Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leon Szeli, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

you keep in mind that some of the respondents graduated 16 years ago.In order to increase response-rate we took multiple actions that were developed based on pastexperiences and best practices [40]: • The invitations and survey featured clear but appealing design with photos of the course • We ensured concise content without unnecessary details. The content of the three e- mails varied slightly, highlighting various values for the respondent each time: the opportunity to give something back to their alma mater and prospective students by further improving the curriculum; the chance to reflect on their own educational and career goals; and an opportunity to win a prize. • The initial drafts took 20

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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preparing and exploring. This is due to the nature of the innovation experience, that healso was actively involved in the development of a feature which wasn’t received well.These examples start to illustrate the interaction of the dimensions in making up a meaningful(in this case innovative work effort) event. While offering limited information on whattriggers moving from one dimension to another, what we see is evidence that thesedimensions somehow make-up an experience. We come back to this point in the final sectionthe paper.4 Discussion and ImplicationsAiming to gain more knowledge about how early career engineers are engaged in meaningfulwork and innovation activities, we analyzed the experiences of 13 newly graduated softwareand computer

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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possess an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’. Considering the significant financial and time investments involved in the creation ofentrepreneurship programs, institutional funding competitions, and accelerator programs, it isnotable that there are no in-depth, qualitative studies that explore the entrepreneurshipexperiences students have because of these programs. In general, there is very little research onthe personal impacts of these experiences including how they can affect an engineering student’sattitudes, behaviors, career goals, or personal competence (Duval-Coetil, Reed-Rhoads, &Haghighi, 2011). There is also no consensus on what developing an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’means. This study builds off current literature in addressing these

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrated e-Learning Modules for Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Direct Assessment of Student Learning AbstractIn an effort to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in all our engineering and computer sciencestudents, the University of New Haven is embedding entrepreneurial concepts throughout the 4-year curricula in their majors. This is done with the use of several short e-learning modulesdeveloped by content experts. The modules are integrated into engineering and computer sciencecourses by faculty who reinforce concepts through a related activity, project, or assignment. Thee-learning modules, available online through course

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

forentrepreneurship and innovation. Although studies have analyzed how students perceive this typeof training, few of them have unveiled its influence on behaviors and career goals. The formativeuse of the assessment instruments employed is limited, so more efforts are needed to evaluateentrepreneurial training towards its continuous improvement. This article proposes a methodologyto involve students in curriculum evaluation so they become partners in curriculum delivery andteaching practices. To explore its benefits, we applied it on a Major focused on engineering design,entrepreneurship and innovation. During classroom sessions of three Major courses, a form wasused to generate individual reflections and collective discussions about course methods

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

significant effect on career uncertainty, contextual stressors, or negativeaffect [7]. Overall, DYL did not promote career decision-making but instead counteractedcommon myths about careers and built self-confidence through productive action. As aresult, the DYL course did not significantly affect the students’ status of their choicesregarding career paths. In the second study, the evidence suggested that DYL led tochange in personal growth initiative and, to a lesser extent, change in presence ofmeaning in life [8]. But this study did not report whether DYL actually led students tochange (or confirm) their career plans.The two studies from Stanford both focused on an entire course devoted to DYL. Adifferent study of using DYL as a component of an

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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describes two such courses: “BuildingBiomusical Instruments” (an example of what he calls extreme problem based learning) and“Brain, Mind, and Culture” (which exemplifies what he calls “radical disciplinary mixing”).Rather than focusing on the numbers collected as part of the evaluation of the course, he focuseson two categories of observations: (1) “stories of how students not only formed T-shapes butbegan to have genuine interest and engagement in another discipline” and (2) practical advicethat can help other faculty overcome ideological and practical barriers to T-shaped courses (p. 2).Both the breadth of knowledge that Tranquillo brings to bear in the paper and his biographicalsketch provide insight into what allowed him to design, teach, and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

feedback are presented.Introduction and Course DescriptionThe College of Engineering (CoE) seeks opportunities to enhance its program curriculumhelping students become more successful after graduation. As of October 2017, the CoE’smission is as follows:“The mission of the College of Engineering is to develop team-oriented engineeringprofessionals from diverse backgrounds who are prepared to ethically apply industry-currentreal-world skills to achieve value-added solutions in a dynamic world.”During 2017, CoE successfully received an ABET re-accreditation with no interim reports for sixyears for the BSEE and BSCE undergraduate programs. During the accreditation process, oneissue ABET visitors posed a question to CoE paraphrased as: where does the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Sami Ainane, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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explore the impacts it is havingon both students and instructors by listening to their voices and observing their actions.BackgroundEntrepreneurship education (EE) in higher education has seen tremendous growth over the pastdecade in many countries around the world [2]. Initially EE was taught mainly in businessschools; more recently it has been offered as an elective course across many other disciplines,including engineering. A main impetus for an emphasis on EE in higher education is that it canbe a significant contributor to economic development and job growth of a country [3]. Inaddition to the potential direct benefits on the economy of a nation in general, research has alsoshown that EE can contribute to greater student engagement and