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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Erin A. Henslee, Wake Forest University; Lauren Lowman, Wake Forest University; Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University; Anita K. McCauley, Wake Forest University
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Tech, her MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the joint program between Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University, and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Surrey.Dr. Lauren Lowman, Wake Forest University Lauren Lowman is a Founding Faculty member and an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Depart- ment at Wake Forest University and has served in this role since 2018. In this role, she has developed new interdisciplinary curriculum that bridges engineering fields and reflects the Wake Forest University motto of Pro Humanitate (”For Humanity”). Lauren received a Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil and Environ- mental Engineering with a focus in Hydrology and Fluid Dynamics from Duke University, and a B.A
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session
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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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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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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
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting
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the last class and the cue is thetelevision. The routine is to turn it on, and the result is to relax and catch up on things.This leads to the next cue, which is hunger and the routine is to go out for a quick mealand the result is feeling good. Late that night, he/she finally gets to work on somehomework and it is probably that which is due tomorrow. The work is difficult, given thelate hour, and the quality reflects neither the student’s ability nor desire. Therefore, youadvise the student to use the method shown in Figure 6 to replace his/her bad homeworkhabit with a good one. Learning a new Habit Recognize cue: conscious mind decides
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Douglas Muir, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle, University of Virginia
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become a valued resource for business incubator programs throughout Virginia and her success as a business consultant is reflected in the successful outcomes of her clients. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Beyond "The Innovator's DNA:" Systematic Development of Creative Intelligence in an Engineering Entrepreneurship ProgramIn a seminal paper published in the Harvard Business Review in 2009 and titled “The Innovator’sDNA,” Dyer, Gregersen, and Christensen argue that there are "five discovery skills thatdistinguish the most innovative entrepreneurs from other executives." The specific skills theyidentified through their research were (1) associating, (2) questioning, (3
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico
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form of workshops were delivered to the team duringweekly meetings to develop and enhance skills in team development, communications, projectmanagement, business development, brainstorming, and ideation. In addition, engineeringstudents collaborated with business students during the business management course to providetechnical expertise during market research and analysis and students presented to one another ontopics related to their particular disciplines. This paper describes the workshops that weredelivered, student reflections and feedback, and lessons learned throughout the experience basedon faculty observations and student performance.IntroductionMany engineering programs today include opportunities to work in multi-disciplinary
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University & SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
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) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University & SKG AnalysisDr. 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 Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s
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New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Heidi Lynn Morano, Lawrence Technological University
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designprocess, from opportunity identification to ideation to prototype testing, will reflect insights thatare both innovative and responsive to actual user needs and desires.​9 To initiate this user-centered, empathetic design approach, students engage in anaccessibility simulation exercise on the first day of class designed to foster greater understandingof the everyday experiences of people with disabilities. In this exercise, students break intogroups and engage in multiple simulation activities including: 1. Mobility impairment in which students ambulate using either a wheelchair or a walker, 2. Dexterity impairment in which students place braces on both hands that limit range of motion, 3. Vision impairment in which students
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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Jocelyn L. Jackson, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan
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to non-Hispanic White or Asian male genderedpopulations [43]. In the United States, among the students enrolled in undergraduate STEMprograms in 2018, only 18% represented racially minoritized populations [46]. Regardingentrepreneurship, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reported similar negative trendsin 2012 with racially minoritized business owners only making up 22% of all U.S. businessowners [34] despite reflecting 33% of the U.S. population [48]. These disparities look even morestark when examining the representation of racially minoritized or marginalized populations inSTEM entrepreneurship [4], [5], [24]. These inequalities formed by unequal systems of powercan be further examined through the lens of intersectionality [15
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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Mona Eskandari, University of California, Riverside; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, City of Espoo; Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University
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results is on events andforces emerging from the primary character and the setting. Images and themes in the partici-pants’ responses become a tool in uncovering hidden interpersonal perceptions not typicallyfound in other, more quantitative research tools. Debate exists concerning whether the meas-ure reflects how individuals perceive themselves, how they perceive others, how they actuallybehave, norms, stereotypes, bias or some combination of these possibilities, yet experts agreethat the TAT is capable of capturing images not likely to be expressed with other techniques[10].Emotion Scale (PANAS): Mood ReportThe second measure, supplementing the story results, is a short version of the PANAS multi-ple-item, two factor scale that ensures content
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8
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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton
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content of several existing classes were adjusted to better reflect nationaltrends in Aerospace engineering education. The intention of the Introduction to Flight course within theMechanical Engineering curriculum is to motivate sophomore level undergraduate students to differentaspects of aerospace engineering so that they can make an informed decision about pursuing aerospaceengineering as their career. The topics covered in the course are shown below - 1. Aviation Pioneers 10. Thrust to Weight Ratio and Lift to Drag 2. Parts of Airplane (Activity) Ratio (Gimli Glider activity) 3. Nomenclature of Airplane and Airfoils 11. Finite Wing Aerodynamics
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile
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in the description of both cases—regardless of cultural and institutional differences—there are several common places between the two approaches to change presented in this paper(see Table 2 for a summary). There is a common motivation and goal, which is achievingexcellence in engineering education within the region and worldwide. Although each institutiondescribes its guideline principles in a different way, they all respond to the logic model suggestedby CORFO. Of note is that both leading engineering schools were aware of previous experiencesrelated to cultural change in engineering education and to the creation of university-basedentrepreneurship ecosystems. This awareness can be reflected in three major change strategiesconsidered from
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton
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60 seconds, it significantly helped developing student interest inbusiness entrepreneurship (80% compared to 62% for the engineering field trip); and helpedstudents understand the connection between STEM and entrepreneurship (79% compared to 72%for the engineering field trip).Figure 4. Student responses to “Please indicate the degree the event/activity helped you in the following:” for a field trip to a fast-pitch competition in year 3Summative Results Across the years, student interest towards subjects and fields in Engineering, ComputerScience or Entrepreneurship was tracked by student self-surveys. Each field interest constructwas measured using items on a 0 to 10 scale, with 10 reflecting the highest positive
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7
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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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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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4 2.2 Total 186 100.0Individual Skill Development. Table 6 reports mean scores and their standard deviations foreach of the skills/scales assessed at the beginning (Week 1), middle (Week 6), and end (Week10) of the internship. These results reflect self-assessment by the students at the beginning,middle, and end of the summer program. Mean scores for the group increased for every skillarea. Scores for growth mindset and creative mindset remained stable. They were not explicitlytargeted by the curriculum for the program.Table 6. Individual Skills Assessments at the Beginning, Middle, and End of InternshipSurvey of Intern Team Effectiveness
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University
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problemformat that was less constrained also offered the student a more genuine and creative engineeringexperience.The workshop leverages the LLP methodology to provide the students with an experientialengineering design learning experience. The LLP process forces the participants to formalize aseries of hypotheses [7] that are tested and refined based on feedback provided by possiblestakeholders and customers. Students test their ideas and modify their designs to reflect theirnewly gained knowledge. In this regard failure is an option. Failure of the student’s hypothesishappens on a routine basis and requires the student to go back to the drawing board, figurativelyand literally. These ‘failures’ are used as learning opportunities where the student’s
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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George D. Ricco, University Of Indianapolis
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has indeed shifted from broad domains ordomains that are related to entrepreneurial mindset to specific dimensions, such as those found in anypsychometric protocol. Furthermore, this particular sentiment is mimicked by the strict and more moderndefining of the entrepreneurial mindset as being one that “reflects deep cognitive phenomena,” including“particularly deep beliefs and assumptions” (Krueger, 2015). This increased rigor in the definition ofentrepreneurial mindset coupled with an expansion of survey instruments designed to create dimensionsendemic to it is promising, but it is still too early to determine the future of this line of study.In the spirit of sharing our work, we have composed this brief work-in-progress as an addendum to
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University
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opportunities. In “reflexivity”, individuals observe social andeconomic arrangements in the environment, and through reflection, they are able see possibilitiesof new and creative social realities. They thus create opportunities rather than discover them. Despite calls for more qualitative research and specifically exploring the stories ofentrepreneurs to generate theories, there have been virtually no studies within engineeringentrepreneurship education that focus on analyzing the narratives of engineering studententrepreneurs. There is one qualitative study that looks at engineering students perceptions ofstudying entrepreneurship during a specific course or program (Taks, Tynjala, Toding,Kukemelk, & Venesaar, 2014). This study adopted a
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Scott Ryan Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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engineering textbooks. They had tounderstand what assumptions they should make and were making in order to assess the accuracyof their calculations. Students started trying to change assumptions and exploring parameters ofthe design to see how that would affect the results indicating an arousal of their curiosity. Forinstance, what if they changed the pipe’s diameter, the material used, the reflectivity, or addedinsulation? Figure 1 shows an insert from the students’ daily online logbook (which they wererequired to keep as part of their project documentation) that shows their curiosity in changingthese parameters.Furthermore, unlike typical problems solved in textbooks, these challenges require understandingthe constraints of dynamic contexts
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7
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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Denine A Northrup, Western New England University
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chance to reflect on their improvements and progressand realize where designs might fail. This is a critical piece in the engineering self-efficacy development[13]. Second, it allowed the professor the opportunity to understand which students required moreindividual support and design coaching in the classroom. Those that were independently problem solvingand constructing could be left to their own devices. Those that were stuck were offered more guidance andprompting to help move the activity along. If the activity were done in teams, those that struggled to getstarted might not get the opportunity to independently construct limited fidelity prototypes due to the natureof team dynamics and would miss this critical part of the design realization
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC
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, specifics of implementation in differentenvironments, and reflections on gender effects. In general, teachers perceive the InVentureChallenge as an engaging way of broadening participation in engineering, expanding thestudents’ experiences outside of the classroom, fostering teamwork and collaboration, andbuilding a partnership with Georgia Tech.Introduction and Guiding QuestionsMany studies have demonstrated the need for greater participation and increased diversity inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to sustain economic growth andmeet global challenges1. One important element in the STEM enterprise is the process of creativeinnovation—of reimagining problems and solutions in new and different ways and designing andproducing
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Mohamed Yousef Ismail, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Bing Guo, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Konstantinos E. Kakosimos, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Raelene Dufresne, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Nasser Alaeddine, Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
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offers a venue for increasing awareness,demonstrating relevance, building confidence, and proving satisfaction for faculty audiences.Furthermore, the influence of peers can play an important role in promoting change in theattitudes of faculty audiences 19, 20, 21, 22. The competition acting as a medium for triggering acontagion effect, or social spillover effect, can lead faculty audiences to imitate the adoptionbehaviors of their peer group of participants.Finalist ProjectsResults from the 2013 competition have demonstrated the potential of the approach in promotinginnovation in engineering education 18. In 2014, there was a variety of projects reflecting thevision of contributing faculty members in relation to advancing education through
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University
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students’ entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, it is not surprising that the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theoryare commonly used. Although all of the papers in this review placed an emphasis on gender within theirstudies, there appeared to be little consensus regarding which theoretical frameworks to use thatpertain to gender. Three of the 24 papers (12.5%) used Eagly’s Social Role Theory33, whichdescribes how beliefs concerning the different sexes are reflective of the sexual division of laborand gender hierarchy within society. Other theories pertaining to gender that were used to framestudies included Gender Schema Theory34, Liberal Feminism Theory35, Gender Role Theory36,and Sex Role
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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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Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University
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, which can leadto discoveries of new knowledge and innovations. These learning outcomes can impact classmates,community members, and/or society. Figure 1. The progression of active learning pedagogies employed within the Cardiovascular Engineering course.Overview of the Innovation-Based Learning PedagogyAs with many active learning pedagogies, IBL works between two frameworks Constructivist andCynefin. The IBL pedagogy uses aspects from the traits of constructivism: student-centeredlearning, interdisciplinary lessons, collaborative lessons, reflection, and assessments [4
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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams
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Thien Ngoc Y. Ta, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University
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ofteam 6 shared responsibility on the project and each made a substantive contribution to theoutcome: “Each member knew the assigned content assigned to him/her and I couldn't be morethrilled about how the delivery went.” Another example is team 11. One member wrote: “Ourteam members are not afraid to bring up ideas and or concerns during the project period. Wewere able to compromise on conflicts.”Teams in Group 2 evidenced weak TD and low IE. Teams 4, 5 and 7 fit into this category.Survey comments from this group reflected persistent challenges with Team Dynamics: “We hadone team member that didn't do too much and what he did do was last minute. That was a bitdifficult to work around,” and “We all did well when we worked together, but it was
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado - Denver; Heather Underwood, Inworks; John K. Bennett, Inworks; University of Colorado - Denver
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. Diffusion of research-based instructional strategies: the case of SCALE-UP. Int. J. STEM Educ. 1, (2014).11. Daly, S. R., Mosyjowski, E. a. & Seifert, C. M. Teaching creativity in engineering courses. J. Eng. Educ. 103, 417–449 (2014).12. Zappe, S., Mena, I. & Litzinger, T. Creativity is Not a Purple Dragon. Natl. Coll. Invent. Innov. Alliance (2013). at 13. Schön, D. A. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. (Basic Books, 1983). at 14. Dym, C. L., Agogino, A. M., Eris, O., Frey, D. D. & Leifer, L. J. Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning. J. Eng. Educ. 94, 103–120 (2005).15. Wing, J. M. Viewpoint: Computational Thinking. Commun. ACM 49, 33–35 (2006).16. Rosen
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Nathalie Neve, Portland State University; Shannon K. Keith-Marsoun, Portland State University
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.” Finally, the last day of the course was the apex of the Invention Bootcamp, with apresentation of all projects in front of an open public.Assessment We collected data using one student focus group, two student surveys and a mentorsurvey. During the focus group, which took place during the final week of the program,students reflected on what they had learned, the challenges they faced, and theirperceived changes in attitude, knowledge, confidence and aspirations related to invention.All but one student (96 percent) participated in the focus group. Students took the student survey online as a group using their program-providedChromebooks, and it was administered in two parts. Part one was administered halfwaythrough the program, to capture a
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton; John B Jackson, California State University, Fullerton; Pradeep Nair, California State University, Fullerton; Amy Cox-Petersen, California State University, Fullerton
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netpromoter items on a 0 to 10 scale, with 0 reflecting the highest positive value (“Interesting,”“Appealing,”) and 10 indicating the closest negative value (“Boring”, “Unappealing”). Table 1. Change in STEM-Inc Student Interest in Computer Science, Engineering & Entrepreneurship, Fall to Spring, 2015-2016 Total 2016 Traditional Lean 2016 2016 Mean Change Mean Change Mean Change (Pre-) (Post-) (Pre-) (Post
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ENT Division Technical Session: Making and Maker Spaces
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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David G. Alexander, California State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, Florida Gulf Coast University
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trend of usage with noon being thebusiest time. In fall 2018, the hours of operation were from 11:00 AM until 10:00 PM. Thesehours were changed to 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM based on how few visitors came to the makerspaceat night. In fall 2019, the hours were changed again to reflect the current hours of operationwhich are 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Figure 6 shows both fall 2018 and spring 2018 hours ofoperation and the number of visitors during each open hour. Number of Visitors During Open Hours Fall 2018 Spring 2019 350 300 Number of Visitors 250 200 150
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1
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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Hadi Bozorgmanesh, University of Connecticut; Manisha Srivastava, SurePath Evaluations LLC; Randi Mendes, University of Connecticut
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as part of the formal program, and as such, student confidence in theirabilities there showed significant increases. Confidence in written skills improved, thoughperhaps not as much, which likely more broadly reflects individual project mentors requirementsfor written work - there were no formal written report requirements for the REU as a whole, andso different students had different experiences here. The ​Communications Skills​ summary datais presented in ​Figure 7​.Figure 7: Pre-Post Confidence Changes for Communication Skills. n = 14.Limitations of this Study:There are a number of limitations to this study that the authors would like to disclose. The first isthat this is a relatively small sample size (n=14). However, qualitative studies
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Brian E. Moyer, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
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make adaptations to suit students with less flexibleschedules, especially engineering students, reflected a commitment by faculty and administratorsto be entrepreneurial in seizing opportunities to develop the program.Engineering ChangesAs entrepreneurship activities proceeded in the Business Department, in the Engineeringdivision, a first-year introductory course intended to familiarize students with computerapplications for engineers was modified in 2013 to follow a new paradigm wherein coursecontent was presented paralleling a real-world engineering consulting project. Topic-specificlectures focused on requisite computer application, analysis and writing skills were paced withperiodic “business meetings.” Those meetings were related to a
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University
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twenty competency clusters. We have developed our framework based on thecompetencies proposed by Waychal et al. 8, who have proposed a smaller reasonable subset ofVloke‘s cluster. That, we posit, is a good starting point.We developed the framework with an axiom that the throughput of a learning process increasessignificantly with active participation, intense reflections, and collaborative working on casestudies and real-life projects i.e. student-centered learning. We have synergistically combined theelements to ensure the targeted outcome of the workshop - the ability to explain creativity andinnovation and their underlying dynamics, and the ability to apply the understanding to provideinnovative solutions to real-life problems. We do not