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The I5 Program: The Challenges Of Implementing A Project Based Summer Study Abroad Program That Integrates Technology And Entrepreneurship In China

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

also the Director of University Entrepreneurial Initiatives. Page 14.1219.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The I5 Program: the Challenges of Implementing a Project-Based Summer Study Abroad Program that Integrates Technology and Entrepreneurship in ChinaAbstractLeveraging the seemingly conflicted constraints of inflexible degree plans, high-hourdegree requirements, and the increasing costs of higher education in the United States,the I5 program (Immersion Into International Interdisciplinary Innovation) has built asummer program in China adeptly able to provide to undergraduate engineering

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Atic: A Program To Energize University Industry Collaborations

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jane Laux, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-1383: ATIC: A PROGRAM TO ENERGIZE UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRYCOLLABORATIONSJane Laux, Arizona State University Jane Laux is a Program Coordinator Sr. at the Advanced Technology Innovation Center, Arizona State University. Her expertise and experience include project management, development and execution, in addition to research operational responsibilities.Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University Anshuman Razdan received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering and the Director of the Advanced Technology Innovation Center and the I3DEA Lab, ASU’s Polytechnic campus, Mesa, Arizona

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Service Learning As A Prerequisite To Engineering Entrepreneurship

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurshipwas a prerequisite to the Engineering Service Learning course, required of first semester juniors.In the original curriculum design, students in Engineering Entrepreneurship were tasked withproviding an entrepreneurial solution for a predetermined client. The course instructors weretakes with identifying an acceptable community partner for the class. The project was thencarried into Engineering Service Learning in the following academic year. Engineering Servicelearning was designed to assist the students with the design, testing and implementation stages ofthe engineering design process.BackgroundThe FGCU mission statement includes statements regarding “valuing public service”,“encouraging civic responsibility” and a requirement of community

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Integrating Entrepreneurship Throughout An Electrical And Computer Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

graduates to become entrepreneurs. Even for those with a more conventionalcareer path, entrepreneurial skills and an entrepreneurial way of looking at problems will helpthem to maximize their professional success.Of course, practically all engineering programs are already overloaded with critical learningobjectives ranging from highly technical skills to highly interpersonal and communication skills.As a result, it can be a great challenge to find an opportunity to incorporate even a small amountof entrepreneurship into an existing engineering curriculum.The authors present an ongoing effort at their university to integrate entrepreneurial projects andmodules directly into required ECE courses in all four years of the curriculum. The effort

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Creating A Sustainable Energy Business In Rural Honduras

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

December 2008 with a joint M.B.A. degree and Master of Engineering degree. His graduate project included the creation of the company described in this paper.Brian Thomas, Baylor University Brian Thomas is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. His research is focused on appropriate technology for the developing world, and in particular, electrification systems using renewable resources. He has deployed wind power, solar photovoltaic, and hydro power systems in Kenya, Uganda, Honduras, and Texas. He is co-founder and board member for the 501(c)3 organization Engineers with a Mission.Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University Elizabeth Lemus in a junior

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Inovaed: A Model And Resource To Help Students Leverage Late Stage Intellectual Property

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Douglas Arion, Carthage College; Matt Wagner, Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation; Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Alliance (NCIIA). Part of this expansion involves a web-based system including asearchable database and document management system containing over 300 industrial patentsavailable for licensing. The system enables faculty and students to request and receiveauthorization to pursue projects using specific IP. It also enables them to contribute and searchstudent project documents such as marketing studies, financial models, and design documentsthat could be utilized by other students and student teams, or by entrepreneurs under appropriatelicenses. This expansion also includes a user manual for student teams, and workshops to helpfaculty at other institutions integrate InovaED into their courses. The InovaED model anddatabase are now being used by

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Faces On Design: A Partnership Among Clients, Students, And Community Volunteers

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, followed by two projects that serve as case studies. The experience is thenbriefly evaluated and preliminary assessment is presented. The paper concludes with adiscussion on the future plans.Service Learning and Social EntrepreneurshipDefined as “a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that addresshuman and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to Page 14.618.2promote student learning and development”1, service learning is not only beneficial to the overalldevelopment of the student but also addresses the hard-to-assess qualitative educationaloutcomes f and h of ABET2. For the

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Education For Product Innovation: A "Good Practices" Report

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-941: EDUCATION FOR PRODUCT INNOVATION: A "GOODPRACTICES" REPORTMartin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology Page 14.512.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Education for Product Innovation – A ‘Good Practices’ ReportAbstractThis paper presents results from a study of good examples of education for product innovation. Aselection of exemplifying courses, modules, exercises and projects are presented. The selection ismade to show examples of good practices which could easily be integrated into existing coursesand programs.The Product Innovation Engineering program, PIEp, is the initiator of the study and the overallaim is to produce a state of the art

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Leadership Models And Practices Course: Student Perceptions And Development Of Leadership Skills And Incorporation Of A New Leadership Course

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

motivation for being a leader.Again, comparison yields a shift in perception. Upon completion of the course, the studentscompleted a course evaluation survey to aid the course developer in determining if the course ismeeting the university’s leadership education goals. In addition, the students completed a peerassessment of leadership skills and characteristics near the beginning and at the conclusion of thecourse. The peer assessment yields some shifts in leadership development. Finally, as a finalassessment at the conclusion of the final team course project, the students completed a peerperformance evaluation, and the results are reported.1. IntroductionEntrepreneurshipLawrence Technological University (LTU) has offered students entrepreneurial

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A Novel Creativity And Innovation Course For Engineering Students

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; William Hurley, Villanova University; Edmond Dougherty, Villanova University; James Klingler, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

solving, e.g. lateralthinking. The students would spend the next 20-30 minutes working on in-class exercisesusing that particular tool. More details on the guest speakers are presented below.One class was used for a field trip. The classes spanned the first eight weeks of thesemester. For the remainder of the semester the students worked on a term project.Details of the term project are presented below. The textbook used for the course was“The Art of Innovation” by Tom Kelley and students were assigned readings from thisbook as homework exercises.Creativity ToolsThe creativity tools taught in the course are well-established techniques such as“Brainstorming” and “Provocation”. DeBono’s “Six Thinking Hats” and “LateralThinking” were also described

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Teaching Innovative Thinking: Future Directions

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

skills” and encourages trust and respect for individuals and ideas. The most relevant skills are clustered in four categories: (a) Problem solving, (b) “Big picture”, (c) Personal, and (d) Social. Following these skill “list”, we describe multiple hands-on activity-based innovation modules, each ofwhich aims at specific skills, with focused objectives and outcomes. The modules are divided into tencategories, specifically: Community, Camps, Short Courses, Competitions, Projects, Challenges, Puzzles,Workshops, Meetings, Beyond Engineering, and Business and Industry. Each module is detailed anddiscussed. Implementation of a program that deals with the above skills has begun. The College ofEngineering and Computer Science began the first

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Telling Design Stories For Engineering Design Entrepreneurship

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Joel Sadler, Stanford University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

trying to figure out a way to structure exercises to access story as a methodologyand explorative form for a graduate engineering and design methods class. To do this I reflect back onwhat I already know, what I am learning from graduate student co-creators, and how my participantobservation as instructor for the class will impact the developmental stages of their projects.We know that collaborative design thinking is a social activity [1]. Members work together in teamsin the workplace and increasingly in engineering schools in project-based design courses. While thesecourses give an experience of working in teams, the elements of how insights help individuals createnew approaches, sustain engagement and inspiration well into a project and

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The M.S. M.B.A. Program: Integrating Engineering, Entrepreneurship, And New Product Development

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: sasikumar naidu, University of Tennessee; Prasanna Venkateswara Rao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Paul Frymier, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Spivey Douglas, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Gary Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Masood Parang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

developing such programs.Keywords: New Product Development, MS-MBA, multidisciplinary, entrepreneurship.Introduction The main aim of this dual-degree MS/MBA project was to further the economicdevelopment of the area by encouraging cooperation and coordination between academiaand industry. As a part of this endeavor, the following main tasks were envisaged: Page 14.1234.2o Graduate Program Developmento Interface with College of Lawo Development of "Idea Bank"o Product Development and Commercialization Forumo Entrepreneurial Board.Graduate Program Development The focus of this innovative dual-degree program was to integrate the skills andknowledge

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Entrepreneurship Curricula And Competitions In The Faculty Of Engineering Of The University Of Ottawa

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

). Page 14.580.2As it has been the case in the United States of America (re. Standish-Kuon and Rice 2002; Ochset al. 2001), Canadian engineering schools have responded to this call for action coming from theprofession that they serve in a variety of ways that include academic and/or extra-curricularcomponents: ≠ The Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McMaster University offers a Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation degree (McMaster University 2009). That program allows students to develop their own start-up project at the same time that they complete the academic requirements associated to this degree. In 2007, two technology projects from the Xerox Centre were selected

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Recent Developments In The Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robert Olsen, Washington State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Applied Magnetics in Santa Barbara, CA, a trial program in engineeringentrepreneurship was developed and offered to students of the College of Engineering andArchitecture at Washington State University (WSU). Given its successful introduction, Mr.Frank decided to endow the Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute. It is nowoperated in conjunction with faculty within the WSU College of Business EntrepreneurshipProgram. Additional support has been provided from the College of Business entrepreneurshipendowment, the Herbert B. Jones foundation (for development of the interdisciplinary seniorproject course), the NCIIA for support of senior level entrepreneurial projects and by smallerendowments provided by Lewis Lee and Larry

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Incorporating An Entrepreneurial Mindset In Freshman Engineering Students

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University; Mark McQuilling, Saint Louis University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

technical competence, customerawareness, business acumen, and social values. In addition, engineering students exposed toentrepreneurship early in their education have shown higher retention rates3-6, higher GPAs6, andimproved soft professional skills, which are components of engineering entrepreneurship, evenwhile their understanding of engineering as a technical field does not change3,7. A recent study8revealed how engineering juniors and seniors believe they should receive education aboutbusiness and entrepreneurship throughout their college careers, even though their major is in atechnical field. Traditionally, the capstone senior design projects in undergraduate engineeringprograms come close to exposing the students to the business aspects

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Graduate Certificate In Technology Entrepreneurship: New Business Opportunities For Engineers, Scientists, And Business Students

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jorge delosRios-Hurtado, Texas Tech; David Wyrick, Texas Tech
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University of North Dakota states that building cross-campus partnerships consists of threephases6. The first phase is to establish an entrepreneurship certificate program for undergraduatemajors. (The undergraduate certificate at Texas Tech can be considered in this first phase for across-campus initiative.) Then, phase 2 establishes a cognate in new product development forgraduate non-business majors. Finally, phase 3 establishes new, fully-integrated joint programsin entrepreneurship. This three-phase project seems very similar with our approach.Nevertheless, UND focuses their phases on non-business majors. We believe that both non-business and business majors need to be involved in a cross-campus initiative.St. Mary's University developed an

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Water Resource Management Capacity Development: A Small Systems Technology Transfer Model

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Karla Andrew, Western Kentucky University; Jeffery Ballweber, Colorado State University; Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida; Rick Fowler, Western Kentucky University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies and Operations Director of the WATERS Laboratory at Western Kentucky University. Ms. Fattic’s role as Associate Director of the Center includes budget development and project coordination of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. Ms. Fattic’s responsibilities include day-to day administration, budget and personnel management, quality assurance and quality control, and maintenance of certifications. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University, and has worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an environmental consultant prior to being employed by the

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Entrepreneurship Program Assessment By Student Outcome

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gary Hansen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Peter Robinson, Utah Valley University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 14.581.8and outside the classroom were responsible for causing the change, we asked the students toelaborate during the interviews. What appeared to standout was their hands-on involvement withbusiness through the class projects. In one popular class, the students teamed up to participate in a quarter-long businessdecision simulation project. Every week there were business scenarios requiring them to makedecisions on R&D investment, capacity and production decisions, advertising and sales forcebuild-up, pricing and inventory planning and so on. They had to make decisions as a group andtheir choices interacted with other teams’ decisions which subsequently resulted in changes ineach teams’ company performance and their stock

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The Innovation Chase And Quest: A Case In Experiential Learning In Entrepreneurial Competitions

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He has published journal and conference papers. Dr Ali has done research projects with Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell

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A Structured Approach To Innovation: A Classroom Experience In Inventive Problem Solving For An Entrepreneurial Program

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dana Clarke, Applied Innovation Alliance; Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University of Toledo, and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Technology, Khulna. He has published journal and conference papers. Dr Ali has done research projects with Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He is member of IIE, INFORMS, SME

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Undergraduate Engineering Student Attitudes Toward Entrepreneurship

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

these events show significant interest in topics including engineeringand scientific innovation and projects in the developing world and environmental sustainability. Page 14.1289.2 This article explores entrepreneurship in the context of Kettering University, a small,private engineering focused university in Flint, MI. A large corporation originally owned theinstitution before it became private in 1982. The institution employs a co-operative model ofengineering education with students completing alternate terms of work and study. Currently,the university works with over 600 co-operative employers that employ its students. During thistime

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A Model For Technology Commercialization: Mississippi State University

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Byron Williams, Mississippi State University; Gary Butler, Mississippi State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-239: A MODEL FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION:MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYGerald Nelson, Mississippi State University Gerald Nelson, an industrial engineering graduate (1974) with an MBA (1985) from Mississippi State University, began his career with a co-op experience at Rockwell International. Nelson worked five semesters with Rockwell before joining them full time after graduation as a Project Engineer and Program Manager. Nelson’s career includes former positions as Plant Manager, Trinity Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer of the Wear Resistance Group of Thermadyne Industries, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Operations, Viasystems Group, Inc.; and Chief