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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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Paper ID #10438Combining Discipline-specific Introduction to Engineering Courses into a Sin-gle Multi-discipline Course to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset with En-trepreneurially Minded LearningDr. Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, chair of the First Year Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums); James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald Wroblewski P.E., University of California, Berkeley; Cornelia Huellstrunk, Princeton University

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andentrepreneurship to improve our economy and address the major problems we face as a society.We feel that engineers have both a responsibility and a critical role to play in identifying andhelping to resolve the challenges we face as a society in resource use, technology use or in socio-economic issues. Understanding how engineers contribute to innovations that address theproblems or challenges of our society is, in our minds, an important task which is why we haveparticipated in this journey. We are pleased to share our discussions with you and look for yoursupport in continuing our research and entering into the dialogue with us. Page 24.1217.3

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre

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Paper ID #8802Developing Creativity Competency of EngineersDr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre Pradeep Waychal has close to 30 years of experience in renowned business and academic organizations. He has been the founder and head of Innovation Center of College of Engineering Pune. Prior to that, for over 20 years, he has worked with a multinational corporation, Patni Computer Systems where he has played varied roles in delivery, corporate and sales organizations. He has led large international business relationships and incubated Centre of Excellences for business intelligence, process consulting 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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Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University

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or delivery, and identification ofnew market share. The culmination of the course is to present the groups’ business ideas toinvestors and judges (in a business pitch competition), and use feedback and knowledge gainedfrom these presentations to make a final report including an analysis of the businesses’ potentialfor success.The guiding principle in designing this course was that modeling the process of ideation, Page 24.624.7research, development and commercialization in a course environment would foster anentrepreneurial spirit in engineering undergraduates; making them less risk-averse and morecreative and open-minded in their approach to

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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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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Exploring Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Experiences of Engineering AlumniAbstractIn recent years one of the goals of the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been to encouragenew generations of engineering students to become more entrepreneurially-minded and self-employed in the engineering field. Engineering schools in the United States have specificcurricular requirements that students must fulfill in order to graduate, and some of theserequirements may incorporate a component of entrepreneurship education. As part of theresearch reported here, data from a survey of recent engineering alumni were used to examineand determine which engineering

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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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characteristics of engineers that enable themto produce or inhibit them from producing the innovations that U.S. society so urgently desires.We define these characteristics of engineers that enable or inhibit them from creating innovationsas engineering innovativeness or non-innnovativeness.Study participants defined an innovation as: “Simply put, it’s a new way of doing things. It’s breaking tradition and taking a new approach to solving an old problem. I think an innovation is actually only truly innovative if it is delivered to the world and widely adopted, and enjoyably used.” Riley “In my mind innovation is recognizing a need, or a gap, or a circumstance that could be better and then bringing to bear new ways of

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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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could alterthe future.Entrepreneurial Start-up Companies Page 24.517.10Another perspective on the entrepreneur is this individual has the ability to create something ofvalue where others see no value.10 The cases below effectively describe the efforts of students inideating, creating and/or contributing to the effort to create a value-add business where noneexisted before. The cases deal with software engineering, high altitude ballooning, and processengineering for the creation of carbon nanotubes.BloodStat was a software product birthed in the mind of a Taylor University undergraduate whosaw a way to create economic value through efficiency

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Dale S. Deardorff, Rocky Peak Leadership Center

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State University, Northridge (CSUN) is alsoincreasing its focus on entrepreneurship. Currently as part of their Master’s program inEngineering Management, a course on entrepreneurship and innovation management ismandatory for all students. The authors of this paper taught this course in Fall 2012 and Fall2013.The primary learning objectives of this course in Fall 2012 were: (i) Understanding how to put together a business plan (ii) Getting an in-depth analysis of identifying a target market (iii) Evaluating intellectual property related to their project (iv) Applying engineering economy concepts such as Rate of Return, Payback period, Sensitivity Analysis and Breakeven point.Keeping in mind the philosophy of

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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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their career more strongly than did men, although only marginal difference wasobserved (Cohen’s d = 0.19). This gender difference was present among students in bothdisciplines, keeping in mind that the gender difference in business was larger than the genderdifference in engineering. Generally, these findings are in line with Johnson’s finding on genderdifferences in career values 14.Our analyses of personal characteristic measures suggest that although engineering and businessstudents are similar on many developmental traits that may have traction in helping to explainentrepreneurial behaviors, small differences favoring business students are observed on some ofthese traits, such as innovation orientation, the way they optimize their goals

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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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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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. 3. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Ozaltin, N. O, Shartrand, A., & Shuman, L. J. (2011). Understanding the technical entrepreneurship landscape in engineering education. Paper presented at the annual conference for the American Society of Engineering Education, Vancouver, B.C. 4. Reid, K. & Ferguson, D. M. (2011). Enhancing the entrepreneurial mindset of freshman engineers. Paper presented at the annual conference for the American Society of Engineering Education, Vancouver, B.C. 5. Bilén, S. G., Kisenwether, E. C., Rzasa, S. E., & Wise, J. C. (2005). Developing and Assessing Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills and Mind-Set. Journal of Engineering Education. 94(2): 233-243. 6. Ohland, M. W

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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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., Kruschwitz, N., Laur, J., & Schley, S. (2008). The necessary revolution: How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world. New York: Doubleday14. Ramsey, J. (n.d.). An integrated science and technology undergraduate curriculum. Unpublished manuscript. College of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.15. Fluellen, Jr., J. (2011, November 18-20). Preparing 21st Century minds: Using brain research to enhance cognitive skills for the future. Creating a nation of innovators: A brief report of the Learning & Brain Conference, Boston.16. Daly, S., Yilmaz, S., Christian, J., Seifert, C. & Gonzalez. (2012). Design heuristics in engineering concept

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt A. Thoroughman, Washington University; Alessandra Hruschka, Washington University in St.Louis; Patricia Widder, Washington University in St. Louis

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Paper ID #10961Engineering Virtual Studio: KEEN Modules to Foster Entrepreneurial Mind-set in an Integrative, First/Second Year Online CourseDr. Kurt A. Thoroughman, Washington University Dr. Thoroughman is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis. He is also an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Thoroughman received a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and postdoctoral training in Biology from Brandeis University.Ms. Alessandra

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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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level engineering capstone design courses that were cross-listed as a single course, which was open to MBA students24, 25. The purpose of this cross-listed course was to produce business minded future engineers who through the experience of producing marketable products would develop better teamwork skills, adaptable communication skills, be comfortable with business plan development, and be knowledgeable of patents and intellectual property. Student team projects were either assigned or self-generated. The final product of the project was a functional product prototype supported by a written report describing its business and engineering aspects. The project evaluation was based on the intended business and engineering

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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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event requires students to demonstrate and “sell” their product in a true entrepreneurial sense. The student teams are judged competitively with attendees given “innovation dollars” to allocate to the teams as they see fit. The team that ends the day with the most innovation dollars is awarded first place in the competition. This course also serves as a launch pad for our students to enter competitions such as: Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, Clean Energy Business Plan Competition, Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest and the NCIIA’s Open Minds Competition. IME 4010, Entrepreneurial Engineering III. This course is taken by students in the first semester of their senior year. This course continues with the student’s

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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directs its focus at the five major innovation skills used by experts but doesnot explain which of these skills are more important and how these behaviors are linked to eachother. We are looking to fill those gaps related to these five skills. The purpose of this paper is todevelop a better understanding on innovative skills through a content analysis of experts andexamine the possibilities of further study in applying it to teaching future engineering students. “One’s ability to generate innovative ideas is not merely a function of the mind, but also a function of behaviors. This is good news for us all because it means that if we change our behaviors, we can improve our creative impact” 1.MethodsWe conducted a quantitative

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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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andintellectual independence and product creation, while females concentrated more on venturecreation, idea generation, and the ability to bring an idea to market. However, these results may Page 24.301.12be influenced by the difference in gender enrollment in various majors with fewer femalesmajoring in engineering, which may be more product-driven than other majors (Table 6). Engineering students also included ‘other skills’ in their definitions at higher rates thanstudents in other majors. Engineering students frequently referred specifically to business skills,which may highlight the skills that they believe entrepreneurial minded engineers

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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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Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph V. Sinfield, Purdue University

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Paper ID #9284Rethinking Innovation: Characterizing Dimensions of ImpactFreddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette Freddy Solis is a doctoral candidate in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He holds a civil engineering degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico, and M.Sc. in civil engineering and MBA degrees from Purdue University. His research focuses on innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and engineering education.Prof. Joseph V. Sinfield, Purdue University Joseph V. Sinfield received a B.S. degree in civil engineering, summa cum laude, from Bucknell Uni

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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