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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Mark B. Mondry, Colorado School of Mines

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campus completed the survey and the results showthat there is significant interest for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and that studentswant to see workshops and several more courses integrated within both the curriculum as well ascampus. Additionally, students wanted to see skills and concepts related to Innovation andEntrepreneurship throughout courses in the curriculum.   4  Results from student survey (77 responses):1) While at Colorado School of Mines, have you ever had an idea that you wanted to explore? yes 90% no 10%2) While at Colorado School of Mines, were you ever engaged in Innovation and/orEntrepreneurial

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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parentheses, are asfollows:  Familiarity (583) concerns a basic awareness of a concept;  Usage (375) is the ability to apply a concept in a concrete way;  Assessment (152) indicates a level of mastery that involves the ability to select an appropriate approach from understood alternatives.FIGURE 2. PORTION OF ‘LEARNINGOUTCOMES’ SHEET IN CS2013 ‘CURRICULUMEXEMPLARTEMPLATE’ EXCEL FILE.Although developed to more readily allow a program to map their curriculum against theCS2013 Body of Knowledge, no computer science program is expected to implement all of theselearning outcomes; in fact, only 253 address what are referred to as “Tier 1” requirements,whereas nearly half (550) address purely elective content. While examining this sheet

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an

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Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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AC 2012-3049: FACULTY BELIEFS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DE-SIGN EDUCATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY COMPARING ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP AND DESIGN FACULTYDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, development in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Scott A. Starks P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; David G. Novick, University of Texas at El Paso; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, University of Texas at El Paso

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240 hours ofpracticum, were formed to support practice-based, professional community service beyond thetraditional classroom experiences.Innovation and Entrepreneurship Courses Fostering entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking in students is integral to theprogram's culture and is highlighted as an essential part of the curriculum in our UTEP catalog.We are currently considering a curricular revision to provide a more holistic approach tointegrating entrepreneurial thinking throughout the curriculum. As a result, we expect to havemore opportunities to assess the related competencies critical for developing entrepreneurism inour students. Figure 1. The main engineering design stream courses in the program

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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. All of these skills are an integral part of ourentrepreneurial and leadership curriculum. Our students participate in E-Teams, Senior Projects,Invention 2 Venture Seminars, Alumni Entrepreneurial Lecture Series, Element One VehicleProject, Formula One Competition and Solar Decathlon.Event One – Chicago Entrepreneurial QuestThe Innovation Quest was held on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the downtown campus of the IllinoisInstitute of Technology. All of the activities associated with the Quest were held in thedowntown Chicago area.The event began with an orientation at 8:30 AM on the day of the event. Each team and theirfaculty advisor participated in the orientation. Instruction kits were distributed to each teamleader. Four team members performed

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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initiative for curriculum reform via an integrated teaching of innovativedesign, entrepreneurship, and energy efficiency concepts, in a sequence of courses fromengineering fundamental to capstone design. The topics will be introduced by the use of newlydeveloped materials for lectures and labs in standard courses, and then students will apply thislearning in design projects that will focus on human powered transportation system (HPTS).2. Background and ContextAt the undergraduate level, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) atXXXXX University there are twelve engineering and three engineering technology programs,all of which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).The Department of

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The Challenges of Tech Transfer

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

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property (IP) macros. The company’sflagship technology is based on research originally conducted by the authors at the University ofMichigan from which Mobius retains a world-wide exclusive license. The case is presented as anillustration of the typical protocol for the commercialization of university research while demon-strating gaps that exist in both the academic curriculum and in the extracurricular resources whichare mandatory for the “spin out” of new technology ventures. The case is presented as a history ofthe company and is followed by an analysis. The paper concludes with both academic and legisla-tive recommendations based on the analysis.II. The Development of Mobius MicrosystemsA. University Incubation and Seed Financing

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Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

product teams. Students notadvancing on an original team were allowed to join another product team, or create aninvestment team to develop the funding proposal and alternative funding sources for the productteams. Page 23.386.5To support the accelerated timeline and a highly interactive classroom environment we employedthe use of the “flip classroom.” Select class lectures and course content was presented onlinethrough video and PowerPoint presentations of material and in-class time was focused onpresentations and group activities.Chart 1. Overview of deliverables and timelineThe integration of experiential learning is key to teaching

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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innovations, the College of Engineering was an earlyand enthusiastic adopter of the program, serving as both a source of expertise (e.g. fabrication,coding) and as the largest pool of participants. Through involvement and sponsorship of theuniversity-wide Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, the program is broadeningand maturing. Engineering students are seeing significant benefits from working with diversemajors on designs that sometimes involve technology in only a minor supporting role. This typeof problem solving develops abstract, innovative “soft” skills that complement the technicaldepth they develop in their traditional curriculum. These skills are critical to producingengineers that can thrive in a global environment. At

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Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Fenzhi, Aalborg University

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value.Meanwhile, the increasing need of specialized and unique products requires engineers toinnovate in relation to cross-disciplinary fields. Traditional engineering education is losingsome of its relevance in relation to these new requirements of the engineering knowledgeand profession [1]. In many universities, the traditional engineering curricula areincreasingly replaced by learner-centered and group-organized approaches, such asproblem based learning (PBL). Facing employer demands for innovative engineers,engineering education has tried to connect engineering scientific knowledge withprofessional practice. New educational models, like problem based learning (PBL)curriculum, are intended to integrate subject knowledge into projects, empower

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Peter Hriso, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University

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andentrepreneurship. Carolyn O’Grady in her text, “Integrating Service Learning andMulticultural Education in Colleges and University”1 described the National Service Actof 1993 as a method: • “Under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs and that are coordinated in collaboration with the school and the community; • That is integrated into the students’ academic curriculum or provides a structured time for a student to think, talk or write about what the student did and saw during the actual service activity; • That provides students with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Interdisciplinary STEM-Business Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship ProgramAbstractEfforts to merge entrepreneurial training into graduate STEM education face many obstacles toimplementation. These include curriculum crowding, STEM faculty opposition to time spentoutside the research laboratory, STEM student focus on traditional opportunities in largetechnical organizations, and lack of coordination between STEM departments and colleges ofbusiness.This paper will describe efforts to first embed entrepreneurial research commercializationtraining into an interdisciplinary science/engineering graduate program. We will then describethe creation of a more

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Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

practicality of the ideas. A written RFP was also submitted and,based on the two evaluations, a "winner" was recognized. The course went on to use an RFP inthe design of a gas turbine engine cycle for a high altitude long endurance aircraft used togather intelligence. Concepts for innovation and creativity were also evaluated on the courseexams.IntroductionMuch of what is included in most current engineering curriculums is very similar. This isusually attributed to the assessment process prescribed by ABET, Inc. In particular, the GeneralCriteria 3, a-k Student Outcomes for an engineering program are usually adopted by thedepartments as their evaluation outcomes for a program.3 Many of these student outcomes arerooted in topic areas that are easily

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Leadership and Strategic Planning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Keynton, University of Louisville; James Fiet, University of Louisville; Pankaj Patel, Ball State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

31 out of 31business plans according to their expected financial performance. This program was anexperiment to see if the search model can improve the odds of aspiring PhD entrepreneurs todevelop successful business ventures in the growing biomedical device industry.The program consists of three integrated components incorporating the search model: (1) anInnovation Training Program for researchers and PhD level graduate bioengineering students; (2)an Innovative Research Fund to provide “discovery grants” for early stage research projects; and,(3) the Business Development Network to assist innovators with one-stop shopping forpatenting, determining market feasibility, business planning, licensing, and new business start-ups (Figure 1).PhD

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Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan PhD, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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, which meets with thefaculty and makes recommendations to the department on the skills that are expected formgraduating engineers. The department also has funding geared toward implementing innovationand creativity into the curriculum, and continuous efforts in entrepreneurship.The course outcomes were listed as follows. After taking this course, students will have an:1. increased ability to evaluate contemporary issues of the engineering profession2. increased ability to evaluate professional and ethical responsibility3. increased ability to evaluate the impact of engineering solutions in a global, social context4. increased ability to evaluate the importance of team work5. increased ability to make judgments based on analysis of literature and

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Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

components in the engineering professionand includes a multi-disciplinary capstone design experience for which teams are eligible forstudent venture grants administered by the institution. Several multi-year grants havestrengthened the program through workshops, keynote speakers, faculty curriculum awards,student venture grants, and faculty incentives to work with industry sponsored student teams.Specifically, the College of Engineering received an invitation to participate as part of a larger Page 23.266.2initiative to develop the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). The invitation alsoprovided funding to develop and integrate

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Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Seth Orsborn, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

their discipline and someone new. We strongly encouraged them to move tonew seats throughout the semester (if they were sitting at all). Students shared their work ingroups of various sizes and often presented to the entire class. Reflection, self-criticism andconstructive criticism of others were integral to all activities. Passivity was not an option. Theclass met twice per week with two hour sessions. This allowed for flexibility of class activities.Students shared and presented their assignments at each class. All of these various techniquessupported an overall active learning method of Problem-based Learning that incorporated bothCollaborative and Cooperative learning methods19(The course was developed and team taught by Steve Shooter in

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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

, business plan formation, elevatorpitches, and a group presentation. As such a significant piece of the program curriculum, the nextsection describes the project in greater detail. (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)Table 1 – Program Objectives A – Participants will develop an understanding of the importance of being innovative in an ever-expanding, global economy. B – Participants will gain knowledge of engineering as a program of study, its various disciplines, and the academic rigor required of engineering students. C – Participants will come to realize the numerous career and professional opportunities afforded to engineering graduates. D – Participants will experience the many facets of evolving innovative ideas into business ventures. E

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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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above letter, the US Department of Commerce conducted a series ofinterviews with institutions across the nation in an effort to understand howuniversities are nurturing and promoting innovation/entrepreneurship and publishedthe “The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University; Higher Education, Innovation &Entrepreneurship in Focus” (2). While there is significant research on innovation andentrepreneurship within the formal curriculum (3, 4) there is less focus on extra-curricular programs. Authors believe informal programs offer a great opportunity toengage engineering students in activities promoting innovation and entrepreneurshipas it has been shown by the impact of Innovation Challenges on the development ofinnovative skills (5). Per C

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Course The city of Dayton and the University of Dayton find their greatest strength in the field ofaeronautics through numerous teaching, research and service activities. Dayton is an airplane town. At theUniversity of Dayton, there are roughly 130 students in the undergraduate aerospace concentration androughly 40 graduate students. In 2002, the aerospace concentration within the department of mechanicalengineering was overhauled. The core curricula of aerospace engineering programs and combinedmechanical and aerospace programs throughout the country were evaluated to determine the necessarycourses to be offered in the curriculum at University of Dayton. As a result of the survey, the Introductionto Flight course was added and the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Pines, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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concept ofstudent engagement through innovation and entrepreneurship and who were committed tointegration of the space within and across the engineering curriculum. The committee agreed tomeet monthly during the academic year to evaluate equipment needs, listen to reports on facilityusage, and actively develop educational programs to foster innovation and entrepreneurshipamong the student body. Through funding made available by the Halliburton Foundation, facultymembers from the committee were able to travel to professional development courses to enhancetheir respective knowledge in emerging pedagogy surrounding innovation and entrepreneurship.Engagement became integrated. An operations manager was retained through the associate dean for

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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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3655: PROPOSED KEEN INITIATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR EN-TREPRENEURIAL MINDEDNESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Owe Petersen is Department Chair and professor of electrical engineering and Computer Science at Mil- waukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work ranges over topics such as optical data links, integrated circuit technology, RF semiconductor com- ponents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC Program Evaluator in electrical engineering.Dr. William M

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy L. Bozic, Purdue University; Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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and has held positions in sales engineering, global business management, and operations management. Bozic holds degrees from Purdue University (BS Industrial Technology), Butler University (MBA Marketing), and will complete her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Purdue University in May 2014.Dr. Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathan Hartman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, and Director of the Purdue University PLM Center of Excellence. Dr. Hartman is also Director of Advanced Manufacturing in the College of Technology. His research focuses on examining the use of 3D CAD tools in the product lifecycle, the process and

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bill Riley, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

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, Indiana, where he directs the Professional Writing major. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Entrepreneurial Thinking in a First-Year Engineering Design StudioIn summer 2016, the authors and several other collaborators developed and taught a courseaiming to advance the pedagogy informing a proposed new degree program in EngineeringDesign, in which design, writing, and engineering topics are integrated into a multidisciplinarydesign studio setting. Most closely associated with the disciplines of industrial design andarchitecture, design studios immerse students in an authentic problem-solving environment: "In studio, designers express and explore

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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deeper understandings of innovation.”In an interview study with three entrepreneurs who taught entrepreneurship, Hirshfield, Huang-Saad, and Libarkin (2017) examined how perceptions of the design process compared to LeanLaunch. The interviewees believed that failure and risk, in addition to other constructs such ascollaboration and empathy, were integral to Lean Launch. Risk and failure were also thingsperceived of as being critical in the design process. The authors note that, “the use of a LeanLaunch curriculum would allow engineering design instructors to teach and assess importantengineering skills...such as...failure.” Finally, Wang and Wong (2004) conducted a researchstudy of entrepreneurial interest; the scale that they use includes items

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Paper ID #16248A Comprehensive Review of Entrepreneurship Course Offerings in Engineer-ing ProgramsDr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University - Northridge Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. His research interests and the courses he teaches includes Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,Sustainability as well as research in the field of Engineering Education. He has over 30 conference and journal publications and has brought in over $500K in research grants to The California State University, Northridge.Dr. Mario G. Beruvides P.E

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

José Antonio Riofrío, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University; Thomas K Keyser, Western New England University; Ronald E. Musiak, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University

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animatronics. In the fall of 2011, Jos´e became an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University, where he now teaches various courses in solid mechanics, mechatronics, and first-year engineering.Prof. Robert Gettens, Western New England University Rob Gettens is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the First Year Engineering Program at Western New England University.Prof. Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University Dr. Anthony D. Santamaria completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Davis specializing in nuclear imaging of transport phenomena in fuel cell and battery technology. While completing his engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University; Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Kelli M. Frias, American University

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Diversity

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engineering entrepreneurs, participated in a 3-day start-up weekend hosted by theuniversity’s Innovation Hub, attended engineering job fairs and two semesters of project-focusedseminars, and read entrepreneurial and/or leadership-related books. This included reading booksand providing oral reports of prominent entrepreneurs across various domains (to supplementdiscussions held during synchronous seminars). The students also met with mentors on a regularbasis. Furthermore, they engaged in intrapreneurial-focused curriculum activities that weredesigned to increase understanding of and engagement with intrapreneurship.Program component details:• Faculty mentorship: Students chose an Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty mentor. The student

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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toward a focus on innovative productdevelopment, toward entrepreneurship and better utilization of student ideas. The intention wasnot to create new educational programs in innovation engineering, but rather to create a changein existing programs and curriculum. Examples are introduction of new courses in innovationengineering, integration between project courses, research projects, entrepreneurs and companiesto better utilize student ideas and projects.The aim of this article is to present the overall goals of the program, experiences from theestablishment together with experiences and results from the introduction of a new large courseaimed at bringing student ideas to the market.Industrial and Educational contextThe industrial history in