023. In the classroom, Saqib likes to challenge his students to tackle real-world engineering problems. He likes to use innovative pedagogical techniques and Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning (EML) to facilitate student learning. Beyond the classroom, he has a passion for mentoring students and helping them achieve their educational and professional goals.Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines Marie Stettler Kleine is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Design, & Society. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie is especially interested in the roles of values in engineers
engineering faculty’s lack offamiliarity with non-ABET professional skills, like entrepreneurial mindset and cultural agility,the difficulty of making changes in technical classes, and the limitations in assessing professionalskills. The researcher aims for the recommendations derived from this pilot study to raiseawareness of professional skill development within engineering curricula, fostering collaborationwith industry, and stimulating further research into enhancing the engineering curriculum with afocus on these essential skills.IntroductionTo succeed in the 21st-century workplace, engineering graduates need more than technical skillsor risk losing their jobs to automation [1, 2]. Professional skills complement a technicaleducation and are part