Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Interdisciplinary STEM-Business Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship ProgramAbstractEfforts to merge entrepreneurial training into graduate STEM education face many obstacles toimplementation. These include curriculum crowding, STEM faculty opposition to time spentoutside the research laboratory, STEM student focus on traditional opportunities in largetechnical organizations, and lack of coordination between STEM departments and colleges ofbusiness.This paper will describe efforts to first embed entrepreneurial research commercializationtraining into an interdisciplinary science/engineering graduate program. We will then describethe creation of a more

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

system - a desktop punch press suitable foruse in a laboratory environment. First, a preliminary flawed design is analyzed to identifyphysical contradiction. An S-field analysis is performed so that a new design having the physicalcontradiction resolved can be proposed and implemented.Introduction The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has predicted that this year the U.S. willlose its world leadership standing in manufacturing. While this fact does not seem to beimportant today, the consequences are far reaching and may be catastrophic to our nation.Michael Wessel, a member of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commissionclaimed that “we no longer have the domestic capacity to produce enough ammunition to supplyour troops

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Marchese, Colorado State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1606: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GRADUATE COURSE INSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SCIENTISTSAND ENGINEERSAnthony Marchese, Colorado State University Anthony Marchese is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University and a PI at the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute. He is currently funded by NSF to study pollutant formation and combustion chemistry of algae-derived biofuels and is the fuel conversion/characterization team leader for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, a $48 Million

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovative experimentation is always well informed byDiscipline Competencies and domain knowledge, but innovative experimentation is not limitedto the laboratory. Particularly in the three dimensional conception of innovation which wepropose, in an Engineering education context, innovative experimentation draws heavily on theinformative power of modeling in the Systems Competencies. Innovative experimentation seeksto test the various elements of innovation: the problem, the solution, the stakeholders, and theirsatisfaction. Discipline Competencies and domain knowledge enable experimenting withcompetency in how to experiment. Systems Competencies both enable experimenting throughthe application of modeling techniques, and are informed and supported

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-2443: INCORPORATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO MECHAN-ICAL ENGINEERING AUTOMOTIVE COURSES: TWO CASE STUDIESGregory W. Davis, Kettering University Dr. Gregory W. Davis is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, formerly known as GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Acting in this capacity, he teaches courses in the Auto- motive and Thermal Science disciplines. He also serves a Director of the Advanced Engine Research Laboratory, where he conducts research in alternative fuels and engines. Currently, Greg serves as the faculty advisor for one of the largest Student Chapters of the Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) and the Clean Snowmobile Challenge Project. Greg is also active on

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial mindset. The EIP component of the Kern grant allows LawrenceTech the opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial internship program that gives studentsexposure to entrepreneurs and the businesses they have created.Entrepreneurial Mindset: Our Experience Page 22.1235.3Entrepreneurial curriculums now include experiential learning as an integral part of exposing thestudent to the entrepreneurial mindset. At Lawrence Tech, we have created an entrepreneurialcurriculum that integrates experiential learning in our senior projects, community outreachprograms, plant tours, E-Teams and laboratory environments. Our students participate inactivities that

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

programs and undertakes engineering education reformboth challenges and opportunities arise. One of the most important questions is how does theKern Family Foundation (KFF) and KEEN assess and measure the impact of investments madein engineering education reform?This question is most challenging because the vast majority of the skills, values and behaviorsassociated with an entrepreneurial mindset are new domain to engineering educators, and rootedin the social sciences. Terms like “acumen”, “awareness” and “values” involve human behaviorwithin environmental and cultural contexts unlike a controlled laboratory or “bench setting”.Moreover, EMEs combine their passion for science with an aptitude and capacity to develop andapply so called “soft

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Allen, Bucknell University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 22.287.11development of student life opportunities. Among these were the development of aresidential college and special interest housing, coffee talks and regular “hang-out” time. Figure 3: Interest in Participation in Extra-Curricular Initiatives Faculty development and strategies to engage faculty saw strong appeal andsupport as shown in Figure 4. Teaching in each other’s classes or sitting in each other’sclasses was high at 86%. There was also a strong interest in working on projects together(86%) and holding reading group meetings (86%). Other areas of strong supportincluding publishing together, proposal writing, shared “snap talks”, socials, and “openhouses” to each other’s laboratories, studios and workspaces. In

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Green’s research interests include entrepreneurship education and the psychology of entrepreneurship. Prior to Mtech, he provided business development and product management to WaveCrest Laboratories (acquired by Magna Interna- tional, NYSE: MGA), an innovative start-up in next-generation electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and drive systems. At Cyveillance (acquired by QinetiQ, LSE: QQ.L), he served in operations, client service, and product development roles for this software start-up and world leader in cyber intelligence and intelligence-led security. While at Booz Allen Hamilton, he provided technical and programmatic direction to the DARPA Special Projects Office (SPO), Army Research Lab (ARL), Defense

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation