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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Victor Sinfield, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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translating technology into real world applications. Yet, beyondthese outcomes, at the core of entrepreneurial activities is a qualitatively distinct designapproach; and thus an entrepreneurial mindset has the potential to be a powerful philosophy toscaffold thinking and solve problems in any domain. However, very little has been explicitlywritten about how this mindset and problem-solving philosophy could map to domains in whichnew ventures are not a desired outcome.This paper focuses on synthesizing and distilling the design and problem-solving strategies of theentrepreneur to make them broadly applicable beyond business centric contexts. The paperreviews multiple literature streams in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial expertise, effectuation

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Patrick McNamara, Marquette University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

1 1 1 Lisa Bosman , Brooke Mayer , and Patrick McNamara 1 Marquette University, Opus College of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA {lisa.bosman, brooke.mayer, patrick.mcnamara}@marquette.eduAbstract: The purpose of this study was to respond to the following research question: How doesthe Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) framework build interest in technicaltopic areas, impact student learning outcomes, and develop the entrepreneurial mindset whenapplied to the engineering classroom? The KEEN framework was developed to combine theentrepreneurial mindset with engineering education to produce a more valuable, strategicallyprepared engineer, rather

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Leadership and Strategic Planning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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interview protocol includedquestions relating to faculty beliefs of entrepreneurship education focusing on the following: 1. How do faculty members define the entrepreneurial mindset, or the characteristics necessary to be entrepreneurs? 2. Do faculty members believe that the entrepreneurial mindset is something that can be developed? Or do they feel that certain characteristics necessary to be an entrepreneur are innate to the person? 3. How do faculty members teach entrepreneurship? Is there a relationship between the faculty beliefs and the way that they teach entrepreneurship?We hypothesize that faculty members’ beliefs will vary and that these beliefs are directly tied tohow courses are taught, influencing both course

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

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somewhat amorphous concept such as entrepreneurial thinking and mindset. In this paper, the authors describe Kettering University’s efforts to measure faculty and student attitudes as we seek to infuse entrepreneurship across the curriculum. The paper discusses three specific measurement efforts. Our early efforts were formative and focused on student entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students studying entrepreneurship in a single course. Here we used measures of self-efficacy and locus of control as predictors of intention to start a business 2 3 4. Our second (and current) efforts focus on a pilot project designed to motivate faculty to alter their courses to include one or more of eleven

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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framework is desired to give students more direction and structure sothat their capstone projects (or senior design projects) can be expanded to have more relevantmarket value. The intent of the entrepreneurial approach is not to graduate students who willstart their own businesses (although some of the engineering alumni have already done so), butto motivate and create value for themselves and their employer that benefits society bydeveloping their entrepreneurial mindset [1] [2] [3] [4].Based on the authors’ experience, some students have a hard time coming up with a project thatmeets the requirements for the capstone course. This paper describes attempts to introduceentrepreneurial concepts integrated into a capstone course, given in this paper

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, University Of Indianapolis

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Creativity and CuriosityAbstractThe nature of student mindset has been often probed in the recent engineering education literature. In thispaper, we revisit a multi-year study to provide updated on a particular facet of mindset in engineeringeducation we find particularly revealing – the misunderstood link between creativity and other mindsetfactors such as creatvity. This entrepreneurial mindset instrument used to investigate mindset ofengineering and computer science students was utilized at a private liberal arts university in the UnitedStates and first reported as a study on Dweck mindset among first through fourth year students.In this brief work in progress paper, we revisit this survey to determine the link between creativity andcuriosity

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University; Coray Davis, Virginia State University ; Ben U. Nwoke, Virginia State University

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particular, a look at the current higher education orientation reveals that uniqueassets of colleges’ and universities’ curricular and institutional programs are closely aligned withthe needs of the organized private sector and other industry stakeholders. The authors argue thatthe principal aim of entrepreneurship education should be related to personal development of theyoung adults through the creation of avenues where they are aware of their own unique abilitiesfor the purpose of enhancing their entrepreneurial mindset. The essence of this entrepreneurialmindset is to direct the young adult’s mindset and orientation toward entrepreneurial activities

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University

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used avariety of methods. First, a survey was developed and sent out to all 96 alumni/ae who had 4graduated from the engineering entrepreneurship minor program over the period 2011 to 2016.There was about a 30% response rate to the survey. The survey questions were similar to theones that had been used in a previous survey to assess how well the program was succeeding ininstilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students. Details of that research effortincluding the questions used in the survey instrument were presented in [1]. The questions usedin the present survey were updated to reflect the KEEN student outcomes [2].Survey data

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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, (c) be able to attack problems witha global and multilateral focus, (d) have an entrepreneurial spirit, and (e) be sensible to hiscultural, social and economic environment” [3, p. 738]. This need has driven the engineeringeducation community to find new ways for teaching and engaging students. Entrepreneurshipeducation is one of the platforms that the engineering education community has adopted toexpose students to practices and mindsets deemed critical for their growth and success upongraduation [4].Engineering entrepreneurship programs build upon the diverse technical knowledge ofengineering students and expose them to entrepreneurial practice and pertinent business content[5]. Through such programs, undergraduate students have been able

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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participating programs. To complete the minor, all students must earn ninecredits in three core courses and at least nine credits in cluster-based courses, which providemore in depth coverage within the specific content area that interests the student. The first sixcredits of core coursework are earned in two classes that focus on teaching and developing theentrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial leadership. Students then complete their cluster-based coursework followed by earning the final three core course credits in the capstone class,which focuses on new venture creation. The cluster-based course sequences were designed by faculty members in their respectivecolleges to address issues directly relevant to entrepreneurship and innovation

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland; Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

EducationAbstractWhile the Hinman CEOs Program at the University of Maryland, College Park is committed topreparing students for entry into the entrepreneurial community by developing theirentrepreneurial mindsets and functional skill sets is a definitive objective, measuringperformance in these areas is a significant challenge.To meet this challenge, the Hinman CEOs Program has developed and implemented aperformance measurement system that assesses its entrepreneurship students’ progress in coursesand programs. Our performance measurement model is a picture of how the organization does itswork and links both short- and long-term outcomes with program activities and the theoreticalprinciples in play. The courses and activities managed by the University align

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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 who are capable of adding or creating value within their academic and professional  Page 26.287.2pursuits (Kriewall and Mekemson, 2010).  Curiosity, connections, and value creation are central to instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in students (KEEN, 2014).  It should be noted that the entrepreneurial mindset is distinct from skills and knowledge needed to execute and entrepreneurial venture, and is rather a set of attitudes. Engineering educators are trying to understand how to best foster the development of the entrepreneurial mindset in our students. There are progressive programs that have moved away from traditional models to try to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce D. Oestreich, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Fron- tiers of Engineering Education Symposium in 2013 and awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research Methods Faculty Apprentice Award in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Fostering Curiosity, Creating Value, and Making Connections in First-Year Students Through Product ArchaeologyAbstractIntegration of entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into the engineering

Conference Session

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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

skills.Entrepreneurship instructors often focus on the development of the “entrepreneurial mindset”while design instructors focus on the development of “design thinking,” characteristics that havesome similarities. The role of the teacher in both areas is less likely to be a lecturer, but rather asa coach or a guide that assists students in completing a longer-term project. Many capstonecourses have an industry component and can even have an entrepreneurial component. Thepurpose of this paper is to compare the teaching beliefs and practices of instructors of capstonedesign courses and entrepreneurship courses. The following research questions will be used tocompare the beliefs of capstone versus entrepreneurship instructors: 1. What are the teaching practices

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Innovation Skills and Assessing Student Learning at MUSEAbstractThis paper presents the innovation and entrepreneurship education activities of MercerEngineering Entrepreneurship Education Program (MEEEP) developed and implementedthrough Kern Family Foundation grants in 2007. How Mercer University School of Engineering(MUSE) promotes entrepreneurial mindset and develop innovation-related skills amongengineering students are presented in term of curriculum development, entrepreneurship clubactivities, recruiting and involving students and faculty, assessment of entrepreneurship courses,the challenges encountered in implementing/sustaining the program and the lessons learned.The course sequence developed and implemented

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Framework: Two Great DebatesAmong entrepreneurship education researchers and practitioners, there are varying definitions anddescriptions of most, if not all, of the central ideas in the field. Attempts to specifically defineentrepreneurship, innovation, or entrepreneurial mindset have been attempted by many researchersand practitioners (Bilen, Kisenwether, Rzasa, & Wise, 2005; Ferguson & Ohland, 2012; Haynie,Shepherd, Mosakowski, & Earley, 2010; Kleine & Yoder, 2011; Petersen, Jordan, & Radharamanan,2012; Wang & Kleppe, 2001), but there appears to be a disconnect in the different approaches.In comments made at academic conferences and summits concerning entrepreneurship education andengineering, two major debates

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley; Ken Singer, CET, College of Engineering UC Berkeley; Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University, Sweden; Mari Suoranta, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

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Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) is a holistic teaching and learning approachthat enables engineers to be more entrepreneurial. It encompasses three main elements:infrastructure, mindset and tactics. Infrastructure and tactics are covered in most entrepreneurialcurricula, whereas only few curricula explicitly include the mindset perspective. The BerkeleyMethod of Entrepreneurship is based on the hypothesis that the mindset of an entrepreneur canbe characterized by a set of behavioral patterns7 and that an inductive game-based teachingapproach is a successful vehicle for introducing and re-enforcing these. The game-basedteaching approach lets the students explore his/her current mindset and compare it with that ofsuccessful entrepreneurs

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #26654The Impact of Integrating Making Activities to Cornerstone Design Courseson Students’ Implicit Theories of Making AbilityMr. Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa Mohamed Galaleldin is a Professional Engineer and a PhD candidate - at the University of Ottawa, On- tario, CA. He is interested in investigating the impact of integrating a maker curriculum to engineering design education.Dr. Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa Hanan Anis holds an NSERC Chair in Entrepreneurial Engineering Design and is a professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Ottawa. Prior to Joining the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Sami Ainane, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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entrepreneurialmindset through undergraduate learning experiences.The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) serves as a starting point for answering this question.TPB suggests that becoming an entrepreneur is a planned behavior, and entrepreneurialintentions often precede entrepreneurial behavior. Maresch et al [6] have documented that EEcan contribute significantly to the development of entrepreneurial intentions in students. EEhelps to nurture an entrepreneurial mindset among students, a fact that has been documented forengineering students [7]. Kriewall and Mekemson [7] expand on this change in mindset byillustrating the dimensions of an entrepreneurial engineer through their KEEN pyramid (seeFigure 1). The pyramid indicates four core attributes of an

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 11.1208.3This paper presents a logico-deductive analysis of the leading approaches to entrepreneurshipeducation. We have identified the six leading approaches as: • The Business Plan approach • The Resource Based approach • The Entrepreneurial Mindset approach • The Case Study approach • The Simulation Experience approach • The Entrepreneurial Personality approachSince entrepreneurship education has only recently become a focus of academic scholarship,little empirical data exist on which curricular approach works best to convey the fundamentals ofentrepreneurship.3 Worse, there is little agreement among scholars and other interested partiesabout the fundamental ends

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Cameron Wesley Davis, Southern Methodist University; Laura A. Frazee, Southern Methodist University; Jennifer Diane Boehm, Southern Methodist University

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Labora- tories, Bellcore (now Telcordia), and Rockwell International. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering at Texas A&M University.Mr. Cameron Wesley Davis, Southern Methodist University I am a recent graduate of the Southern Methodist University Master’s of Science in Counseling Program.Laura A. Frazee, Southern Methodist UniversityJennifer Diane Boehm, Southern Methodist University TBD c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Successful Teaming Characteristics Revealed in an Intensive Design ExperienceIntroductionIn developing entrepreneurial mindsets within students, intensive design experiences

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-828: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGHOUT ANELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUMEric Johnson, Valparaiso UniversityMark Budnik, Valparaiso UniversityDoug Tougaw, Valparaiso University Page 14.757.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Entrepreneurship Throughout an Electrical and Computer Engineering CurriculumAbstractMany engineering programs are attempting to emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship andan entrepreneurial mindset for all engineering students. Since many start-up companies arefounded on the basis of a newly developed technology, it is a natural progression for at leastsome engineering

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Lague P.Eng., University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Richard Jean L'Abbé

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

its entrepreneurial agenda 2.6 There are clear incentives and rewards for staff who actively support the institution’s entrepreneurial agenda 2.7 The institution gives status and recognition to other stakeholders who contribute to its entrepreneurial agenda3. Entrepreneurship development in teaching and learning: 3.1 The institution is structured in such a way that it stimulates and supports the development of entrepreneurial mindsets and skills 3.2 Staff take an entrepreneurial approach to teaching in all academic units, promoting diversity and innovation in teaching and learning 3.3 Entrepreneurial behavior is supported throughout the student university/college experience; from

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and pedagogical reforms to create learning environments that are conducivefor the attainment of 21st century skills such as innovativeness, teamwork, communication,problem-solving and creativity. In engineering, among other initiatives, colleges and schoolshave leveraged entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) to instill some of these needed skillsin graduates. Although these EEPs differ in size, structure, pedagogical approaches, andcurriculum, they generally focus on fostering entrepreneurial mindsets and behaviors, as well asteaching fundamental business content.The development of EEPs in engineering colleges and universities has led to the creation ofengineering entrepreneurship as a new area of inquiry in engineering education

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union; Daniel John Hampu, University of Mount Union

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

EntrepreneurshipIntroduction:The University of Mount Union is a small, private, liberal arts institution located in the MidwesternUnited States. At the time of this work, The Engineering Department offered ABET-accreditedundergraduate degree programs in mechanical and civil engineering, with approximately 130students majoring in one of these disciplines. Based on alumni surveys, approximately 85% ofengineering graduates from Mount Union are hired into industry positions. For this reason, “thedevelopment of essential business skills” was established as one of the program’s Four Pillars ofExceptional Engineering Education (Fig. 1). Further, entrepreneurship was identified as animportant business skill, because the benefits of integrating the entrepreneurial mindset into

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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. Kriewall, T. . J. & Mekemson, K. Instilling the Entrepreneurial Mindset into Engineering Undergraduates. J. Eng. Entrep. 1, 5–19 (2010).3. National Academy of Engineering. Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. … Engineering Systems Design and … (National Academy Press, 2005). at 4. Byers, T., Seelig, T., Sheppard, S. & Weilerstein, P. Entrepreneurship Its Role in Engineering Education. Bridg. (2005).5. Shartrand, A., Weilerstein, P., Besterfield-Sacre, M. & Golding, K. Technology Entrepreneurship Programs in U.S. Engineering

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Timothy J. Kriewall, Kern Family Foundation; Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University

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inspirational leader.”2In the past year this paradigm of collaboration has been applied in the academy in two specificinstances. Schools from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) have formedtwo such networks, each with the intention of accelerating growth in the area of promoting anentrepreneurial mindset among all engineering students, and for the purpose of using thesenetworks to better benefit students and change the institutional culture at the institutionsinvolved. One network, which has members from six different universities, was formed topromote and spread innovative approaches to entrepreneurial education. The other network,comprised of four other universities, will work collaboratively to create engineering graduateswho are

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley; Paris Deletraz, IE Business School

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. Michael Haynie (2010) discuss this correlation and the factors that contributeto increased risk tolerance, such as finding a social partner and becoming more personallysecure. These factors in turn increase a manager’s entrepreneurial spirals. These spirals couldbe decreased when other elements become an influence. For example, a reminder that one isageing could lead to a decrease in entrepreneurial spirals due to the fact that age is correlatedwith risk-averse behavior (Shepherd, Holger, et.al. 2010).Carol Dweck (2006) discusses growth and fixed mindsets and their relation to a comfortzone. A fixed mindset is characterized by the thought that one’s qualities are set in stone.People with this mindset tend to look at situations as evaluations of

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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possess an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’. Considering the significant financial and time investments involved in the creation ofentrepreneurship programs, institutional funding competitions, and accelerator programs, it isnotable that there are no in-depth, qualitative studies that explore the entrepreneurshipexperiences students have because of these programs. In general, there is very little research onthe personal impacts of these experiences including how they can affect an engineering student’sattitudes, behaviors, career goals, or personal competence (Duval-Coetil, Reed-Rhoads, &Haghighi, 2011). There is also no consensus on what developing an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’means. This study builds off current literature in addressing these

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

combining technical prowess withentrepreneurship.1 A survey of business executives and managers indicated that highly successfulengineers are not only academically astute, but also possess entrepreneurial skills.2 TheEngineers of 2020 will need to be educated as innovators, with more direct exposure to cross-disciplinary topics and the workings of an entrepreneurial economy.3 However, engineeringschools have been slow to incorporate entrepreneurship courses into the technical programs.A common complaint heard from most high tech entrepreneurs is that their entrepreneurialprojects always take more than 2X the time, 2X the money and 2X the resources than what theyplanned for at the outset.4 It has been observed that most successful high tech and