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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC; John K. Layer, University of Evansville; Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University

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incurriculum design and course instruction [5]. In their study of what skills employers are lookingfor in undergraduates, Crawford et al. (2011) identified seven soft skill clusters associated withright brain thinking: 1. Experiences 2. Team Skills 3. Communication Skills 4. Leadership Skills 5. Decision Making/Problem Solving Skills 6. Self-Management Skills 7. Professionalism SkillsThis comprehensive study based on 31 US universities and 282 employers representing all 50states found that employers and alum ranked soft skills as the most important in terms of jobeffectiveness and career development [6].The uncertainty and complexity in today’s global marketplace are dramatically changing theworld of work

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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students’ “career and professional development, communication andleadership development, intellectual development, personal and social development, academicand social engagement, intercultural competence, satisfaction with college experiences, andcollege belonging and persistence in major and college.” [3] Working on a competition team alsocontributes to the development of students’ design and build skills, as well as students’ non-technical skills, skills that may or may not be a part of their technical coursework. [4], [5], [6] Todate, very little research has been done to evaluate the impact of the competition team experienceon the achievement of academic outcomes or the acquisition of an entrepreneurial mindset, butthe competition context is

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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, pp. 128-134,2008.[30] H. Mo, “The Path Chart of Entrepreneurial Intention in the Context of Chinese Culture--Based on Theory of Planned Behavior,” Sci. Res. Manag., vol. ED-30, pp. 128-135, Nov. 2009.[31] F. Liñán, Y. Chen, “Development and Cross-Cultural Application of a Specific Instrument to Measure Entrepreneurial Intentions,” Entre. Theor. & Prac., vol. ED-33, pp. 593-617, May. 2009.[32] L. Kolvereid, “Organisational Employ Versus Self Employment: Reasons for Career Choice Intentions,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. ED-20, pp. 23-31, May. 1996.[33] N. Duval-Couetil, T. Reed-Rhoads, S. Haghighi, “The Engineering Entrepreneurship Survey: An Assessment Instrument to Examine Engineering Student

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The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College

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’ applied research experience for faculty and students and helps them visualize thelimitless potential for their future careers in engineering technology.Our other successes with BSC student teams consisting of engineering technology and computerscience students, working under the direction of Professor Robert Riggins have developedprojects that yield concepts and data that can be used in this year’s DARPA “Urban” Challenge.This time around, our Elise Fox is built around the Lotus platform by a team composed ofCollege faculty, research associates, local industry engineers, students and alumni, andconsultant expertise from the automotive and image processing communities.DARPA will awardprizes for the top threeautonomous groundvehicles that compete

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Washington State University; Jerman Rose, Washington State University

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th th • One team produced a prototype teaching kit and tested it in 4 and 7 grade science classes, and received acclaim from students and teachers • All teams were complimented by WSU business plan judges for their strong Page 12.679.10 performances among university-wide competition • Student’s reflective essays as part of course assessment have documented significant personal growth and new insights related to course outcomes • Individual students were transformed by their experiences in this capstone design course: attitudes about business relevance to engineering, discoveries about new career paths

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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of the case study delivery, thestudents are engaged in an exercise where they are asked how they would proceed to setupappropriate scale model tests/non-dimensional parameters for this situation.Case 2: Ray Gunn and Somanetics and ClarityRay Gunn Case: Background MaterialThis case study is about a man named Raymond (Ray) Gunn whom Professor Weaver first heardspeak at an NCIIA Invention to Venture Workshop at Lawrence Technological University. RayGunn has spent his career acting as the principal financial and strategic architect to build concepttechnologies into commercialized ventures/companies. He has led ten teams through theirformation, funding, growth, and ultimate sale or Initial Public Offering (IPO). Additionalinformation about

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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thermodynamics. In addition, they complete a mid-term design project and a finaldesign project as part of a team and give an in-class oral presentation on each. This course isalso complemented by GE 199, a required zero-credit seminar course that meets once a week andfeatures a series of guest speakers to help the students understand the field of engineering.It was decided that one of the existing modules in this course (Communication System Design)should be replaced by a module on entrepreneurship. Introducing the concept this early in thecurriculum and across all engineering disciplines provided a unique opportunity to encourage allengineering students to begin to think about entrepreneurship from the beginning of theirengineering careers

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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technical concepts andpractices of their chosen field they also need to have an appreciation for managementpractices applicable to technical careers and the capability to understand financialstatements from an on-going business enterprise. In order to fulfill this desire, in ourprogram we are encouraging most students to enroll in our graduate class, “StrategicManagement of Technology and Innovation” where they will learn how to develop amarketing and technology strategy and participate in starting up and running a technologybased company through the use of a marketing simulation program entitled The WebMarketplace offered by Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN. In additionto the simulation program, students attend lectures regarding

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Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Laux, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University

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(ASSET) Program ATIC, along with the Career Preparation Center at ASU, has developed a program that focuseson the placement of qualified students in an industrial environment. The program, entitled ATICStudent Success in Entrepreneurship Training (ASSET), helps students connect with industry,promotes the pursuit of the student’s entrepreneurial goals, and helps introduce industry to agreater portion of the talented student population on the Polytechnic campus. The ASSETprogram is advantageous to both students as well as participating companies. Benefits for Companies/Businesses: • Company/business gains bright, energetic students who can apply their latest education and skills. • Confidence knowing intern selection is from a

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Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Arion, Carthage College; Matt Wagner, Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation; Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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businesses.Faculty adapt or develop learning materials involving the InovaED database, and share new orimproved materials with CATI so they can be used at other institutions. Faculty and studentssearch the InovaED database for relevant IP or documents from previous project to serve as thebasis for activities, assignments, and projects. Students benefit by working with real materials onreal problems, often in collaboration with business principals and employees. The resultingproject documents go back to CATI, where they can be used by future student teams, or used tohelp businesses launch new offerings. In some cases, student start their own ventures; more often,their experiences play an important role in their careers or ventures they start in the future

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa

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innovation (Entrepreneurship Bridges Lecture Series) as well as two entrepreneurshipcompetitions for undergraduate and graduate students respectively. Page 14.580.3Option in engineering management and entrepreneurshipIn the 1970s, approximately two-thirds of all Canadian engineers occupied supervisory-management positions for more than half of their professional careers. In order to better prepareUniversity of Ottawa engineering students for this type of employment, an engineeringmanagement option was added to the curriculum at that time. Furthermore, a 5-year engineeringmanagement program was created in 1980.The option consisted of two management

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Austin Spencer Bohlin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively.Mr. Austin Spencer Bohlin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) I am a sophomore in mechanical engineering at Purdue University. I am currently working as an under- graduate research assistant for the Engineering

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New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jamison IV, Villanova University

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share with their fellow studentsand employ throughout their professional careers. The proposed curricular project also aimed tofoster entrepreneurial mindset behaviors related to “curiosity” and “creating value.”MethodologyCourse Planning and Project ImplementationThe project ran through the final five weeks of the Fall 2015 semester. Students completed mostof the work out of class – only four lectures (out of 45) were dedicated to in-class time for theproject.To make space in the lecture schedule (compared to prior offerings of the course where there wasno ideation project) some course content was provided offline. Technical content for the courseis roughly 40% anatomy and physiology and 60% mechanics. For the Fall 2015 offering of thecourse

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; David Leal Martinez, Aalto University; Maurice Forget, Aalto University

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has, in recent decades, been taking a leadingrole in experimenting in these collaborative projects. The impetus for this has been both economicand strategic. Of the former, these collaborations far afield offer opportunities to share resources,attract international students, and apply for funding from international organizations. With regards tothe strategic aspect, these also address a key performance indicator for many universities – studentsatisfaction. Recent research on Finnish engineering students (TEK 2014, 2015) has identified thatmany graduates wish for universities to place greater emphasis on developing those working lifeskills, such as teamwork and intercultural communication skills, that prepare them for careers in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Paper ID #25712Sustainable Senior Design: MVP EngineDr. Anthony Ferrar, Temple University Tony Ferrar is obsessed with student success. He focuses on preparing students for rewarding careers through pedagogical innovation and incorporating professional development into educational experiences. Anthony received his BS, MS, and PhD in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech, where his research revolved around air-breathing propulsion. As a graduate student he contributed to Virginia Tech’s Gradu- ate Education Development Institute, Faculty Development Institute, and Networked Learning Initiatives. After graduating in

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University

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even prepared patent applications. Two groups within this cohort are poised toform a company around their project, as evidenced by their participation in businesspitch/incubator events as well as their efforts to protect intellectual property. Students in priorterms have launched a company in this fashion [13], [14]. Finally, as another option for futureinvolvement, students have been exposed to resources from Techstars Startup Weekend.Students in this course are being equipped for future success in academic or industry careers asthey learn to brainstorm, plan, and execute a team project.References[1] M. Vansteenkiste, W. Lens, and E. L. Deci, “Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Contents in Self-Determination Theory: Another Look at the

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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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program.BackgroundInnovation and entrepreneurship have been part of the engineering curriculum for severaldecades [1]. However, students many not encounter these subjects through their requiredengineering courses until their junior or senior year, typically during a capstone design course.While opportunities exist for students to learn about innovation and entrepreneurship throughelective courses, these options are not typically available to first-year students or do not fulfill arequirement for their academic plan.First-year courses are the cornerstone experiences that expose students to foundational conceptsand foster the development of skills necessary for students to succeed in their field of study andultimately their career. For disruptive innovators, those

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University. Marvyn’s research interest include Latino/a Career Development and Multicultural Counseling Competencies. For instance, his research examines environmental and socio-cognitive variables associated with academic attainment among Latino/as in higher education.Wen Huang, Arizona State University PhD. student, Engineering Education Systems and Design (PhD) The Polytechnic School Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Arizona State UniversityDr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University Ann F. McKenna is a Professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and Director of The Poly- technic School at Arizona State University. Prior to joining

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farnaz Ghazi Nezami, Kettering University; Massoud S. Tavakoli, Kettering University; Mohammad Torfeh, Kettering University

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increasingstudents’ knowledge about the power of entrepreneurial mindset and the required skills. For thispurpose, a short tutorial course module was presented to clarify the impact of havingentrepreneurial mindset and the associated skills on future career of engineering students.Students mostly consider the projects and case studies just as part of their course load; however,increasing their awareness about the motivation behind the designated activities can facilitate theachievement of EML goals. Once the students understand the significance of the relationshipbetween the course assignments and EML-oriented skills that they are expected to develop, thetraining procedure will be more meaningful and motivating.3.1. Module I: Demand forecasting moduleIn the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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studentsinto the learning experiences and outcomes that represent the skills and knowledge they willneed to succeed in their careers.1Yet, these efforts do not come naturally in many of the university ecosystems. In many moretraditional engineering programs, these same agile and lean approaches, not to mention theconcept of design thinking2, fail to get incorporated into the improvement process forcurriculum, co-curriculum and program development.The Grassroots EffortsAt Colorado School of Mines, it all started with a comment from a prospective student and aninquiry from a non-traditional undergraduate who was looking for something outside of the   1

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Mallory, Western New England University

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 Effectively manage projects Character  Discern and pursue ethical practices4. Thermodynamic Course Module4.1 OverviewStudents tackle an iterative, team-based design problem, where they are small start-up companiescompeting to build an electric-generating power plant. The project provides students not onlywith the understanding of how to apply electric-generating power plant theory, but also howdesign is integrated with, and influenced by, economic, socio-political, and environmentalfactors. These are all factors the entrepreneurially-minded engineer must be aware of, and keepin mind, throughout their career.4.2 DetailsThe work proposed here consists of an educational module designed for thermodynamics (a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A Heard, Carnegie Mellon University; J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity

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significant international business and project experience. He has served on the Board of Directors of the AIST, worked on several committees in professional societies, and is a member of AIST, ASM, TMS, Sigma Xi and ASEE. He has authored 28 technical papers on a wide range of activities in materials science, including education, innovation management, environmental issues, nano-materials, steelmaking, casting, plasma and alternate iron technologies and authored a book on the Horizontal Continuous Casting of Steel.Dr. J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity Professor Whitacre started his career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked on energy tech- nologies ranging from functional materials to systems

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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the areas of innovation andentrepreneurship. These students will start their career with an edge over other engineeringstudents because they will be able to launch businesses successfully by using concepts learned inour program. The offering of this course provided a culture of life-long innovation in our college;it enhanced our engineering students’ entrepreneurship skills. With this new course, our studentswill establish a foundation for a small business incubator in the region. Page 26.1275.9References1. Bousaba, N. and Conrad, J., “Recent Graduates’ Perspectives on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Creation of New Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Midwestern university for the past three years. WIC leaders believe that participantsgreatly benefit from improved communication in terms of behaviors and resulting skills arethe focus of this paper. Communication has been identified by business executives as one of the top skillsneeded by professionals in the current workplace1. Professionals with good oral and writtenskills, as well as presentation and listening proficiency are more likely to be hired and leadsuccessful careers. ABET’s accreditation criterion for student outcomes include the “abilityto communicate effectively” 2.The WIC Competition Once a week participants from all majors ranging from the college of arts andsciences to law school come to the engineering school where

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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, and to provide apreview of law school for students considering legal study. The course primarily covered the IPfields of trade secret protection, patents, and copyright. The course emphasized critical thinking,with the expectation that these skills would transfer to the students’ future learning and work,regardless of major or of career plans. In its current form (the course is being taught for a fourthtime in the spring of 2015), the course’s expected learning outcomes are • Knowledge and comprehension: Explain the purpose and scope of the U.S. Constitution patent and copyright clause, federal statutes on patent, copyright and trademark, and judicial decisions on intellectual property; explain the key concepts of non

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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thefirst course that BME students take in their major, involves modules on anatomy, bioethics,careers within BME, and conservation-based problem solving. In previous iterations of thecourse, a design project was implemented that allowed students to propose solutions to problemsidentified during a tour of a clinical care facility. While this project was a useful exercise toengage students in engineering design, they often had no quantitative basis for their designproposal. Instead, they often relied on intuition and preferences as opposed to being data-driven.In the present course offering, the design project was restructured to (1) utilize the data-drivenQS methodology and (2) focus on the development of concepts for devices to aid individualswith

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

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- neering and management positions during a 15 year career in the automotive industry.Ms. Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University Mary Fraley is a Sr. Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include online/blended learning methods, entrepreneurial mindset, and applying LEAN to the process of teaching and learning.Ms. Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Ms. Kemppainen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals. Her research inter- ests include the improvement of STEM education, mental toughness, growth mindset, and online/blended learning methods. c American Society for

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Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Marc Lockard, Lockard and White, Inc

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mistakes and his successes.Now over a year after the student team hosted the seminar, each of the graduates continues tostay in contact with their guest. His impact on their lives and careers has far exceeded theexpectations set by the EET/TET faculty. With the mentorship that has being provided, each ofthe team members has undergone an unprecedented learning experience.As depicted in Figure 2, another interesting example was when Dr. Robert Gates was invited tothe lead the roundtable discussion. He immediately captured the attention of all students with hisopening remark, “You are probably wondering what a person can tell you about ethical behaviorwhose former job was to lie to everyone outside the organization.” Little did these studentsknow

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Swamidass, Auburn University; Brian Wright, Auburn University

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engineering students in a valuable area and prepare them for a career in invention evaluation, and entrepreneurship in due time. 2. The program will provide valuable service to inventors and budding entrepreneurs in the region. 3. The program could contribute to the economic development of the region over time. 4. The program could bring new businesses and investors to the newly-formed University Research Park and Incubator program managed by the Vice-President for Research, Auburn University.How other universities may implement this model Page 11.88.6The program is easy to transfer to other universities. It will require

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

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participants.The pre-competition surveys and the surveys completed after each team received feedback fromdry-run competitions is interesting. Students reported significant improvements in theirunderstanding of IP and market issues. Most reported spending an additional 6 hours to reworktheir presentations for the following day (of real competition). Several teams reported workingfor 12 hours. The career ambitions of the participants spanned academia, start-up companies andlarge firms. One of the most interesting responses from the students was the prevalence oflearning from and connecting to other teams. A more complete discussion of the surveysincluding the post-competition survey results will be published separately.It is also important to admit an