Paper ID #29803A Pedagogical Approach for Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset inEngineering StudentsDr. Salman Mohagheghi, Colorado School of Mines Salman Mohagheghi received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA in 2006. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Electrical Engineering De- partment at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA. Prior to that, he was a Senior Research and Development Engineer at ABB Corporate Research Center, Raleigh, NC, USA. His research focuses on situational awareness, power grid resilience against natural and manmade hazards
Paper ID #28936Work-In-Progress: Incorporating Active Learning and the EntrepreneurialMindset into a First Level Electrical Circuits CourseMs. Marnie Wong, Arizona State University Ms. Marnie Wong received her master’s degree (MS) in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State Univer- sity before working as a Senior Analog Design Engineer specializing in power management at Freescale Semiconductor and IDT. She is now part of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Currently, her focus is on integrating entrepreneurial mindset into freshman and sophomore
Paper ID #34793Work in Progress: Investigating the Role of Entrepreneurial-mindedLearning (EML) in Enhancing Student Learning for a Freshman Engineer-ingCourseDr. Chandana P. Tamma, Marquette University Chandana P. Tamma received her PhD in Electrical Engineering (2009) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy. NY. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University, Milwaukee. WI.Mr. Matthew Curran, Marquette University Matt Curran supports efforts related to KEEN’s Entrepreneurial Mindset at Marquette University as a KEEN Project Associate
systems, resilient and fault-tolerant control, and networked control systems. His teaching interests include controls and automation, electric circuits, signals and systems, engineering economics, electromagnetics, and integrating the entrepreneurial mindset with an engineering mindset in core engineering courses. He received the Professor Henry Horldt Outstanding Teaching Award in 2015.Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat is professor and chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at Ohio Northern University (ONU). He obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering from Far Eastern University in 1990, the MS in Manufacturing Engineering from
Electrical & Electronic Circuits • Circuit Design and Simulation tools • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design • Entrepreneurial-mindset (e-mindset) challenge Tutorials: • Introduction to Circuits • Introduction to Entrepreneurial MindsetFor the e-mindset challenge the students are asked to work on the following question to inspiretheir curiosity: • Think about other practical and useful applications of a timer or clock. Explore all possible application domains, such as in personal, household, industrial, automotive, etc.The students are expected to work in teams, brainstorm their ideas with their team, and present areport on their innovative solutions.Figure 1: Course Module 1 – traffic light circuit design, simulation and
- trepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) initiative at Gonzaga University that focuses on developing the entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineering and computer science students.Dr. Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University Heath J. LeBlanc is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at Ohio Northern University. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and graduated summa cum laude Page 26.1028.1 with his BS in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in
changes are detailed. Followingthis, the assessment process is discussed, followed by a brief conclusion. Page 23.813.2BackgroundIn 2011, the College of Engineering at the Western New England University won a grantfrom the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). The stated mission of theKEEN program is1: … The creation of programs that develop technical leaders with strong skills and an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineering programs at select private U.S. colleges and universities.The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) provides resources to privatecolleges and universities to introduce the principles
-max circuit. They alsobuild the following circuit:The circuit takes eight request lines and determines two of them that have the highest prioritiesamong all the asserted inputs.Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset through a Jigsaw-Puzzle ModelIn this lab, students are provided with a library of components or puzzle pieces as well as the userguide of a product and possibly some other reading material. The user guide explains how theproduct works. The library contains all the necessary puzzle pieces to build the product. Studentswill go over the user guide to understand the underlying product. Then considering what theyhave available in the library, students will design the product by putting the puzzle piecestogether. Once they come up with an
critical need for acommon body of knowledge in ECE and offers future plans for the RED project.II. Overview of pedagogical approach: Rethinking coursesA. Shifting the course-centric mindsetFaculty are doing an about-face on courses to change the way students perceive and learnengineering. With transformations occurring in the integration and delivery of content –described in further detail throughout this paper – courses are becoming a mere formality in theECE department at CSU. Students still register and receive credit for existing classes, andgraduation requirements remain the same, but the course-centric mindset is shifting. Whenprofessors teach ECE topics in “silos,” or disparate courses, students feel like they are learningmaterial in