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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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delivery techniques, and theformat.1. IntroductionLawrence Technological University (LTU) has offered engineering students entrepreneurialeducation programs for many years. Recognizing that graduates entering industry will requirebusiness and entrepreneurial skills, the College of Engineering developed an entrepreneurial Page 25.364.2certificate program and founded the Lear Entrepreneurial Center. The entrepreneurial certificateprogram develops student skills in communication and business components in the engineeringprofession and includes a multi-disciplinary capstone design experience for which teams areeligible for student venture grants

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Spencer Joseph Fry; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter

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understanding of the conditions in Kenya.1 IntroductionA classic definition of entrepreneurship is given by Stevenson, of the Harvard Business School,in 1983: “Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled”.1How can we move those students interested in socially oriented responsibilities toward social Page 25.366.2entrepreneurship?It is now well understood that in order to ensure the sustainability and success of technology-based projects, acquisition and use of entrepreneurial skills for all stakeholders will be required.Currently, there are many well-organized efforts working to develop

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donte Harris, Southern Illinois university Edwardsville; Sohyung Cho, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; H. Felix Lee, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Kevin M. Hubbard, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Luis T. Youn, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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center.Before the warehouse module was constructed, a vertical column that provides electrical power(2 points of 220V-3 phase, 4 points of 110V), air source with a filter, data jack for Ethernetconnection, etc. was prepared through school work-order. Figure 1 shows the vertical columnwith air filter, electrical power outlets and Ethernet cables. Note that this vertical column locatesin the middle of the conveyor and thus keep the power, air and data source from random access. Page 25.418.3 2 Figure 1: A vertical column that provides electrical power, air source and Ethernet connection

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From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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students with a large corporate partner not traditionally defined asentrepreneurial. Student feedback is strong, with a number of students reapplying to joinsubsequent projects. Corporate mentor feedback is positive, citing that the deliverables are aboveexpectations and valuable to the company. This model is replicable for universities seeking toconnect students with large companies to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities that are funded bycompanies and efficiently manageable by faculty and staff.Bibliography 1. Boyd, N., & Vozikis, G.S. (1994). The influence of self-efficacy on the development of entrepreneurial intentions and actions. Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice, 18: 63-77. 2. Brennan, L. (2005). Integrating work

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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the recently established Mercer Center for Innovationand Entrepreneurship (MCIE) will support educational interdisciplinary curricula and co-curricular activities directly benefiting students and provide multi- and cross-disciplinaryteaching, learning, and research opportunities on innovation and entrepreneurship to faculty andstudents.IntroductionIn recent years, the entrepreneurship education and research has focused a great deal of attentionon opportunity recognition as a key aspect of research and practice [1]. The field ofentrepreneurship has been defined as the “study of the sources of opportunities; the process ofdiscovery, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities” [2]. The entrepreneur has been describedas “an innovator or

Conference Session

Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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observation and activefacilitation of instructional activities with actual students. Though each faculty development modelhad different formats and objectives, all three applied Kirkpatrick’s[1] framework for evaluating theoutcomes of the workshops. The evaluations examined two levels of outcomes: immediate reactions tothe workshops and six to eight months later, self-reported behavior in the workplace to see whether theworkshop ideas and information were used by the attendees. Though faculty attendees had primarilypositive reactions to the three workshop types, those who attended the longer workshops reported greateruse of workshop information and ideas.Index terms – Assessment; Faculty Development; Entrepreneurship; Innovation

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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providedguidelines that help educators and administrators alike. #1: Identify traits to be considered in scoring an assignment. Traits are usually nouns or phrases that are descriptive # 2: Establish a three-point or five-point scale # 3: Write an explicit statement that describes performance at that level. # 4: Try out the scale with samples of former student’s work. Revise if needed. Page 25.214.3Primary Trait Analysis Catherine Palomba and Trudy Banta have provided rubrics for scoring the recordingthe primary traits. Uses of Primary Trait Analysis have also been documented by variousauthors and scholars. 1. Showing improvement

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From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian Charles Dougherty, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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projectwork with 20-22 companies involving 65 students and 16 staff/faculty members working on the Page 25.252.3projects. The program impacts local economic development through the Terre Haute InnovationAlliance. Over 2,500 internship positions have been offered to 825 students working on a rangeof design, prototyping, and testing projects for over 132 client companies.Virtually all of the projects in the program are “innovation stage” projects (as opposed toresearch focus) as depicted in Figure 1. The work of Schoen5 also suggests two cycles; one forinvention and one for innovation, Figure 2. The projects often begin with a rough concept

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

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has a Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. Page 25.1303.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Helping Hands Dense Network – A Collaboration Across Multiple UniversitiesInspired by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network’s (KEEN) mission of educating a newtype of entrepreneurially minded engineer who will ―catalyze a transformation in the workforceand build economic and technical commerce in their communities,‖1 four member universities ofthe KEEN joined together to form the Helping Hands Dense Network (HHDN) with a three-yearplan of work that: Leverages

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Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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25.1343.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Leadership Advancement Program: Preparing Engineering, Math, and Science Students for Leadership SuccessIntroductionRecently numerous publications have focused on curricular changes needed in engineeringeducation to prepare students sufficiently to meet the challenges of their technical professions.These changes appear to relate less to revisions needed in the technical curriculum and more torevisions that will allow students to develop interpersonal skills, global awareness, and otherabilities before graduation.1-2 For instance, the National Academy of Engineering’s TheEngineer of

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Timothy J. Kriewall, Kern Family Foundation; Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University

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Collaboratively Among Universities – a Dense Network ApproachIn “To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late ModernWorld,” author James Davison Hunter espouses the idea that the engine for driving change invirtually any context is in dense networks. According to Hunter, a dense network is defined as amechanism for change.1 According to Sarah Miller Caldicott, grand niece of Thomas Edison andthe Founder/CEO of Power Patterns of Innovation, “A dense network includes a handful of keycomponents including a passionate focus, diverse skills and competencies related to thepassionate focus, a robust outreach network, the desire to disrupt unneeded orthodoxies in coreinstitutions, and – perhaps most importantly – an

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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intended manner.It is highly advantageous that the proposed structure aligns and is compatible with the ABETEngineering Criteria, which is well-established and well-understood by engineering programs.This would simplify interpretation of language and could serve to minimize any additionalassessment work.IntroductionThe Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) educational initiative in engineering hasthe goal to increase the number of entrepreneurially minded engineering graduates in the US.[1][2]To achieve that requires the establishment of curricula content and extracurricular activitieswithin existing engineering programs. Such a process is naturally related to key aspects of theABET accreditation process, as defined by the Engineering

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Donald M. Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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participating in this program.Senior Capstone Design Projects and the Entrepreneurial Mindset – Student SurveysIn a recent survey of student experiences in a senior capstone design activity/project, students atKEEN schools were asked about their understanding and awareness of the entrepreneurialmindset. Students gave their perceptions to help determine if their participation contributed totheir understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset. The following ten questions were used forthe survey: 1. How significantly did your experience in this senior capstone design project relate to enhancing your leadership skills? 2. As a result of your experience, to what extent did you have an opportunity to improve your problem-solving skills? 3

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Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Creativity and Innovation in the ClassroomAbstractMuch is being required of engineering graduates that goes well beyond the basic skillstraditionally required in engineering. While ABET assessment insures that all programs have theminimum skills and outcomes required for accreditation, it is the responsibility of academicinstitution to develop “core values” in their students so that the constituents are best served.Feedback from industry highlights the need for students to understand more about the areas ofcreativity and innovation in the context of the business environment.1 Innovation and creativityare critical to maintaining an engineering edge in the United States’ industrial base.2 These topicsdeserve emphasis in classes other than dedicated

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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out for clear thinking. Hesuggested using better words instead, such as: “1) we want new ideas; 2) we want better ideas; 3)we want big changes; and 4) we need to place big bets on new ideas, phrases which are morepowerful and specific than the i-word.” Berkun stated that if you can make “something reallygood, that solves real problems, works reliably, is affordable, and is built by a happy, motivated,and well rewarded staff, you’ll kick your competitor’s bleep.” His view was that if all those aretaken care of, innovation will take care of itself.According to some, innovation has not gotten the scholarly cross-discipline attention it deservesgiven its importance.10, 11 Much of the literature on innovation has been published in the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas

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, winning over $1 million in cash, investments, and in-kindprizes, raising several million dollars in funding, and starting four of the companies proposed inthe plans developed for the class. The remainder of this paper will discuss how the teams areformed and difficulties in team formation, strategies to overcome team formation problems, whythe teams have been so successful in student business plan competitions, and the success of twoof the teams subsequent to the competitions.Formation of Inter-disciplinary TeamsStudents who successfully complete the Foundations of Business for Entrepreneurs course in thespring semester are invited to continue in the Entrepreneurship Certificate program. Science,engineering, agriculture, and design students

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University

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activities, a questionnairewas developed which collected their responses. The following ten questions were used for thesurvey: 1. How did your experience in this competitive activity relate to enhancing your leadership skills? 2. As a result of your experience, to what extent did you have an opportunity to improve your solving problem skills? 3. How much did your experience contribute to improving your team building skills? 4. To what extent did your experience in your competitive team provide an opportunity to sell your ideas to others? 5. What was the extent of your experience in preparing a business plan in your competitive team? 6. As a result of your experience in the competition, how much innovation was

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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being in their personal relatedness: their free relation-in-otherness….Allthings are what they are by being particulars constituted by many and various forms of relation.”1 Page 22.1390.2One of the primary thrusts of Gunton’s book is that the individual (the one) must be respectedand therefore cannot be subsumed into the community (the many); but at the same time, thecommunity must be respected as an essential part of the individual’s humanity. We need both.Neither the individual nor the community have primacy, both are key parts of what make ushuman. As just one example, the individual who fears “big government” may respect ademocracy for

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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large,established companies, however, and has the potential to result in “safe” project topics that arenot of significant scope and relevance. For every company that is willing to work within theconstraints of the current mechanisms for funding student projects, there are likely a muchgreater number who would very much like to offer challenges to student teams, if there were astreamlined process that adequately protected their commercial interests, had a contractdeliverable that they were purchasing, and reduced the project risk to an acceptable level.Current Funding Mechanisms & LimitationsAt Cal Poly, there are three primary mechanisms for industry support of student projects: 1. As a donation to the College or Academic Department. 2

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Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Beverly Radloff, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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. Page 22.1172.3The goal of this paper is to answer three research problems: 1) Identify if students are receivingeverything they need during school in order to enter the real world after graduation; 2)Determine if students from the dual degree program are more successful during their first timejob search than those in the traditional program; 3) Confirm that there is a need for engineers tohave a well-rounded education. If gaps are identified in either group which deserve attention,proper measures can be taken. If areas are identified as being useful with one group and lackingin the other, this can also be addressed.Literature ReviewDual DegreeSome research attention has been focused on traditional three-two programs orBachelors/Masters

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Giordan, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Joseph Steig, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) and VentureWell; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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innovator's personal and professional aspirations.I. The innovation challengeOverviewOne of our hopes is that… there will be full employment, and that the production of goods andservices will serve to raise our standard of living… Surely we will not get there by standing still,merely by making the same things we made before and selling them at the same or higher prices.We will not get ahead in international trade unless we offer new and more attractive andcheaper products… There must be a stream of new scientific knowledge to turn the wheels ofprivate and public enterprise. -- Vannevar Bush, 1945 [1]The translation of basic scientific research to practical and deployable innovations that benefitpeople and the planet is as old as human history itself

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Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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couple of examples from Altshuller19.The ProblemThe problem consists of developing the pneumatic punch press system shown in Figure 1. Thesystem is to operate in the following manner: 1. When an operator presses two pushbuttons at the same time (pushbuttons not shown in Figure 1), the clamping plate pushes down clamping the part to be punched. 2. The punch ram punches through the clamped part and then retracts back to its original position. 3. When the punch ram is fully retracted, the operator releases the two pushbuttons, removes the punched part, inserts the next part, and repeats the process.A near “closed world” solution is desired, i.e. only minimal modifications to the hardwarespecification are allowed. This

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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: o one-day summer workshop o Implementation plan developed and submitted, including assessment plan From the ten implementation plans provided, four will be selected for further funding: o Analysis of end-of-course assessment (raw data and analysis) o Travel to Annual KEEN Winter ConferencePart of this one-year planning grant will be to develop assessment measures for the learningobjectives of this aspect of the courses through which students will be taught. We feel stronglythat the seven key attributes/outcomes of an engineer, developed at the December 2010 KEENAssessment meeting, and presented nationally8, need to be included in the ongoing assessmentdone on all of our classes. These outcomes are: 1

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Sander, University of Florida

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, students take investment in theircompanies and invest in each other’s companies at three points during the semester in which theyhave the opportunity to present to their student colleagues: 1. Early in the semester when they present their company vision and value proposition 2. Midway through the semester when they present their company execution plan and financial projections 3. Late in the semester when they present their company summation through a business plan presentationThe presentations above provide each company executive team with a chance to gage theirperformance and company attractiveness compared to the other companies in the course at threepoints in the semester. Typically 7-9 companies are formed each

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Page 22.622.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Freshman EngineersAbstract:On page 1 of Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the NewCentury cites the most critical task of engineering educators: “first and foremost, engineeringeducation must produce technically excellent and innovative graduates.” This report furtherstates “it is agreed that innovation is the key and engineering is essential to the task of helpingthe United States maintain its economic leadership and its share of high technology jobs.” Thegoal of our research is to benchmark and identify creativity and innovation skill sets in first-yearengineering

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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highlights two commonthemes: 1) the programmatic goals for the courses are quite similar and 2) the detailedimplementations differ as much as the institutions themselves differ. Although duplication of thesuccessful aspects of another program is rarely easy, surveying the range of possible approachesand leveraging the creative ideas in one’s own situation and institution is valuable.Ochs, Lennon, Watkins, and Mitchell1 from Lehigh University present a 5 phase productdevelopment model; they specifically look at how that model supports the ABET outcomes fortheir program. Lehigh’s IBE (Integrated Business and Engineering) program also ties into theircapstone course. The fourth and fifth phases of the product development model, which look

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Jeff Wandler, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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these talented young people to stay in our region. Our immediate goal is to continuedeveloping a hybrid educational/economic development program that converts state tax dollarsinto regional and state-wide wealth. 1. Katz, J.A. ―The chronology and intellectual trajectory of American entrepreneurship education:: 1876- 1999‖, Journal of Business Venturing,18:2, 2003, pp283—300 2. Carlsson, B. and Acs, Z.J. and Audretsch, D.B. and Braunerhjelm, P., ―Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review‖, Industrial and Corporate Change, 19:6, 2009 3. Khanduja, D. and Singla, V. and Singh, R, ―Entrepreneurial ambience of engineering education in India‖, 2:4, 2009, pp341—355. 4

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Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Multi-level Multi-dimensional Perspective with Mental ModelsAbstractEntrepreneurship education programs typically include a large range of student outcomesincluding knowledge, skills, and attitudes as well as outcomes that go beyond the classroom.Because of the extent of inclusions and the broad range of effects, assessing the effectiveness ofentrepreneurship education programs is frequently challenged. Based upon Block and Stumpf[1]’s idea of “hierarchy of criteria” for evaluation, the main purpose of this research is to providea multi-level multi-dimensional perspective that systematically investigates factors related to thesuccess of entrepreneurship education programs. Such programs, in turn, can stimulate and bringsuccess to new

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC

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enough. He states, “There is no prize for solving correctly what may turn out tobe the incorrect problem. It is important to acquire the skills to solve the correct problem behindthe perceived problem, and this entails more than left-brain thinking alone.”[1] In fact, theseright-brain skills, which include competitive differentiation, business adaptability, innovationand the development of a growth culture, and strategic thinking, are the “key competenciesrequired to differentiate business in the next two to five years.” [2]As engineering programs strive to meet the challenge of “Educating the Engineer of 2020”, wemust acknowledge that the next several decades will offer more opportunities for engineers, andas educators, we must make a shift in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas E. Allen, Bucknell University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University

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, there had not been an university-wide discussion. Amajor impetus behind the initiative described in this paper was to intentionally unite theserelated elements through creating an innovation ecosystem. An innovation ecosystem isthe result of interactions between diverse stakeholders in a community with a vision ofachieving goals through innovation or targeted creativity. Toward this end, facultyleaders in innovation from diverse disciplines gathered in a workshop to explore tactics tonurture, support and promote these activities and new initiatives. Specifically, this groupof faculty from engineering, management, arts, humanities and social sciences met to: 1. Build an awareness of all of the diverse activities and identify how they tie into