Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan; Paul Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

development of engineers that exhibit an“entrepreneurial mindset coupled with engineering thought and action expressed throughcollaboration and communication and founded on character.” [1] In support of this, KEEN hascreated a framework of student outcomes and example behaviors that may be used to inform thedesign of programs seeking to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. These outcomes andbehaviors are centered around what KEEN calls The 3 C’s - curiosity, connections, and creatingvalue. Specific example behaviors of curiosity, connections, and creating value as described bythe KEEN framework may be seen in Figure 1 [1] and it is through this lens that we haveincorporated entrepreneurially minded learning into our undergraduate curriculum. Fostering

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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