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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

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, college freshman-level course forthose interested in learning about innovative idea generation and new venture creation. The keycontrast is that the non-credit MOOC is open and free to anyone worldwide and the mini-MOOC is a tuition-based, three-credit course exclusively for University of Marylandundergraduates.Both the MOOC and the mini-MOOC are multi-disciplinary courses to help students to learn thebasic business, strategy, and leadership skills needed to launch and manage new ventures. Topicsinclude learning how to assess the feasibility of a new venture, as well as how to apply bestpractices for planning, launching, and managing new companies. Students discuss a wide rangeof issues of importance and concern to entrepreneurs and learn to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge; Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Elizabeth Nilsen, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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promising models and practices that could guide thedesign and implementation of the Pathways program, specifically on the topics of facultydevelopment and change in higher education. Since then, Epicenter staff members haveincorporated the recommendations from the literature review into the design of the Pathwaysprogram, which plans to launch in January 2014.This paper reports findings and recommendations from the literature review, synthesizes therecommendations with design decisions, and provides examples of how the decisions have beenrealized in components of the Pathways program. Finally, the conclusion offers reflections on thedesign process from Epicenter staff members as they balance implementing the (sometimesoverwhelming number of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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askedquestions designed to determine their understanding of linkages between the Equity Ownershiptools presented in ENTR 599 and the real world situations of their unique business opportunitiesand future opportunities. The written portion required: A. Project Summary (1 page limit) B. Project Description (10 page limit) C. Biographical Sketches (2 page limit for whole team) D. Budget (not to exceed $150,000) with budget justification for each significant item. E. Equipment, Instrumentation, Computers, and Facilities (1 page limit)The goal was to simulate a SBIR proposal process as we felt this supported our overarchingtheme to encourage bootstrapping in their start-up planning. Details of the Project

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Jon Down, University of Portland

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ProgramEntrepreneur Scholars (E-Scholars) is a select group of undergraduate students who create newbusiness ventures or develop and implement strategies to improve existing enterprises. Studentsin the E-Scholars program develop their entrepreneurial mindset. They learn how to come upwith innovative ideas and develop realistic business plans around them. Through requireddomestic and international travel they also learn how to do business anywhere in the world.E-Scholars commit to an academic curricular program, taking three three-credit entrepreneurshipcourses during their junior year. Students apply during the fall semester of their sophomore yearthrough a process that requires references, interviews and an essay describing the mutual benefitof their

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarvesh S. Kulkarni, Villanova University; Frank Klassner, Villanova University; Vijay Gehlot, Villanova University; E.J. Dougherty III, Villanova University; Sue McFarland Metzger, Villanova University; William P. Wagner, Villanova University

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tosuccessfully develop an application (app), one needs to learn at least three or four of the Page 24.910.3following: mobile application programming on one of two different platforms (Android andiOS), complementary data structures, user interface design, networking and communication, theuse of on-board sensors, and security. In order to successfully sell such an app, one needs to beentrepreneurial in analyzing the market need and its potential size, then construct a business plan,explore avenues for developmental funding and revenues, and design a marketing strategy. Inaddition, one also needs to hone one's soft skills such as presentation of ideas to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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search for grant money from different sources. All these methods wereincorporated into a new course “Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship” for Engineeringstudents that was offered in our department for the first time in the spring 2013 semester.This course consisted of a mixture of graduate and undergraduate multidisciplinary studentsworking on five projects; each project was unique, formed out of student or faculty ideas. Threeout of the five teams projects continued working on the assigned project during their capstonesenior design courses for the fall 2013-spring 2014 with a strong plan for commercialization oftheir product. These students were motivated, self-driven and excited about their projects and thepossibility of launching a

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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university level. Students who have proclivities towardsentrepreneurship activities can be made more informed about the possibilities at theirinstitutions.Theory of Planned BehaviorIn the engineering education literature, several studies have examined the impact ofentrepreneurship programs, courses, or other interventions on student characteristics. Forexample, Reid and Ferguson4 examined whether entrepreneurial interventions impacted students’mindsets, in terms of being fixed or something that can be improved. Bilen and colleagues5studied the impact of participation in an entrepreneurship minor on constructs such as self-efficacy, leadership attitude, innovation, and teamwork skills. Ohland and colleagues examinedparticipation in an

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor; Francine K. Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

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offering a new product type that fits mass-customization markets ona global scale (e.g., has potential to be offered on multiple national markets). The team’s keytasks are to: 1. Develop initial product idea and its design, including possible product variations, 2. Outline the manufacturing processes and a system necessary to make the product, and 3. Prepare a business plan elements, which cover delivery, organization and cost issues. The course in its current form is designed to run on 12-week semester schedule typical inCanadian universities. The class meets three times a week: twice for 80-minutes lecture periodand for one 110-minutes tutorial session. The content of the course is outlined in Table 1.Figure 2 Integration of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Technology Tom Mason is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Engineering Management. After retiring from his 38 year career at Rose-Hulman in 2010, he continues part-time teaching of entrepreneurship, exploring innovation in engineering education and advising technology based start ups.Dr. Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Michael Wollowski obtained his undergraduate degree in Informatics from the University of Hamburg, Germany. He obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Indiana University in Bloom- ington, IN, USA. He studied under Jon Barwise and as part of his dissertation developed a diagrammatic proof system for planning in the blocks world of Artificial Intelligence. Michael is

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael (Mick) J. Bates, Waynesburg University; Donald Ken Takehara, Taylor University; Hank D. Voss, Taylor University

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business plan competition and on-campus incubator. Dr. Bates served as a board member and past executive committee member on two economic development organizations. His nearly 20-year business career revolved around high tech start-up companies in the contact center industry. His international experience includes an exchange to Guatemala during college, living in Germany for three years, business trips to various European countries, and in his time with Taylor University and Waynesburg University, research, speaking, and education travels to China, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, East and West Africa. Dr. Bates is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, holds an MBA from Regent University, and a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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encountered. The mentors were either technologyentrepreneurs or senior level managers from industry versed in teamwork, innovation, andentrepreneurship; they assisted the student teams in financial or healthcare problem identificationappropriately defined for solutions within the constraint of the semester; they further providedguidance, realism, and insight to the teams’ ideas for a feasible problem solution. Theseinterventions helped to supplement the content provided in the case studies and lectures. Acentral product of the course was the creation of a business plan developed to support aninnovative problem solution to satisfy a financial or healthcare customer’s need with itssubsequent pitch. Students’ performance in and enthusiasm for the course

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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).Personal CharacteristicsInnovation OrientationThe scale of Innovation Orientation was adapted from Scott and Bruce’s measures ofindividuals’ innovative behavior17. The scale includes six items that ask participants to rate theextent to which they engage in a list of behaviors. Example items are “Search out newtechnologies, processes, techniques, and/or product ideas” and “Develop adequate plans andschedules for the implementation of new ideas.” The items were measured on a five-point Likertscale with responses ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).Intentional Self-RegulationThe sub-scales Goal Selection, Goal Optimization, Goal Compensation, and Loss-Based GoalSelection were selected from the Entrepreneurial Intentional Self

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University

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entrepreneurship education and understand how to address it intheir classes for true transformation to occur. Over the years, engineering scholars have workedto established a pedagogical justification for including in engineering curricula both courses andmaterial related to entrepreneurship. Nichols & Armstrong explored whether “engineeringentrepreneurship” is consistent with the educational mission of an engineering college byexamining the strategic plans of both the College of Engineering and the Department ofMechanical Engineering at the University of Texas Austin. They identified components of thedepartment’s strategic plan that aligned with entrepreneurship including: creativity, novelapplication of fundamental engineering science

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University

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proposedsolutions and guide them toward developing the best possible solution. Although this step of theproposal development process would not exist in an industry setting, it was useful from apedagogical standpoint and supported the outcome of persisting and learning from failure, whichis one of the outcomes associated with the entrepreneurial mindset3,7,8.In the written proposal, each “company” had to list the required materials, show total costincluding labor, perform a break-even analysis, illustrate the circuit design and schematics,verify the designed circuit through simulation, plot the voltage-temperature relationship of thedesigned circuit, establish a detailed testing plan, investigate proper device housings, propose atime schedule for delivery

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Dale S. Deardorff, Rocky Peak Leadership Center

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TechnologyEntrepreneurship is increasingly being recognized as an important part of engineering education.However, it is also seen that establishing of a traditional business plan that was taught toengineers, is not considered as “the cutting edge” of doing entrepreneurship. Despite the businessplan being a core element of most engineering entrepreneurship curricula, there are new conceptsin entrepreneurship such as “The Lean Startup” which are being increasingly talked about. Alongthese lines, the faculty in The College of Engineering and Computer Science at California StateUniversity, Northridge are working with industry leaders and professionals to continuouslyimprove the entrepreneurship curriculum being taught to the engineers of today & tomorrow.One of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums); James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald Wroblewski P.E., University of California, Berkeley; Cornelia Huellstrunk, Princeton University

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Mellon. She worked in industrial technology planning and innovation management for over 20 years.Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums) Paula Gangopadhyay is the Chief Learning Officer for The Henry Ford which includes the Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Benson Ford Research Center, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, IMAX and Henry Ford Academy. She brings more than 19 years of experience in the cultural sector with education, policy and business leaders, to her position. In her current role as one of the core members of The Henry Ford’s senior management team, Gan- gopadhyay is responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction, concept, design and development of ’education’ in a broad and comprehensive

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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Competencies of Figure 1 are concerned with: • S1. Describing the target of innovation from a systems perspective; Page 24.1230.4 • S2. Applying a system stakeholder view of value, trade-offs, and optimization; • S3. Understanding system’s interactions and states (modes); • S4. Specifying system technical requirements; • S5. Creating and analyzing high level design; • S6. Assessing solution feasibility, consistency, and completeness; • S7. Performing system failure mode and risk analysis; • S8. Planning system families, platforms, and product lines; • S9. Understanding roles & interdependencies across

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Penn State. Theunique inter-college minor consists of several clusters that center on entrepreneurship andinnovation in relation to different majors, industries, and contexts. An assessment plan wasdeveloped in conjunction with the minor and initial results will be reported. The overall goal ofthe assessment is to track the students’ progress, knowledge, skill development, and attitudinalchanges as the students proceed through the minor and begin their careers. As the first step inthis process, students from the core classes of the minor were asked to complete a survey nearthe beginning and end of the semester to capture their attitudes toward entrepreneurship andinnovation. A vast majority of the students who completed the survey were

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azim Houshyar, Western Michigan University; Bob White, Western Michigan University; Steven E. Butt, Western Michigan University; Tycho K. Fredericks, Western Michigan University

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several mathematical and simulation models that helped plan for the reactor shutdown accord- ingly. Dr. Houshyar has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Modelling and Simula- tion for over 20 years, and is very active in publication of scholarly articles. He has over 30 journal publications and 100 articles in conference proceedings. Some of Dr. Houshyar’s journal publications are in Computer and Industrial Engineering, Computers in Industry, The International Journal of Mod- elling and Simulation, Applied Ergonomics, The International Journal of Production Research, Industrial Management, Simulation, and The Institute of Industrial Engineering Transactions, to name a few. His professional

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University

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(rain water recovery optional) system for a new residence hall on campus. Details of the building floor plan, utilities, and HVAC system will be provided in a forthcoming document. To complete this project, your team will have to investigate how residence hall plumbing is installed, propose a reasonable layout for the plumbing system, determine all the piping, couplings, fittings, drains, vents, etc., necessary for the installation, and design an appropriate grey-water system. The team will also need to gather data and statistics on typical water usage by occupant and activity. Once the details of the plumbing and grey-water system are determined, the installation costs (including materials and labor) must be estimated. Your

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt A. Thoroughman, Washington University; Alessandra Hruschka, Washington University in St.Louis; Patricia Widder, Washington University in St. Louis

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. For theneurorehabilitation topic we collaborate with a biomedical engineer who works in theuniversity’s Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship. The students develop awareness in Page 24.512.4business, how to present engineering solutions in economic terms, how to build an effective andmission-oriented team, and how to anticipate future technical, societal and economic change.This module helps students learn the importance of investigating the market and validatingmarket interest, begin to ideate preliminary notions of a business plan, evaluate economicviability, and continue to develop collaborative methods to constrain possible product ideas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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(problem solving) 3. Construct and effectively communicate a customer-appropriate value proposition (customer awareness) 4. Persist through and learn from failure to learn what is needed to succeed (persistence) 5. Effectively manage projects and apply the commercialization process within respective disciplines (project management) 6. Demonstrate voluntary social responsibility (social responsibility) 7. Relate personal liberties and free enterprise to entrepreneurship (free enterprise)In 2013 (while planning for the new first year engineering course was underway), these studentoutcomes were modified and is best represented in graphic form as shown in the appendix. Useof these student outcomes can be viewed as

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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LEGOProblem Laboratory Requirement analysisSpecification Entrepreneurial Project Planning; Cost analysis; Inventory Thinking control Deliverables Request for Proposal(RFP); project timeline Programming (flowchart and pseudo code) Lecture Programming (algorithms) Propose solutionsWeek-3: Laboratory Build prototypeDesign Entrepreneurial Time Management

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Hallam, University of Texas, San Antonio; Dorie Jewel Gilbert; Olivier Wenker MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Gary L. Frankwick, University of Texas at El Paso

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andstudents. The certificate program has 17 modules and culminates in a concise business plan andproposal for seed funding to complete a proof of principle technology demonstrator (from PhaseII of this program). This program drives more technologies towards risk reduction and readinessfor investment by the UT Horizon Fund, the strategic venture fund of the UT System, whilebuilding a core experiential-based entrepreneurial competency15 in the UT System. Thesebusiness plans will also serve as the basis for any technology transfer office to assess the marketpotential of the innovation as part of their patenting and licensing process. While a fullevaluation of the program’s effectiveness awaits the project’s conclusion in 2014, feedback fromparticipants

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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) and the cognitive element(s) theyaddress (level, style, or affect). We close our review with recommendations for the developmentof new assessments for innovativeness, comments on the limitations of our study, and plans forfuture work in this domain. Page 24.41.3 12.0 Framework for Critical ReviewEach innovation measure or model in our review was evaluated through two lenses: (1) internalvs. external point of reference (i.e., do the constructs/factors attempt to assess a human attributeor a human action); and (2) key elements of cognitive

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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. The minor, which had been previously housed in theCollege of Engineering, had transitioned to a university-wide minor in the fall of 2013. As a partof the evaluation plan of the newly defined minor, all students enrolled in the core courses wereasked to complete a survey. The survey included an open-ended prompt which asked students todefine entrepreneurship. The survey was distributed during the first two weeks of the semesterto ensure that the students’ responses would not be influenced by the course content. Thesurvey was administered online using Qualtrics, a commercially available software tool. Data was also collected from instructors through the use of an online survey. The datawas collected as part of a larger study on faculty

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing Creativity Competency of EngineersAbstract The complete agreement of all stakeholders on the importance of developing the creativitycompetency of engineering graduates motivated us to undertake this study. We chose asenior-level course in Software Testing and Quality Assurance which offered an excellentplatform for the experiment as both testing and quality assurance activities can be executedusing either routine or mechanical methods or highly creative ones. The earlier attemptsreported in literature to develop the creativity competency do not appear to be systematic i.e.they do not follow the measurement ->action plan ->measurement cycle. The measurements

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

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conceptions of and preparations for their specific careers; 2) identify the educational andworkplace factors, or combinations of these factors, that most influence the development ofengineering students into successful ECPs; and 3) illuminate the pathways of early ECPs interms of planning and preparing to meet future career goals and overcome challenges4. Page 24.580.3MethodologyThe PEARS instrument was an online survey administered to engineering graduates four yearsafter earning their engineering bachelor’s degrees in 2007. The graduates came from four U.S.research universities that graduated 2,520 engineering alumni in 2007. Of the 1,801 alumni

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Effect of InnovationTimes cited in Google Scholar 139 339 388 (including 81 references to abridged journal paper)Library holdings (according to 654 861 995WorldCat)Sales rank: organizational change - 54 -(Amazon.com)Sales rank: system and planning 33 - 65(Amazon.com)Sales rank: creativity and Genius - 81 -(Amazon.com)Sales rank: Technology 56 - -(Amazon.com)Sales rank: decision-making

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Brian A. Garner, Baylor University; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy; Rebecca P. Blust, University of Dayton; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty Jr., Villanova University

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Importance: Very high Concept Design s t Weekly student meetings (virtual) Purpose: Share status, ideas and information 1 Importance: Very high Mid-project student meeting (face-to-face) Purpose: Agree on concept and plan design/build Prototyping Detail Design S e m e s t e r