Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Panel: Opportunities & Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Babs Carryer, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Abby Thompson, Mississippi State University ; Louise C. Dunlap, DunlapBrowder

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, Women in Engineering

a brief review on the disparities in technology transfer by gender, followedby responses from each of the panelists in the three later categories above. The goal of this paperis to archive the wisdom from this session for future reference.Disparities in technology transfer by genderGender gaps have been noted in the technology transfer arena 1. Stephan concludes that,“women are less likely to disclose than are men, less likely to patent, and less likely to engage inentrepreneurial activity, such as starting a company or serving on a scientific advisory board,”although rigorous quantification of the bias was left for future studies 1. In the medical schoolresearch community, women were as likely as men to report inventions although women

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J Pasek, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

included the learning styles surveys in his engineering classes as one of the self-discovery tools that may help students in understanding their strengths and weaknesses. A surveybased on the VAK style used consistently in the 2nd year class yielded the results shown in Fig. 1and Table 1, which summarized self-reported learning styles identified by students. V A K V 0.27 0.09 0.19 A 0.07 0.07 K 0.31Table 1 Distribution of Self-Reported Learning Figure 1: Distribution of Self-ReportedStyles in an Engineering Class [%] Learning Styles in an Engineering ClassThe presented results are consistent with

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University; Michael S Harris, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi S Behara, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

believe that every App teamto function in a predictable and goal-oriented manner must have members from business, arts,sociology/anthropology, and engineering (BASE) in the team. We will detail their roles below.We have offered such a joint course as a face-to-face (F2F) course at both undergraduate andhigh school level several times over the past four years. We have also offered engineeringgraduate courses that had both engineering and arts graduate students enrolled. However, weneed to make two remarks to clarify these general statements: (1) this paper will only focus onthe undergraduate student level collaboration (see Fig. 1), and (2) the joint courses have involvedanywhere from two to four disciplines, with more current ones being four-way

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship event from another. Today in the popularpress and academic literature there are overlapping definitions and terms that make it difficult foreven an experienced observer or researcher to be certain of how to classify, describe andcompare entrepreneurial endeavors. This paper discusses the definitions used to describeentrepreneurial activity which are often confusing and conflicting. It proposes an organizationand categorization of entrepreneurial activity or taxonomy of entrepreneurship. Ourcategorization proposal differentiates entrepreneurial ventures in which the changes in products,processes or concepts occur based upon: 1. the significance of changes within their paradigm, 2.the venture’s profit or non-profit status legal status, and

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

experiencesC. You are the user: mapping experiencesD. Activities to experience the meaning of simplicityE. Resourcefulness-based design: Making something from (almost) nothingF. Blue Collar designsG. “What’s in it for me” designsH. “Be there:” Empathy-based designsI. Designs that solve or re-solve existing problemsJ. Design QuickiesK. Use-based designL. Rethinking existing designs (“do not get used to…”)The meaning of user-based designThe following story epitomizes one of many that are being shared with the students. It is aboutdesigning a solution to an “unsolvable” problem. The story emphasizes the need to look atproblems and solutions from the customer’s point of view (web-ref 1).The plot deals with young gang members. The disobedient teenagers

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

,studentsneedtounderstandhowtousethisknowledgeandPBLoffersawaytoshapehowstudentslearnandapplythisknowledgetocarefullycraftedproblemsintheclassroom.ItisthoughtthatPBLdoesthefollowing2:1.Developscriticalthinkingandcreativeskills.2.Improvesproblem-solvingskills.3.Increasesmotivation.4.Helpsstudentslearntotransferknowledgetonewsituations.Criticalthinkingandcreativeskillsrefer“totheabilitytoanalyze,synthesize,andevaluateinformation,aswellas,toapplythatinformationtoagivencontext.”3ThisistheheartandsoulofPBL. Figure1TraditionalvsProblem-basedLearning4TheProblem-basedLearningInitiative(PBLI)identifiessomegenericessentialsofPBL5:1.Studentsmusthavetheresponsibilityfortheirownlearning2.Problemsmustbeill-structuredandallowforfreeinquiry.3.Learningshouldcoverawiderangeofdisciplinesorsubjects.4.Collaborationisessential.5.Self-directedlearningmustbeappliedbacktotheproblem.6

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farnaz Ghazi Nezami, Kettering University; Massoud S. Tavakoli, Kettering University; Mohammad Torfeh, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

campus and propose action plans, and estimate the economic impact of theirsolution. As a result of this project, students learn how to create value and communicate anengineering solution in terms of economic benefits. Students provide a report for each modulewhich is graded based on designed rubrics. All these modules are performed in teams which inturn improves students’ team work and collaboration skills. This paper elaborates the details ofeach module and learning outcomes, and presents the student evaluation results, and at the enddiscusses the lessons learned.1. IntroductionIn the past few years the attitude that considers engineers as sole reactive specialists has evolvedto team player entrepreneurs. This fact is critical while designing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; Tailian Chen, Gonzaga University; Jianfeng Ma, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, innovation, risk management and other skillsessential for creating and exploiting market opportunities, whether as an individual or as anemployee of a larger organization (“intrapreneur”).The PBL module was co-developed by mechanical engineering faculty at four universities: OhioNorthern University, Lawrence Technological University, Gonzaga University, and St. LouisUniversity. Project sponsorship was provided by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network(KEEN).1 This module was delivered in two semester courses at each of the four schools,impacting a total of 219 students.Pre- and post-project surveys, using a common instrument at all schools, were given to allstudents to measure students’ confidence in their own abilities concerning fourteen

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alyssa J. Harris, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

•   Rules of Thumb •   The 80/20 Rule •   Visual Method •   Upper and Lower Limit EstimationsFor each method the authors introduce a brief history, a short explanation, as well as suggest howand when to use each method. Also included are classical examples and practice problems toreinforce students’ knowledge.In order to assess the validity of the proposed approach, a recent presentation about estimationmethods followed by a detailed questionnaire was presented to students in a “Fundamentals ofEngineering” class that comprised of freshman students resulting in 63 responses that are veryfavorable. Summary of results on a scale of “1” to “5”, “5” being strongly agree, “3” neutral,and “1” strongly disagree. The overall average response was

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

,entrepreneurshipeducationbuildsbotharichmodeloftheworldandstimulatestheemergenceofabalancedmindset. 12 PartIII:PedagogicalToolsIngeneral,thecurrenteducationalsystemhasbecomeefficientatencouragingstudentstopracticeskillsandgainknowledgeoftheworld,perhapsbecauseprogressissimplertomeasure.Asshowninthelogicmodel,however,reflectionisthecriticalskillthatfuelstheemergenceofastrongmindsetandmodeloftheworld.Ashumans,allstudentsreflect,whethertheyknowitornot(Könings,2005).Ifreflectionisviewedasaskill,thenpracticewillenableonetobecomebetteratitovertime.Furthermore,moreintentional,focused,andhabitualreflectionwillresultinamindsetandamodeloftheworldthatmorequicklybecomestunedtotheoutsideworld.Therearetwoprimarybarrierstoadoptingreflection:1

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group; Ari Turrentine, VentureWell; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integrating Entrepreneurship into Capstone Design: An Exploration of Faculty Perceptions and PracticesAbstractIncorporating entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum is compelling for many reasons.Entrepreneurship education has been found to boost GPA and retention rates of engineeringstudents, provides students with the skills and attitudes needed to innovatively contribute toexisting organizations and pursue their own ventures, and has the potential to address current andanticipated workforce demands.1–3Entrepreneurship is taught most effectively using experiential methods.4 Given that Capstonedesign courses are applied and experiential by nature, they provide an optimal

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jonathan L. York, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

likely never have been seeded. Early evidence of this is that in the twoand a half years since its inception, the Sandbox has: - Provided the initial support for one team that has incorporated - Provided support to approximately five student led entrepreneurial ventures (not incorporated) - Served as the workspace for more than ten teams that entered our yearly innovative business competition and/or summer entrepreneurial acceleratorWhile the intention for both the CIE and the Sandbox is to be a truly cross-campusresource, initial numbers show that the programming of both have been largelydominated by students from the colleges of engineering and business. Figure 1 shows thestudent participation from each of the six

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

technical requirements or specifications. There is no predefined problem thatneeds a solution. Students develop their own criteria for what makes a viable product, market,and customer. These challenges require students to be entrepreneurs and work collaborativelyand openly in an environment that demands careful, consistent, and precise communicationbetween students with diverse backgrounds and experiences.Team OrganizationThe core team was formed from students enrolled in either social entrepreneurship orengineering capstone. The guiding tenants of social entrepreneurship are to “(1) aim eitherexclusively or in some prominent way to create social value of some kind, and pursue that goalthrough some combination of (2) recognizing and exploiting

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

skills can be readily obtained on the job; the entrepreneurial mindsettakes years of practice/refinement. In particular, extensive feedback from employers indicatesthat creativity and innovation are two of the most highly sought skills of engineering graduates.“Established companies understand the value of creativity…. IBM surveyed 1,500 chiefexecutives in 33 industries around the world in 2010 to gauge how much they valuedcharacteristics like creativity, integrity, management discipline, rigor, and vision in anincreasingly volatile, complex, and interconnected world. Creativity topped the list.”1 Anothersurvey of 305 employers conducted on behalf of the Association of American Colleges &Universities found that the one of the “most important

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Christensen referred to innovation as ―the new science ofsuccess‖ and predicted that innovation would become a new management discipline andprofession 1. Immelt, the GE CEO, emphasized that the only reason to invest in organizations istheir ability to innovate 2. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon challenged the 2011 WorldEconomic Forum at Davos to apply revolutionary thinking and innovation to the challenges ofour time such as lifting people out of poverty while protecting the planet and ecosystems thatsupport economic growth. 3. Mohanty believes that for a nation to achieve pre-eminent positionand superior status, it has to pioneer the culture of innovation 4. Drucker notes that innovationhas become a buzzword and predicts that the next decade

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

transcripts. This allowed students to demonstrate their participation to future employers,and the College of Engineering had some leverage to dictate appropriate behavior in the class.The three key objectives for ECE490 are shown in Table 114. It is worth mentioning that thesecond and third objectives do not lend themselves well to assessment. However, they servedadmirably in the past for student self-assessment. In the Discussion portion of this paper, theirsuitability will be addressed.Table 1: Objectives for Creativity and Innovation in the Engineering Design Process Class.Students Will Be Able to: 1. Use tools and processes that help them to be more creative and innovative. 2. Explain how individuals can be more creative and innovative. 3

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Wilson II, University of Georgia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

or get a good grade. As Dr. Babs Carryer(n.d.), an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University, states “most ideasnever make it past the class deadline. Prototypes, solutions, disruptions sit on the shelf becausethey were designed for an engineering class not as a potential business venture” (para. 1). Even ifventures fail, students learn from the experience and improve their odds of success in the nextendeavor (Minniti & Bygrave, 2001). Students can learn many useful skills by participating inentrepreneurial activities even if they don’t become an entrepreneur after graduating. Students Page 26.504.3gain the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Cao, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Carolin Christin Dungs, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) learningenvironments in engineering courses and programs, it is valuable to assess the characteristics andcareer goals of engineering students who pursue them.Research QuestionsThe primary research questions for this study are: 1. What are characteristics of engineering students who are pursuing business minors, concentrations, and certificates? 2. Are these students more likely to be involved in entrepreneurship-related and other extra- and co-curricular activities than are other engineering students? 3. Do these students have higher (or lower) innovation self-efficacy than do other engineering students? 4. Is there a difference in career goals between these students and their peers

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Helen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Helen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Mark Schar, Stanford University Mark

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

), coordinate many actions (perturbations),and predict how their actions will interact. Canvases help change agents consider all (or many) ofthe critical parameters of the system, the interactions between those parameters, and thenecessary actions required to move the system closer to their desired system state.Based on this initial analysis, we hypothesized a model that visualizes the potential benefit acanvas offers its users - moving from a real-world (or current) state to a desired (or future) state(Figure 1). In some sense, this represents the process of innovation – developing andimplementing a new offering or business model that provides value. Also included in this modelis the idea that canvases can, and should, represent a wide range of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

question with a small but vocal minority indicating a desire for less businesscontent.1- IntroductionThe pedagogical goals, academic motivation and models of freshman engineering designexperiences are many. A survey paper1 lists eight models: reverse engineering; creatingsomething useful from a preset number of objects; full scale project; small scale projects; casestudies; competitions; non-profit project; and, redesign of a local project. The reader is invited toread Reference 1 for details.The last decade has witnessed a newfound emphasis on entrepreneurial engineering education,exemplified by efforts to develop engineering graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset2. Twoof the preeminent organizations advocating for changing the education

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell/Epicenter; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group; Shelly Engelman, SageFox Consulting Group

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

.1)4 would positively impact the I&E ecosystem atparticipating institutions.The program’s sizeable network of institutions, collective impact design, and emphasis onfostering inter-organizational communication and collaboration towards a shared goal makes itan excellent source of study for other large-scale initiatives aimed at fostering change in the post-secondary educational context. Results of this study will contribute to our understanding ofinter-organizational and team-based collaboration networks to promote educational innovationsin engineering education.INTRODUCTIONHistorically engineers were the drivers of innovation and a huge source of competitive advantagefor the United States5,6. However, with the publication of the 1955

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brookstein, Temple College of Engineering; David Brookstein, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

substantialinstruction in design thinking, entrepreneurship and innovation. The College recognized thatfuture engineers must have, in addition to technical-based education in engineering and math andscience, exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship. In doing such, students would now have themindset and skills to become innovative, entrepreneurial engineers who would be flexible,resilient, creative, and empathetic and, as such, have the ability to recognize and seize opportunitiesduring their entire engineering career. 1 This is shown as Figure 1 in a Venn diagram. Figure 1 – Venn diagram showing intersection of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship education Technical Engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mustnecessarily be on technological innovation. This construct has been conceptualized by the authoras the innovation spectrum shown in Figure 1. Thesmallgrayarrowsrepresentinputsstimuli)fromthecontext/environmenttothevarious processes(ovals)comprisingtheinnovationspectrum.Theyellowarrowsemanatingfromthe processesrepresentoutputs(e.g.,IP,services,products…)fromthesevariousprocessestothe environment.Thelargeloopedarrowsdepicttheiterativenatureofinnovation Figure 1 The Innovation Spectrum (Dyrenfurth)Perusal of the proposed model for the innovation spectrum will evidence that it can be viewed asoccurring in three stages as shown in Figure 2. These are (1) Ideation (involving creativity,invention, and research

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Maria Virginia Moncada

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Sustainable Vision grant from the NationalCollegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA, now Venture Well) to develop andimplement a tele-health system in the region around Waslala to improve access to quality healthcare for the members of the communities in that region. A system was developed andimplemented and details of the project can be found in references [1] and [2]. One of thebyproducts of this project was the development of a partnership with the National EngineeringUniversity (Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria – UNI) in Managua, Nicaragua, the largest andmost prominent engineering school in Nicaragua.It was recognized that there are many needs in the rural communities in Nicaragua and aproposal was written to NCIIA (Venture Well) for

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas - El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

camp with learning blocks creates a totally immersiveand engaging environment for the learner. At the same time, these learning blocks allowfor entrepreneurial concepts to be embedded inherently. The character traits of successfulentrepreneurs, as defined by state school standards, are adaptability, creative thinking,ethical behavior, leadership, positive attitude, and risk-taking.1 These character traits willalso be focused on in terms of outcomes.Mater ials and methodsEntrepreneurship and deeper learning outcomes have been a recent focus of industry andeducation with many new studies outlining how these skill sets can substantially changethe outcomes of students. Research findings demonstrate improved student outcomes,higher levels of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the 18 modules; some will complete all 18modules.Introduction Engineering graduates who will be leaders in today’s rapidly changing environment mustpossess an entrepreneurial mindset and a variety of professional skills in addition to technicalknowledge and skills. Efforts at developing technical communication, project management, andteamwork skills have been underway at many institutions over the last decade. A newer initiativeis the development of entrepreneurial thinking skills.1-3 At its core, entrepreneurial thinkingrequires: (1) insatiable curiosity to investigate a rapidly changing world; (2) the ability toinnovate by make connections between different streams of information; and (3) to create valuefor others. Entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University - Northridge; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University; Sepideh Taghizadeh; Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

potential customer. In order to create avalue perception based on the cost-benefit analysis, engineers need to hear the voice of thecustomer, understand the customer need and then think of innovative ways in which they canaddress this need.Importance of Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for EngineersCreativity has been a controversial issue due to different understandings of the concept. AsCropley 1 stipulates, creativity is defined as a process of creating and expanding upon new ideas.As society develops, we face new types of challenges. Of course, new challenges call foreffective approaches. To draw a solution for new issues, creativity is a vital skill. Engineers areeducated to solve well-defined, analytical problems and often little