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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 2: Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Curiosity, and Workplace Preparedness

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Marie Mowat, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Santosh Kumar Pitla, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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existing idea or on a new idea” [7].Hrytsaienko et al. [8] outlines the history of the entrepreneurship and provides a definition foragrarian (agricultural) entrepreneurship: Agrarian entrepreneurship is an initiative, independent activity of citizens and their associations, aimed at obtaining income at their own risk and for property liability in within defined organizational and legal forms operating in the agricultural sector of the economy [8, p.428-429].Entrepreneurship is not a new idea in the agricultural sector, however studies in this area tend tofocus primarily on entrepreneurial skills and behavior in developing countries [9]. The researchalso looks at entrepreneurial programs and their effects on both women and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 2: Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Curiosity, and Workplace Preparedness

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan Eleanor Ita, Arvinas; Amanda Marie Singer, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

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, includinganalyzing markets, understanding the importance of context, and learning from mistakes [13].Additionally, in 2015, a survey of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)members indicated that both faculty and administrators believe that engineering students shouldhave access to education regarding entrepreneurship and innovation [14]. Therefore, there is anincreased effort to fuse EM concepts into engineering coursework.The Entrepreneurial Mindset at Ohio StateOne organization focused on integrating EM concepts into engineering coursework is the KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) [13]. KEEN is a network of more than 50universities across the United States that seek to instill an EM into their students through theircurriculum

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ENT-5: Pathways for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Across Educational Levels

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Reap, Quinnipiac University

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discusses the potential for underlyingdrivers of their appearance. It further categorizes types of entrepreneurial activity that oneencounters in the literature.To identify both manifestations and prevalence of entrepreneurial concepts, the search methoduses a mix of traditional academic databases and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to explore theengineering education literature. These tools find examples of manifestations from which onenotes distinct terms such as entrepreneurial mindset learning (EML). The frequency of these keyterms provides an indication of the prevalence of various manifestations.Qualitative examination of examples of the identified manifestations leads to insights concerningthe motivations behind inclusion of

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ENT-2: Bridging Faculty and Student Perspectives in Entrepreneurial Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M Ajmal Khan, Ohio Northern University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Ahmed Ammar, Ohio Northern University; Farha Jahan, Ohio Northern University

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protocol or strategyused in the lab. Students summarize their findings in a 1-2 pages long NABC report, in whichstudents identify the important need the routing protocol addresses, the approach to address thatneed, and compare the benefits per cost ratio to competing strategies. This practice of using NABCmotivates them to focus on value creation, which is the core of EML.1. IntroductionEntrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) is an innovative pedagogical approach designed toinstill entrepreneurial mindsets in students. In addition, EML prepares students to deal with real-world technical and innovation challenges with creativity and strategic thinking [1]. Moreover,this EML approach enhances students’ technical capabilities as well as develops

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D. Ragan, The Citadel

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materials science, the neuroscience of learning, humanitarian engineering, and undergraduate research involvement. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Implementing Entrepreneurial Minded Learning in a First-Year Seminar CourseEntrepreneurially minded learning (EML) was implemented in a first-year seminar course at ateaching-focused public institution in the Southeast United States. Entrepreneurial mindset (EM)is characterized by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)’s 3Cs, which arecuriosity, connections, and creating value. To assist the first-year students with the developmentof EM, a 7-week long project was developed and incorporated into the course

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catalina Cortazar, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gabriel Astudillo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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progress: How a Cornerstone Course Impacts Self-efficacy and EntrepreneurshipIntroductionEngineers have emerged as pivotal players in technological innovation in the past decadeby founding or actively participating in entrepreneurial ventures [1]. Consequently, policyinitiatives have increasingly supported integrating entrepreneurship programs withinengineering education [2]. Economic shifts and an evolving job market for graduates haveheightened the demand for engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset, which is defined asthe cognitive adaptability that preceeds entrepreneurial behaviors for acting onopportunities, learning from failures, and creating economic and social value throughproblem-solving [6]. Such a mindset

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington; Kayt Frisch, George Fox University; Zaher Kmail, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Chris Sharp, George Fox University

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in progress (WIP) paper, we present preliminary findings from a study that seeks toexplore the way CUREs and EM tools may support student development. The specific coolhighlighted in this WIP is a survey tool for evaluating EML within CUREs. When completed, webelieve that the insights provided by this research will be of significant value to faculty interestedin promoting student learning through CUREs - especially those with high teaching loads.The overarching research questions (RQ) this study seeks to address are the following: RQ1. In what ways do students in CUREs develop an entrepreneurial mindset? RQ2. What structures or practices help students develop EML through course-based research?This WIP specifically focuses on RQ1

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Adam Sears, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #43663Embracing a Fail-Forward Mindset: Enhancing Engineering Innovation throughReflective Failure JournalingMitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mitra Anand serves as the Associate Director of Makerspace, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in addition to being an Adjunct Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Anand’s research interests lie in combining hands-on Maker skills with an entrepreneurial mindset and value creation, aiming to develop practical solutions for real-world problems. He is enthusiastic about innovation in engineering education, design thinking

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Jianfeng Ma, Saint Louis University; Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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demonstrate how studentperceptions of learning and the learning environment, impact engineering student engagement by usingentrepreneurially-minded. bio-inspired projects as a foundation for teaching linear elasticity of engineeringmaterials, a mathematically intensive mechanics course. For this project, students were required to conducta literature review and use entrepreneurial mindset (curiosity, connections, and creating value) to describeapplications of bio-inspired architecture materials throughout time. Students researched currentdevelopment and challenges, how materials were influenced by biological inspiration, and incorporatedhumanities and arts into design. Upon completion, students were also required to write photovoicereflections about

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, The Ohio State University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

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Paper ID #46285Using Narrative Inquiry to Assess Research Outcomes of Biomedical EngineeringEntrepreneurial REU Undergraduate StudentsMs. Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University Alexandra Jackson is a fourth year PhD student at Rowan University seeking a specialization in Engineering Education. She began her research in Rowan’s Experiential Engineering Education Department in the Fall of 2019, and has developed interests in entrepreneurial mindset and student development. In particular, she is interested in assessment of entrepreneurial mindset through both quantitative and qualitative methods, including self-report

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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L. Eric James, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Zachary Reed Johnson

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Johnson ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 From the Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Framework to Economic Development: Expanding the Three C’s with Six I’s AbstractKEEN's well-established entrepreneurial mindset model is a crucial catalyst in training engineers to seekinnovation and economic development [1]. The Three C’s model of following one's Curiosity, makingconnections between concepts, and Creating value can not only be taught, they form a set of habits thatpair with self-directed learning to nudge engineers to more creative and innovative solutions. Theexpectation is that more creative and innovative solutions will result in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Elsaadany teaches Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Senior Design, and Entrepreneurial Bioengineering. He is active in Engineering Education Research, where he studies different mentoring strategies to ensure historically marginalized groups’ academic and professional success. Further, he studies strategies for instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students and innovative teaching approaches such as using virtual reality. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024AbstractIn recent years, the retention of undergraduate

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcus Melo de Lyra, The Ohio State University; Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Shukufe Rahman, The Ohio State University; Benjamin Ahn, The Ohio State University; Adam R Carberry, The Ohio State University

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Fulbright Specialist, receiving an FSE Top 5% Teaching Award, receiving an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Award, receiving a Frontiers in Education New Faculty Award, and being named an ASEE Fellow. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Teaching practices assessment tools as the foundation for identifying entrepreneurial education best practicesAbstract Given the central role of engineering in national economic development, it is expectedthat the next generation of engineers must be prepared to work in a global context by couplingtheir traditional engineering skillset with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) which is a collectionof

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ENT-2: Bridging Faculty and Student Perspectives in Entrepreneurial Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler James Stump, The Ohio State University; H. Schwab, The Ohio State University; Sydney Cooper, The Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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engagein a more enterprising, innovative and flexible manner in the changing workplace environmentfrom today” [8]. When centered in engineering curriculum, entrepreneurship allows for studentsto engage with skills such as empathy, collaboration, and creativity [9], [10], [11]. The KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) is a partnership of more than 55 colleges anduniversities across the United States that work to support engineering educators with tools,assessments, and resources in developing engineering student's entrepreneurial mindset [12].More specifically, “The Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) is a set of attitudes, dispositions, habits,and behaviors that shape a unique approach to problem solving, innovation and value creation,”[13

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Programmatic Effects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tate Cao, University of Saskatchewan; Shaobo Huang, University of Saskatchewan

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Paper ID #39564How Canadian Universities Align Their Curricular and Co-curricularPrograms with Institutional Culture and Entrepreneurial AmbitionsProf. Tate Cao, University of SaskatchewanDr. Shaobo Huang, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Shaobo Huang received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Utah State University. She has over eight years of teaching and/or research experience in engineering education. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada

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ENT-5: Pathways for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Across Educational Levels

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Munoz-Vallejos, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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pedagogical strategies employed. In Chile,universities have implemented innovation and entrepreneurship programs that incorporateactive methodologies such as project-based learning and the creation of startups as part oftheir courses. These strategies not only foster the development of entrepreneurialcompetencies but also strengthen students' ability to adapt to changes in the global market.In recent years, engineering education has evolved to incorporate competencies beyondtraditional technical skills, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset among future engineers. Oneof the most influential frameworks in this field is Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML),developed by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), which aims totransform

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi Wang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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strives to contribute to the broader understanding of how to cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets and drive innovation in academic settings.Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of University Entrepreneurship Education Initiatives and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring Entrepreneurial Learning Goals of Academic Entrepreneurs through Machine Learning and Natural Language ProcessingAbstractThis study explores the entrepreneurial learning goals of graduate students and faculty

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduates, students must encounterand learn to navigate obstacles at all levels of learning. Implementing MBL can provide a crucial first-step toward developing failure tolerance.The MBL framework employed by the authors [5, 6] requires students to demonstrate mastery offundamental skills to pass a course. Mastery is demonstrated by completing test questions with near-perfect solutions. Final grades are then based on the number and complexity of skills mastered duringthe semester. Unlike traditional grading systems, MBL does not award partial credit; assessments areevaluated as either Passed or Not Yet. However, students can retake assessments as needed until thecourse ends, allowing each failure to become a learning

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ENT-2: Bridging Faculty and Student Perspectives in Entrepreneurial Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelly Gulati, University of the Pacific; Sebastian Dziallas, University of the Pacific; Mehdi Khazaeli, University of the Pacific; Bidisha Burman, University of the Pacific; Maryam Heidaripour, University of the Pacific; Leili Javadpour, University of the Pacific

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) - at University of the Pacific. University of the Pacific is a medium-size, private, student-centered university with three campuses in California. We are a minorityserving institution (MSI) with Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-ServingInstitution (AANAPISI) and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designations. The goal of thisnew program is for students to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset by integrating diverse ideasand concepts across disciplines to generate innovative solutions to complex problems. Studentswill engage in user-centered design thinking, storytelling to communicate the value of theirideas, and collaborative teamwork to develop high-quality prototypes through iterative processes.They will also gain

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #39595Board 106: Innovation through Making Course: Creating a DistinctivePrototyping Experience as Part of a New Entrepreneurial Pathway (Work inProgress)Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mitra Anand serves as the Associate Director of Makerspace, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in addition to being an Adjunct Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Anand’s research interests lie in combining hands-on Maker skills with an entrepreneurial mindset and value creation, aiming to develop practical solutions for real-world problems. He is enthusiastic about

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Jeff Wolchok, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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. He is active in Engineering Education Research where he studies different mentoring strategies to ensure the academic and professional success of historically marginalized minorities. Further, he studies strate- gies for instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students as well as innovative approaches to teaching such as using virtual reality. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Development of an Innovation Corps-Modeled Bioengineering Course to Promote Entrepreneurial Engagement Among Undergraduate StudentsMs. Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas Amanda Walls is a doctoral student, funded by an NSF Graduate Research

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Programmatic Effects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Md Tarique Hasan Khan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Akshata Ashok Patil, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Bahar Memarian, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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exposure to entrepreneurship practices [1]. While traditional entrepreneurshipeducation has focused on self-employment and venture creation, recent advancements haveshifted the emphasis toward developing entrepreneurially-minded graduates. In particular, EEPsin engineering have evolved to focus on cultivating entrepreneurial skills and mindsets,expanding beyond sole enterprise formation [2]. These EEPs are posited as a means to fosterinnovativeness in students' chosen fields of employment upon graduation [3]. Moreover,engineering EEPs have advanced from business-oriented programs to more immersive, real-world-oriented approaches that aim to help students acquire entrepreneurship-related traits,skills, and mindsets [2]. Alongside existing EEPs

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monsuru O. Ramoni, Navajo Technical University; Jonathon Chinana; Ty Shurley, Navajo Technical University; Kathryn Hollar, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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to engage in entrepreneurship.This project welds bioinspired design, STEAM, and the entrepreneurial mindset together tobroaden the participation of Native Americans in Engineering. Students learned to use technicaltools and education to develop objects of economic value and thus engage in entrepreneurshiplearning.3. Methods3.1Project designThe focus of this paper is a class project for students in a second-year Industrial Engineeringcourse, IE 223 Design & Manufacturing Processes I. It is a semester-long project in whichstudents form teams to work on project tasks: sketch out a fish, design a mold (fish) inSolidworks, 3D Print the mold, fabricate the fish (pouring silicone into the mold), test thefabricated fish, program the fish for

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College; Martin Johnson

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, and measured risk [3]. Faculty have incorporated the entrepreneurial mindset[4], head/heart alignment and passion finding, creativity, and an innovators identity [5] into variouselements of experiential and project based courses. Capstone design instructors often teach tenetsof entrepreneurship to their design teams to build “soft skills” and develop “well-rounded”engineers [6]. These activities are both necessary for ABET accreditation as well as desired by theengineering workforce.In addition, employers seek more creative, entrepreneurial engineering graduates. Increasingly,they believe that gaining knowledge beyond traditional engineering curriculum is more importantthan discipline knowledge [7]. In addition, learning creativity and

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emmanuel Tetteh Teye, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Seth Yeboah Ntim

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entrepreneurial thinking within engineering education throughpatterner institutions [1] . Developing this mindset implies not only technical expertise but alsothe ability for engineering students to identify as entrepreneurs[2]. Identity then becomes a usefullens for understanding individuals’ academic and career motivation [3]; [4]. However, integrationand compartmentalization of these identities can be challenging, as engineering andentrepreneurial skill sets often do not coexist easily within the same individual, leading to atension in identity formation[5]. Though, this integration of engineering innovations withsustainable entrepreneurship principles presents an area requiring further exploration [6] there isa notable absence of entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #43817Cultivating Innovators—Unveiling the Hidden Potential of ”Innovation ThroughMaking” in Engineering EducationMitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mitra Anand serves as the Associate Director of Makerspace, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in addition to being an Adjunct Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Anand’s research interests lie in combining hands-on Maker skills with an entrepreneurial mindset and value creation, aiming to develop practical solutions for real-world problems. He is enthusiastic about innovation in engineering education, design thinking

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Programmatic Effects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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student assessment mechanisms in each of these programs, and in what ways participatingstudents stay engaged in the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem after completing one ofthese three introductory courses.1. IntroductionThe Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)exists to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset and change the way they see the worldto tackle important challenges [1]. This is achieved through both curricular and co-curricularopportunities available to undergraduate and graduate students in primary degree programs fromacross campus. The Center provides a variety of resources for students, including courses andacademic programs, workshops, networking opportunities with

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Rachel Koh, Smith College

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Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Bradley University, and a MS and PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.Dr. Rachel Koh, Smith College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 MBL (Mastery-Based Learning) Supports a Normalization of Failure as an Essential Part of LearningAbstractThe positive benefits of fostering a Growth Mindset in students have been widely reported.Developing the skill of persisting through and learning from failure is key to developing a growthmindset and the entrepreneurial mindset – KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network).This work-in-progress paper will

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dalya Ismael, Old Dominion University

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. 2. BackgroundHistorically, engineering education has primarily focused on technical skills and problem-solving within a specific set of parameters. However, the contemporary professionalenvironment demands a broader skill set. Engineering graduates today need to be equippedwith the ability to identify market opportunities, understand customer needs, and developsolutions that are both technologically sound and commercially viable. This shift calls for anintegration of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into the core of engineering education. 2.1 The Imperative for an Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM)The concept of EM involves more than the ability to start a business. It encompasses a way ofthinking that embraces innovation, risk-taking, and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology

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adequately developing creativity,entrepreneurial mindset, and cultural competency, which leaves them ill-prepared to solve 21st-century problems. Researchers indicate that these professional skills are not specifically includedin the ABET student learning outcomes and are not assessed in engineering curricula. There is anoverarching concern that curricula favor technical skills over professional skills. This qualitativeresearch study explores how engineering faculty currently provide engineering students withopportunities to develop professional skills. Three semi-structured interviews and one focusgroup were conducted to capture the knowledge and perceptions of engineering faculty in amechanical engineering department. Major findings include the