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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Zahra Zamanipour; Matthew Young; Afsana Ahamed

-by-step process fordeveloping digital systems. The main objective in this course is that students develop hardwareimplementations of algorithms and arithmetic using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).This course is accompanied with or without laboratory time is a project-based course [2, 3, 4, 5].Students were assigned small projects to practice the course subjects during the semester and onebigger project toward the end of the semester.An advanced teaching method, Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML), challenges students toexamine problems more deeply and find realistic solutions. This approach integrates stakeholders,discovery, opportunity identification, and value creation into project-based learning (PBL) [6]. Themain factors to

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hamzah Mousa; Margarita O. Genes; Adam C. Lynch

students from the other classes, their future industrialcolleagues.Keywords: Projects, PBL, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Six Sigma, graduate students1.0 Introduction1.1 Background In the recent years, methods of teaching have developed and became more interactivethrough the incorporation of various educational approaches which immerse students in real-worldproblem solving, improve the hands-on experience and encourage the collaboration amongstudents working in groups of 3 to 5. This concept comes in agreement with the definition ofProject-based learning (PBL), which was defined by Barrows and Tamblyn as: The learning thatresults from the process of working towards understanding or resolving a problem [1]. Research indicates that

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Saurabh S. Singh; Adam C. Lynch; Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

effectively enhanced students' understanding of systems engineering and digitaltransformation. Incorporating case studies, particularly using the KEEN framework, intoengineering courses is beneficial. Future studies could explore more diverse case studies andlarger samples.Keywords: KEEN, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Case Study1.0 Introduction In the realm of engineering education, integrating practical, hands-on activities isessential for deepening students' understanding of complex topics. One effective pedagogicalapproach is the use of case studies, which engage students directly with real-world scenarios.This method is particularly beneficial in courses focused on Systems Engineering and DigitalTransformation, where the principles and