Paper ID #46788Civil Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Mindset – Cultivating TeachingPractices that Enhance Entrepreneurial Minded LearningDr. Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Matthew Lovell is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and he currently serves as the Senior Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and he holds his PE license in Indiana. Matt is very active with respect to experimentation in the classroom. He greatly enjoys problem-based learning
Paper ID #48037WIP - Outreach and Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) in STEMProf. Ghina Absi, Vanderbilt University Ghina Absi is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Vanderbilt University. She teaches classes at the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes in Civil Engineering (Intro to Engineering, Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Civil Engineering Lab and several electives including travel classes) . She earned her BE and ME from the Saint Joseph University (ESIB) in Beirut, Lebanon, and worked for 5 years as a steel structures design engineer at a multinational firm (Dar Al
storytelling curriculum that is now required for all biomedical engineering students. Shaffer is also currentl ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Applications of Teams and Stories: Augmenting the Development of Entrepreneurial Mindset in EngineersAbstract Calls from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Academy ofEngineering, and a similar but more recent statement from the National Association of Collegesand Employers all assert the need for engineers that are not only competent with a certain set ofknowledge and skills, but also have a mindset for creating value. In order to accomplish this,engineering content needs to not only engage the students
Al-Handasah Shair and Co) based in Beirut. Absi then joined Vanderbilt University to pursue her PhD in Civil Engineering at Vanderbilt University (graduated 2019), focusing her research on risk and reliability of hypersonic structures. Absi is a licensed professional engineer in the state of TN. Absi is passionate about education and promoting diversity in engineering. She serves as the advisor for the ASCE student chapter, the EDI liaison for the civil engineering department, and the KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network) leader for the engineering school. A 2023 KEEN Engineering Unleashed fellow, Absi incorporates EDI as well as entrepreneurial mindset learning fostering curiosity, connections and
paradigm isexpanding to a more holistic view that also considers the socioeconomic impact of physicalfailures (i.e., community resilience). Given multi-faceted disaster impacts on society, it is alsobecoming more critical to consider and balance varying impacts among multiple stakeholders. Toprepare future civil engineers to fulfill a risk manager role, the civil engineering curriculumshould expand to also address these elements. These skill sets are also directly related tofostering the 3C’s of the KEEN Network’s Entrepreneurial Mindset for creating value,connections, and curiosity to promote entrepreneurial mindset learning [1]. This development isfurther supported by the ABET engineering education criteria expansion, specifically for
major, augmentretention and improve engineering efficacy in the undergraduate program. The initiative aims toenhance the sense of belonging of the students to the profession, school, and major, as well as tograduate more holistic engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset. Subsequently garneringexternal funding, the initiative applies interactive learning and entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) pedagogies - such as problem-based learning (PBL), team development, story-drivenlearning (SDL), and, value sensitive design (VSD) as well as computational skills development -to engage students early and keep them engaged throughout their undergraduate journey. Thispaper discusses effective practices, challenges and lessons learned along the way with
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entrepreneurial mindset in learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Spreadsheets in Civil Engineering: Fostering Proficiency through Practical Applications in StaticsAbstractSpreadsheets are ubiquitous in civil engineering offices and are an important tool for datamanagement, engineering calculations, visualization, and report generation. Proficiency inworking with spreadsheets also improves productivity and streamlines the qualityanalysis/quality control process. Cultivating proficiency requires students to integratespreadsheet usage into their daily activities. While first-year and second-year students maysporadically utilize spreadsheets in their science
solving design projects.The gaps between perceived and real-world applications can be closed with these projects, andthe process of working through these projects is as important as the final product [12, 13].Learning to produce a solution to a realistic problem is not easy and demands that students lookbeyond what they learn in the classroom [14, 11]. Many different design challenges have led todocumented increases in technical and problem solving skills and can be used to foster animproved innovation mindset [15]. Participating in student competition design projects has alsoresulted in long-term retention of subject matter [12].Many engineering curricula primarily focus on the attainment of technical knowledge and therelevant technical skills
, different name). At Rose-Hulman, Michelle is co-leading a project to infuse an entrepreneurial-mindset in undergraduate students’ learning, and a project to improve teaming by teaching psychological safety in engineering education curricula. Michelle also mentors undergraduate researchers to investigate the removal of stormwater pollutants in engineered wetlands. Michelle was a 2018 ExCEEd Fellow, and was recognized as the 2019 ASCE Daniel V. Terrell Awardee.Dr. Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Jennifer Mueller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She graduated with her BS in Environmental Engineering
Haven (UNH), as a faculty in Construction Management, in Fall 2022. She has contributed to a new MS in Construction Management program development as the program director. She has also been involved in Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning by KEEN and Open Pedagogy at UNH. In addition to Engineering Education, she has 4+ years of experience in working with Departments of Transportation (DOTs) as a Graduate Research Assistant. Her research is positioned at the intersection of Automated Construction Inspection, Construction Information Modeling, and Data-Driven Decision-Making for project managers, contractors, inspectors, and other project stakeholders.Dr. Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven Dr. Goli Nossoni is