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Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

weeks)10 IDEO vs stage-gate Batill19 Capstone course (several weeks)11 Innovative thinking Raviv20 Several exercises and projects (hours to weeks)1. Candy Airplane ExerciseThe authors behind the Candy Airplane Exercise discuss the conflict between traditional studentviews on engineering as very mathematical and rigorous with the proposed view of engineeringas a creative field of study. They argue that the amount of creativity necessary to solve industrialproblems is highly underestimated21. Referencing Higly and Marianno22 the

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heidi Morano, Lawrence Technological University; Susan Henson, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Technological University S. Henson’s career includes working as a chemist, finishing engineer, and materials scientist. In this re- spect, her expertise focused on material analysis and selection. After obtaining her Masters in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), she went on to teach GIS to civil engineering students at Lawrence Tech- nological University. After training in entrepreneurial engineering, she began teaching Fundamentals of Engineering Design Projects. She also acted as the civil engineering capstone coordinator. She is now a project engineer working in the Entrepreneurial Engineering Design Curriculum.Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Matthew Cole is a tenured Assistant Professor in the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

weekly instructor meetings, peer evaluations, pre-post skill evaluationsurveys, and university required course evaluations. Actual assessments used were not providedin description.A Model for a Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Capstone Course, with Assessment Toolsto Satisfy ABET “Soft Skills” – Stevens Institute of TechnologyHazelwood, Valdevit, & Ritter (2010) described a two semester course sequence at StevensInstitute of Technology that enabled students to work with a physician to address real worldclinical unmet needs and develop basic product development and project management skillswhile working in small teams of 3 or 4. Students were guided through exercises to assessclinical and market needs, technical feasibility, the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the near future. Theentrepreneurship program at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) involves aninterdisciplinary design course12 that will serve as the model. The students could be engagedeither in the senior capstone course or in the context of co- and extracurricular activities.Examples of both are presented later in this article. The students are generally very interested inthis kind of experience, and even in a small university like UDM, the ability to carry on thesetypes of projects is not limited by the availability or willingness of students.The client is a person with a special need, generally a form of disability. One of the principalconstituencies is that of parents with disabilities. For these people, the joy of

Conference Session

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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the problem given to them. Students oftengain confidence from these projects and provide statements such as “made me more excitedabout the major”, “made me want to take more classes to learn all that I still don’t know”, “whatI had been waiting for”, “what we are here for”, and “one of the few times where you actuallyapply, hands on, the theory that you learn all through school.” 10 These ‘capstone’ projectsusually take place during the student’s senior year.In the conventional senior-level ‘capstone’ project-centered learning project, the student has norole in the problem’s conceptual development. The problem along with all of its parameters isgiven to the student, and the student’s sole responsibility is generating the solution.Conversely

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University

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Paper ID #30098Using the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Master Kinematics and Human BodyMotion in a Biomechanics CourseDr. Andrea T Kwaczala, Western New England University Andrea Kwaczala is an assistant professor at Western New England University in the biomedical engi- neering department. She teaches Biomechanics, Product Development and Innovation, Senior Capstone Design and Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices. She focuses on hands-on labs centered on student engage- ment and project-based learning. She works in affiliation with Shriners Hospitals for Children where her research focuses in the design of assistive technologies to

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

be comprised of five main sections. The first section will outline the engineeringand business curricular components designed to meet the stated program objectives. Next, a briefdescription of the capstone group design project and presentation competition will be presented.Subsequently, the college and community resources involved in the program execution will bediscussed. An analysis of the Engineering Summer Program’s successes and shortcomings usingqualitative and quantitative assessment data compiled from participants’ pre and post surveyswill follow. Lastly, a summary of the lessons learned throughout the four years of the program’s Page

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo PE P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

prepare anelevator pitch based on the two-semester-long capstone design project as part of a companioncourse called Senior Innovation. The competition starts in class and then moves to extra-curricular rounds for cash prizes. The semi-finals and finals were traditionally held as 3-minutelive pitches made in front of a panel of judges with a follow-up of 2 minutes of question andanswer (Q&A) period. Due to COVID-19, Stevens went entirely online after seven weeks of in-person classes in the Spring semester. While coaching can be online, the elevator pitchcompetition required a new format for the pitch competition.Conducting live-video pitches has the risk that an internet connectivity disruption during thepresentation can scuttle a perfectly

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Soohyun Yi, Texas Tech University; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to situations internal to the university. Managing industry expectations around capstone projects and undergraduate research is much more challenging, and I don’t believe we manage this consistently yet.”Some participants also reported some negative experiences they had when collaborating with oradvising undergraduate student on inventions. For example: “Undergraduates think the whole university is put here for them to use for their pleasure. While faculty have minimal say over IP issues in contracting, consulting, faculty-owned businesses, etc., people want to throw state resources at undergraduates to exploit the same facilities and resources that faculty are prohibited from exploiting for their gain.” “Faculty

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

,students will be repeatedly exposed to each of the targeted entrepreneurship skills with anincreasing levels of difficulty and expectations. These opportunity and impact recognition skillsare an important prerequisite for students during their senior capstone projects. Page 26.794.2Motivation to include “Entrepreneurial Minded Learning” in the curriculumThe goal of Bachelor of Science (BS) programs in engineering has focused on producing qualitygraduates with the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and liberal artsskills necessary for engineering practice (Regets, 2006). Historically, this process followed thetraditional

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

projects combining both technical skills and elements of the entrepreneurial mindset.This lab modification is part of a curriculum-wide effort to integrate EML to different coursesequences. Students will be repeatedly exposed to entrepreneurial skills when applying them totheir capstone design as well in the other course sequences.CoE’s a long-term vision is to graduate students who have visionary leadership to create valueand innovative solutions not only for themselves but also for their employers and for the benefitof society. CoE also intends to address the ABET question, paraphrased as: where to do you seeyour graduates three to five years beyond graduation?The authors of this paper attended an “Innovating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial (ICE

Conference Session

Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuuli Maria Utriainen, Aalto University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku; Raghu Ram Movva, SAFM - College des Ingenieurs Italia; Joona Kurikka, Aalto University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovations rely more on research ontechnology and problem solving based on natural sciences and engineering [13,14]. Designthinking does not exclude these, but aims to add on to the systemic thinking and to theresearch and technology-driven innovation approach by focusing on the user.There is a vast literature on learning outcomes of Capstone courses and project courses ingeneral [1,13,15]. However, educational innovations or innovations within education are aless researched area, for example what are the foundational skills and mindset that actuallyfoster the capabilities needed in order to achieve innovations. Engineering knowledge andskills are important especially in technology-driven innovation, but our argument is that theyare not enough

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

annual conference dealing with engineering service learning. William Oakes andMarybeth Lima have written an excellent book on engineering service learning17 that is based inpart on what they have learned through the EPICS program.Several papers were presented at the 2007 EPICS national conference that attempt to alleviatesome faculty concerns about the real engineering content of engineering service learning courses.Hefzy from the University of Toledo18 and Zoltowski from Purdue19 made presentations abouthow to do service learning based capstone design courses. Budny and Lund20 from theUniversity of Pittsburgh have written about how to use engineering service projects in first yearengineering courses.Most of the engineering service learning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Alan E. Ellstrand, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

does not need to be the only source of innovation from research universities.Innovation can also come through students by way of purposely developed or enhanced courses,pedagogy, and experiences designed to create a spark or foster an existing spark, fan the flames,and fuel them to help them grow. It is unfortunate to create the spark in first-year students andthen ignore it until it is time for the senior design / capstone project; the innovators need tocontinue to learn, experience, and grow throughout their academic career. To be a meaningfulreal-world experience, an innovation concentration needs to incorporate learning and experienceswithin disciplines students will encounter once they have begun their professional careerincluding

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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way for her to create this opportunity. Meanwhile, Claudiawas completing her senior year capstone. The knowledge she gained from her initialentrepreneurship experiences with the EPICS project played a major role in the capstone projectshe selected. Claudia described the process of creating a capstone project when she said: I knew exactly what I wish I had for [previous project name]. I knew exactly the type of device I wanted. What I wish it could have done. All these different things from having spent all this time fighting against these walls because I couldn't get this one to do this. I couldn't get through this and get this policy and so I knew exactly how to do it. And so I pitched that to then I shifted to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Clint E Johnson, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

this is a feasible approach, wemay also find it necessary and appropriate to design new classes that are innovation-centric. Thedecision on whether or not to do so will be made as we iteratively evaluate and improve theprogram as it evolves.For the Senior Design/Capstone classes and projects, we will look to expand the participationbeyond CoE and WCOB students to those in other colleges as naturally occurs by virtue of theprojects available.In parallel, we will be developing relationships with local businesses and corporations to developmultidisciplinary innovation-based internships, innovation-focused co-op opportunities, andinnovation-based real-life Senior Design/Capstone projects.In the next iteration of the McMillon Innovation Design

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 13.698.2enroll in IMPaCT from several different perspectives. A student can participate in IMPaCTthrough an engineering capstone design course, or through one of several other coursesconnected to the program. An IMPaCT project lasts for at least one academic year, some projectsmay span multiple years, although it is not necessary for a student receiving elective credit toenroll for the entire year. Over the course of the year, student teams take a project from idea toprototype to business plan. IMPaCT teams consist of engineers, business students and othermajors. The key points of IMPaCT are shown in Figure 1. The structure of the IMPaCT programhas been described in more detail in previous ASEE conference proceedings.2Figure 1. Key Points

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creates a variety of logistical problems.Monitoring the teams is difficult and problems are easier to hide. Also the initial versions of thecourse were technical electives; they did not satisfy major capstone degree requirement. Everystudent was in the class because they were really interested in the material. Now I have studentswho enroll only to meet their senior design requirement.Despite the problems and frustrations, I enjoy teaching this course and consider it one of themost important experiences our students have. Most seem to agree. The great projects make it allworthwhile, and the good ones are fine too.References 1. Carlson, L.E. and Sullivan, J.F. Exploring Entrepreneurship through Product Development, ASEE 2002 2. Gorman, M

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Quarterly, among others.Dr. William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bill Kline is Professor of Engineering Management and Associate Dean of Innovation at Rose-Hulman. His teaching and professional interests include systems engineering, quality, manufacturing systems, in- novation, and entrepreneurship. As Associate Dean, he directs the Branam and Kremer Innovation Centers which house campus competition teams, capstone projects, and a maker space. He is currently an associate with IOI Partners, a consulting venture focused on innovation tools and systems. Prior to joining Rose-Hulman, he was a company co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Montronix, a company in the global machine monitoring industry

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Ferrar, Temple University; Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

corresponding means of assessment. We plan to submit a full paper in a year with more details on our progress towards these outcomes. Acknowledgments This work was made possible in part by a Faculty Grant from VentureWell to the authors. The authors would also like to acknowledge the rest of the senior design teaching team (AP, BT, RR, JG) and our college’s administration for the ongoing support. References[1] A. J. Dutson, R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, and C. D. Sorensen, “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 17–28, Jan. 1997.[2] “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2019 – 2020 | ABET.” [Online]. Available

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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

NationalCenter for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Epicenter is funded by the NationalScience Foundation and directed by Stanford University and VentureWell (formerly NCIIA). Oneof the elements of participation involves redesigning the capstone senior design curriculum tomake it more innovation and entrepreneurship oriented and as such have a positive impact onstudent satisfaction. This paper details the expectations of students beginning a two-coursesequence in the capstone curriculum. The student survey data led to a rebalancing of the curriculumto one that was solely based on “how-to-do” senior design projects to one that still includes “how-to-do" lecture themes but now includes lecture themes in innovation and entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset through a Sophomore Level, Multi- Disciplinary, Engineering Design Studio ExperienceAbstractFirst year, project-based, engineering design courses have become common within engineeringcurricula across the country. In our first year course, we intentionally lay the foundation for thedevelopment of an entrepreneurial mindset within the context of traditional project-based designexperiences. In addition, engineering programs have traditionally incorporated a capstone designproject during the senior year and this

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

prototyping process. Such an approach has been conducted by other engineeringprograms, including those in the NSF-sponsored Pathways to Innovation Program, tosuccessfully cultivate student readiness for careers in innovation and entrepreneurship. JamesMadison University restructured their engineering program by putting greater agency with thestudent in defining their curriculum and creating two-year capstone projects, as well as wideningstudent access to entrepreneurship training and engagement in real-world projects [6]. Anotherexample is from University of Pittsburg’s Swanson School of Engineering, which overhauledtheir program, policies, and physical spaces to enable student-directed innovation andentrepreneurship [7]. The co-curricular component

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one U.S. patent, Schilling has numerous publications in refereed international conferences and other journals. He received the Ohio Space Grant Consortium Doctoral Fellowship and has received awards from the IEEE Southeastern Michigan and IEEE Toledo Sections. He is a member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society and ASEE. At MSOE, he coordinates courses in software verification, real time systems, operating systems, and cybersecurity topics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP: Integrating the Entrepreneurial Mindset into a Software Requirements Course through Project Based

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Silvernagel, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

great interest within academia is the ownership of student-generated intellectualproperty (IP), particularly in an era when entrepreneurship and innovation are being stressedacross academic disciplines. Students involved in engineering capstone design projects, businessplan courses and competitions, and research activities have immense potential to conceive andprototype product, process, system, and service concepts within the university classroom andlaboratory environment. Faculty members serving as mentors and liaisons to industry partnersgenerally facilitate the innovation process in the context of their employment as universityprofessionals. The research questions addressed in this project focus on who actually owns theintellectual property

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Rachel E. Friedensen, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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• Formal presentations and demonstrations to clients and/or funding sources Senior design A yearlong engineering • Working with authentic • Teams with fellow students design project intended to act hardware (often in same major) as a capstone to an • Building tangible systems • Interaction with faculty undergraduate education or products and teaching assistants • Formal presentations or • Interaction with clients and

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

- specific courses.• 1 Capstone Course (3 credits): Students work in multidisciplinary groups on real Page 12.505.3 world projects that apply the principles learned in core and option courses. Students may be involved with a start-up or early stage company, work on launching a venture of their own, or participate in an entrepreneurship- or innovation-related internship or experiential program.Functional objectives include: (1) ensuring that the program is easily accessible bystudents pursuing their own majors; (2) creating strong awareness of the program; (3)developing its practical value to undergraduate students; and (4) generating a high

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial skills.Mindset of student engineers are benchmarked at the beginning of the freshman year and thenagain at the end of the freshman year, soon after completion of a team based poverty alleviationfreshman capstone project. Two pre and post control samples of freshman engineer mindsets arebeing collected from similar sized engineering programs at comparable colleges in ourgeographic vicinity. Initial beginning-of-year testing results indicate a statistically significant tilttoward a fixed mindset in freshman engineering students compared to a growth mindset observedin an opportunity sample of freshman business students. We are tracking engineering studentsboth at the group and at the individual level, by major and by other statistically

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

traditional course has continued to evolve, and it has beenadapted to different audiences and contexts. There are now three versions of Creativityand New Product Development, but they all share common goals and objectives.Class objectivesWe have three general goals for this course: (1) to provide an overview of the basicprocesses in new product development in a competitive marketplace by simulating themin class, (2) to acquire the skills for successfully creating and developing a new productthrough hands-on, team-based projects, and (3) to become more creative individuals andmore effective team members.The topics covered in this class fall into four categories: technical skills, creativethinking, business strategies, and people skills. Technical

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thien Ngoc Y. Ta, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University

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), 2) solving the problem in ways potential customers will value(Value Proposition), and 3) using technically creative, efficient, and effective (and cost-effective)technology (Technical Merit) [16, 17].Typically, an engineering capstone course requires students to complete a comprehensiveinnovative project, which prepares students with professional knowledge and skills for workingin “a competitive global economy” [14, p. 143]. In a competitive, global economy, lively teamdynamics are valued to the extent that they result in effective, commericializable, outcomes.Theodore Levitt (cited by Andrew and Sirkin, 2003) said, “The fact that you can put a dozeninexperienced people in a room and conduct a brainstorming session that produces exciting