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Proof of Concept, LLC: A Private Company Facilitating University Entrepreneurship and Industry Interaction

Conference Session: Novel Entrepreneurship Programs
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station.Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Daniel Walsh is currently a Professor of Biomedical and General Engineering, and a Professor of Materials Engineering at the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his B.S. (Biomedical Engineering) , M.S. (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. (Materials Engineering

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Entrepreneurial Mindset Development in a Senior Design/Capstone Course

Conference Session: Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

CourseAbstractCapstone courses for senior engineering students may be organized in numerous ways. Usually,the goal is to give students a significant development and design experience that will preparethem well for their work following graduation. Sometimes the focus of a capstone course is onsolving technical problems of an advanced project. Sometimes the focus is on getting thestudents to produce a design based on the scope provided by an industry partner. Sometimes thefocus is on giving the students a rich experience in how a team works together. Sometimes thefocus is on the business side of projects and engineering. Sometimes the focus is on coveringmaterial that doesn’t fit in any of the other regular courses. Most capstone courses try to formsome balance

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Development of a New Graduate Course in Sustainable Technology Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anthony Marchese, Colorado State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering and agricultural science acumen within the GSSEteams engaged in sustainable enterprises in developing countries. The latter need was addressedby assigning engineering and science students from the STESE course directly to the GSSEteams. In its first offering, the STESE course was cross listed between the Colleges ofEngineering and Agricultural Sciences, which yielded a total enrollment of 40 students among 6different majors. The course was jointly taught by faculty from three departments (Management,Mechanical Engineering and Agricultural Resource Economics) in a weekly format that includedlectures, project based learning, and guest speakers. The 16-week semester was divided into fourgeneral topic areas: the entrepreneurial mindset

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Relationship between Student Competitive Activities and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Interna- tional Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, reliability, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He is member of IIE, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Sabah Abro is an internationally educated math professor and program Director at Lawrence Tech- nological University. He graduated with a Bachelor degree from

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Incorporating Entrepreneurship into Mechanical Engineering Automotive Courses: Two Case Studies

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
Tagged Divisions: 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

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Entrepreneurship in the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Model

Conference Session: Novel Entrepreneurship Programs
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Jeff Wandler, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-974: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE IRON RANGE ENGINEER-ING (IRE) MODELDan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering Dan Ewert is the Director and Professor of Iron Range Engineering, Virginia, MN – a program of Min- nesota State University – Mankato.Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully implemented engineering learning communities in first year programs. Recently, Ulseth began a new 100% project-based, industry- sponsored, engineering

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Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset within Engineering Programs

Conference Session: Research and Assessment
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

about the value that their design or project brings to serving their customer.”Accordingly, “the EME demonstrates their value to the organization because they understand thebusiness and what is required to serve, support or push forward the corporate agenda.” Accordingto Tabat, “the EME wants to make sure they are defining the problem or situation correctly andthen providing the project leadership to push the development to the point of use.” [7] Characteristics of Entrepreneurially Minded Engineers[8]1. Opportunity Orientation – searching to identify and solve real world problems that improve people‟s lives through value creation2. Technical Empowerment – view technology as an enabler used to solve problems and create

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Teaching Entrepreneurship through Virtues

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
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

applicable principles and potentially similar motivations. Forexample, Muhammad Yunus started Grameen, the microfinance banking. The Peace Corps, as agovernment-sponsored program, provides opportunities for recent college graduates to engage insocial entrepreneurship projects on the ground level in many developing countries. Similarly, Page 22.1390.4non-governmental organizations (NGO's) are also developing creative and innovative solutionsto economic, health, housing and food issues in the United States and in many countries –solutions such as treadle pumps9 or an Engineers Without Borders water filter project10. Green11provides a helpful overview

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Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Freshman Engineers

Conference Session: Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial skills.Mindset of student engineers are benchmarked at the beginning of the freshman year and thenagain at the end of the freshman year, soon after completion of a team based poverty alleviationfreshman capstone project. Two pre and post control samples of freshman engineer mindsets arebeing collected from similar sized engineering programs at comparable colleges in ourgeographic vicinity. Initial beginning-of-year testing results indicate a statistically significant tilttoward a fixed mindset in freshman engineering students compared to a growth mindset observedin an opportunity sample of freshman business students. We are tracking engineering studentsboth at the group and at the individual level, by major and by other statistically

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BIG: Uniting the University Innovation Ecosystem

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Faculty Development
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Douglas E. Allen, Bucknell University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1863: BIG: UNITING THE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION ECOSYS-TEMDouglas E. Allen, Bucknell UniversitySteven B. Shooter, Bucknell University Steve Shooter, Ph.D., P.E. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University where he has taught for design, innovation and robotics for 16 years. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers and been PI or Co-PI on grants from NSF, ONR, NIST, ARDEC in addition to industry. As a registered professional engineer he also consults extensively with industry on design projects and formulation of innovation strategies. Page 22.287.1 c

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iPhone Entrepreneurship Class: Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Business to Create an Entrepreneurial Culture

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Melissa L Moore, American Society of Agricultural Engineers; Rodney A. Pearson, Mississippi State University; Robert S. Moore, Mississippi State University; Allison Pearson, Mississippi State University; Abby Lammons Thompson, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

conduct market analysis and focus groups, the ability to guide product design - including visual design, branding, and so forth; • Business expertise: a student able to identify and anticipate market trends based on sales growth and industry patterns, conduct sales projections, provide project schedule oversight and coordination of team activities; and • Communication expertise: an individual with knowledge of public relations, graphic design, and the ability to prepare and

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Interdisciplinary STEM-Business Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship Program

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

all students in the graduate program. The students’ self-assessment of lack of any interest instarting their own business as an entrepreneur was met with continuous class discussions that themethods and approaches being taught not only applied to an entrepreneurial startup, but also tointrapreneurial activities in large organizations. These intrapreneurial activities (productdevelopment, project management, research and development, etc.) are all career paths that areconsidered preferable career paths for STEM graduate students, which increased the students’expectations of reasonable personal ROI for the time spent in the class activities.It is also emphasized to potential students that they will be required to take more hours thantypical

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Study Abroad

Conference Session: Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeremy Brett Ross, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University; Kevin Wade Varney, East Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1359: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO STUDY ABROADJeremy Brett Ross, East Tennessee State University Jeremy B. Ross is a Associate Vice President of University Advancement and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying and Digital Media. He holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Science in Technology from East Tennessee State University. He has experience in design and development of numerous architecture projects in academic and commercial applications in the Southeast.Dr. Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University Keith V. Johnson is a Tenured Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying and Digital

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Engineering Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing

Conference Session: Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Erik Sander, University of Florida
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-819: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LEARNING BYDOINGErik Sander, University of Florida Erik Sander began his career as a Project Manager and Senior Engineer analyzing advanced fighter aircraft engines and the Space Shuttle Main Engine for NASA, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, and Pratt & Whitney. He was also a Technology Transfer Officer for Lockheed Martin and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Starting in 1995, Erik joined the faculty of the University of Florida College of Engineer as Director of the University Center, Associate Director for the Engineering Research Center and the Florida Energy Systems Consortium, and Director of Industry Programs - all directed at fostering industrial

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S-Field Analysis Innovation Method Exercise in a Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Course

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Faculty Development
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and law enforcement1.” In his weekly address (October 2nd 2010) dealing with cleanenergy projects, President Obama stated that “Our future as a nation depends on making sure thatthe jobs and industries of the 21st century take root here in America.2” The innovationproductivity and quality combined with the latest technological advances must increase in orderto stop the country's technological and manufacturing decline. Currently, most engineeringschools are concentrated on educating solid problem solvers. However, this is not enough. Theeducation of engineers, the primary leaders of our innovation based society, must also enhancestudents’ inventive and entrepreneurial skills by including topics on innovation methods, historyof innovation

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Engineering Educaton and the Entrepreneurial Mind

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Faculty Development
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Effectively collaborate in a team setting 2. Apply critical and creative thinking to ambiguous problems 3. Construct and effectively communicate a customer-appropriate value proposition 4. Persist through failure to do what is needed to succeed 5. Effectively manage projects and apply the commercialization process 6. Demonstrate voluntary social responsibility 7. Relate personal liberties and free enterprise to entrepreneurshipWe will continue to work with the KEEN this summer and fall on the deployment andassessment of the KEEN Assessment Program, and feel that this is a critically necessary piece intelling the story of the successes in the KEEN programs, including Baylor’s KEEN Innovatorsprogram.The Future of the KEEN

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All Innovation Is Innovation of Systems: An Integrated 3-D Model of Innovation Competencies

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
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation is realizedevery year.In the senior design course, student teams use a decision matrix to evaluate options for the mostimportant design decision of their project. The students identify and research options. Todevelop the list of options, they rely on the discovery competencies: associating, questioning,observing, experimenting, and networking. To determine which options are viable, they use Page 22.154.10their Discipline Competencies. Only the viable options are evaluated in the decision matrix.Their client either picks or approves the criteria the students use to evaluate the options, and theclient decides the relative importance of each