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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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Paper ID #49062How a Cornerstone Course Impacts Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial SkillsProf. Catalina Cortazar, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Catalina Cort´azar is a Faculty member in the engineering design area DILAB at the School of Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (PUC). Catalina holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Science with a focus on Engineering Education from PUC, an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Desing, an MA in Media Studies from The New School, and a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a concentration in Structural Design.Gabriel

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

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Abigail Tubbs, University of North Dakota; Mercedes Terry, University of North Dakota; Brandon Fugger, University of North Dakota; Blair Dupre, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota; Ryan Striker P.E., University of North Dakota

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ininnovation-related tasks, was measured using a validated Innovation Efficacy scale. The studyfurther explores the effect of graduate students acting as learning coaches and project mentors.This work examines whether the learning coaches’ guidance and support contribute to increasinginnovation self-efficacy. The IES scale was modified to include role-specific items for studentsto rate how the coach and mentor contributed to their innovation self-efficacy.Innovation-Based Learning (IBL) is an educational approach designed to foster origination,particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines such asbiomedical engineering. Unlike traditional project-based learning, IBL focuses on solving openproblems, identifying new

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

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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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. V., & Boldureanu, D. (2020).Entrepreneurship education through successful entrepreneurial models in higher educationinstitutions. Sustainability, 12(3), 1267. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031267Cai, W., Gu, J., & Wu, J. (2021). How Entrepreneurship Education and Social Capital PromoteNascent Entrepreneurial Behaviours: The Mediating Roles of Entrepreneurial Passion and Self-Efficacy. Sustainability, 13(20), 11158. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132011158Colombo, M. G., Guerini, M., Rossi‐Lamastra, C., & Bonaccorsi, A. (2021). The “first match”between high-tech entrepreneurial ventures and universities: The role of founders’ social ties.The Journal of Technology Transfer, 47(1), 270-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-021-09848-3D’Este

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

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

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could say that being creative,innovative, and problem-solving are basal characteristics at the heart of American culture. The history ofthe US is strongly colored by innovators dating back to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and otherscontinuing through the development and expansion of the US. The drive to succeed is so strong in theculture that it is often named as “the American Dream” and as a whole, it overshadows a more criticalpoint – what are the components of “success” and how are we measuring them? The triple bottom linetheory [2] began a very critical and much need change associated with that definition of success: itexpanded it beyond just making profit for a corporation, to factoring in some way the effect of thecompany’s actions

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

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Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez, Universidad ECCI

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technical skills in statistical analysis so they can face business environments with strength andcan make good decisions as entrepreneurs [18].As a practical case and analyzing the results section in a real scenario, we want to talk about howpolice officers in the city of Medellin, used this tool to predict the behavior patterns of car theftand thus take predictive and corrective measures in this situation, then, the description of the case:The data analysis is carried out to determine variables that allow us to evaluate the result andanalyze the strongest trends regarding the modality of vehicle theft in the city of Medellin.The process was carried out through the Crisp DM methodology [19], based on six fundamentalphases such as: understanding the

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ENT-6: Fostering Creativity, Communication, and Impact in Student Learning

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Caroline Steely, University of Colorado Boulder

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, no. 11, pp. 885–888, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100688.[7] M. Schar, S. Gilmartin, A. Harris, B. Rieken, and S. Sheppard, "Innovation self-efficacy: Avery brief measure for engineering students," in Proc. 2017 ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo.,Columbus, OH, Jun. 2017. Available: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--28533.[8] A. Bolhari, A. Bielefeldt, A. Gowrishankar, M. Leizerovich, S. Gavney, and R. Saxton,"Exploring the Relationships between Artistic Creativity and Innovation Attitudes inEngineering Students." [Online]. Available: https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10529229.[9] T. Heeren and R. D’Agostino, “Robustness of the two independent samples t-test whenapplied to ordinal scaled data,” Statistics in Medicine, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 79-90, 1987,https

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ENT-1: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement and Belonging in Engineering

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Ebony Omotola McGee, The Johns Hopkins University; Shelly Engelman, Johns Hopkins University ; Thema Monroe-White, George Mason University; Binh Chi Bui, The Johns Hopkins University

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captures how integral participants perceived their entrepreneurial work totheir identity (e.g., “My work as a founder is an important part of who I am”). ENT self-efficacy(McGee et al., 2009) included sub-constructs such as marshalling (3 items; α = 0.70), whichassessed confidence in gaining support for one’s vision (e.g., “How confident are you in gettingothers to believe in your vision?”), and planning (4 items; α = 0.80), which measured confidencein estimating customer demand. Equity ethics (McGee et al., 2022) included 17 items (α = 0.96),focusing on participants’ efforts to create inclusive spaces for marginalized groups (e.g., “I applymy expertise to make spaces more inclusive of marginalized groups”). Racial activism (adaptedfrom Szymanski

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ENT-1: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement and Belonging in Engineering

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Andrea T Kwaczala, Western New England University; Andrea Davis, Western New England University; Heidi Ellis, Western New England University

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://restream.io/tools/transcribe-video-to-textMamaril, N., Usher E.L, Li C., Ross, D., “Measuring Undergraduate Students' Engineering Self-Efficacy: A Validation Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, 105 (2), April 2016.DOI:10.1002/jee.20121McCroskey, J. C., “Measures of communication-bound anxiety,” Speech Monographs, 37, 269-277, 1970.Nash, G., Crimmins, G., & Oprescu, F, “If first-year students are afraid of public speakingassessments what can teachers do to alleviate such anxiety?” Assessment & Evaluation in HigherEducation, 41(4), 586–600, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2015.1032212Perelman, P. “Can AI help with public speaking? A review of AI platforms” Duarte,Communication, Skills Training: https://www.duarte.com/blog/review-of

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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

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central to entrepreneurial competence.Recognition by Others Recognition from family, peers, and mentors played a crucial role in participants’entrepreneurial identity development. Grace shared how her family’s encouragement bolsteredher self-efficacy: “My family has always encouraged me to pursue my entrepreneurial dreams.They see my work ethic and think that I have what it takes.” Similarly, Cortex described howpeer validation reinforced his leadership identity: “I naturally gravitated towards this vicepresident role... because I showed up and liked the club.” Such external recognition strengthenedtheir confidence and reinforced their belief in their potential as entrepreneurs.Future Possible Selves (Hoped-for) Participants’ hoped

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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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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strong EM as recognizedthroughout the literature [41], [42], and a crucial element of translational research [6], [15]. Allstudents were able to reflect on this, but it is possible that the eREU students were more focusedon experiences they deemed directly beneficial to their future career goals. Research indicatesthat students with higher entrepreneurial self-efficacy tend to feel more inclined toentrepreneurial-focused careers [43], [44]. Since students in the eREU program were exposeddirectly to entrepreneurship interventions during the summer, including customer interaction andinteraction with mentors who were practicing entrepreneurs, it is possible they were influencedtoward a higher entrepreneurial self-efficacy [45], thus focusing their

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alvaro Reinaldo Gonzalez, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile

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misalignment between their perceptions and institutional expectations, especially in supportingthe integration of innovative practices. Experienced teachers often feel less need for professionaldevelopment in innovation, while those struggling with integration report lower confidence,leading to a potential cycle of diminished self-efficacy. Recommendations are proposed tostrengthen transversal training in innovation and entrepreneurship.Keywords: STEM Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Transversal Training, TeacherPerception, Higher Education CurriculumIntroductionImplementing a training program in innovation and entrepreneurship for engineering students ata Chilean university raises critical questions about the broader educational

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ENT-1: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement and Belonging in Engineering

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Lauren H. Logan, Ohio Northern University

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practices enhance student autonomy or self-efficacy [4]. Linked to inclusion,autonomy improves learning outcomes, and motivation, in diverse student populations [5].Furthermore, autonomy, particularly as related to learner choice within a learning assessment,allows for inclusion of diverse backgrounds and skill levels [6]. Sereti & Giossos [7] defineautonomy as the learner’s ability and skill to decide what and how to learn a given topic.Layering choice (the “what”) within a unique educational assessment can open new pathways forstudents to “fit in” to a given career path. And providing students with opportunities to seethemselves as part of the field of study can increase overall belonging, motivation, andachievement [8] [9].With the

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

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Katherine Jiawen Ren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David K Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Audrey Rorrer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Praveen Ramaprabhu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; H. P. Cherukuri, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Terry Xu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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fundamental components: curiosity, connections, and value creation [6].Entrepreneurial education shapes university students’ entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy[6] [7]. It is implied that the entrepreneurial education programs cultivate students’entrepreneurship awareness apart from the mathematics theory, equations, calculation, orexperiment, which are from the traditional STEM education program.Intellectual capital and innovation were elements that enabled universities to achieve the goal ofknowledge transfer [8]. According to a study from ten European countries, the higher educationsystem contributed to two entrepreneurial-related developments in the 21st century: 1) forresearch, to improve scientific knowledge that can progress

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ENT-4: Experiential Approaches to Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering

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Sydney Casperson; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington; Chris Sharp, George Fox University; Kayt Frisch, George Fox University

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: Undergraduate Research Increases Self-Efficacy and Career Ambitions for Underrepresented Students in STEM,” J. Res. Sci. Teach. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21341.[3]​ Watkins-Lewis, K. M., Dillon, H. E., Sliger, R., Becker, B., Cline, E. C., Greengrove, C., James, P. A., Kitali, A., and Scarcella, A., 2023, “Work In Progress: Multiple Mentor Model for Cross-Institutional Collaboration and Undergraduate Research,” American Society for Engineering Education, Baltimore MD.[4]​ Dillon, H., Cline, E. C., Hadnagy, E., Rodriguez, S. L., Sesko, A. K., Sliger, R. N., and Wilson, N., 2024, “Work in Progress: Transformation Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (T-CURE).” [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/work-in

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

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Irene Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maysam Nezafati, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory University; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Mary Lauren Benton, Baylor University; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jonathan Rylander, Baylor University

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between thetwo groups. However, it was positive to see that the majority of the students who responded tothe follow-up survey continued their research, and those who did generated outputs that werevaluable to their own development, such as scholarships or awards, as well as the professionaldevelopment of their mentors, such as conference papers.Conclusions and future work:Research experiences support student skill development in a wide variety of areas, from researchplanning to data analysis to communication. However, mentors have limited time to spend withundergraduate mentees, and targeted training workshops have the potential to enhance studentskill development and self-efficacy during research experiences. By comparing an interventioncohort