a prosperous urban area, andthere is limited or no access available to technological centers. Also, while theengineering curricula would require changes to incorporate entrepreneurshipeducation, the curricula must still meet ABET requirements. With these conditionsin mind, the following are tools and techniques which Lafayette College’sEngineering Division might be able to use in incorporating entrepreneurshipeducation which will be beneficial to Lafayette College’s engineering students. • Establishment of Entrepreneurship discipline within the Engineering Division: The establishment of an Entrepreneurship discipline within the Engineering Division would bring in faculty dedicated solely to entrepreneurial studies
Engineering Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2006, 153-164.3. Ricter, David M., and Marie C. Paretti, “Identifying Barriers to and Outcomes of Interdisciplinarity in the Engineering Classroom,” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2009, pp. 29-45.4. Bilen, Sven G., Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Sarah E. Rzasa, and John C. Wise, “Developing and Assessing Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills and Mind-Set,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 2, 2005, pp. 233-243. Page 25.708.12Table 1: Suggested Session Schedule for Ideation Challenges
think and critically analyze I think has been most beneficial to me personally…. And so, for example, if I’m like participating in an organization or if I’m looking at a product or researching something, you know, I just don’t think about necessarily what I’m reading. In my mind I critically analyze it and almost create solutions in my mind if that makes sense.”That same participant also felt that entrepreneurial skills were helpful for engineers to have: “I would definitely say, like, engineers who have the entrepreneurial skills are probably going to be more of a benefit for companies than engineers without it. Because I think the ability – within that ability to be an entrepreneur – I
teamwork are defined as importantfactors in developing and assessing entrepreneurial skills in engineers10,11 and in general.12,13Additionally, communication, teamwork and problem solving are essential components ofABET’s a-k outcomes.14 The development of programs for 15, 16 and assessments of17. 18 theseskills continues to be a focus on engineering education publications.MethodsMultiple methods were used to assess the Leadership Academy. An overview of all of thesemethods is shown on Table 1. Two surveys were given to students who participated in theacademy before and after the completion of academy activities. The first was a survey with itemstailored to each of the most recent KEEN outcomes called the Entrepreneurial Minded Learning(EML
EM — fostering curiosity, connections and thecreation of value. An entrepreneurial mindset will allow engineers entering the workforce tocreate personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work [1].This goal to teach engineers about EM is focused on transformation of the minds and hearts ofindividuals, an invitation to become co-investigators in a nationwide experiment. Facultydevelopment has become one of the four core strategies in this mission. The others includebuilding thriving communities, working with affiliate organizations, and considering emergentideas that surround higher education. Faculty development aligns with all three of the other corestrategies.One important aspect of the EU faculty development
entrepreneurial activities? 3. For engineering alumni who have been entrepreneurs in the past, what activities led them to either become more entrepreneurially-minded or divert to a non- entrepreneurial career path?The participants in this study were 484 alumni who received their undergraduate engineeringdegrees in 2007 from four different universities in the United States. Our research aims to helpengineering educators understand the factors that promote and contribute to entrepreneurialpursuits among engineering alumni. In addition, by identifying what factors or circumstancesinfluence entrepreneurial activities, engineering schools may design programs and identifypotential opportunities for intervention.1
; Smith et al.2017). This activity combines with an added emphasis among engineering programs to developan entrepreneurial mindset among their engineering students with the belief that this will lead tothem being more productive and innovative whether their career path leads them into establishedindustry (becoming “intrapreneurs”) or later as entrepreneurs.While this trend toward developing more entrepreneurially minded engineering students issupported by global economic trends and a rapidly changing work environment, one factor hasbeen largely overlooked in this process. Statistically, most entrepreneurial ventures fail, withdisproportionately large value being created from a minority of entrepreneurial endeavors (Coats,2019). Given this fact
the challenges inengineering education. This paper presents the efforts to improve a core undergraduate industrialengineering course, Designing Value in Supply Chain, to infuse entrepreneurial thinking amongstudents using an internally funded grant by Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN).For this purpose, three new course modules are designed and their effectiveness on studentlearning is evaluated. This course is ideal for establishing entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) as a systematic approach is required for managing the chain of supply, especially sincethe impacts of the decisions are not isolated and will be spread out through the entire chain. Inaddition, creative multidisciplinary knowledge is required to address most of
Engineering Education, 2020 Using Entrepreneurial Mindset Constructs to Compare Engineering Students and EntrepreneursAbstractCurrent efforts to transform engineering education vary in their intensity and direction. One areathat has gained considerable momentum in recent years is the effort to promote development ofan entrepreneurial mindset (EM) in undergraduate engineering students. A driving force behindthis momentum is the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). KEEN is a group ofover 40 institutions united in the mission to promote entrepreneurial-minded learning inengineering students. In KEEN, EM is construed to have three primary components, the 3C’s ofCuriosity: Connection; and Creating Value. Recent efforts
(KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network) philosophy there is momentum to push engineeringeducation further by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in young engineers. At Western NewEngland University the first year engineering program has been revamped using a combinationof elements including entrepreneurially minded learning (EML), Problem Based Learning (PBL),Active Collaborative Learning (ACL) and a design framework based on the "living with the lab"program developed at Louisiana Tech University.The First Year Engineering program at Western New England University spans four commoncourses for all engineering majors. This work focuses on two courses, the Introduction toEngineering course, a four credit course offered in the first semester and the Data
Paper ID #22705Incorporating Design Thinking into the First-year Engineering CurriculumMs. Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University Mary Raber currently serves as Assistant Dean for Academic Programs in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University. She also serves as co-Director of the Innovation Center for En- trepreneurship and Director of the Global Leadership program. She received her BS in Mechanical En- gineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University and is currently working on her PhD at Michigan Technological University. Before joining MTU she held various engi
.” Students cited two ways inwhich courses in the Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor were distinctive from other courses:they foster a “new way of thinking” and they emphasize application over theory.Students disclosed that courses in the minor encouraged them to think in ways that they did notencounter in their other engineering courses. For example, one junior said that the minor,“emphasizes creativity which, for engineers, we don’t really have that opportunity in our otherclasses.” Other elements of this “different way of thinking” included constantly searching foropportunities to create solutions and considering the next step to fix problems. One studentexplained that “learning how to get your mind to think a certain way – to look for
-curriculum/15. Wheadon, Jacob & Duval-Couetil, Nathalie. (2017). Elements of Entrepreneurially Minded Learning: KEEN White Paper. Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship. 7. 3-2016.16. Bont, de, C., Ouden, den, P. H., Schifferstein, H. N. J., Smulders, F. E. H. M., & Voort, van der, M. (Eds.) (2013). Advanced design methods for successful innovation. Den Haag: Design United.17. Brown, Tim, and Barry Katz. 2009. Change by design: how design thinking transforms organizations and inspires innovation, Harper Business.18. Osterwalder, Alexander, and Yves Pigneur. (2010) Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.19. Hixson, C., Kline, W. A., Atkin, S., & Bruemmer, T
could improve the ease of use of our device.”Other expressions of curiosity focused not on authentic professional development as a studentengineer, but on the opportunity to authentically adopt the identity of a college student: This course in hindsight, was one of the best decisions I made. I still remember the day I got my Rose-Hulman acceptance letter, and pretty much making up my mind that I would attend the school no matter what. When I got the initial email from Dr. Brackin about the Engineering Design course, I didn’t think of it as a “oh man starting school early means cutting into summer”, but instead “oh man, I’m going to get to experience real college in a smaller setting, and meet new people in
students graduate with an entrepreneurial mind set that enable them to play leading roles in existing organizations or create their own jobs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ecosystems of Entrepreneurship in Canadian Engineering Faculties: A Systematic MapThe economic turbulence of the 21st century is changing the engineering career landscape. Largefirms face great challenge in boosting the economy and creating more jobs amidst uncertaineconomical forecast. Engineers today need innovation, leadership and business skills more thanever. Engineering schools are aware of the rising demand of engineers to learn aboutentrepreneurship and entrepreneurship programs
, “Developing and Assessing Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills and Mind-set,” Journal of Engineering Education, 2005, 94 (2), pp. 233-243. 3. MW Ohland, SA Frillman, G Zhang, CE Brawner, and TK Miller III, “The Effect of an Entrepreneurship Program on GPA and Retention,” Journal of Engineering Education, 2004, 93 (4), pp. 293-301. 4. Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network website. Online: https://engineeringunleashed.com. Accessed October 15, 2018. 5. C Korach and J Gargac, “Integrating Entrepreneurial Mindset into Freshman Engineering Curriculum through Active Learning Exercises,” submitted to Proceedings of the 2019 American for Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition. June 16
Paper ID #28850A systematic review of student entrepreneurial failure in engineeringeducationDr. Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Thomas Katona is an Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). He works in the BioMedical Engineering Department and has a joint appointment in the Orfalea College of Business. Before joining Cal Poly, he worked in startup companies in the LED and LED lighting industry. His roles in industry included leading product development teams, business development, and
could alterthe future.Entrepreneurial Start-up Companies Page 24.517.10Another perspective on the entrepreneur is this individual has the ability to create something ofvalue where others see no value.10 The cases below effectively describe the efforts of students inideating, creating and/or contributing to the effort to create a value-add business where noneexisted before. The cases deal with software engineering, high altitude ballooning, and processengineering for the creation of carbon nanotubes.BloodStat was a software product birthed in the mind of a Taylor University undergraduate whosaw a way to create economic value through efficiency
State University, Northridge (CSUN) is alsoincreasing its focus on entrepreneurship. Currently as part of their Master’s program inEngineering Management, a course on entrepreneurship and innovation management ismandatory for all students. The authors of this paper taught this course in Fall 2012 and Fall2013.The primary learning objectives of this course in Fall 2012 were: (i) Understanding how to put together a business plan (ii) Getting an in-depth analysis of identifying a target market (iii) Evaluating intellectual property related to their project (iv) Applying engineering economy concepts such as Rate of Return, Payback period, Sensitivity Analysis and Breakeven point.Keeping in mind the philosophy of
a SolidWorks model and then C.) a low- fidelity rapid prototype was created with foam, duct tape, popsicle sticks and dowels.Student’s Open Response to the Entrepreneurial Minded Learning ModuleSophomores in BME 206 Wheelchair Assistive Transfer Device - Perceptions of CAD vs rapid prototyping tasks: • I enjoyed this exercise and thought it was an encouraging introduction to design engineering. I liked how it was broken down into steps to make the process less intimidating, I find a lot of introductions in engineering expect some
Paper ID #17396Approaches to Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development at an Engi-neering UniversityMrs. Galina Burylina, Kazan National Research Technological UniversityDr. Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University - West Lafayette Dr. Sanger is a professor in the School of Engineering Technology in the College of Technology of Purdue University. His focus and passion is real world, industry based, senior capstone experiences both domes- tically and internationally. He has successfully developed this area at Purdue and at Western Carolina University. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Sanger had a successful 30 year
curricula are most effective in generating an impact on retention in UG- engineering students by non-traditional groups? • How do we classify students studying entrepreneurship into archetypes based on their expression of how, why, and when it fits into their career trajectory? • Are active student entrepreneurs a distinct population from entrepreneurially-minded students or pre- entrepreneurs?Students’ Career Beyond
Gül E. Okudan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla. Her research interests include intelligent shop floor control, manufacturing strategy modeling and measurement, solid modeling, product design, and product design teams. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Engineering Design, Design Studies, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of Engineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of ASEE and ASME. She is also a National Research Council-US AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow of the Human Effectiveness Directorate for 2002, 2003 and 2004
2006-699: TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO ENGINEERS: ALOGICO-DEDUCTIVE REVIEW OF LEADING CURRICULAThomas Duening, Arizona State UniversityWilliam Sherrill, University of Houston Page 11.1208.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers: A Logico-Deductive Review of Leading Curricula By Thomas N. Duening Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Arizona State University William W. Sherrill C.T. Bauer College of Business University of HoustonSubmitted to the American Society of
their career more strongly than did men, although only marginal difference wasobserved (Cohen’s d = 0.19). This gender difference was present among students in bothdisciplines, keeping in mind that the gender difference in business was larger than the genderdifference in engineering. Generally, these findings are in line with Johnson’s finding on genderdifferences in career values 14.Our analyses of personal characteristic measures suggest that although engineering and businessstudents are similar on many developmental traits that may have traction in helping to explainentrepreneurial behaviors, small differences favoring business students are observed on some ofthese traits, such as innovation orientation, the way they optimize their goals
. Afirst step is to ask students to repeat task 2, “Do something unusual”, themselves regularly, andusing each pass to go one small step further.ConclusionWhy was it worth thinking about creativity and entrepreneurship in engineering education? Theexperience made by using the learning scenario “Shark Tank” confirms what was written before:To some extend, students can learn to become creative or an entrepreneur. But there are aspectsof both entities that cannot be learned by applying a straightforward learning path under the timeregime engineering education offers, such as courage, non-conformity, openness etc. It isimportant to have these insights in mind, if all the prominent statements about the need ofengineers who change (or even maybe save
ethical project context responsibility g. communicate effectively documentation, competitions, video conferencing h. understand interactions of project context engineering & society i. ability for life-long learning entrepreneurial habits of mind j. knowledge of contemporary issues project context k. use techniques, skills & tools of product design, production system modern engineering design, prototype fabrication & evaluation Figure 4: Matching
Technologies” to develop and facilitate thedistribution of culturally relevant, life-changing technologies in developing countries. The grouphas focused on designing human-powered irrigation pumps for farmers in developing countrieswith the idea of increasing farming productivity. Their product, the WaterCycle, is a bicycle-powered irrigation pump that is easy-to-use, durable, affordable, and easily transported. Moreinformation can be found in [4]. This team is one of 15 teams that was invited to participate inthe NCIIA/Lemelson Foundation March Madness for the Mind event held in March 2009 at theSmithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington DC.In 2008-2009, one student team of 2008-2009 Harold Frank Engineering Internship students
AC 2007-2925: CREATIVITY AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: BRINGINGENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO ENGINEERING DESIGN CLASSESLarry Richards, University of Virginia Page 12.422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Creativity and New Product Development: Bringing Entrepreneurship into Engineering Design ClassesAbstractWe have taught a course on Creativity and New Product Development since 1995. It isunique in its attention to all aspects of the product development process, including thepersonal and interpersonal issues in product development, as well as the technical ones.Our focus is not just on studying product development, but on actually DOING it
Paper ID #18064Innovation Self-Efficacy: A Very Brief Measure for Engineering StudentsDr. Mark Schar, Stanford University The focus of Mark’s research can broadly be described as ”pivot thinking,” the cognitive aptitudes and abilities that encourage innovation, and the tension between design engineering and business management cognitive styles. To encourage these thinking patterns in young engineers, Mark has developed a Scenario Based Learning curriculum that attempts to blend core engineering concepts with selected business ideas. Mark is also researches empathy and mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in