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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emil H. Salib, James Madison University; Eric Vincent Walisko, James Madison University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Quantitative Assessment of All-Class Project-based Undergraduate Course on Graduates Career Dr. Emil H Salib, Eric Walisko Integrated Science & Technology Department, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA salibeh@jmu.edu, waliskev@dukes.jmu.eduAbstractThe process of creating innovative technology applications is shifting to smaller developmentteams of entrepreneurial minded individuals who use a dynamic landscape of tools and muchcreativity. This new work environment calls for novel methods to best prepare its work force. Inthis paper we describe an All-Class Project-based

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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entrepreneurship as a career path.This study examined the following hypotheses: 1) Engineering students who intend to minor inentrepreneurship have higher scores on locomotion and creative-self efficacy and lower scoreson assessment. These students will also have more positive perceptions of entrepreneurship as apossible career path. 2) More positive views of entrepreneurship as a career will be positivelyassociated with higher scores on locomotion and creative self-efficacy and lower scores onassessment. 3) Students with a close family member who is an entrepreneur will be more likelyto intend to minor in engineering entrepreneurship and have more positive perceptions ofentrepreneurship as a career. The results suggest that students who are considered

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

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graduates have an interest and/or intention towardsentrepreneurship. Analyses related to the demographic characteristics, desired career outcomesand career satisfaction, and pre- and post-graduation undergraduate learning experiences, ofthese alumni were conducted. The research questions guiding this study are: 1) How might engineering alumni be characterized based on their levels of interest in and intention to pursue entrepreneurial activity? 2) What similarities and differences in desired career outcomes, career satisfaction, and undergraduate learning experiences exist among engineering alumni with varying levels of entrepreneurial interest and intention?IntroductionEntrepreneurially-minded alumni are in high demand

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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the design of the research instrumentation and theinterpretation of findings. The factors we are interested in can be categorized into two groups:“personal characteristics of individuals” and “contexts”. We hope to explain how engineeringstudents are different from or the same as business students on these two groups of measures thatare posited as being related to the development of their entrepreneurial interests 6,8.RESEARCH QUESTIONSGiven RDST and our research objectives, the research questions guiding the present study are: (1) What are the career goals and career attributes of engineering and business undergraduate students? (2) How do engineering and business students compare on personal characteristics that might be related to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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proficiency in mathematics-precursors to success in STEM undergraduateprogram2. It has also been noted that many students made their decision to leave an engineeringmajor within the first two years, the period during which they are taking engineeringprerequisites and before taking any (or many)engineering courses5. One of the potential reasonsfor the current crisis is that students in their first two years are given little exposure to the manypossibilities that an engineering career can offer, while they are taking math and science coursestaught outside of engineering departments. Encouraging our youth to pursue careers in theSTEM fields has been viewed as crucial in recent years, to meeting humanity’s needs, bothnationally and globally6. It suggests

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Penn State. Theunique inter-college minor consists of several clusters that center on entrepreneurship andinnovation in relation to different majors, industries, and contexts. An assessment plan wasdeveloped in conjunction with the minor and initial results will be reported. The overall goal ofthe assessment is to track the students’ progress, knowledge, skill development, and attitudinalchanges as the students proceed through the minor and begin their careers. As the first step inthis process, students from the core classes of the minor were asked to complete a survey nearthe beginning and end of the semester to capture their attitudes toward entrepreneurship andinnovation. A vast majority of the students who completed the survey were

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University

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areas, the discovery of newapplications of that knowledge, and the creation of new markets in which to apply theseapplications have caused a “significant shift in employment opportunities” (Creed, Suuberg, &Crawford, 2002, p. 185) for which many current engineering graduates are not adequatelyprepared.As a result, the professional outlook and career path for an engineer looks very different than itdid in the past. In an article about de-industrialization and its effect on engineering education,Wei (2005) remarked that, “research and development in manufacturing companies used to beviewed as a glamorous career for the brightest engineering graduates, but the number ofattractive job offers has been declining for many years” (p.130). Today

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge; Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Elizabeth Nilsen, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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specifically on implementing, evaluating, conducting outreach for and promoting the sustainability of education digital libraries. Prior to establishing a consulting practice, Giersch worked in the private sector conducting market analyses and assessments related to deploying technology in higher education. She received a M.S.L.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Dr. Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora P. McMartin is the Founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK) , a consulting rm focused on the evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. Throughout her career, she as served as an External Evaluator for a number of NSF-funded projects associated with

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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elements of risk, control, and reward9.” Clearly, Kriewall’s definition views entrepreneurship from a different perspective:essentially, entrepreneurship involves business ownership. The other elements illustrate thatentrepreneurs need to be comfortable with all of the aspects associated with being the person incharge. Risk tolerance is frequently mentioned as an entrepreneurial trait9,10, as is the notion thatentrepreneurs tend to enjoy determining their own career path11. In essence, the success orfailure of the business and the entrepreneur rests on their ability to navigate their chosenmarketplace. Undoubtedly, many individuals view entrepreneurship in a similar manner, whichmay seem extremely appealing or terrifying depending on their

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University

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ECCS Department Ohio Northern University Ohio Northern University Ada, OH 45810 Ada, OH 45810 f-hassan@onu.edu n-alsbou@onu.eduAbstractEducators should always seek opportunities to enhance their course material and equip studentswith skills to help them achieve success in their career after graduation. One skill that has drawnmuch attention recently is the entrepreneurial mindset. This paper presents a project-basedlearning approach that infuses some of the soft skills associated with the entrepreneurial mindsetwith the technical skills of electric circuit analysis and design through a specific multi-phase

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

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intelligence-led security), and NetMentors.Org (the first national online career development eMentoring community). Dr. Green earned a Doctor of Man- agement and an MS in Technology Management from the University of Maryland University College, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland Alyssa Cohen Sherman is the manager for entrepreneurship education at the Maryland Technology Enter- prise Institute (Mtech) at the University of Maryland. In this role, Alyssa manages a wide range of Mtech educational initiatives, including the Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship and the Hinman CEOs Pro- gram. In

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Joseph Ariel Cuadrado-Medina, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Juan Carlos Folgar-Lopez; Stephanie Nicole Lewis, Virginia Tech

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3.55 4.38 3.96 commercialize the ideas, processes, or solutions generated.Responses from open-ended questions indicate that students enjoyed the activities but alsoenjoyed learning about consulting as a career in an engineering field through interaction withcurrent company employees. For both Innovation Challenges, participants reported that theyliked being able to work on a real-world problem through a hands-on activity. Studentsparticularly enjoyed working in groups for the activity sponsored by Company 1. Those thatparticipated in the activity sponsored by Company 2 liked that the activity encompassed morethan just the design aspect of consulting. One student stated, “It was great to have a simulationthat encompassed the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christy L. Bozic, Purdue University; Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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not encourage creativity or innovation[1]. Innovation can bedefined as a new and valued product, process, or concept that has been introduced to the marketor society[2]. Engineering educators should better prepare students for careers in innovation. Indoing this, they must “undermine their students’ blind commitment to the engineering paradigm”[3] which is centered around the scientific approach to knowledge making. To accomplish thischallenge, the exploration of paradigms such as ones used in the schools of business,communications, and political science is suggested. Incorporating this exploration will allow theengineering and technology student to critically reflect on and debate the beliefs, practices, andvalues of their paradigms and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Technology Tom Mason is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Engineering Management. After retiring from his 38 year career at Rose-Hulman in 2010, he continues part-time teaching of entrepreneurship, exploring innovation in engineering education and advising technology based start ups.Dr. Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Michael Wollowski obtained his undergraduate degree in Informatics from the University of Hamburg, Germany. He obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Indiana University in Bloom- ington, IN, USA. He studied under Jon Barwise and as part of his dissertation developed a diagrammatic proof system for planning in the blocks world of Artificial Intelligence. Michael is

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael (Mick) J. Bates, Waynesburg University; Donald Ken Takehara, Taylor University; Hank D. Voss, Taylor University

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business plan competition and on-campus incubator. Dr. Bates served as a board member and past executive committee member on two economic development organizations. His nearly 20-year business career revolved around high tech start-up companies in the contact center industry. His international experience includes an exchange to Guatemala during college, living in Germany for three years, business trips to various European countries, and in his time with Taylor University and Waynesburg University, research, speaking, and education travels to China, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, East and West Africa. Dr. Bates is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, holds an MBA from Regent University, and a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azim Houshyar, Western Michigan University; Bob White, Western Michigan University; Steven E. Butt, Western Michigan University; Tycho K. Fredericks, Western Michigan University

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Western Michigan University dropped to below 50 students in 2006. The facultyrealized that changes were necessary to once again have an attractive program. A core of seniorfaculty banded together to reinvent the IE program at Western Michigan University in an effort toprepare graduates for future careers -- including future positions which may not exist in the currentworkplace.Review of programs at other schoolsIn 2005, it was unclear what direction the IE program at Western Michigan University should take.Some IE programs across the US had made changes to their programs, but these changes typicallyincluded making small content adjustments and placing terms such as “systems”, “operations”,“operations research”, or “manufacturing” in the program

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Hallam, University of Texas, San Antonio; Dorie Jewel Gilbert; Olivier Wenker MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Gary L. Frankwick, University of Texas at El Paso

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Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and the founding Director of their Office of Technology Discovery. Dr. Wenker started his career as an anesthesiologist in 1985. He is triple European board certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine and emergency/disaster medicine as well as American board certified in Antiaging and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Wenker served many years as emergency/trauma physician on board rescue helicopters, ICU airplanes, ambulances, and emergency physician vehicles. He worked as a trauma field physician, rescue diver, disaster medicine triage and lead physician, and served many years as chief of a medical team for special police

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students ap- proach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. She is an editorial board member for the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education (JPEER) and the journal of Science Education. Purzer conducts research on the assessment of difficult and often vaguely defined constructs such as innovative- ness, information literacy, engineering design, and data-driven decision-making. Purzer has M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Science Education from Arizona State University. She also has a B.S. degree in Physics Education and a B.S.E. in Engineering.Dr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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. Today’s collegegraduates are entering a labor market that demands workers who are entrepreneurially mindedand innovative thinkers with good problem-solving skills, strong communication skills, andadept teamwork skills. They must think like entrepreneurs capable of transferring knowledge andskills from one context to another even if they are merely regular employees, and asentrepreneurial employees, “[their] relationship skills are as important as [their] technicalskills”9. Therefore, “career success” is now not only directly dependent on the individual and theemployer for which one works16, but also on the various teams of individuals with whom oneworks9.Morris et al17 noted that the study of entrepreneurship as a discipline is relatively new

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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they move through their program of studies. They continue tobuild their habits of mind skills as they move through their career path. These habits of mindhave students: 1. Employ a holistic perspective by accounting for the broader system within which the problem exists. Typically one extends the problem boundary to include actors and forces associated with both natural systems and those associated with social or cultural institutions or norms. 2. Take a long-term view of the problem by seeking to understand the history of its evolution and how things might unfold in the future, given the dynamic forces in play. 3. Know what kind of outside expertise is needed and when/where to get it from those who

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor; Francine K. Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

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context design of supply chains and logistic processes grows inimportance. There are also other trends worth mentioning, in particular in the context of the most recentglobal industrial recession, such as: • Growing anti-globalization and protectionist sentiments • De-industrialization of the highly-developed economies • Accelerated progress of technologies. The extended world-wide effects of recession and what is referred to as a “jobless”recovery from it, bring into focus the skills that future engineers should acquire in the course oftheir studies in order to be successful over the lifespan of their professional careers. A goodmodel to pursue in the curriculum updates or development is a T-shaped profile1 of a futureengineer

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 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 Start-Up (ENTR 3101) from our business school.This course and the certificate will empower our graduates to confront challenging businesscases and to seek solution from a business perspective. Our goal is to get our Engineeringstudents to work with business students from the inception of an entrepreneurship project untilcommercialization (from ECGR4090/5090 to ENTR 3101).ConclusionIn summary, the offering of this course allowed some of our students the opportunity to exploreinnovation and entrepreneurship. These students will start their career with an edge over otherengineering students because they will be able to launch businesses successfully by using ourprogram and taking advantage of the resources available to them from our

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

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in the breakthrough EDI/EFT payment system implemented by General Motors. Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of Notre Dame, Stanford and Purdue Universities and a member of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette S¸enay Purzer an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovativeness and information literacy.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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College and a Bronze Tablet graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering.Mr. William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences William D. Schindel is president of ICTT System Sciences, a systems engineering company, and devel- oper of the Systematica Methodology for model and pattern-based systems engineering. His 40-year engineering career began in mil/aero systems with IBM Federal Systems, Owego, NY, included ser- vice as a faculty member of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and founding of three commercial systems-based enterprises. He has consulted on improvement of engineering processes within automotive, medical/health care, manufacturing

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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