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Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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,entrepreneurial, and academic experience. The interviews were conducted in the summer of2011. This study employs a grounded theory approach to produce a description of engineeringinnovativeness, an ill-defined social construct, and those internal and external factors whichencourage or inhibit innovative behavior by engineers.The purpose of this exploratory study is to inform a process to develop or adapt a measurementinstrument of engineering innovativeness or potential innovativeness so that innovativeness canbe benchmarked in student and professional engineers. A benchmark of engineer innovativenesswill enable tests of interventions that increase innovativeness attributes or skill sets in engineers,potentially benefiting society. If engineers become

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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design classes. This paper will outline what isbeing done at Baylor University to develop an entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial mindset in ourstudents that emphasizes creativity and innovation through the KEEN Innovator program. Thisprogram is enabling faculty to help the students learn to be creative and innovative. Highlightedin the paper will be two examples where modules on creativity and innovation wereincorporated into existing classes. Assessment and student response will be addressed.One course, entitled “Electronic Design”, introduced students to the creativity and innovationinvolved in patent process. Students were given periodic assignments linking the coursematerial to relevant patents associated with the topic under discussion. A major

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Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Donald M. Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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paper provides an analysis of student perceptions of the application of the entrepreneurialmindset in regards to participation in capstone design projects. The goal of the analysis is toexamine the relationship between these activities and building the entrepreneurial mindset inengineering education. Student capstone design projects have been and continue to be anintegral part the engineering curriculum. Cross disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teams areformed in various projects in engineering programs. These projects can have great impact inteam building skills, self-confidence, technological knowledge, and linking theory and practice.The study for this paper involves surveys from team members of those projects in four KernEntrepreneurial

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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interaction with students, such as advising and monitoring student academic progress, are designed to further the student characteristics and qualities that result in a mindset for entrepreneurial thinking and performance.The overall structure may be compared to a fruit tree. The curriculum, courses, and otherprogram aspects are the trunk that supports the outcomes and objectives. The branches form thestructure of the program outcomes. Finally, the objectives are the flowering and fruition yieldedby the educational process.It should also be noted that while outcomes can and are often broadly written, from a practicalstandpoint they must be implemented in a manner consistent with the needs of employers of thegraduates. However, in

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Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Michelle Robinson; Nur Özge Özaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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, two tools3 have been created to measure students’ familiarity with key entrepreneurialterms and concepts, and to examine students’ “entrepreneurial mindset” as reflected in a writtenresponse to a hypothetical technology-based company scenario. The first tool, which is the focusof this paper, is the Entrepreneurship Knowledge Inventory (EKI). This inventory was initiallydesigned to measure self-assessed entrepreneurial knowledge of students enrolled inentrepreneurship-based engineering courses and programs at six engineering schools located inthe Midwest. The items were initially based on a taxonomy being developed under funding bythe NCIIA entitled, Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions(PUIs)4. The survey

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Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; R. David Kent, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

provide innovations that contributecommercial value. For the development of entrepreneurial minded graduates, the educationalcontributions provided by general education are essential for career success.Introducing an entrepreneurial mindset in an engineering curriculum will not be accomplished byadding courses. This challenge must be addressed by making the liberal arts, social science, andbusiness topics relevant to engineering students in a practical sense that allows engineeringgraduates to commit to engaging in a world driven by more than technical facts. Professionalcompetencies and engineering skills/knowledge must be integrated, together in the same course,because that is how the graduates will engage their careers and

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From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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, and sciences. The Program’s incubator environment and resources, on-site business coaching services, academic courses, and seed funding provide a rich environmentfor developing the entrepreneurial mindset and functional skillsets in entrepreneurship. Themission of the Hinman CEOs Program is to foster an entrepreneurial spirit, create a sense ofcommunity and cooperation, and develop ethical leaders.The faculty and staff advisors interact with the client to secure funding for the projects, scopeprojects, communicate the project opportunities to students, staff projects, confirm deliverables, Page 25.422.5and make payment to the students upon

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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC; John K. Layer, University of Evansville; Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University

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benchmark of undergraduate engineeringstudents. The goal is to better understand EMEs in relation to students, and to use these insightsand wisdom to empirically redefine the skills and educational methods necessary to reshapeengineering education.Entrepreneurially minded engineers (EMEs) are the drivers of U.S. innovation andcompetitiveness and are unique and distinctive [11]. EMEs have not necessarily started newbusinesses although they may have; they do, most often, work in established small- and medium-sized enterprises, and many work in Fortune 1000 firms [12]. The EME reflects a mindset, notspecifically an entrepreneur; they are the type of engineers who can think entrepreneurially. It isimportant to note that there is not a single type of

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Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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skills.Entrepreneurship instructors often focus on the development of the “entrepreneurial mindset”while design instructors focus on the development of “design thinking,” characteristics that havesome similarities. The role of the teacher in both areas is less likely to be a lecturer, but rather asa coach or a guide that assists students in completing a longer-term project. Many capstonecourses have an industry component and can even have an entrepreneurial component. Thepurpose of this paper is to compare the teaching beliefs and practices of instructors of capstonedesign courses and entrepreneurship courses. The following research questions will be used tocompare the beliefs of capstone versus entrepreneurship instructors: 1. What are the teaching practices

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Innovation Skills and Assessing Student Learning at MUSEAbstractThis paper presents the innovation and entrepreneurship education activities of MercerEngineering Entrepreneurship Education Program (MEEEP) developed and implementedthrough Kern Family Foundation grants in 2007. How Mercer University School of Engineering(MUSE) promotes entrepreneurial mindset and develop innovation-related skills amongengineering students are presented in term of curriculum development, entrepreneurship clubactivities, recruiting and involving students and faculty, assessment of entrepreneurship courses,the challenges encountered in implementing/sustaining the program and the lessons learned.The course sequence developed and implemented

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Timothy J. Kriewall, Kern Family Foundation; Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University

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inspirational leader.”2In the past year this paradigm of collaboration has been applied in the academy in two specificinstances. Schools from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) have formedtwo such networks, each with the intention of accelerating growth in the area of promoting anentrepreneurial mindset among all engineering students, and for the purpose of using thesenetworks to better benefit students and change the institutional culture at the institutionsinvolved. One network, which has members from six different universities, was formed topromote and spread innovative approaches to entrepreneurial education. The other network,comprised of four other universities, will work collaboratively to create engineering graduateswho are

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

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HHDN will transform and sustain a culture of entrepreneurial-mindedness that originateswithin its member institutions and propagates to industry and corporate America through activeand collaborative cooperation between its member universities and local, national, and globalindustries.To that end, the HHDN will create, validate, and widely share a new, sustainable, educationalmodel that impacts every student producing entrepreneurially-minded engineers with a servantleader mindset by: Creating mutual value for students and clients through innovative multi-disciplinary intrapreneurial engagements, positively impacting the American economy in the process Demonstrating voluntary social responsibility through a focus on

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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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administered by the institution. Several multi-year grants havestrengthened the program through workshops, keynote speakers, faculty curriculum awards,student venture grants, and faculty incentives to work with industry sponsored student teams.Specifically, the College of Engineering received an invitation to participate as part of a largerinitiative to develop the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). The invitation alsoprovided funding to develop and integrate entrepreneurial (and leadership) education across thecurriculum.The goal of KEEN is to make entrepreneurship education opportunities widely available atinstitutions of higher learning, and to instill an action-oriented entrepreneurial mindset inengineering, science, and technical

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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Milewicz, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana; Kerry S. Hall, University of Southern Indiana

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: Creating Linkages between Business and EngineeringAn innovative program at this University has proven to be an excellent vehicle for permittingcollaboration between Engineering and Business faculty and students. Students are given theopportunity to develop exciting new products and to pitch their ideas and designs to seniorleaders of regional corporations. The Ideation Challenge provides this vehicle. In addition todriving students to perform their best in front of leaders of industry, it is an outlet for innovationand creativity, the first steps in the entrepreneurial mindset. This year, for the first time, theIdeation Challenge will have a second phase. The second phase will be to take one of thoseinnovative ideas to the point where it is a

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Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Robert E. Kleine III, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

into engineering, and engineering in K-12.Dr. Robert E. Kleine III, Ohio Northern University Page 25.317.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Closing the Assessment Loop: A Faculty Training ProtocolFaculty members desiring to integrate activities that cultivate in students elements of theentrepreneurial mindset into their courses – such as effective collaboration in a team setting orcritical & creative thinking applied to ambiguous problems – benefit from criteria to guidedevelopment of those activities1,2. Faculty members also need criteria for assessing

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From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian Charles Dougherty, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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engineering plastics were by manufacturers. Page 25.252.5The point for engineering educators interested in entrepreneurship perspectives for studentsis that those students will need the basics of innovation and entrepreneurship no matter wheretheir careers are going to take them. Innovation is not just something that R&D departmentsdo.Innovation is a skill and it does not require extensive training, capital investment, orfacilities. It does require a mindset of being innovative with the available resources. Indeed,resource constraints are often the best motivators for innovation. Rose-Hulman Ventures haslearned that input from all sources is

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samuel Todd Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineer of 2020. 2004, Washington, DC: National Academies Press.2. Kisenwether, E. & Matson, J. V., Launching an undergraduate engineering entrepreneurship program. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. 2002. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.3. Mann, C. & High, K.A., A pilot study for creativity experiences in a freshman introduction to engineering course. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. 2003: Nashville, TN.4. Reid, K.J. & Ferguson, D.M., Enhancing the entrepreneurial mindset of freshman engineers. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Engineering