integrating entrepreneurially minded experiential STEAMlearning into a second-year engineering course - Design & Manufacturing Processes I. A total ofsix students enrolled in the course. The project required students to develop engineeringactivities to highlight water pollution via the design, fabrication, and programming of softrobotic fish. During one semester, students formed teams to work on project tasks, includingsketching out a fish, designing a mold (fish) in Solidworks, 3D-Printing the mold, fabricating thefish (pouring silicone into the mold), testing the fabricated fish, programming the fish forblinking light and vibrations. A metacognitive photovoice reflection was used to assess theproject's impacts. The preliminary thematic analysis
mechanicalengineering course on Dynamics of Machines to (1) give students access to real-world learningexperiences and (2) explore and identify the ways in which an interdisciplinary design projectthat combines key components of EM, STEAM and bio-inspiration impacts students’ learning.The results include initial findings from a thematic analysis of the data collected usingphotovoice reflections. Adopted from the relevant studies in the literature in the context of EMcurricular activities, photovoice reflections combine pictorial and textual data and constitute aportion of the project’s conclusion section submitted by students. The paper then discusses futuresteps on the use of interdisciplinary design projects which provide real-world experientiallearning
. Amy received the 2019 KEEN Rising Star award from KEEN for her efforts in encouraging students in developing an entrepreneurial mindset. She is interested in curricu- lar and co-curricular experiences that broaden students’ perspectives and enhance students’ development, and the use of digital portfolios for students to showcase and reflect on their experiences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A First Year Design Project that Encourages Motivation, Curiosity, Connections, and MakingAbstractThis paper describes a design project, the Mars in the Making project, that was developed toencourage more motivation, curiosity, and connections in first year
, students completed a photovoice reflection for one of the assignments(manufacturing lesson on corrosion and erosion) to reflect on the manufacturing survey. In thispaper, we present the survey assignment and photovoice reflection on corrosion and erosion,specifically, as it is traditionally considered a negative surface phenomenon. Thematic analysisof the photovoice reflections show that students are motivated to explore mechanisms forincreasing system value and identifying opportunities. Ultimately, findings suggest that the useof hands-on surveying assignments to compliment the traditional teaching methods used inmanufacturing classrooms can promote an entrepreneurial mindset when studying manufacturingcontent.1. Introduction Industry 4.0
-minute lesson to teach a small peer group about the content of an episode of the NPR How I BuiltThis podcast through a brief lecture, engaging activity, and a discussion or quiz as a means ofassessment. This activity exposes students to the paths that various innovators took in theirentrepreneurial journeys to demystify the process of innovation and provide inspiration throughstorytelling.The third primary assessment mechanism is an individual innovation map and synthesis. Theobjective of this assignment is to provide a formal means for students to reflect on potential nextsteps in their entrepreneurial journey after the course ends and synthesize their understanding ofthe entrepreneurial mindset and their role as an innovation leader. Students
ideas, formed teams,worked to identify and address important elements and issues, and presented their project. Thispaper briefly describes the current and planned structure of the Palm GreenLab; describes theStartup Weekend; reports results from participant reflections; and outlines lessons learned andfuture directions. Projects included agricultural products, education software, and electionsoftware. During the weekend, participants completed a Strength - Improvement - Insight (SII)reflection. Strengths focused on teamwork and collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, andcreativity and problem solving. Improvements focused on teamwork issues and the foodprovided. Insights focused on the value and challenges of teamwork.1. IntroductionPalm
industrial robots to perform many jobs and real-world applications that could beboth unsafe and unpleasant to people. The midterm project used to integrate (EM+ Bio +STEAM was given to the students focused on real-world problem-solving and experientiallearning opportunities. The students were required to finish this project within four weeks aspart of the integration of the new interdisciplinary project (crossing the realms ofentrepreneurially minded learning, STEAM, and bio-inspired design), students completed aphotovoice metacognitive reflection aimed to understand their perceived learning outcomes.Preliminary thematic analysis conducted on the metacognitive reflections showcases three corepatterns within the data. First, students generally
gatherfeedback from a real audience to support their design proposals. This supplied a goal andpurpose for the activity and was a leading factor in exploration. To support promoting the EM inthe activity, students focused on providing a solution to a real-world problem and proposing amarket-driven solution based on research and product analysis. Proposals were also required tointegrate Bio-inspired components in their designs and use media artworks to reflect purpose andaudience in the final product.Over six weeks, students were introduced to several system design components. A preliminaryanalysis of results indicated that the hands-on experience facilitated higher-order reasoning andallowed the students to think systematically about the feasibility and
Alignment Model,In this paper, the authors attempted to investigate current engineering entrepreneurship educationthrough the lens of Constructive Alignment. We want to understand if this framework can capturethe nuts and bolts of the abovementioned diverse entrepreneurship education program designs. Theauthors proposed a modified model for the existing constructive alignment model to reflect thefeedback we received from the field.2. Methodology2.1 Data SourceTo obtain a comprehensive view of Canadian entrepreneurship education, we accessed the list ofdesignated educational institutions from the Canadian Federal government’s web tool provided byEmployment and Social Development Canada. We limited the scope of the project to educationalinstitutions
what they learned and how it applies to the real-world. These qualitative data wereanalyzed using thematic analysis to detect patterns within the reflections. The results show that the bio-inspired projects engaged students by connecting theory, practice, and application when teachingmathematically intensive engineering subjects, while also instilling an entrepreneurial mindset amongstudents, enhancing their creativity by combining art and STEM, and sharpening their professional skills.The study concludes with details related to the instructor’s intervention and lessons learned so that otherengineering instructors can easily replicate in the classroom.1. Introduction1.1 Problem IdentificationFor engineering students, it is very important to
studies or of augmenting quantitativemethods with qualitative ones in the future. Examination of individual questions in the surveyinstrument hint at improvements in the ability to view problems holistically, consider others’thinking and manage anxiety. Changes in specific GSE and nAch questions may reflect arealization of the challenges presented by the entrepreneurship clients’ more realistic designproblems and by understanding the thinking of others. Factors such as age, presence of a closefamily member with engineering experience, and prior work in engineering significantly affectone or more regressions of nAch, GSE, and ToA values. Lower Initial (p = 0.026) and FinalnAch (p = 0.032) appear for students with prior work in engineering. Those
engage with whatresearch is, how it affects society, how entrepreneurial mindset affects the process of doingresearch, and what they might gain by becoming involved with UGR. The activities paired witheach video are as follows:What Is Research? This video is paired with two activities, a “Minute Paper Reflection” and an“Interview with Researchers”. The purpose of the minute paper activity is to have students reflecton their conception of research in order to expose students to research as a career path and toaddress misconceptions about research. The activity begins with an open discussion among thestudents about their understanding of research. The instructor then directs students to watch the“What is Research?” video. Students will complete a
instruments, such as theFive-Dimensional Curiosity Scale (5DCS) [12], are useful in characterizing curiosity“personalities” using indirect assessment methods, they rely on personal reflection and self-reported abilities that introduce potential inaccuracy and/or misrepresentation of one’s trueability to demonstrate curiosity. Instruments to directly measure curiosity are needed in parallelwith indirect methods to fully capture curiosity through demonstration, yet few such directassessments exist.BackgroundEmployers are increasingly expecting new engineers to come to the workplace with anentrepreneurial skillset, which includes curiosity [13]. Engineers with an EntrepreneurialMindset (EM) have been shown to have skills that are valuable to employers
students feel valued and respected. This includes active learning style classroom activities to foster open and respectful discussions [16 - 18], encouraging active participation from all students, and being mindful of cultural sensitivity and bias in engineering classrooms. • Curriculum Development: Ensuring that the course curriculum is inclusive and reflects the diverse perspectives and experiences of all students [19] through incorporating diverse case studies, examples, and readings into course materials including lectures and design challenges. • Student Recruitment: Active recruitment of a diverse student body to participate in the course, including students from underrepresented groups in
interface is illustrated in Figure 3, where it is possible tosee some of the taxonomy ratings related to adoption of the resource such as ease ofimplementation or type of instrument. Figure 3. Example of the type of filtered data in the database.ResultsThe final taxonomy used for the intake form and the website is given in Table 2. The taxonomyrepresents the final organizational structure of assessment tools for EM that we developed andthe structure is reflected in the web-based tool currently under development.Table 2. Taxonomy for the organization of assessment tools for EM. Taxonomy Options Description Category Scale Classroom, Classroom is focused on
manager training, and partner development. These business achievements are reflected in his aca- demic activities through the designing of lectures and mobility programs with practical implementation perspectives. Ishizaki has been actively presenting and publishing his academic achievements at interna- tional conferences in the Asia Pacific region and North America such as APAIE, WERA, and NAFSA. He earned a Master of Business Administration majoring in international business at the University of Southern California in the United States of America, and a Bachelor in Law at Hitotsubashi University in Japan.Dr. Sumito Nagasawa, Shibaura Institute of Technology Dr. Sumito Nagasawa received Ph.D. in Engineering from the
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undergraduates usually means slower rates of research progress which may beunacceptable for a tenure track faculty. Since this survey was at a predominantly undergraduateinstitution, it does not necessarily reflect what might be at a research university. The last fourtopics in the list are of primary importance at these universities [9]. Unless the institution valuesmentoring undergraduates, the faculty would see mentoring undergraduate students will not helpwith their professional development. Undergraduate research can result in publications but oftendoes not. These students need a great deal of supervision, flexibility in their schedule, andpatience on the part of the faculty mentor. The students often do not see the “Big Picture” of theresearch
reflect on the roles and responsibilities of an engineer in the workplace 8.3 The students will be able to identify examples of course concepts in the real world 8.4 The students will be able to ask questions about examples and role models of entrepreneurs they see in their own lives
curiosity 12. Ability to assess financial value 13. Data driven decision making 14. Career plan There is no single definition of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) but there is commonalityin the attributes and skills associated with an EM by various sources. Among the mostemphasized elements are creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, flexibility, adaptability,communication, collaboration, comfort with risk, resilience, initiative, future focus, opportunityrecognition, innovation, reflection, independence, and value focus [20-24]. The factors identifiedby the survey questions used in our study align with these elements. As explained earlier, a two-sample t-test was selected for analysis
to submit a one-page response and feedback paper reflecting on the insights and lessons learned from the entrepreneur's journey. Final program project: The enrollment students were from different departments, we put them into 5 interdisciplinary groups, each group had 4 students. They collaborated on a term project to be submitted at the end of the program, promoting an innovative environment within these small groups. Their progress in the project was evaluated every 2 weeks, fostering collaboration between students with diverse backgrounds, such as medical and engineering students.- Figure 5: UI Program evaluation strategy.The core elements of the Ultimate Innovation Program are
and collect information needed to understand your research opportunity. - Identify key stakeholders for your research project and describe the interests of those stakeholders. 2. Thriving in - Describe the importance of using SMART goals to be able to answer your a Research research question and make connections between your research and the Environment interests of stakeholders. - Practice writing SMART goals for next steps in your research. - Prepare a goal-setting plan that includes frequency of reflection and a plan for accountability. 3. Building - Explain your tendencies for how you respond to engaging with
marketing costs. 4. Encouraging the student teams to make a comparative evaluation of the various manufacturing techniques that could be employed for producing the same product expands their ambit of thinking. 5. Encourage the team to think beyond the immediate need. Ask them to explore the possibilities of fulfilling multiple objectives with the same product. 6. Provide guidance on how to present easy, organized information. For example presenting their entire budget structure or the revenue model over a 12 month period. 7. Opening the submission format to include videos enables the students to visualize their product pitch and thus reflect and improve on their presentation skills. They could be
identifying areas ofimprovement within a given system and suggesting opportunities for innovation. Thepromise of many programs is to use ST to evaluate existing knowledge and resourcesrelevant to a particular health systems issue, plan and execute an innovative solution toaddress the issue at hand, evaluate the outcomes of the implementation, and present thesolution to key stakeholders in the host organization engaged in personal self-evaluationand critical reflection [30]. More importantly, the programs promise to deliver“applications of ethical theory to health reform, systems approach to health programmingplanning and evaluation, international comparison of health systems, and an in-depthinvestigation of health sector subsystems or building blocks
or service) in novel ways, or seeing new ways to improve existingproducts or services. They are centrally about identifying or generating new (and perhapsvaluable) ideas, and all skew towards the fuzzy frontend of design and venture creation, thougharguably with more intentionality than the ISE item of “Asking a lot of questions.” We also seethat the ESE items not included either reflect personality traits (e.g., persist under adversity) ormoving an idea beyond its initial stages into a full-fledged business plan. 11From the ten items (five from ESE and five related to ISE) we identified six to bring together asour new Embracing New Ideas
exaggerate these existing stereotypes and biasesassociated with minoritized racial/ethnic identities. Classes that help participants develop ascientific identity, for example, could encourage interest in STEM career paths (Maton et al.,2016). Similarly, educational programs could improve the level of social support available toSTEM academics from minoritized racial/ethnic groups. When experiencing conflict betweenracial/ethnic and science identity (McCoy et al., 2015), the need for social support becomesparticularly important (Harper, 2012; Ong et al., 2018). The Need for an Intersectional ApproachAn "intersectional" approach to the study of social identities reflects the need to explore in-depththe experiences of
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