Entrepreneurship in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. His research focuses primarily on engineering design/Bio Design collaboration in transdisciplinary teams. He has used and developed tools to study the alignment of products and services with organizational processes as an organization seeks to address needs and bring new products and services to the market. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Opportunities for Innovative Professional Impact: Implementation of a Multidisciplinary CourseAbstractEngineering programs offer programmatic opportunities for students to develop the necessaryknowledge, skills, attitudes to be prepared as holistic
Paper ID #38453Factors Influencing Academic Researchers’ Motivation for TechnologyCommercialization and Entrepreneurship: An Overview of the LiteratureDr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She isDr. Alanna D. Epstein, University of Michigan Alanna D. Epstein is an Assistant Research Scientist studying motivation, instruction, and entrepreneurial
the development of innovative and entrepreneurial behavior in academia and in practice. She studAya Mouallem, Stanford University Aya Mouallem (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She received a BEng in Computer and Communications Engineering from the American University of Beirut. Aya is a graduate research assistant with the Designing Education Lab at Stanford, led by Professor Sheri Sheppard, and her research explores the accessibility of introductory electrical engineering education. She is supported by the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship and the RAISE Doctoral Fellowship.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Swarthmore College Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education
and further strengthenedthrough reflective practices such as focus groups and/or concept maps [2], [3]. Finally, thestudents create value by designing a solution that considers needs of different populations thussupporting a better “global” solution to impact the most people.Many STEM international experiences align with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)grand challenge themes which are shown to support connections between the experience,disciplinary knowledge, multicultural awareness, and EM [2-4]. This is particularly valuable forSTEM majors, as some research indicates they lag behind their non-STEM peers in multiculturalawareness. Initially, the NAE grand challenges consisted of fourteen goals for improving lifewhich have now been
startup performance. [17]Integrating multi-disciplinary entrepreneurship into engineering activities succeeds throughinterdisciplinary collaboration and student fellowship programs. Programs at Caltech [18] andMichigan [19] have shown that developing a culture of innovation in getting students from STEMbackgrounds to “think like an entrepreneur” is possible by combining extensive mentorship,educational resources, and experiential project work. While these efforts were undertaken for post-graduate STEM students looking to commercialize research innovations, the same ideas andstructures apply to undergraduate engineers in a co-curricular setting.This paper describes and assesses the impact of an entrepreneurial fellows program organized bythe Dyer
and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the inter- section between motivation and identity, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. She is the principal investigator for the Research on Identity and Motivation in Engineering (RIME) Collaborative. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Multi-Method Analysis of Engineering Student CuriosityAbstractCuriosity, an ability vital to the process of invention and innovation, has also been correlatedwith a variety of desirable outcomes in education and is recognized as a desirable characteristicin engineering students and
entrepreneurial elements, as wellas comparative research across different institutions to identify best practices. Additionally, itis important to explore how "micro-moments" in teaching differ from traditional active-learning techniques. With established pedagogical methods in place for decades, futureresearch should determine whether micro-moments offer new advantages or merely reframeold techniques. Including sensitivity analyses could further reveal the impact of varyingspecific pedagogical techniques, helping clarify their unique contributions to educationaloutcomes and potential for innovation.Integrating entrepreneurship into ET education is not without its challenges (Abdulwahed2017). It requires a cultural shift within academic institutions
& Viable Business Models, Multicultural, and Social Consciousness. This e-portfolio includes but is not limited to undergraduate research, projects, and high-impact experiences that can be leveraged to pursue future academic and professional careers. ombining e-portfolios with an interdisciplinary approach to education scenarios allows us toCperform the analysis of our cohort's growth in varied ways. Previous cohorts were tasked with the performance of a pre-and post-program survey as well as a traditional reflection essay[2]. Extrapolating on that idea and the engineers' inherent drive for innovation, in this 2023 cohort we elevated the research design by adding concept maps to assess student
and skills in addition to thefoundational mathematical and scientific expertise required within engineering [2], [3]. Inclusionof these concepts and skills support the growth of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) which is acollection of mental habits that target one’s impact on society and the value they create for it [4].Methods to implement an EM in education emphasize one’s approach to critical thinking,innovation, and value creation as both a learning activity and outcome (i.e., [5], [6]). Theexecution of EM-focused curricula and the subsequent outcomes have resulted in student-centered benefits, namely, the growth of their professional skills [7]. Students report that sucheducation contributes to their ability to communicate professionally
Teacher of the Year nomination in 2023. In the classroom, Saqib likes to challenge his students to tackle real-world engineering problems. He likes to use innovative pedagogical techniques and Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning (EML) to facilitate student learning. Beyond the classroom, he has a passion for mentoring students and helping them achieve their educational and professional goals.Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines Marie Stettler Kleine is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Design, & Society. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie is especially interested in the roles of values in engineers
Design Ph.D. program. He is also the immediate past chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) and a deputy editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). Prior to joining ASU he was a graduate research assistant at the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.Dr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor - Engineering Education at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in practice, assessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University
Technology from the Technical University of Munich, with specializations in Mechanical Engineering, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Finance. She is also an alumna scholar of the entrepreneurial qualification program at Munich’s Center for Innovation and Business Creation (UnternehmerTUM). Professionally, Nada currently works as a Senior Corporate Strategy Manager at a SaaS company. Her student practical experiences include roles as venture capital investment analyst, startup strategy consultant and entrepreneurial coach, alongside being team lead for innovation projects in the automotive industry.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a Research Scientist in the Designing Education Lab in Mechanical
, students needed to recall and understand all main components of the IoT architecture,apply their knowledge to design a complete IoT system, analyze and evaluate the system toensure it satisfies all requirements, build the design, and test it to evaluate its effectiveness.Finally, when defining EM for students, professors should emphasize those who think aboutinnovation and continuous improvement and not limit it to startups, which can help them viewcontinuous improvement within the discipline as a form of innovation.6. Conclusion6.1 Response to Research ObjectiveThe problem is that engineering students’ exposure to practicing soft skills, such as problem-solving, critical thinking, innovation, and creativity, is often limited to capstone courses
demonstrate how studentperceptions of learning and the learning environment, impact engineering student engagement by usingentrepreneurially-minded. bio-inspired projects as a foundation for teaching linear elasticity of engineeringmaterials, a mathematically intensive mechanics course. For this project, students were required to conducta literature review and use entrepreneurial mindset (curiosity, connections, and creating value) to describeapplications of bio-inspired architecture materials throughout time. Students researched currentdevelopment and challenges, how materials were influenced by biological inspiration, and incorporatedhumanities and arts into design. Upon completion, students were also required to write photovoicereflections about
100,according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings [9]. This is a testament to the country'scommitment to providing a world-class education to its students.Diversity is one of the Canadian education systems’ most prominent factors. The country ishome to a wide range of universities, including large research-intensive institutions, small liberalarts colleges, and specialized schools. This diversity allows students to choose the type ofinstitution that best suits their needs and interests. Additionally, Canada's post-secondary systemis known for its focus on hands-on learning and real-world experience. Many institutions offerco-op programs and internships, which give students an opportunity to gain practical skills andexperience while still
“innovation and incubation lab, designed to unearth and support talentsthat solve wicked problems with creative ideas, and to nurture and scale the growth of ambitiousentrepreneurial projects” [8]. Wicked problems have “many interdependent factors making themseem impossible to solve” [9] and often involve social policy issues such as education and healthcare [10]. The GreenLab seeks to provide an array of offerings and support for studententrepreneurship, including: ● Standalone workshops on topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship (see below). ● Multi-day intensive events, such as a startup weekend (see below) or a project “sprint” where each student team can focus intensively on their project. ● Other structures (e.g., a Stage
inferential method was a t-test. In an ideal case, apaired t-test would have been a desired selection since our objective is to assess an educationalintervention which is best performed with before and after comparisons with the same subjects.However, we did not have sufficient paired responses to obtain meaningful inferences.Therefore, we opted for a two-sample t-test.Methods The study reported herein is based on student responses to a 50-question EM surveyinstrument that was administered to 99 incoming first-year students in fall 2017 and to 68 seniorsjust before they graduated in spring 2021. The development and validation of this surveyinstrument is reported elsewhere [19]. Detailed analysis indicated that the 50 questions could
beliefs about math, English, science, and social studies. Other research interests of hers include the formation of career aspirations, the school- to-work transition, and the differential participation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields based on social identity groups such as gender and Racial/Ethnic identity.Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023