Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Taylor Parks, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; jean-charles stinville, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

theEngineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset, a mindset to foster innovation through the lensesof curiosity, connections, and creating value (3 C’s). The previous work utilized a case studyapproach on two capstone design teams in AY 2022-23; one team had the two-semester capstonesequence while the other had the traditional one-semester course. Based on these results, furtherinnovation and research was conducted.In the two-semester sequence, HCD elements and the 3 C’s were introduced in the fall semesterand revisited in the spring. The fall semester consisted of a mini-project to practice theframework in a low-stakes environment prior to the students receiving their capstone projectslate in the fall semester. In the spring semester, students were to