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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8843K-WIDE: Synthesizing the Entrepreneurial Mindset and Engineering DesignProf. Charles Kim, Bucknell University Charles Kim is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Bucknell University. He received Ph.D. and M.S.E. degrees from the University of Michigan and B.S. from Caltech. Prof. Kim teaches courses in design and innovation and is currently director of the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, Applications, and Systems program at Bucknell.Prof. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo teaches at Bucknell University, offering courses in signals and systems, neural and cardiac

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #10438Combining Discipline-specific Introduction to Engineering Courses into a Sin-gle Multi-discipline Course to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset with En-trepreneurially Minded LearningDr. Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, chair of the First Year Engineering

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Education, 2014Engineering Virtual Studio: KEEN Modules to Foster Entrepreneurial Mindset in an Integrative, First/Second Year Online Course1. AbstractEngineering is a field that interacts with its surroundings by applying science to practicalproblems. In developing future engineers, teaching the technical fundamentals is only part of thetask; engineering programs must also develop engineers that are able to apply those skills intothe real world. Example problems are sometimes shown in classes, but lack the interactivitynecessary to instill the skill in students. Introducing students to entrepreneurship directlypromotes creativity and marketplace connection while indirectly instilling connection to realworld problems and promoting scholarly and

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Michael Rogy; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8528Examining the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Senior Chemical Engineering Stu-dents as a Result of Exposure to the Epistemic Game ”Nephrotex”Mr. Kerry Michael RogyDr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Cheryl A. Bodnar, PhD, CTDP is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Track) in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her certification as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional

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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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Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, combined classeswith their business schools or adding entrepreneurial classes to their core curriculums 1. The lackof standardization when it comes to helping engineering students develop these skills is notnecessarily a bad thing, but it certainly highlights the need for a deeper understanding on how thecreative process works and how to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students.Understanding biassociationThe term biassociation was first coined by Arthur Koestler in 1964 as “a distinction between theroutine skills of thinking on a single ‘plane’ as it were, and the creative act,” or in other words“collision of two apparently unrelated frames of reference” 2. Hitt et al. divides innovativeactions as either “equilibrating” or

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

representation of alumni who participated in study abroad programs in theHigh Interest – High Intention group as compared with the other alumni in the other three Page 24.580.13groups. Given, that these kinds of undergraduate experiences are also considered to be “highimpact practices” that are correlated with student persistence and retention. Further workexploring the relationship between high impact practice, student engagement, and thedevelopment of an entrepreneurial mindset as part of a liberal education would be especiallyfruitful.We hope that the interest-intention quadrants will be a useful framework to inform a morecomprehensive understanding of

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

exogenous constructs impacting students’ pursuit of entrepreneurship minorPossession of the entrepreneurial mindset is perhaps the ultimate exogenous factor that mayinfluence students’ intention to minor in entrepreneurship. Kriewall11 organized a panel sessionat the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance with theintention of discussing the “defining characteristics of entrepreneurial engineers.” The panelidentified eleven attributes they felt were necessary for entrepreneurial engineers: “…integrity, tenacity, ethics, creativity, intuition, a deep knowledge of engineering fundamentals, the ability to engineer products for commercialization, a penchant for lifelong learning, an ability to

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

ECCS Department Ohio Northern University Ohio Northern University Ada, OH 45810 Ada, OH 45810 f-hassan@onu.edu n-alsbou@onu.eduAbstractEducators should always seek opportunities to enhance their course material and equip studentswith skills to help them achieve success in their career after graduation. One skill that has drawnmuch attention recently is the entrepreneurial mindset. This paper presents a project-basedlearning approach that infuses some of the soft skills associated with the entrepreneurial mindsetwith the technical skills of electric circuit analysis and design through a specific multi-phase

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

participating programs. To complete the minor, all students must earn ninecredits in three core courses and at least nine credits in cluster-based courses, which providemore in depth coverage within the specific content area that interests the student. The first sixcredits of core coursework are earned in two classes that focus on teaching and developing theentrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial leadership. Students then complete their cluster-based coursework followed by earning the final three core course credits in the capstone class,which focuses on new venture creation. The cluster-based course sequences were designed by faculty members in their respectivecolleges to address issues directly relevant to entrepreneurship and innovation

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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 & Engineering Innovation

undergraduate curriculum. We propose that a more clearand concrete demonstration of the alignment of entrepreneurship education outcomes and ABETCriterion 3a-k, which involve both technical and non-technical skills, would catalyze theintegration of the entrepreneurial skills and knowledge into engineering courses. Furthermore,direct assessment of entrepreneurial outcomes could aid in improving the mechanisms ofachieving both ABET accreditation and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset amongengineering students.IntroductionIn recent years, the value of entrepreneurial skills and an entrepreneurial mindset tocontemporary college graduates has been well documented. Global economic and workforcetrends have driven the need for engineering students

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

ambiguity in the definition of entrepreneurship isappropriate, as different markets, contexts, businesses, and ventures spawn unique problems thatrequire creative thinking and the innovative use of skills. One entrepreneur’s specific skills andinsights may be highly valuable and relevant in one scenario and inappropriate in another. Teaching students to develop the entrepreneurial mindset can also be challenging sincethe associated skills are not completely agreed upon in the academic literature. The goal of thisstudy is not to provide a definitive definition of entrepreneurship or a complete list of theentrepreneurial skills that are needed to be successful, but to examine instructors and students’definitions of entrepreneurship in order to

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rajesh Ganithi, UAE University

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Manufacturing

resources with essential characteristics that they are (i) rare (ii) valuable (iii) hard tocopy and (iv) difficult to substitute. It helps the students to understand that entrepreneurship isfundamentally a gathering and application of existing resources in new ways. Drucker [2] saysthat this application in the new way can make something worthless upto this point, into avaluable resource and thus entrepreneurship can create resources. This approach is more close tothe engineering students.The entrepreneurial mindset approach is designed to develop a way of seeing opportunity that is Page 24.464.3resident within a market. It is assumed that the

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #8741The Framework on Innovative EngineeringDr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is the recipient of three NSF awards supporting research in engineering education and a Research Associate at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University and Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests include engineering innovativeness, entrepreneurial engineering, teamwork, mindset changes and learning strategies of

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial mindsetin graduating engineers.2The learning outcomes reinforced by the capstone design projects cannot be divorced from thecontext of the course itself. For example, a course in which engineering students from a singlediscipline working on a discipline-specific project would prove difficult to satisfy and properlyassess the learning outcome an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (ABET outcomed1). The work outlined in this article was borne out of a search for a better context for thecapstone design experience. The search for a better context in which to naturally foster anentrepreneurial mindset in engineering students led the authors to propose the intercollegiate (theterm intercollegiate is intended to mean multi-university

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of thetotal course grade, are highlighted in figure 3. Page 24.864.7Figure 3. Assignments Weekly Assignments LinkedIn Profile 5% Innovation Fundamentals 5% Entrepreneurial Mindset 5% Entrepreneurial Motivations & Behaviors 5% Risk Profile 5% Industry Analysis 5% Competitive Analysis 5% Customer Analysis

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

transformational and progressive entrepreneurial ecosystem within theuniversity environment is essential to foster, support, develop, and commercialize newtechnologies2. Such an ecosystem across the UT System could help to change academic mindsetsand cultures an also result in higher competiveness in global markets, increased external fundingvia follow-up research dollars, enhanced educational environment for students and faculty,increased marketability of UT graduates, and greater financial returns to the university viatechnology commercialization.The UT System campuses individually face these challenges of commercializing thetechnologies they develop but, with the possible exception of the System’s flagship university atAustin, they lack the critical

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Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

the Processof Design course. Students in this course are asked to complete two projects during thecourse – these projects are concurrent with their capstone projects. In general, this is donefor two reasons. First, the design course features desired outcomes that are not typicallyaddressed by all of the capstone projects. Second, the design course can help studentsavoid pitfalls typically encountered in the second semester of the capstone project. Byhaving to complete an additional course-based project start-to-finish, these pitfalls can beavoided.Ohio Northern University is a member of the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network(KEEN) [4]. As such, students are expected to demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset[5]. Yet because many of the

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

principal investigator at The Epicenter, this is crucial as today’sengineers must possess an entrepreneurial mindset in order to be the innovators of tomorrow andkeep America competitive in the global market. Page 24.165.2Realizing the increasing importance of entrepreneurship for engineers, there is also a new fieldcalled “entrepreneurial engineering,” which is being offered by schools which are in the initialstages of offering entrepreneurship related courses to their engineering majors. EntrepreneurialEngineering can be considered as a subset of the more general field of entrepreneurship. Whileincluding the basic skills and knowledge required for

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to address the cognitive abilities of entrepreneurial mindsets betterthan traditional classroom lecture.5 Providing this learning environment for STEM students inthe liberal arts university is challenging. Gone are the days of ivory tower universities whosescholarly work is secluded from the external world. Today, universities are called upon – evenexpected - to bring value to their community, their country, and the world. For instance, the LillyEndowment recently awarded $62.7 million to 39 Indiana universities to implement programs toimprove job prospects for degree holders. The Vice President for Education for Lilly Endowmentemphasized the role of the university in supplying industry with qualified employees, “TheEndowment has seen

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the ability to solve problems in novel ways, the capacity to envision alternativesolutions, and the knack for design. However, traditional instructional and evaluation methodsmay make students overly risk averse, impacting their willingness to innovate to the extentnecessary to make disruptive changes to technology. Fostering an entrepreneurial spirit inengineering undergraduates may allow them to be more creative and less risk averse in theirapproach to solving multi-faceted, ill-defined problems. Analysis of student feedback fromreflection essays, self-report attitudinal surveys, and instructor assessment in two very differentcourses that promote the entrepreneurial mindset through student-driven projects will be used todistill the

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

addition to present industry demand for mostly contract workers9, students are increasinglyembarking on entrepreneurial ventures instead of pursuing regular employment10. Research onentrepreneurship revealed that over 6% of adults are creating new business enterprises11,12 in theUnited States, a country where a person is relatively more likely to engage in entrepreneurshipactivities and where companies with plenty employees of the entrepreneurial mindset tend tobecome more entrepreneurial13. Moreover, the highest levels of entrepreneurial activity tends tobe among individuals who are generally college educated12 and more specifically earned aspecialized technological, professional, or business degree14,15. “Better-trained, more

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

enhance their engineering and computer science education.2. Context: The University and the Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and InnovationEntrepreneurship is widely recognized as a fundamental building block of competitive advantageand business success [3, 4, 7]. Creativity, passion, opportunity recognition, a willingness to takerisks, strategy execution, a can-do mindset – these entrepreneurial traits and skills are the driversbehind the creation of new innovative business units, companies and organizations. These samecharacteristics are needed to solve complex global engineering challenges to enhance quality oflife [5]. The Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (CLEI) at the University ofPortland is positioned to be a

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #9031A Critical Review of Measures of InnovativenessMs. Jessica Menold Jessica Menold is a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. As an undergraduate at Penn State she was heavily involved with a STEM outreach program called the engineering ambassadors. She currently works as a graduate mentor for entrepreneurial student groups on campus as a part of Penn State’s Lion Launch Pad team. Her interests in entrepreneurs, as well as engineering education, has led her to the study of innovation in engineers, working with Dr. Kathryn Jablokow. Her current research focuses on

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #8751The Traditional Engineer vs. The Innovative EngineeerDr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is the recipient of three NSF awards supporting research in engineering education. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University and Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests include engineering innovativeness, entrepreneurial engineering, teamwork, and mindset changes and learning strategies of both engineering students

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #9189LEADERSHIP for Manufacturing and Manufacturing-related ProgramsDr. Ronald J. Bennett, University of St. Thomas Dr. Ronald J. Bennett is Founding Dean and Professor Emeritus of the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. Prior to entering academia, Bennett held leadership positions for three decades in the appliance, electronics, medical device and knowledge engineering industries, as well as in several entrepreneurial organizations. His responsibilities ranged from R&D, engineering and manufacturing to sales, marketing and general management. He founded the School of Engineering at the

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Jeffrey N. Shelton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Systems Engineering

. 4. Carpenter, D., Hayes, K., Ward, C., Gerhart, A. (2011) “Assessment and Evaluation of a Comprehensive Course Modification Plan.” The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship. Vol. 2, No. 2. 5. Gerhart, A. and Carpenter, D. (2013) “Campus-wide Course Modification Program to Implement Active & Collaborative Learning and Problem-based Learning to Address the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA. 6. Prince, M. and Felder, R. (2006) “Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 123-138

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BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

include serving as University Director of Assessment from 2009 to 2012 after serving as founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning from 2006 to 2009. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education recognizing his efforts to bring innovative team based problem solving into the engineering curriculum to promote the entrepreneurial mindset. He continues to serve the University and the Kern Family Foundation in this capacity. Finally, Dr. Carpenter is serving on the ASCE Committee to revise the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria.Prof. John V Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Sustainability

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

students to a list of pre-selectedtopics, time was better spent covering wicked problems and analysis skills with greater depth andusing sustainability problems as topics for discussion in these contexts.Professional rather than academic mentors are most helpful Page 24.1257.16Perhaps because students entered with an academic mindset, professional mentors and real-worldexperiences were seen as much more valuable than information from more academic sourceswhen creating projects. Some of this separation could be resolved by asking academic guestspeakers to focus on more advanced topics, but for the purposes of the programs, findingadditional

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International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, University of Tulsa; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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International

collaborative, interdisciplinary, and cross-cultural contexts. This requires “. . . a new type of engineer, an entrepreneurial engineer, whoneeds a broad range of skills and knowledge, above and beyond a strong science and engineeringbackground . . .”7 Yet, most evidence about how international experiences and education impactengineering students lacks empirical research to guide educational practices.Engineering faculty have anecdotally recognized that students who participated in study abroadprograms develop skills in problem solving, in cross-cultural communication, and in workingeffectively with diverse teams. Living internationally prepares graduates to better adapt to newenvironments, to develop a greater understanding of contemporary issues, and

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College Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. D. Wilson, Purdue University; Michele Summers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tatiana V. Goris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Allen Gordon, Indiana Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

Page 24.1086.2offered with IWBs. Thus, the connection between the dealer and a new customer often isfractured in a few months. The same situation is observed in the USA as well, since Americanparticipants mentioned identical situations. Also, from a Russian cultural perspective, aninnovation is a desire, a free creative (similar to art) working mindset. Thus, for many Russiantop-business environments there is a recent almost trendy refusal of “bothersome” SMARTtechnologies. Management prefers to employ large “writing walls” where meeting participantscan express their thoughts freely without thinking of computer-related or challengingtechnologies and instead, rely on human interaction above and beyond the physical touch ornewfangled digital