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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunther Rameseder, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Maximilian Reithmann MR, Celonis; Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Stanford University

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joined the Designing Edu- cation Lab to learn more about the drivers of entrepreneurial career goals of students and entrepreneurship in general. Since 2016 he is working full-time for Celonis, an innovative Process Mining software com- pany based in Munich.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading

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Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

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engineering graduate programs22 and MOOCofferings, 23 are increasing as computer technology advances. Furthermore, the literature supportsthat e-learning is effective in achieving student learning outcomes.24-26We are in the third year of implementing this curriculum model at our campus. In spring 2016,we launched a pilot program to deploy these e-learning modules in engineering courses at otherinstitutions to assess their effectiveness in developing an entrepreneurial mindset in engineeringstudents. Six e-learning modules were deployed at 25 institutions across the country during the2016-17 academic year. We report findings based on data collected from the fall 2016deployment.BackgroundAt the University of New Haven we employ an innovative

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Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Raina Michelle Khatri, Western Michigan University; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Bonnie J. Bachman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Renee Cole, University of Iowa; John Lovitt, Wichita State University and Missouri University of Science & Technology; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Technological University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Debra May Friedrichsen; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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entrepreneurshipprogramming declines or may be completely lost.VentureWell, a not-for-profit that supports STEM innovators and entrepreneurs, has utilized itsFaculty Grants Program to provide seed funding to faculty champions to create courses andprograms that enhance student development of skills and knowledge associated with innovationand entrepreneurship. To foster lasting impact, the program sets the expectation that meritoriouseducational innovations will continue after funding ends. While this has occurred in most cases(over the last 5 years 72% of grantees' claim activities have continued, expanded or beeninstitutionalized), continuation of the program typically remains the responsibility of thefounding faculty members, an indicator that institutionalization

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Marvyn Arévalo Avalos, Arizona State University ; Wen Huang, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University

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engineers fromprofessionals in other fields. This skill gives engineering graduates a competitive edge forpursuing diverse career paths and for responding to a range of social and technological needsthroughout their careers. A component of this competitive edge includes affording students theopportunity to develop an entrepreneurial mindset (EM). According to the Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN), the EM includes three dimensions: curiosity, creation of value,and connections. While entrepreneurship is frequently associated with commercialization andbusiness, it is a critical but undervalued aspect of designing products and solutions inengineering. Over the past decade, various members of KEEN have embedded the EM inengineering

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Assessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Manuela De la vega, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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efforts that acknowledge learner diversity, and understand their effects in students performance. Isabel received her professional degree in biological engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile and her MA in policy, organizations and leadership studies at Stanford Graduate School of Education.Dr. Constanza Miranda Mendoza, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Constanza Miranda holds a PhD in design with a focus in anthropology from North Carolina State Uni- versity. While being a Fulbright grantee, Constanza worked as a visiting researcher at the Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, at Stanford. Today she is an assistant professor at the P.Universidad Cat´olica de Chile’s

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Assessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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activity.From an instructional perspective, each student receives the personalized EP10 report, but asummary (group) report for the entire class is not available. In addition, participants cannot seethe individual items and their associated response scores.While results from the EP10 are presented qualitatively, the EMP report is at the other end of thespectrum, reporting quantitative data in both tabular and graphical format. The data associatedwith each item is provided in a table with a score from 1 to 5, where a 1 represents the response“Does not describe me well” and a 5 represents the response “Describes me well” to anyparticular item. A group report is available to the faculty member to share with the class. Anexample data set and related items

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Joseph Zorychta, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle MBA, University of Virginia

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to quickly create clarity around key issues to ensure that strategic plans are developed, executed and monitored for success. This clarity of vision is informed by her highly diverse career, starting as an exploration/development petroleum geologist, including a brief stint in education when she lived in Venezuela, and to the present day when her clients have ranged from a heavy equipment manufacturer to a discount brokerage and a biotech firm. Ms. Pyle holds a MBA degree from Averett University, a MEd. from the University of Houston, and a BA in Geology from Cedar Crest College. She has served on various boards including the Board of Directors for the Charlottesville Venture Group where she chaired the Business

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Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Nilsen, Purdue University; Edward F. Morrison, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Raquel Asencio, Purdue University; Scott Hutcheson, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology

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socialstyle and the context may be critical (Hackman & Wageman, 2007). By considering leadership incontext, we may better understand whether some styles of leadership are more effective thanothers. Therefore, in exploring leader social styles, we pose the following research question: Are some leadership styles better than others when initiating and promoting change initiatives?In academic settings, an important individual characteristic of team leaders is tenure status.Among the faculty in a university, those that have tenure track positions, but have yet to gaintenure, are under great pressure to be productive compared to their tenured peers (Miller, Taylor,& Bedeian, 2011). Thus, they must pay special attention to their

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Hixson, Rowan University

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College and a Bronze Tablet graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering.Mr. William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences William D. Schindel is president of ICTT System Sciences, a systems engineering company, and devel- oper of the Systematica Methodology for model and pattern-based systems engineering. His 40-year engineering career began in mil/aero systems with IBM Federal Systems, Owego, NY, included ser- vice as a faculty member of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and founding of three commercial systems-based enterprises. He has consulted on improvement of engineering processes within automotive, medical/health care, manufacturing

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yuexin Jiang, Zhejiang University; Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University

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, instructional activities spread all over the campus to develop students’ entrepreneurial spiritand mind for their future careers. Taking Cornell University as an example, it insists that “everystudent with entrepreneurial skills and knowledge can make great value in any working conditions”.The Committee of the Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Program has been established tocoordinate and guide entrepreneurial activities at Cornell. Students can choose their programs acrossschools and majors, which will break the border of different disciplines and maximize the use ofresources (University-wide Entrepreneurship @ Cornell, 2004).[12] Last, the magnet model. MIT isan important representative of this model. Its Entrepreneurship Center has a mission

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Joseph Balz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of technology; Stephen Michael Misak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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projectsand maker spaces provides an excellent opportunity for creating a diverse community.Program StructureThe MIH program was created by and is primarily run by students with the assistance of facultyadvisors. A core team of students and faculty make up the Executive Board. This Board meetsweekly to manage the day-to-day operations of the program, which include communicating withexisting teams and clients as well as implementing changes to improve the program. Whendeveloping and maintaining the MIH program, the collective mindset of this group is critical topreserving the culture and ethics of the overall organization. The members of the executive boardearn their position through involvement with MIH projects and active dedication to improving

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

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Entrepreneurship-related Factors Teachers consistently discussed how they valued teaching engineering andentrepreneurship to their students, but their reasons for valuing this content differed. One highschool teacher noted the importance of teaching students about understanding your customer andrecognizing that business decisions entail constant risk analysis and cost-benefit tradeoffconsiderations; his reasoning behind the value of entrepreneurship education focused on specific,practical considerations within a business setting. An elementary school teacher noted thatlearning about entrepreneurship can prompt a variety of career interests, possibly ones thatstudents had not previously considered; her value on entrepreneurship education relates

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Bryan M. Jenkins, University of California, Davis, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Martin Lehmann, Aalborg University, Denmark; Chresten Træholt, Center for Electric Power and Energy, DTU Department of Electrical Engineering; Ronnie D. Lipschutz, University of California, Santa Cruz; Kurt Lawrence Kornbluth, University of California, Davis; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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(DTU). Each summer, these* Refer to the webpage for more information on the Summer School: https://pire.soe.ucsc.edu/universities host an intensive, four week course housed in Electrical Engineering (UCSC, DTU),Biological and Agricultural Engineering (UC Davis), and Energy and Environmental Planning(AAU). The program is open to selected senior undergraduates, graduate students and morerecently professionals in any discipline from US and European Institutions; participants areadmitted based on their academic qualifications, creativity and commitment to renewable energyand sustainability assessed through the submission of an essay and interview. The bulk of theactivity takes place in the summer during a three week, in-person workshop preceded

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New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Christe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Douglas G. McGee, University of Pennsylvania; Ruth Wolfish, IEEE

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Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. An active member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), he has a strong interest in creating new student-centered, engaging approaches to STEM education. As an Innovation Advisor to Elsevier’s Academic Engineering Solutions Library Advisory Board (AES-LAB), he has been the lead content developer for the 2016 Elsevier Engineering Academic Challenge and the 2015 Knovel Academic Challenge.Mr. Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Jay Bhatt is responsible for building library collections in engineering subject areas, outreach to fac- ulty and students, and teaching information and research skills to faculty and students in

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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institution, our annual career fair is characterized by a number oflarge companies that recruit every year. Both employers and students hope thisrelationship will continue.However, even students who are satisfied with the best positions and careers generallyavailable can benefit from the skills of an entrepreneur, that person who is not satisfiedwith what is and wants instead to bring some different vision to life. As we continue torefine our negotiations assignment, we hope to contribute to the development of theEngineer of 202015: engineers who exhibit “practical ingenuity,” “skill in planning,combining, and adapting” (54-55); creativity, that “indispensible quality forengineering” (55); good communication, the “ability to listen effectively as