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Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15139Development of an Instrument to Measure the Entrepreneurial Mindset ofEngineering StudentsDr. Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven Cheryl Qing Li joined University of New Haven in the fall of 2011, where she is a Senior Lecturer of the Industrial, System & Multidisciplinary Engineering Department. Li earned her first Ph.D. in me- chanical engineering from National University of Singapore in 1997. She served as Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor in mechatronics engineering at University of Adelaide, Australia, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, respectively. In 2006

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Student Success III: Affect and Attitudes

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

newpossibilities, are curious about problems that arise, and dare to risk failure to solve thosechallenges with innovative solutions(8). Engineering is one discipline where there has been a callfor innovation, fueled by the entrepreneurial spirit(16). Some have even proposed that innovationis the key to the “entrepreneurial mindset” (10). However, innovative thinking and the“entrepreneurial mindset” are not automatic outgrowths of current engineering programs. Whatfuels innovative solutions? What makes one person risk embarking on a new endeavor whileanother does not?Self-Determination Theory (7) can provide some insights. Self-Determination Theory involvesthe perception of options, a sense of considering oneself free to do what one has decided to do.It

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Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Heather Marie Sapp, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

, John K., and David Reeping. “Providing Authentic Experiences in the First Year: Designing Educational Software in Support of Service Learning Activities.” In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2015 Annual Conference. 2015. Seattle, WA.12. Kolb, David A. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1984.13. Kolb, David A. “Management and the Learning Process.” California Management Review 18, no. 3 (1976): 21- 31.14. Estell, John K., David Reeping, and Heather Sapp. “Curiosity, Connection, Creating Value: Improving Service Learning by Applying the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” In Proceedings of the American Society for