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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Lerner Pink, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Tua A. Björklund; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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asking questions (whether students believe ifthey ask a lot of questions, they will earn the respect of their colleagues), and career outcomeexpectations (whether they believe asking a lot of questions will hurt their chances for gettingahead at work).We were surprised to find that question-asking self-efficacy or outcome expectations did notsignificantly vary by gender, under-represented minority status, and school size. However,students with high question-asking self-efficacy and outcome expectations were more likely tohave engaged in four extracurricular experiences: participating in an internship or co-op,conducting research with a faculty member, participating in a student group, and holding aleadership role in an organization or student

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Julia A. Scott, Santa Clara University; Evangelia Bouzos, Santa Clara University; Matthew Philip Hendricks, Santa Clara University; Prashanth Asuri, Santa Clara University

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. In addition, we gatheredqualitative data to ascertain the successful delivery of the value propositions. Recent lab alumniand industry partners were surveyed to determine whether they received the value that waspromised and expected, as well as to discover why the lab was important to them, and what theyvalued most. We invited feedback from representatives of the university and school corporateand external relations programs, as well as the members of its advisory board to learn more aboutthe overall value the Lab brings to the university and its stakeholders.1. IntroductionEngineering students interested in pursuing careers in the healthcare industry are in want ofexperiential learning opportunities that allow them to test the waters and

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

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Professor of Physics at Carthage College. After a career at Science Applications International Corporation as head of the Applied Physics and Engineering Division, Dr. Arion conceived, started, and directs the ScienceWorks: Entrepreneurial Studies program at Carthage. This program has for the last twelve years successfully integrated entrepreneurship and career training into the undergraduate science and technology curriculum. He works extensively with regional business development groups and municipal organizations, combining academic activities with new business creation and business revitalization. He is also technical director at the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, a

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #32286Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Entrepreneurship: A QualitativeExaminationMs. Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her career interests include conducting research in the field of engineering education, particularly focused on en- trepreneurship and design education for engineering undergraduates. At NJIT, she is actively engaged in the Society of Women Engineers and Society of Hispanic

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, Stanford University

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Policy and Management and her M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group Alan Peterfreund is Executive Director of SageFox Consulting Group, an education research, evaluation located in Amherst Massachusetts. Alan has a Ph.D. in Geology from Arizona State University, and has been a research faculty member at Brown University. A career-shift in 1984 led to 16 years of consulting in the private and public sector with primarily emphasis on organizational change, quality management, and employee participation. Starting in 2000, Alan began to focus on supporting higher education partners in projects that address broadening participation in the sciences, graduate

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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proficiency in mathematics-precursors to success in STEM undergraduateprogram2. It has also been noted that many students made their decision to leave an engineeringmajor within the first two years, the period during which they are taking engineeringprerequisites and before taking any (or many)engineering courses5. One of the potential reasonsfor the current crisis is that students in their first two years are given little exposure to the manypossibilities that an engineering career can offer, while they are taking math and science coursestaught outside of engineering departments. Encouraging our youth to pursue careers in theSTEM fields has been viewed as crucial in recent years, to meeting humanity’s needs, bothnationally and globally6. It suggests

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University

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engineering and direct collaboration with healthcare professionals and busi- ness and regulatory partners. Bioinnovation graduate students participate in transformative biotechnology development in collaborative teams that link partners from Tulane’s Schools of Science & Engineering, Medicine, Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Business and Law. Additional business and regulatory training through local biotech incubators and accelerators as well as a summer internship at the US Food and Drug Administration help to sharpen student’s entrepreneurial acumen and prepare them for advanced careers as leaders at the interface of academia and industry.Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group Rebecca Zarch is an evaluator

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Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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AC 2011-1719: PREPARING ENGINEERING GRADUATES FOR THE REALWORLDJessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisBeverly Radloff, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisNancy Lamm, Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisTerri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch is the Assistant Dean for the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. In this position she is responsible for recruitment of undergraduate students and all scholarships. She is responsible for all marketing for the school including program brochures and the school’s website. She also oversees the School’s Career Services office and is the advisor to the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Patrick Bass, The Citadel

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transition into their eventual careers. While not every student will starttheir own company and take on the role of entrepreneur, the ability to communicate ideas,innovate in product design, and generate value to all stakeholders are skills that are broadlyapplicable to a wide variety of engineering career paths, and these skills are mirrored in ABETstudent outcomes. As a project-based course focused on product development, a senior capstonecourse provides the perfect opportunity to implement teaching methods that emphasize theentrepreneurial aspects of engineering.The present study attempts to incorporate numerous individual entrepreneurship modules toincrease the scope and engagement of engineering entrepreneurship typically offered by any oneof

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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AC 2008-600: A DECADE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: ARETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE FIRST DECADE OF THE NCIIAPhil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Phil Weilerstein began his career as an entrepreneur while still a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts. He and his colleagues launched a start-up biotech company which eventually went public. This experience, followed by several other entrepreneurial ventures, brought him a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship, which he has pursued through his work as Executive Director of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance or NCIIA. Phil’s tenure at the NCIIA is marked by his skill for network

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Whitt, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nancy L. Denton P.E., Purdue Polytechnic Institute's School of Engineering Technology; Christopher Heylman, California Polytechnic State University; Rodney Gene Handy

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, retention of students in engineering, technology, andtechnical schools is important to future productivity (GDP) across all sectors. A model isproposed where Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle fundamentals in conjunction withdevelopment of student ‘lead user’ abilities would have a significant effect on academic metricsassociated with student outcomes such as student retention as well as professional metrics in theareas of placement and career development. The proposed model would supply the impetus for aValue Mitosis Initiative (VMI) at any college/university where the learning model would lead toincreased equity and GDP in the university/college community and affiliated communities.Proper development of the lead user experiential learning model

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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nest,the question is what did we prepared them to do? Where might they go and what do wehope/expect them to do? Hence, the sequential process of program development is: • ABET Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are broad statements that describe the expected career and professional accomplishments of the first several years following graduation that the program prepared the graduates for. • Student Outcomes (SOs) constitute the body of knowledge of what students are expected to know and attributes they will have developed by the time of graduation such that they will have the capability to successfully fulfill the program objectives. • Program Curriculum is the last piece of the process and is developed to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Melissa H. Scheaffer, Utah State University; Tyler Reed Milliken

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got the intention to start a firm one day 6. I intend to start a firm within five years of graduation Positive View of Entrepreneurship – from Gundry and Welsch (2001) 1. Being an entrepreneur implies more advantages than disadvantages to me 2. A career as an entrepreneur is attractive for me 3. If I had the opportunity and resources, I would love to start a business 4. Being an entrepreneur would give me great satisfaction 5. Among various options, I would rather be an entrepreneur Table 1. Survey Questions for Entrepreneurial Affinity Found in Solesvik (2013)Participants came from sections of the class offered in the fall and spring semesters, resulting intwo separate cohorts. The students in each cohort did not work together, and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Piroozi J.D., Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Justin L. Hess, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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, students will be prepared topass the patent bar examination and become certified to practice patent law before the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office. Hence, graduates of the ESIP-Project will have new career optionsincluding choices for becoming patent engineers and patent agents, in addition to traditionaltechnical career choices.This paper includes an overview of the three-course sequence, as well as evaluation results of theimplementation of the first course. A survey was designed by the investigators and implementedpre and post course. The survey included three constructs: Knowledge of IP Concepts, InnovativeProduct Design, and Careers in Patent Law. Following reliability testing procedures, studentresponses to these constructs were compared

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University College of Engineering; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Kiersten Potter, Student Engineers' Council; Jiacheng Lu; Lori L. Moore, Texas A&M University

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later, a wide variety of business experiences in international companies, and startup experiences. This has helped him lead a very successful industry career. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to develop and run innovation and entrepreneurial programs for the Engineering Innovation Center, a 20,000 sq ft rapid prototyping facility. These in- clude Aggies Invent, TAMU iSITE, Inventeer, and Pop Up Classes. In addition, he mentors multiple entrepreneurial teams. Formerly he was a Senior Vice President of Fujitsu Network Communications, headquartered in Richard- son, Texas. With over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, Rodney was responsible for de- veloping partnerships with

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Howard B. Rockman, University of Illinois at Chicago

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”Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists,” IEEE and John Wiley & Sons, Publishers (2004) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Online Course on Intellectual Property for Undergraduates and Graduate Engineers and ScientistsIntroduction It can be said with a very high degree of confidence that all of the engineers and scientistsin our technology University classrooms at some point in their professional careers, will comeinto direct contact with the Intellectual Property Laws of this or other countries, and these lawswill have an impact on their extant projects. Whether using these Intellectual Property Laws toobtain exclusive rights covering their

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Engineering Academic and Student Affairs; James L Wilson, Texas A&M University - College of Engineering

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and data products developed by Fujitsu. Along with Yau Chow Ching, Rodney conceived (and wrote the standards for), the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) architecture, which served as the base for today’s North American telephone network. Rodney was Chairman of the T1X1 Technical Sub- Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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professional skills such as innovativeness, teamwork, communication, 1problem-solving and creativity [2]. Increasingly, universities and higher education institutionsare leveraging entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) to expose undergraduate engineeringstudents to entrepreneurial environments in curricular and co-curricular settings [3].Expanding from a business school focus of venture creation [4], EEPs in engineering also placeemphasis on the development of entrepreneurial mindsets and behaviors in graduates. ManyEEPs seek to promote innovation and creativity in students pursuing both entrepreneurial andnon-entrepreneurial career paths [5]. To

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Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Dinardi, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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LafayetteCollege. The only form of entrepreneurship education is the CircleEntrepreneurship Society, which offers economics and business students theopportunity to gather and speak about entrepreneurial topics. In addition, thesociety occasionally invites speakers to their meetings. For students outside of theeconomics and business field, little opportunity for entrepreneurship educationexists. Already with a solid technological background, Lafayette’s engineeringstudents can have very successful careers in fields involving technical innovation.Lafayette engineering students are not fully aware of the possibilities that lie withinthe field of entrepreneurship because there are currently such few opportunities oncampus. Entrepreneurship education is

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-76: DEVELOPING ENGINEERS WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRITGerald Nelson, Mississippi State University Gerald Nelson, an industrial engineering graduate (1974) with an MBA (1985) from Mississippi State University, began his career with a co-op experience at Rockwell International. Nelson worked five semesters with Rockwell before joining them full time after graduation as a Project Engineer and Program Manager. Nelsons career includes former positions as Plant Manager, Trinity Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer of the Wear Resistance Group of Thermadyne Industries, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Operations, Viasystems Group, Inc.; and Chief Operating Officer of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; William Zamora, Califonia State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, California State University, Chico; David Rahn, California State University, Chico

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Research Assistant for the Chico STEM Connections Collaborative. He is majoring in Computer Information Sys- tems with a minor in Computer Science. William’s interests include Software Engineering and pursuing a career in academia.Dr. Colleen Robb, California State University, Chico Dr. Robb is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at California State University, Chico. She also serves as the Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship.David Rahn, California State University, Chico Mr. Rahn is a Lecturer for Strategy and Entrepreneurship and is the Director of the e-Incubator within the Center for entrepreneurship at California State University, Chico. Mr. Rahn has extensive industry back- ground with software

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cindy Orndoff; Susan Blanchard

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AC 2007-542: USING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE-LEARNING TOINCREASE ENGINEERING AWARENESS IN HIGH SCHOOLLisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of EngineeringCynthia Orndoff, University of MissouriSusan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University Page 12.1546.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Entrepreneurship and Service Learning to Increase Engineering Awareness in High SchoolAcademic preparedness is a fundamental concern for every educational system; elementaryschools must prepare students for middle school, middle school for high school, high school forcollege, and college for graduate education or a career in a chosen field. There

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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entrepreneurship education assessment research. Explanations for women’s underrepresentation in male-dominated fields, such as engineeringand entrepreneurship, have been subject to debate for decades 16,17. However, upon closerexamination of the literature, these explanations can be divided into two major categories:characteristics of the individual and characteristics of the environment. Individual characteristicssuch as a person’s sense of self-efficacy and agency certainly contribute to one’s interest andcapability for success in a particular field. Yet, the nature of the environment in which onechooses to participate also plays a critical role in women’s academic and career decision-making.Key arguments pertaining to individuals’ characteristics

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Laurie Moore, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter); Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Andreea Mihaela Fintoc; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Calvin Ling, Stanford University; Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, VentureWell; Anna K Breed

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, ecosystems, careers, diversity and curriculum. This round ofcategorization was done by two investigators sequentially; first one investigator, then theother (working from the first investigator’s coding), followed by discussion to come toagreement.This second round of coding was refined by revisiting actual worksheets to better understandthe context of questions, going back to some of the question-authors for clarification, andallowing for classification not just of complete questions, but also the larger issues embeddedin some of the questions.4.2 Key Themes IdentifiedFive themes emerged from categorizing the 46 questions that were written by Summitattendees in the “Re-search” session. These are: 1) Educational Aims, 2) Students Are Not Allthe Same

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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innovative idea generation have not been seen ascentral to the engineer’s role. However, to compete in a changing marketplace fraught withrapidly changing technology, shorter product life-cycles, downsizing and outsourcing, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show more Page 12.1339.5entrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineeringand Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Penn State. Theunique inter-college minor consists of several clusters that center on entrepreneurship andinnovation in relation to different majors, industries, and contexts. An assessment plan wasdeveloped in conjunction with the minor and initial results will be reported. The overall goal ofthe assessment is to track the students’ progress, knowledge, skill development, and attitudinalchanges as the students proceed through the minor and begin their careers. As the first step inthis process, students from the core classes of the minor were asked to complete a survey nearthe beginning and end of the semester to capture their attitudes toward entrepreneurship andinnovation. A vast majority of the students who completed the survey were

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Schnell, Stanford University; Johann Elmar Nordhus gen Westarp, Technical University of Munich (TUM); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions of Engineering Graduates: What contributes to increase intentions and continued entrepreneurial skill developmentAbstractSome engineering graduates have the intention to become entrepreneurs. To bring this kind ofintention to reality, graduates need additional skills beyond their engineering knowledge by thetime they start their entrepreneurial career. In this paper we analyze Entrepreneurial Intentionsof engineering graduates and explore the impact of activities to convert intentions into actions.Furthermore, we investigate what entrepreneurs were already doing as students in order to gatherrelevant skills for starting a venture. While previous research has focused more on

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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engineering1. In addition, globalization has introduced more job opportunitiesabroad along with intense competition for employment. Thus, it is more likely that Americanstudents will see more competition for employment opportunities2. The challenge of how toenhance student competitiveness and competency for a global market propels the continuousreformation of improvement in engineering education. Research studies have shown thatproviding entrepreneurship education could broaden student career choices and perspectives, andprovide an alternative career path for graduates3-4. Motivated by the significant roles ofengineers transferring technology to industry, during the last two decades, hundreds of programswith diverse approaches in entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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toinvestigate these ‘critical’ entrepreneurship experiences among engineering students includingthe impacts they have. The study applied the critical incident technique in a narrative format toelicit and thoroughly investigate three senior engineering student’s entrepreneurship experienceswho were very involved in advancing multiple entrepreneurial projects during theirundergraduate education. The study reports these critical experiences and their impacts in anarrative format with rich detail. The findings suggest that entrepreneurship funding programsand classes are primarily involved in catalyzing powerful student experiences that have profoundeffects including changes in attitudes, behavior, and altered career goals. This study overallprovides