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Thien Ngoc Y. Ta, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University

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Course: An Entrepreneurial Mindset SimulationIntroductionTeamwork is essential to engineering work, and the assumption is that greater team dynamicswill lead to greater innovation outcomes. When entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to angel investorsor venture capitalists, one of the top considerations is the quality of team dynamics [1, p.244],[2]. In addition, technological innovation and entrepreneurship have been promoted as“fundamental drivers of American prosperity and global economic leadership” [3, p.1]. Capstoneprojects, for example, can be essential opportunities to prepare engineering students to beinnovative and entrepreneurial in order to succeed in a globally competitive workforce [3, p.3].Research is extensive

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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thespecific activities in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship competitions that may berelevant when exploring students’ entrepreneurial intention. Next, the report proposeshypotheses of possible pathways of how the constructs of PBT may have an impact onengineering students’ entrepreneurial intention for later verification.IntroductionInnovation and entrepreneurship, as major driver and new engine for economic developmentand growth, have been regarded as critical by counties around the world to facilitate nationaleconomic transformation and upgrading as well as international competitiveness [1].Accordingly, world-class universities devote to cultivating innovative and entrepreneurialtalents and current innovation and entrepreneurship

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Agnieszka Kwapisz, Montana State University ; Kregg Aytes, Montana State University; Scott E. Bryant, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Elizabeth B. Varnes, Montana State University

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comparing them using t-tests.Analysis to answer the question of predicting intent (RQ5) required more complex analysis.First scores for all instrument measures were collected. These measures were combined with themeasures calculated for the other instruments and information on participant demographics intoan Ordered Logit Regression model for overall Entrepreneurial Intent and a Logit Regressionmodel for whether the respondent started a business while in college. Each individual regressorwas then reviewed for its contribution to elements of intent or engagement. Regressors includedall elements of the instruments described above, a flag for student or entrepreneur, gender, andprior exposure to entrepreneurs through a family member. Figure 1 provides

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University

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, calculus and a strongunderstanding of anatomy and physiology. Most critically, is to develop a concrete knowledge of jointmovement, kinesiology and gait, as well as current technologies used to analyze human body motion [1].Students then must combine this knowledge with the comprehension of applied forces and musclemechanics to understand how the body generates power to create locomotion [2]. The literature issignificantly lacking opportunities to teach this content while also considering entrepreneurial mindset andapplied applications of biomechanics. Educators should move towards a course structure that requiresstudents to apply concepts to project-based learning and think innovatively in the field of biomechanics.Students will greatly benefit

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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Heidi Morano, Lawrence Technological University; Susan Henson, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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[1].Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) and the Entrepreneurial MindsetDedication to preparing future leaders and innovators in engineering who have an EM wassubstantiated through Lawrence Tech’s partnership with the Kern Family Foundation. The KernFamily Foundation was founded with the belief that, to meet the needs of an ever-changingglobal marketplace, engineering education must evolve to develop entrepreneurial-mindedengineers that possess the requisite technical skills but also leverage those skills to bothrecognize and fulfill unmet customer needs. In 2004, LTU became a KEEN partner with otheruniversities having the shared mission of transforming undergraduate engineering education.Through granting financial support

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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Matthew Garett Young, Arkansas Tech University

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activities.A Brief Overview of Engineering Electromagnetics Education ResearchSeveral authors have reported the difficulty students face when studying electromagneticsincluding the abstraction of concepts and the trouble with vector calculus [1]-[3]. A surveyconducted in 2005 of electromagnetics curricula around the world directly identified thatstudents feel that electromagnetics is very challenging and demanding [4]. Due to the difficulty,student motivation is low which does not encourage passion for the course topic [5].The literature shows that students need help in visualizing the abstract concepts embedded inelectromagnetics and have suggested transformations involving computer software packages andnumerical simulation [2],[3],[5]. Some authors

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Jennifer Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Scott Richards

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c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Entrepreneurially Minded Learning in a Physiological Signals Analysis Lab: Work in ProgressIntroductionLab courses are often designed with a specific objective that may or may not have a connectionto the real-world problems. In addition, labs often offer a rigid, previously tested protocol, givinglittle to no room for flexibility by the students. These lab exercises do not allow for curiosity orcreativity by the students and do not challenge their ability to reach beyond what is directly infront of them [1], [2]. The goal of this work is to change that pattern for application-oriented labactivities in the junior level Quantitative Physiological Signal Analysis

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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project, andprovide student observations on the success of this approach.Introduction “The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build. No other part of the conceptual work is as difficult as establishing the detailed technical requirements, including all the interfaces to people, to machines, and to other software systems. No other part of the work so cripples the resulting system if done wrong. No other part is more difficult to rectify later.” [1]Teaching software requirements represents a fundamental aspect of any software engineeringprogram. Students enrolled in a software engineering program are generally very savvy from atechnical standpoint and have a good ability to solve problems

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Tess Hartog, University of Oklahoma; Megan Marshall, University of Oklahoma; Amin G. Alhashim, University of Oklahoma; Md Tanvir Ahad, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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creative ideageneration and creativity studies in engineering. In this paper, a survey is provided of theliterature for the different neurological approaches that have been used to study the engineeringdesign process and creative processes. Also presented are proposed strategies to apply theseneurological approaches to engineering design to understand the creative process in greaterdetail. Furthermore, results from a pilot study investigating neuro-responses of engineers arepresented.1 IntroductionIntelligence, measured by IQ and SAT, has been in a steady increase in America since 1990 [1,2]. On the other hand, creativity, measured by Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), awidely used and validated measure [3-5] proposed by Ellis Paul

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University

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traditional course requires incrementally more experts and their time. Second,students cannot learn needs analysis, business proposal, and project planning skills if those taskshave been completed for them.Elimination of the project sponsor role has immediate tangible benefits. Instructors have lessproject planning to do prior to the semester, and they do not need to recruit more projectsponsors to match growing enrollment. Meanwhile, students will feel more motivated as theypractice self-initiation in their learning[1]. But this new approach is not pure gain with zero risk.Beginning a new class term with project elements undefined and without expert mentors posescertain hazards: • Students may be slow to define projects • Teams

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Jared Schoepf, Arizona State University; Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University; Kristen Peña, Arizona State University ; Courtney Argenti, Arizona State University; Daniel J. Laxman, Arizona State University

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Program Focused on Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Context of the NAE Grand Challenges for EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of a three-week project-basedentrepreneurial experience summer program focused on the National Academy of Engineering(NAE) Grand Challenges for Engineering through the theme of Sustainability. This programaimed to give students opportunities to (1) apply an entrepreneurial mindset, human centereddesign process and related tools to solve a problem for a client; (2) observe and/or experienceSustainability work in the private, public, and non-profit sectors; and (3) identify and explain theinfluence of societal, technological

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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onstudents.This paper reflects a study on curricular pedagogical methods used to teach engineering studentsparticipating in entrepreneurial programs and ventures about failure and the research being doneto advance the community’s understanding of how to positively teach students about and throughfailure. We conducted a systematic literature review of student failure in the overlapping contextof engineering education, entrepreneurship, and psychology. The primary research questionbeing explored is: How is failure studied in the engineering entrepreneurship educationliterature? This research question is broken down into several sub-questions: 1) Whattheoretical frameworks are used to study entrepreneurial failure in this literature?, 2) How hasfailure been

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan; Paul Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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development of engineers that exhibit an“entrepreneurial mindset coupled with engineering thought and action expressed throughcollaboration and communication and founded on character.” [1] In support of this, KEEN hascreated a framework of student outcomes and example behaviors that may be used to inform thedesign of programs seeking to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. These outcomes andbehaviors are centered around what KEEN calls The 3 C’s - curiosity, connections, and creatingvalue. Specific example behaviors of curiosity, connections, and creating value as described bythe KEEN framework may be seen in Figure 1 [1] and it is through this lens that we haveincorporated entrepreneurially minded learning into our undergraduate curriculum. Fostering

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Aadityasinh Rana; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Approach to Assess Achievement of EML through Integrated e-Learning ModulesIntroduction The University of New Haven promotes entrepreneurial minded learning (EML) throughthe integration of e-learning modules on entrepreneurial topics into regular engineering andcomputer science courses. Each module is supplemented by a contextual activity where studentsapply what they learned in the module. The e-learning modules collectively target 18 KEENStudent Outcomes (KSOs) described in the KEEN Framework [1]. Appropriate assessmentmethods are needed to determine whether the integrated e-learning modules are effective indeveloping students

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University

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the background knowledgeneeded to be successful in the medical field [1]. Depending on the institution, these physiologycourses are often taught by faculty in the Biological Sciences or the BME faculty themselves. Ineither case, the large volume of anatomical structures and physiological principles covered inthese courses can make them quite challenging for students, especially considering how differentthis type of content is from other engineering courses (e.g., instrumentation, materials science,etc.) [2,3]. Moreover, many students struggle in these medically-focused courses to makeconnections between the underlying physiology and their work as engineers (e.g., developmentof a medical device that diagnoses/treats a pathology related to that

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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Howard B. Rockman, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Property Law for Engineers, Scientists,and Entrepreneurs" [1]. The primary reason that a course in intellectual property principles should be offered inour engineering, science and technology learning institutions is that inventions, innovation, andcreativity have always led to advances that ostensibly benefit society as a whole. Today,practically all nations on earth have adopted an intellectual property protection system undertheir laws, which provide exclusive rights for a limited time to inventors and creators inexchange for the public disclosure of their inventions and creations. These laws, in combinationwith international treaties, allow any unique development, made or developed anywhere, toobtain exclusive protection globally. These

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Simon Jakob Barth, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University

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-Career Engineering GraduatesAbstractIt is widely acknowledged that engineers “are foundational to technological innovation anddevelopment that drive long-term economic growth and help solve societal challenges” [1].Consequently, it is a major goal in engineering education to ensure and further improve thedevelopment of innovation skills among its students. While many studies focus on currentengineering students and their innovation goals and skills, it is also informative to see howthese goals and skills are translated into realized innovative behavior in the workplace. Bystudying the characteristics of innovative behavior of engineering graduates we revealvaluable insights and draw conclusions for engineering

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ENT Division Technical Session: Making and Maker Spaces

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Matthew Lamparter, Bucknell University; Sabrina Shankar; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; Stu Thompson, Bucknell University

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analysis of these cards suggests that the workshop is effective atimproving faculty and staff comfort using the makerspace, expanding faculty adoption of EML/PBL, and, ultimately, benefiting students by encouraging adoption of more effective andengaging educational practices.IntroductionEngineering students benefit from active, collaborative, and problem-based learning (PBL)experiences (1–3). The proliferation of campus Makerspaces creates broader possibilities foractive learning as well as cultivation of life-long learning, design-thinking, and other benefitsassociated with “making”(4–6). Campus Makerspaces generally seek to support the scholarly,educational, and social missions of their home institutions, but their adoption for coursework isnot

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ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce Oestreich, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

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DesignPrinciples as a framework for creating toys for children. In this project, students are tasked withdesigning an inexpensive toy for kids during hospital visits via the Little House on WheelsHospitality Cart Program. The project is carried out in four phases where students learn how to(1) understand their intended customer and apply different brainstorming strategies, (2) conducttask and market analyses to better understand how their toy design interfaces with the customerand how it differs from similar toys, (3) carry out economic and manufacturing analyses, and (4)create a prototype of their toy through 3D modeling/printing processes.At the conclusion of the project, students wrote a design report that was graded using aninternally designed rubric

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Mona Eskandari, University of California, Riverside; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, City of Espoo; Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University

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feasible, viable, credible and desirable solutions.Dr. Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. , Lecturer, formerly visiting Professor, in the School of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering Design Group at Stanford University. Barbara’s research focuses on four areas: 1)grounding a blend of theories from social-cognitive psychology, engineering design, and art to show how cognition affects design; 2) changing the way people understand the emotion behind their work; 3) shifting norms of leaders involved in entrepreneurial-minded action; and 4) developing teaching methods with a storytelling focus in engineering and science education. Founder of the Design Entrepreneuring Studio

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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Laine E. Rumreich, Ohio State University; Faith Logan, Ohio State University; Zachary Dix, Ohio State University; Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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, theEntrepreneurial Mindset (EM) has become of increasing concern for engineering educators.Recently, the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a consortium of thousands ofengineering faculty [1], has been central to integrating EM into the engineering classroom.Defined around six core values, or the 6 C’s of EM, Curiosity, Connections, Creating Value,Communication, Collaboration, and Character [2], EM has been hypothesized to increase studentinterest in engineering [3].The Ohio State University is in the process of incorporating EM into its engineering courses andis interested in evaluating existing curricula against the principles of EM. Unfortunately, littleconsensus exists on a comprehensive method for evaluating curricula through the lens of

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ENT Division Technical Session: Making and Maker Spaces

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David G. Alexander, California State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, Florida Gulf Coast University

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schedules are full of teaching, research, service, and learning requirementsthat are on relatively strict timelines. In an effort to overcome these challenges, an ad hoc teamwas formed at California State University, Chico with representatives from all seven colleges.Three main pillars of innovation were identified (1) an entrepreneurial learning experience, (2)an on-campus makerspace, and (3) community outreach and engagement. This paper focuses onthe design, implementation, and success of the on-campus makerspace and as well as the lessonslearned and areas for improvement. The space is entering its third year of operations and hasseen over 1,500 projects completed in spring 2019, a marked increase in usage.IntroductionThe maker movement is

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Siddharthsinh Jadeja, Rowan University; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University

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first-year coursework. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Creating a Master “Entrepreneurial Mindset” Concept MapThe knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM)continue to be debated within the entrepreneurship field. Although overlapping in theirproperties, there exist several definitions of what comprises an EM within engineering. Forinstance, as summarized in a recent review by Zappe [1], EM can range from a problem-solving approach applied within one’s life, to the associated skills and behaviors such asopportunity recognition, creativity, and risk mitigation that may be developed withinindividuals. Due to this range of definitions, it can be

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Timothy Cone, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing

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. Introduction Invention and entrepreneurship are at the core of the American spirit and economy. Ourglobal quality of life depends on inventions that will ultimately solve grand challenges, as well assimple inventions that delight and improve quality of life. These claims are supported by therecent STEM Education Strategic Plan published by the White House, which cites innovationand entrepreneurship as critically important to U.S. competitiveness and security [1]. However, U.S. patent holders typically come from high-income families, with fewpatents belonging to women and minorities [2]. This study coins the phrase “lost Einsteins”—children who may have become inventors if they had been exposed to innovation growing up,where a

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sine Celik, Aalto University; Senni Kirjavainen, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory

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, enablingmore targeted interventions in a resource-light manner. Taken together, the results encourageiteratively developing evidence-based instruction for responsible engineering.1 IntroductionAccording to UN’s estimations, by the year 2050, the world's population will reach nearly 10billion from the current 7.7 billion [1]. A majority of this 10 billion will be living indeveloping countries. This increase will bring great challenges for society in terms of health,climate, mobility and safety that governments will be struggling to respond to. Thecomplexity of such challenges will require system innovations that correspond to the needs ofpeople, profit and planet simultaneously to enable radical change. In addition to a growingpopulation and global

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University

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bypreparing students with skills such as leadership, team building, critical thinking, and problemsolving [1, 2]. In this methodology, an assignment with multiple tasks is normally used to drivethe students learning activities to produce a final product in the form of a design, model, anddevice or service that can be utilized in real world. PjBL is similar to problem-based learning(PBL) in terms of involving teams of students in open-ended and challenging assignments, whichresemble the real-world situations as well as identifying solutions and reevaluating theirmethodology. The difference between the two approaches is that the PjBL covers a broaderscope and may include several problems. In addition, PjBL focuses on the final product byapplying or

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University

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. Several studieshave shown the effectiveness of PjBL in terms of increasing understanding, motivating students,taking ownership, and helping to bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace bypreparing students with skills such as leadership, team building, critical thinking, and problemsolving [1, 2]. In this methodology, an assignment with multiple tasks is normally used to drivethe students learning activities to produce a final product in the form of a design, model, anddevice or service that can be utilized in real world. PjBL is similar to problem-based learning(PBL) in terms of involving teams of students in open-ended and challenging assignments, whichresemble the real-world situations as well as identifying solutions and reevaluating

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Matthew Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

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theirlearning.MotivationEngineering students take basic classes in writing and communication. However, recent effortshave focused on communicating with broader audiences [1], including actual users of theproducts/services designed by the engineers, prospective investors who may support theproduct/service development, and marketing professionals who can direct users’ attention to theproducts/services. A recent study by the U.S. Census Bureau found that only 49% of collegeengineering graduates work in STEM fields [2]. Other research showed that engineers are morelikely to become successful entrepreneurs than their colleagues with MBA degrees but withoutengineering degrees [3]. Moreover, even if they remain in technical fields, at various stages oftheir careers engineers must

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce Oestreich, Rowan University; Ted Howell, Rowan University; Jennifer Tole, Rowan University

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sophomore level two-coursesequence (required for engineering students in all disciplines) in which the primary learningoutcomes are engineering design and technical communication. These courses are team-taughtby faculty from Engineering and from Communications; specifically, Writing Arts in the fall andPublic Speaking in the spring. Historically, the fall course has featured three major coursedeliverables: (1) a “research sequence” consisting of a rhetorical analysis, an annotatedbibliography, and a literature review, (2) a humanities assignment in which students explore theimpact of technology on societal needs, and (3) laboratory and design reports stemming fromhands-on engineering projects completed in lab.During the summer of 2019, the faculty

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas; Kristie Neff Moergen, University of Arkansas; Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Wen-Juo Lo, University of Arkansas

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’ retention. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Integrating Innovation Curriculum - Measuring Student Innovation to Assess Course and Program EffectivenessAbstractThe USA is falling behind other nations in innovation, creating serious threat to the health,stability, and influence of our country. Industry is desperate to hire engineers able to innovate,and universities are developing programs to instill the innovative mindset required to improveglobal competitiveness [1].Innovation requires collaboration between engineering, business, and creativity to realisticallyprepare students to be innovators. Researchers at the University of Arkansas's College ofEngineering and Sam M