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ENT Division Technical Session: Making and Maker Spaces

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Matthew Lamparter, Bucknell University; Sabrina Shankar; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; Stu Thompson, Bucknell University

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analysis of these cards suggests that the workshop is effective atimproving faculty and staff comfort using the makerspace, expanding faculty adoption of EML/PBL, and, ultimately, benefiting students by encouraging adoption of more effective andengaging educational practices.IntroductionEngineering students benefit from active, collaborative, and problem-based learning (PBL)experiences (1–3). The proliferation of campus Makerspaces creates broader possibilities foractive learning as well as cultivation of life-long learning, design-thinking, and other benefitsassociated with “making”(4–6). Campus Makerspaces generally seek to support the scholarly,educational, and social missions of their home institutions, but their adoption for coursework isnot

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ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

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

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DesignPrinciples as a framework for creating toys for children. In this project, students are tasked withdesigning an inexpensive toy for kids during hospital visits via the Little House on WheelsHospitality Cart Program. The project is carried out in four phases where students learn how to(1) understand their intended customer and apply different brainstorming strategies, (2) conducttask and market analyses to better understand how their toy design interfaces with the customerand how it differs from similar toys, (3) carry out economic and manufacturing analyses, and (4)create a prototype of their toy through 3D modeling/printing processes.At the conclusion of the project, students wrote a design report that was graded using aninternally designed rubric

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Mona Eskandari, University of California, Riverside; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, City of Espoo; Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University

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feasible, viable, credible and desirable solutions.Dr. Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. , Lecturer, formerly visiting Professor, in the School of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering Design Group at Stanford University. Barbara’s research focuses on four areas: 1)grounding a blend of theories from social-cognitive psychology, engineering design, and art to show how cognition affects design; 2) changing the way people understand the emotion behind their work; 3) shifting norms of leaders involved in entrepreneurial-minded action; and 4) developing teaching methods with a storytelling focus in engineering and science education. Founder of the Design Entrepreneuring Studio

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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Laine E. Rumreich, Ohio State University; Faith Logan, Ohio State University; Zachary Dix, Ohio State University; Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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, theEntrepreneurial Mindset (EM) has become of increasing concern for engineering educators.Recently, the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a consortium of thousands ofengineering faculty [1], has been central to integrating EM into the engineering classroom.Defined around six core values, or the 6 C’s of EM, Curiosity, Connections, Creating Value,Communication, Collaboration, and Character [2], EM has been hypothesized to increase studentinterest in engineering [3].The Ohio State University is in the process of incorporating EM into its engineering courses andis interested in evaluating existing curricula against the principles of EM. Unfortunately, littleconsensus exists on a comprehensive method for evaluating curricula through the lens of

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ENT Division Technical Session: Making and Maker Spaces

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David G. Alexander, California State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, Florida Gulf Coast University

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schedules are full of teaching, research, service, and learning requirementsthat are on relatively strict timelines. In an effort to overcome these challenges, an ad hoc teamwas formed at California State University, Chico with representatives from all seven colleges.Three main pillars of innovation were identified (1) an entrepreneurial learning experience, (2)an on-campus makerspace, and (3) community outreach and engagement. This paper focuses onthe design, implementation, and success of the on-campus makerspace and as well as the lessonslearned and areas for improvement. The space is entering its third year of operations and hasseen over 1,500 projects completed in spring 2019, a marked increase in usage.IntroductionThe maker movement is

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Siddharthsinh Jadeja, Rowan University; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University

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first-year coursework. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Creating a Master “Entrepreneurial Mindset” Concept MapThe knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM)continue to be debated within the entrepreneurship field. Although overlapping in theirproperties, there exist several definitions of what comprises an EM within engineering. Forinstance, as summarized in a recent review by Zappe [1], EM can range from a problem-solving approach applied within one’s life, to the associated skills and behaviors such asopportunity recognition, creativity, and risk mitigation that may be developed withinindividuals. Due to this range of definitions, it can be

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Timothy Cone, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing

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. Introduction Invention and entrepreneurship are at the core of the American spirit and economy. Ourglobal quality of life depends on inventions that will ultimately solve grand challenges, as well assimple inventions that delight and improve quality of life. These claims are supported by therecent STEM Education Strategic Plan published by the White House, which cites innovationand entrepreneurship as critically important to U.S. competitiveness and security [1]. However, U.S. patent holders typically come from high-income families, with fewpatents belonging to women and minorities [2]. This study coins the phrase “lost Einsteins”—children who may have become inventors if they had been exposed to innovation growing up,where a

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sine Celik, Aalto University; Senni Kirjavainen, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory

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, enablingmore targeted interventions in a resource-light manner. Taken together, the results encourageiteratively developing evidence-based instruction for responsible engineering.1 IntroductionAccording to UN’s estimations, by the year 2050, the world's population will reach nearly 10billion from the current 7.7 billion [1]. A majority of this 10 billion will be living indeveloping countries. This increase will bring great challenges for society in terms of health,climate, mobility and safety that governments will be struggling to respond to. Thecomplexity of such challenges will require system innovations that correspond to the needs ofpeople, profit and planet simultaneously to enable radical change. In addition to a growingpopulation and global

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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entrepreneurship during their undergraduate education.Formal entrepreneurship programs (e.g., majors, minors, and certificates) have quadrupled from1975 to 2006 [1]. Moreover, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other funding agencies--including the Kern Family Foundation, the Kauffman Foundation, VentureWell and theLemelson Foundation-- have invested in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation inengineering education [2]. Similarly, the Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation (ENT)Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) is also supporting themovement through its mission to “foster and disseminate approaches to educate and stimulatefaculty and students at all levels on entrepreneurship, including partnerships with

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University; Jacob James Elmer, Villanova University

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Engineers has established a list of Grand Challenges forengineers which include several topics that will require novel designs based on chemicalengineering expertise, such as engineering better medicines, providing access to clean water,providing energy from fusion, managing the nitrogen cycle, preventing nuclear terror, anddeveloping carbon sequestration technologies [1]. These grand challenges present the opportunityfor chemical engineers to show their curiosity and creativity in determining new processes anddesign solutions. The need for these innovative, entrepreneurial engineers is obvious, and theuniversities are recognizing the need to incorporate these skills into their curriculum [2] [3] [4, 5]. Villanova University has recognized

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University

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Education, 2018 Evaluating Innovations from a Critical Thinking ApproachOne strategic initiative at Clemson University is to promote innovation and entrepreneurshipamong faculty and students. One of the channels for introducing students to innovation andentrepreneurship at Clemson University is a course offered through the General Engineeringprogram, ENGR 2200: Evaluating Innovations: Fixtures, Fads, and Flops. This generaleducation course was designed to actively engage students in deep thinking about therelationships between innovation and society. The goals of this class are two-fold: 1) studentsgain an understanding of how societal and technological trends drive innovation, and 2

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Ilya Avdeev, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Brian D. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Mohamed M. Megahed, Pennsylvania State University; Pratik Subhash Pachpute, Pennsylvania State University,Great Valley

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. Hence, this approach has been described as“hypothesis-driven entrepreneurship” [5]. Overall, the goal of I-Corps™ is to help universityresearchers make sound “go/no go” decisions about their technologies, rather than guaranteeingthat every team starts a business. As such, one of our aims here was to investigate I-Corps™teams’ outcomes from a perspective that would aid in this kind of decision making by exploringwhether team members had shared views of their team’s solutions with respect to thespecifications of their target problem.We can integrate these three views (team interactions, individual characteristics, and teamoutcomes) via the Input-Mediator-Outcome-Input model developed by Ilgen et al. [18] andderived from McGrath [29] (see Figure 1

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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, and intentional split, between traits and skills. Paraphrasingthe authors, a person’s skills can be nudged with education, but traits are more stubborn andinherent. Ultimately, through two rounds of correlation studies, the EMP settles on seven traitsand seven skills to capture entrepreneurial mindset, Table 1. Table 1: EMP categories of traits and skills Traits Skills Independence Future Focus Preference for Limited Structure Idea Generation Nonconformity Execution Risk Acceptance Self-Confidence

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Ian Derk, Arizona State University; Stephanie Sowl, Arizona State University; Natalie Nailor

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. It is important foreducators to prepare the students who possess both a strong technical skillset and anentrepreneurial mindset. Instilling an entrepreneurial mindset is different from preparingentrepreneurs. The former focuses on preparing students who could exercise curiosity to identifyopportunities and make connections, in order to design added-value products and processes.Students instilled with an entrepreneurial mindset will place products benefits before designfeatures and utilize technical skills to help fulfil unmet customer needs [1]. In order to promotethe entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education, the Kern Family Foundation hasestablished a network, known as the Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network (KEEN

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; William Zamora, Califonia State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, California State University, Chico; David Rahn, California State University, Chico

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. Software engineering is a popular career path for students in computer science andclosely-related disciplines. The Bureau for Labor Statistics indicates both “software publishers”and “computer systems design” are among the fastest-growing industries and they even projectincreased demand for software engineers in coming years [1]. Consequently, courses on softwareengineering may be the most directly-relevant to many students’ careers. However, a primarychallenge to teaching software engineering is exposing students to a process and environmentresembling industry, while restricted to the confines of an academic setting. Problem-based learning (PBL) is often employed in software engineering courses byteams of students learning from hands-on

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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gaps by exploring the ‘critical’entrepreneurship experiences of engineering students at ASU with a well-developedentrepreneurship ecosystem. The purpose of this study is to paint a picture of the types ofimportant student experiences that are catalyzed from the creation of institutionalentrepreneurship programs and the impacts these experiences have on a student including ontheir attitudes, behaviors, and career goals. In doing so, it also seeks to provide rich data on whatit means to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the implications of it. The research questionsare thus twofold:Research Question 1: What are the types of critical entrepreneurship experiences engineeringstudents have?Research Question 2: What was the impact of these

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin; Anastasia Katharine Ostrowski, University of Michigan

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for implementing finance. These findings show that presence ofrole model has different influence on ESE associated with different entrepreneurship-relatedtasks and this influence further varies across gender. Detailed results of analysis are presented inthe paper and implications for entrepreneurship education are discussed.Introduction and Literature ReviewEntrepreneurship education has evolved from traditional business school model of teachingbusiness content to more experiential methods aiming to develop a wide array of professionalskills (e.g. opportunity identification, creativity and innovativeness) in undergraduate students[1]. Particularly in engineering, this experiential approach has been widely adopted byuniversities through

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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, learningoutcomes and the curriculum path. Findings show that students were capable of formulatingimprovement actions to enhance curriculum and teaching practices as a group. Implications forother institutions are discussed to promote the application of this participatory approach incurriculum evaluation processes.1. Introduction Today, engineering students need to develop a broad range of technical and entrepreneurialskills, such as: the ability to address a real-world problem, to design a technology-based productor service, to work in multidisciplinary teams, to communicate effectively, and to manage risks[1], [2]. To address this need, schools of engineering have created different opportunities to learnentrepreneurial skills and knowledge. Studies

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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within engineering courses, labs, and programs. The analysis focuses on facultyawardees and their motivations linked to this opportunity. An assessment is presented looking atthe types of projects proposed, how EM was incorporated, when the idea was first conceived,how many times an individual faculty member applied, motivation to apply, and the role offunding in the actual implementation of the project.IntroductionChanging engineering faculty practices in classrooms, labs and programs is challenging and anongoing undertaking within engineering units [1-2]. A major reason for the challenge is thereluctance of faculty to change if what they are doing is familiar and seems to be “working.”Difficulties associated with change are faculty’s readiness

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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develop safety, skill, and professional competencies.The center connects and provides value to several other campus offices including admissions,career services, and institutional advancement. The BIC is a regular and popular stop foradmissions campus visitors. We communicate regularly with admissions staff and student tourguides so they are able to provide a detailed and exciting introduction to the center. The center isalso a connection point for corporate partners and these relationships are cultivated through thecareer services and institutional advancement offices.Analysis of Team MembershipsTable 1 and Figure 1 summarize team and group memberships for the center from inception tothe current year. At the current time, the center is reaching

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antti Oskari Surma-Aho, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University; Katja Holtta-Otto, Aalto University

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scope of individualengineering courses. However, there are some limitations regarding the applicability of theutilized survey instruments, thus requiring further research with larger amounts of data and amixed-methods approach to generalize the results.IntroductionTo remain competitive, today’s engineers must be equipped to produce innovative solutions.Thus, engineering educators strive to teach their students the tools and mindsets required formaking change. However, despite these efforts, there is conflicting research on whether theinnovation capabilities [1] of senior engineering students top those of undergraduate freshmen.For example, in open-ended design ideation tasks, seniors and freshmen were equally innovativewhen measured cross

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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instilling theentrepreneurial mindset rather than starting business ventures.The Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor program is a 16 credit hour minor. The curriculum forthe minor consists of the following sequence of prescribed courses and practicums: Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor Curriculum (16 credits) EGEN 2100 – Creativity and Innovation (1 cr) EGEN 2200 – Opportunity Identification and Business Principles (3 cr) EGEN 2300 – Entrepreneurship Practicum I (1 cr) EGEN 3100 – Feasibility Analysis for Entrepreneurship (3 cr) EGEN 3200 – Product and Service Prototyping (3 cr) EGEN 3300 – Entrepreneurship Practicum II (1 cr) EGEN 3400

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Melton, Kern Family Foundation

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desirability, feasibility, and viability17. Design thinking is a human centered,empathetic approach involving divergent and convergent thinking resulting in solutions morealigned with user needs. Closely aligned with the ‘desirable, feasible, and viable’ themes is arepresentation of innovation in an entrepreneurial or existing organization as shown in Figure 1. Current State Future State Offering Model Offering Model (Product, Service, New, Revisions, Enhancements (Product, Service, Process) Process

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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EngineeringCore Courses”, 18th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Effective Educational Instruc-tions Proceedings, Paris France 2016.2. S. Ainane, A. Bouabid, W. El-Sokkary, ”Improving the Engineering Design Process Assessment”, FirstYear Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference Proceedings, Columbus, OH 2016.3. J. Mohamed, S. Ainane, ”Establishing a Sustainability Component in an Engineering Design Course”ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal Canada 2015.4. Y. Wang, A. H. El-Sinawi, S. Ainane ”Improving a pipeline hybrid dynamic model using 2DOF PID”,International Conference VIBROENGINEERING-2016: DYNAMICS OF STRONGLY NONLINEARSYSTEMS Moscow, Russia 2016PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY Memberships 1. American Society of Mechanical

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Justin L. Hess, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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understandings ofinnovation processes and focus areas (technical, human, and enterprise)13. A follow-up studyidentified three overarching themes representing different ways students came to those diverseunderstandings, but also several contextual and individual characteristics that were unique toeach category of innovation approach and understanding14.This study presents a third approach that builds upon and complements these previous findings.We combine thematic analysis procedures15 with critical incident technique16,17 to (1) explorefine-grained experiences and aspects therein that contributed to new ways of understandinginnovation and (2) identify similar types of experiences they may be applicable across settings.By utilizing these qualitative

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Amy Frances Golightly, Bucknell University

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correlation with students’ intrinsicmotivation and curiosity.IntroductionPresented with the option to teach curious and intrinsically motivated students, most facultywould take it. While both of these states have dispositional elements that are unlikely to changemuch over the course of a semester in our classrooms, both motivation and curiosity are alsosituational – dependent on immediate environmental factors in the moment. While faculty wouldprefer to work with curious and motivated students, we may not be aware of the ways our courseenvironments cultivate or discourage either.The entrepreneurial mindset (EM), as defined by [1], rests on the three C’s of “Curiosity,Connection, and Value-Creation.” We use “curiosity” in this context as the habit of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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work and engineering work moregenerally compare?Based on qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews, this paper analyzes the workexperiences of 13 young engineers in their first years of work after graduating fromuniversities in the United States. Interviewee-reported critical incidents of top and bottommoments, as well as experiences in creating, advancing and implementing new ideas in work,were coded into different dimensions of learning experiences according to Mezirow’s [1]transformative learning theory in order to understand better what these experiences comprise.Many positively experienced innovation efforts were related to implementing new features orcomponents to products or process improvements, and collaboration and feedback

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samarth Gupta, Purdue University; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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mismatch of talentavailability in STEM fields 1. Innovation capacity is a national concern for U.S.competitiveness2. Innovative thinking should be an expectation of the university community andall students should be exposed to it early in their university experience, through a variety ofeducational formats and delivery methods 3. Previous investments in STEM education have notresulted in desired level of innovativeness 4. Prompted by such concerns, the American Societyfor Engineering Education (ASEE) partnered with the federally funded National ScienceFoundation (NSF) to evaluate the effectiveness of lean startup approach in enacting educationaltransformation. With a goal to improve innovativeness in STEM education, ASEE launchedInnovation Corps

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Assessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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mindset and hence through longitudinalstudies measure the potential impact of curriculum and co-curricular activities on changingmindset. This paper compares and contrasts two relatively new tools for assessment ofentrepreneurial mindset: (1) Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile (EMP), which has origins back to2010 at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and (2) Entrepreneurial Profile 10 Index(EP10), by Gallup with underpinnings in 2009. Both are web-based surveys.For this research, 70 undergraduate students majoring in math, science, or engineering completedboth instruments. Forty students were enrolled in an Introduction to Entrepreneurship course,with the remainder enrolled in an Introduction to Engineering Management course. Theinstruments

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Marvyn Arévalo Avalos, Arizona State University ; Wen Huang, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University

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explaining design from theperspective of it as a work process (Atman et al., 2014). For example, the engineering designprocess used by National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) includes(1) Identification of a need (consumer, and company); (2) Definition of the problem /specifications (design problem); (3) Search (for existing design); (4) Develop designs; (5)Analysis (of alternative designs; may include simulations…); (6) Decision (decision matrix); (7)Test the prototype and verify the solution (provide iteration as needed); (8) Communication(summarization report)..Entrepreneurial Mindset - 3 Cs The term entrepreneurship is often referred to as the commercialization or business.Although that is certainly an important