Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

, entitled Innovation Space, and the Entrepreneurial Program Office. In September Page 25.254.112004, the Fulton Schools created The Entrepreneurial Programs Office to coordinate curriculumat both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The introductory course in entrepreneurshipenrolls more than 100 students per year, and students may also find specialized entrepreneurial-focused classes within their home departments. Innovation Space is a smaller, specializedprogram in which a multidisciplinary team of students from business, design, and engineeringwork together for a year to develop a product prototype. The focus on entrepreneurship at ASUpermeates

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University; Wayne Patterson, Howard University; Afiya C. Fredericks, Howard University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

International

that engineering students are well preparedto navigate the new challenges that arise as a result of the changing dynamics in the growinglyinterconnected global community. In the book, Educating Engineers: Designing for the future ofthe field, Sheri D. Sheppard et al. (2008) 20 highlight that engineers cannot continue to functionas a “neutral problem-solver” because the work of engineers has a global impact. In a similarvein, Miller (2007) 14 makes an argument for engineers to be prepared beyond technology andtechnical skills. Twenty-first century prepared engineers will need competencies “in teamwork,communication, entrepreneurial thinking, creativity and design, and cross-disciplinary thinkingin a global context” (Miller, 2007, p. 1) .A range

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

(first-year and capstone design courses) as well as co-curricular opportunities (e.g., internships,student clubs, international experiences, entrepreneurial opportunities, and faculty-linkedresearch opportunities) intended to develop undergraduate engineering students’ contextualcompetence [13]. In a companion study utilizing a large dataset of more than 5,000 engineeringundergraduate students, Palmer et al.[14] also found that engineering students who reportedbeing active in clubs and activities, participating in service work, and having access to anentrepreneurship minor or certificate also reported higher levels of contextual competence. Ofthe positive influences on contextual competence, however, curricular emphases had the largestinfluence

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation