Paper ID #40086Introducing Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing courses: A Hands-onProject approachDr. Anu Osta, Rowan University Dr Anu Osta is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department at Rowan University. His teaching interests are Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing and Design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Introducing Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing courses: A Hands-on Project approachIntroductionOne of the driving purpose of entrepreneurship education is to enable the student community tobe able to convert the idea in their minds into a thriving, growing
Paper ID #37335A First-Year Design Project That Encourages Motivation, Curiosity,Connections, and MakingDr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. Dr. Zhu is an Associate Teaching Professor of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). In this role, she focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program
identificationof customer requirements [2]. Substantial interaction between mechanical engineering andentrepreneurship students in a senior level capstone course resulted in noteworthy improvementsin final project quality [3].When entrepreneurship is present, as it is in this study, a recent literature review identified a needfor more studies that measure its educational impacts [4]. This is not a new conclusion.Immersion in a process, such as the one conducted in this study, or even a simulation allowschildren to learn extensive amounts of information in short periods of time [5]. However, fewpedagogical impact investigations interrogate more than direct, overall academic achievement,even with one of the most studied constructs, achievement motivation [6
Bilayer Membrane sciences, and advanced manufacturing.Dr. Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia Beshoy Morkos is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent De- sign and Engineering). His lab currently performs research ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023How to engage engineering students in teaching linear elasticity through entrepreneurially-minded bio-inspired projects Jeffrey Ma1*, Lisa Bosman2, Maged Mikhail3, Khalid Tantawi4, Beshoy Morkos51 Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis
Paper ID #37561Promoting Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Students UsingIoT-Focused Project-Based LearningDr. Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico Associate professor at California state university, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research interests in Engineering Education focuses on Project-based learning course development, and inclusive teaching practices.Dr. Alfred Schademan, California State University, Chico Dr. Al Schademan is a Professor at California State University, Chico in the School of Education. His research interests focus upon preservice science teacher education
Native American Engineering StudentsABSTRACTEngineering students have limited opportunities for experiential learning, especially at TribalColleges and Universities, where engineering programs tend to be small, and resources areextremely limited. Typically, the first and senior years of a student's engineering educationjourney are infused with hands-on projects and capstone courses. However, the sophomore andjunior years generally need more opportunities for active learning, gaining professional skills,and developing a sense of professional practice. Also, scholars have increasingly realized thatarts subjects help students understand connections between different disciplines from acomprehensive perspective.This study highlights findings from
approach of Experiential Learning (EL), Entrepreneurial Mindset(EM), and real-world application using the entrepreneurially minded curriculum, for engineeringand technology courses.The purpose of this study is to highlight findings and lessons learned because of integrating anentrepreneurially minded interdisciplinary project (including bio-inspired design and STEAM)into the engineering technology classroom. Specifically, curriculum changes were implementedinto a course on programming industrial robots (as part of the minor in robotics). This course isdesigned for teaching technology students how to install, maintain, and work with industrialrobots through real-world applications. This course also assists students in discovering thecapability of
- Incubating Student Startups in GhanaAbstractThis paper describes the Palm GreenLab and its first GreenLab Startup Weekend to encourageand support entrepreneurial student teams. Palm Institute is a 10-year-old liberal artsuniversity-college in Ghana, whose mission is to educate ethical and excellent leaders in Africa.The Palm GreenLab is an innovation and incubation lab that seeks to “unearth and supporttalents that solve wicked problems with creative ideas, and to nurture and scale the growth ofambitious entrepreneurial projects”. The GreenLab plans to provide an array of offerings andsupport for student entrepreneurship. In Fall 2022, the GreenLab ran its first Startup Weekend -a two day intensive experience in which students pitched and evaluated
Paper ID #37637Bringing Entrepreneurial Mindset to the Design of Machinery through aBio-Inspired Design Project with Aesthetic ObjectivesProf. Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Colorado State University Soheil Fatehiboroujeni received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Merced in 2018 focused on the nonlinear dynamics of biological filaments. As an engineering educator and postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer- ing, Soheil worked in the Active Learning Initiative (ALI) to promote student-centered learning and the use of computational tools
Paper ID #37674Affordable robotics toolkits for equitable and interdisciplinaryeducation, transformable to searching nodes for disaster onsiteinvestigationsMr. Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology Hiroyuki Ishizaki is a Visiting Professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), a leading Japanese en- gineering school. His research interests include multidisciplinary teaching and learning, cross-cultural competence, collaborative online international (COIL), technopreneurship, and project/problem-based learning methods. As a Director of the Malaysia Office, he has been expatriated in Malaysia since 2014
Paper ID #37375Needs Analysis and Requirements Delivery: Guiding the DevelopmentApproach with an Intuitive FrameworkDr. Vijay K. Kanabar, Boston University Dr. Vijay Kanabar is an Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences at Boston University. He directs the project management program. He is a certified practitioner and has earned the PMP, CSM, and PMI- ACP credentials. Author of several books in the IT and Project Management domains, he was awarded the Lin Stuckenbruck award for his contributions to teaching and learning in the project management discipline. He can be reached at kanabar@bu.edu
course sequence over the 2021-2022 and2022-2023 academic years to determine the effect of EM-focused instruction and first-yeardesign projects on EM growth. We analyzed responses in a pre/post manner within theseacademic years and holistically analyzed across academic years. We used the cross-year analysisto address the impact of curricular changes. Finally, we provide implications and pedagogicalapproaches that can support the development of an EM in the future.2. BackgroundThe Ohio State University (OSU) partnered with KEEN in 2017 and has since integrated EMLacross several courses in its engineering curriculum. This initiative first began with the redesignof the First Year Engineering Program (FYEP) standard course sequence. Alterations to
in sustainable (bio-inspired) design helps them to understand the impacts oftheir decisions on the environment and natural resources and empowers them to make positivechanges. On the other hand, entrepreneurship enables students to learn how to spot, evaluate, andexplore opportunities, build a prototype, and test it to design a project that satisfies clients' needsand aesthetic preferences. Unfortunately, educational institutions and researchers lag, particularlywhen integrating an entrepreneurial mindset with green building. Thus, this study emerged toovercome this contemporary interdisciplinary challenge and prepare green entrepreneurs and T-shaped engineers.PURPOSE OR GOAL: This study aims to prepare future green entrepreneurs and T
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
mentors and faculty, travelexperiences, access to funding, and new venture competitions, among others.This paper explores three distinct, introductory curricular opportunities that students can engagein to gain foundational knowledge and project-based experience in engineering entrepreneurshipand innovation. Students participating in these classes are enrolled both in primary engineeringprograms as well as in disciplines across various colleges at UIUC and each course wasdeveloped for a specific context to provide ample opportunity to many students for earlyengagement in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.2. MotivationThe development and sustained offering of multiple introductory courses in innovation andengineering entrepreneurship is driven by a
Ocean Engineering at ESPOL. Prof. Andrade has been working with these two communi�es for manyyears and has developed a strong rela�onship with the community members. The trip was made in lateMay 2023 with the course scheduled to be taught during the month of July 2023. In addi�on to Drs.Singh and Andrade, Dr. Jorge Duque and Prof. Eduardo Cas�llo, two professors in the mechanicalengineering department (where Dr. Singh was based during his Fulbright appointment at ESPOL). Prof.Duque had previously worked on a mechanical engineering project with the Barcelona community andProf. Cas�llo had experience with entrepreneurship, having started his own company.During the visit to the communi�es, Dr. Singh was introduced to community leaders as well
developing skills in leadership, collaboration, creativity, and innovativethinking (Paray and Kumar, 2020; Isabelle, 2020; and Rodriguez and Lieber, 2020). Rodriguezand Liber (2020), in particular, call out the goals, and potential benefits, of entrepreneurshipeducation. They highlight the ways that entrepreneurship education in high schools can, andshould, be linked to the development of skills linked to design-thinking, to thinking towardinnovative practices and processes, and the ways that entrepreneurship programs can be a‘gateway’ to actual entrepreneurship projects. As we examined curricula from several differenthigh school programs, we saw the connection of the assignments, readings, and projects to theskills-development listed above
Paper ID #39245Work-In-Progress: Early Student Exposure to an Entrepreneurial Mindsetin Engineering ResearchJohn Peponis, Lawrence Technological University John Peponis is a Project Engineer/Senior Lecturer in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Lawrence Tech- nological University.Dr. Mary Lauren Benton, Baylor University Mary Lauren is an assistant professor of bioinformatics at Baylor University. She received her B.S. in Bioinformatics at Baylor University before completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics at
innovation in engineering education, design thinking, prototyping, program development, crafting inter- active curricula, and bringing ideas to fruition. With over 8 years of experience in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Anand possesses a solid background in Innovation and Entrepreneurship education, Additive Manufacturing, and Digital Fabri- cation technologies. He has taught lectures and workshops on advanced subjects to more than 1000 undergraduate engineering students and 150 graduate students, while advising on over 500 student and faculty research projects. His academic credentials include an M.S. in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering from New York University and a B.E in Mechanical Engineering from
students to embrace uncertainty and view failure as a learning opportunity.Research also highlights the critical role of instructors in modeling risk-taking behavior,fostering an entrepreneurial mindset essential for innovation [18, 19]. Studies on risk assessmentand management [20, 21] and the impact of instructional frameworks on developing anentrepreneurial mindset [22, 23] emphasize the importance of active learning and project-basedapproaches in cultivating the skills needed for navigating the complexities of the engineeringprofession.Existing literature emphasizes the complexity of failure and its critical role in learning andinnovation. However, there remains a gap in empirical studies exploring the integration of failurejournaling in
Technology from the Technical University of Munich, with specializations in Mechanical Engineering, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Finance. She is also an alumna scholar of the entrepreneurial qualification program at Munich’s Center for Innovation and Business Creation (UnternehmerTUM). Professionally, Nada currently works as a Senior Corporate Strategy Manager at a SaaS company. Her student practical experiences include roles as venture capital investment analyst, startup strategy consultant and entrepreneurial coach, alongside being team lead for innovation projects in the automotive industry.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a Research Scientist in the Designing Education Lab in Mechanical
Engineering Technologycurricula specifically needs further attention. This gap highlights the need for enhancingentrepreneurship education in this field, considering the industry's demand for graduates whoare both technically skilled and entrepreneurially minded. This research explores theintegration of entrepreneurship into an Engineering Technology (ET) program, with a focus ona sustainable building course. It employs innovative educational strategies such as micro-moments, bisociation, virtual reality, entrepreneurial tasks, and a project-based approach todevelop real-world problem-solving skills. The effectiveness of this approach was assessedthrough a quantitative and qualitative survey to understand student perceptions. Findings revealstudents
’ pursuit to ”do good.” Marie received her B.S. in mechanical engineering and international studies from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and M.S. and PhD in science and technology studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. She also earned a graduate certificate in human-centered design (HCD) from the Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program at Virginia Tech. Marie’s interest in values and engagement in professional cultures also extends to innovation and its experts.With Matthew Wisnioski and Eric Hintz, Marie co-editedDoes America Need More Innovators?(MIT Press, 2019). This project engages innovation’s champions, critics, and reformers in critical participation.Dr. Aneesha Gogineni, Saginaw Valley State University
on gene expression. He has a keen interest in new educational models especially in the area of innovation, experiential learning, and project-based learning. He currently serves as program director for the University of North Dakota’s Biomedical Engineering program and is actively developing an Innovation Based Learning methodology.Ryan Striker, University of North Dakota Ryan Striker is a life-long learner. Ryan has two decades of professional experience designing embedded electronic hardware for industrial, military, medical, and automotive applications. Ryan earned his BS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and his MS in Systems Engineering. He now teaches Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Dakota
Technology, and her B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri- Rolla (same school, different name). At Rose-Hulman, Michelle is co-leading a project to infuse an entrepreneurial-mindset in undergraduate students’ learning, and a project to improve teaming by teaching psychological safety in engineering education curricula. Michelle also mentors undergraduate researchers to investigate the removal of stormwater pollutants in engineered wetlands. Michelle was a 2018 ExCEEd Fellow, and was recognized as the 2019 ASCE Daniel V. Terrell Awardee.Dr. Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University Liping Liu is an associate professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence
engineeringfundamentals.IntroductionMore than ever, the world needs innovative products, services and organizations to help societymove forward. Those who will design these advances often seek opportunities in college to bothdevelop and test new ways to solve problems in ever-growing ecosystems and new engineeringapplications. Though engineering programs often excel at teaching technical capabilities,communication, leadership, teamwork and project-based learning activities gain less attention. Inaddition, engineering programs typically lack a structured method to apply entrepreneurialthinking to their studies, where questions of financial viability, social usefulness and potentialdemand for their engineering solutions are integrated into their coursework. Therefore, co
]. 2. Sustainability and climate change (S/CC) topics. S/CC problems have recently been coming to the forefront as problems that need to be urgently addressed. Given the important role engineers play in transportation, manufacturing, design, and other areas relevant to S/CC, it is important for engineering students to be exposed to these topics throughout their studies. o Within S/CC topics, the concept of circularity (as in the circular economy) is discussed and included as a requirement for student projects. In this course and in this paper, circularity is referred to as Cradle to Cradle (C2C), based on the book by McDonough and Braungart [3]. The C2C approach promotes a
training in active learning methodologies at the three campuses of the School of Engineering (Santiago, Vi˜na del Mar and Concepci´on, Chile). She authored several manuscripts in the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding institutions and associations. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Relationship Among Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Competency Development: A Study on Perceptions Through Engineering Students.AbstractEntrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial competencies are two
encourage both new and experienced faculty to embrace EML and to see the benefit ofincluding undergraduates in research programs. Seeing some of the examples of successfullyintegrating undergraduates in research that will be presented in the workshops should encourageall faculty and motivate them to include more undergraduates in their programs.Project DescriptionThe desire of this initial project was to expose undergraduate students to research early in theiracademic career. KEEN first sponsored a workshop entitled “EML through Research” in thefall of 2019. The workshop helped to explore the connection between research and EML. Thisworkshop has been offered several more times since then. The results of these workshops weredeveloped into
significant.In a previous study, the innovation self-efficacy of undergraduate students enrolled in two juniorand senior level environmental engineering courses was found to increase after studentscompleted an activity on designing K-12 STEM projects related to the course outcomes (See fullinstrument in Bolhari and Tillema, 2022). In a follow-on study, it was of interest to evaluate theimpacts of the addition of mentors into the curriculum design activity. Previous research foundthat various forms of mentoring might increase innovation self-efficacy. In co-curricularactivities with communities via the group Design for America (DFA), student teams receivedbrief weekly coaching sessions with professional designers, and interviews identified these