Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #7975Designing an Introductory Entrepreneurial Thinking CourseMr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is a graduate student in the Engineering Education Program at Purdue University and the recipient of NSF awards for research in engineering education. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology and involved in research in service learning, assessment processes

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian Ph.D., Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Jackie Liao, Stanford University; Zubair Ahmed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) and treating, building, and designing for them accordingly23.The empathy characteristic is critical when it comes to team function and interactions betweenteam members; each teammate must be aware of the inputs and contributions of each person andensure that people are felt valued and appreciated to improve team dynamics. All four concepts: self-motivated, ambiguity readiness, passionate social connection, andempathy are related to the consideration of vulnerability as a cue to be studied to understand thepower of first storytelling moments.METHODSParticipants: The participants in the study consisted of 16 male and female graduate students rangingin age from 20-31, from a West Coast university, enrolled in one elective, graduate

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Kenneth F Bloemer, University of Dayton; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

onintrapreneurship), but do not discuss those differences in their paper.14,15Zappe, Hochstedt and Kisenwether conducted a study of faculty beliefs regardingentrepreneurship and design education.16 One of their questions asked 37 entrepreneurship andcapstone design faculty members to choose whether Entrepreneurship programs should “focuson: Intrapreneurship Only versus Entrepreneurship Only,” or somewhere along a scale fromzero (intrapreneurship only) to 100 (entrepreneurship only). An answer of 50 means “theirresponses tended to fall between Intrapreneurship Only and Entrepreneurship Only.”16 Themedian for entrepreneurship instructors was 60 (slightly skewed toward entrepreneurship only),while the capstone design instructors’ medium response was 50. The

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University; Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University; Bruce W. Weide, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) greater interest in pursuing IT business ventures, and (3) more en- trepreneurial knowledge and skill than comparable students who do not participate in NEW- PATH? • Are NEWPATH students more likely to pursue IT startup career positions after graduation than comparable students? • Which NEWPATH program components are most critical at producing outcome effects?Quasi-experimental design: The outcome evaluation design consists of administering a pre-and post-test survey to each incoming cohort of NEWPATH students and to a comparison group ofstudents who attended the initial recruitment meeting but did not become members of NEWPATH,then administering a post-test survey at the end of the following academic year to both groups.The pre

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alex Kotlarchyk

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

academic background in biology and the environment, as well as computer science andengineering experience. The project included both graduate and undergraduate students so thatall could benefit at an early stage in their careers. The photo (Fig. 2) shows participants at anearly stage of the project gathered at the inventor’s residence for early experimentation. Figure 2. Early project participants Academic vs. Business Environment Michael Levine brings his entrepreneurial background to the project. As such, he isaccustomed to being surrounded by people devoting their full attention to his projects. In anacademic environment such single-mindedness is unrealistic to expect. Student participants

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

experiencesC. You are the user: mapping experiencesD. Activities to experience the meaning of simplicityE. Resourcefulness-based design: Making something from (almost) nothingF. Blue Collar designsG. “What’s in it for me” designsH. “Be there:” Empathy-based designsI. Designs that solve or re-solve existing problemsJ. Design QuickiesK. Use-based designL. Rethinking existing designs (“do not get used to…”)The meaning of user-based designThe following story epitomizes one of many that are being shared with the students. It is aboutdesigning a solution to an “unsolvable” problem. The story emphasizes the need to look atproblems and solutions from the customer’s point of view (web-ref 1).The plot deals with young gang members. The disobedient teenagers