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A Pilot for Integrating Capstone Design with a Two-Semester Innovation & Entrepreneurship Course Sequence

Conference Session: Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Christos Christodoulatos, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Leslie R Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sandra V. Furnbach P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology; Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE); Bruce McNair, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Thomas G. Lechler, Stevens Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

“Understanding the Technical Entrepreneurship Landscape in Engineering Education”, Paper 2011-1729, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2007. 5. Neck, H and Greene, P., “Entrepreneurship Education: Known World and New Frontiers”, Journal of Small Business Management, 2011, 49(1), 55-70, cited in ref. 1.6. Brouwer, R., Sykes, A. and Steven H. VanderLeest, S., “Entrepreneurial Mindset Development in a Senior Design/Capstone Course”, Paper 2011-2462, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2011.7. Ochs, J, Lennon, G., Watkins, T. and Mitchell, G., “Comprehensive Model for Integrating Entrepreneurship Education and Capstone Projects While Exceeding ABET Requirements”, Paper 2006-1330, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference

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Creativity, Innovation, and Ingenuity Summer Enrichment Program – Collaborating with a Cultural Institution and Assessment Results

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums)
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

papers, and provides faculty development workshops on effective teaching. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education recognizing his efforts to bring innovative team based problem solving into the engineering curriculum to promote the entrepreneurial mindset. In addition to his work on ethics and entrepreneurial skills, Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer. As founding Director of the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, he conducts research on water management and routinely provides professional lectures/short courses on innovative stormwater treatment design and its role in Low Impact

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MAKER: 48-hour Rapid Prototype Development

Conference Session: Make It!
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University - Dwight Look College of Engineering; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Manufacturing

health, butmight not be the most favorite activity at that time.It is clear from research that creativity, innovation, entrepreneurial mindset, and greatpresentation skills are all very valuable skills industry desires in an employee. The trick is to getstudents to practice these skills in a way that they find to be fun, challenging, and will instill Page 26.1107.2these skills. At the Texas A&M University, this is accomplished with an Intensive InnovationExperience called Aggies Invent. This paper will discuss the key elements and lessons learnedfrom hosting three of these events. We will discuss the facility, the program, and the

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Delivering Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Concepts in a Typical Manufacturing Course

Conference Session: Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Manufacturing

better place. It is expectedthat TTU engineers will go on to be industry leaders, innovative business owners, and successfulentrepreneurs.The goal of the project reported in this paper is to prepare engineering students in three keycomponents of the college strategic plan: 1) leadership in industry, 2) innovation in business, and3) entrepreneurial success in engineering. These components are all being implemented in ajunior level manufacturing course, CNC Machining Practices. This course is an industrialprogramming course for automated machining systems like milling and turning. Students learnand practice coding, simulating, and real machining of industrial parts and components. Thiscourse is a required curricular course for engineering

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Intrapreneurship: A Collaborative Learning Approach Between Industry and Academics to Build Critical Skills

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

schools in KEEN (Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network). KEEN wasformed to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in today’s engineers. Founder Robert Kern(successful entrepreneur of Generac® fame) had a vision to differentiate American engineers bybringing an entrepreneurial mindset to undergraduate engineering education. Since most oftoday’s graduating engineers do not start their own businesses but join established corporationsor institutions, a key focus of this four school grant was to understand intrapreneurship, which isthe term used to describe successful entrepreneurial efforts in an existing corporation orinstitution. This usage is consistent with the general usage of the word, if one searches theinternet, as well as in published

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The EPA P3 Program: An Opportunity for Growing Student Entrepreneurs

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yan Tang, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Yung Lun Wong, AquaSolve Ventures; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 26.1531.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The EPA P3 Program: an Opportunity for Growing Student EntrepreneursAbstract – In this paper we will share our experiences of fostering entrepreneurial spirit throughprojects funded by EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) P3 (People, Prosperity, and thePlanet) Program which hosts the P3 collegiate competition for designing solutions for a sustainablefuture. Since 2012, we have integrated the P3 competition with the capstone design course of CleanEnergy Systems track in mechanical engineering as an effective educational vehicle forintroducing the concept of sustainable design. Since the

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Tell/Make/Engage: Design Methods Course Introduces Storytelling-based Learning

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

pivot and change. • Be inspired to pursue life-long learning by approaching storytelling from an analytical and entrepreneurial mindset. We also believe that the methods in the course and the conceptual process found inStorytelling Based Learning will provide students learning skills in: • Developing a deeper understanding of others through creative story expression. • Designing models that inform methods that predict engagement responses to Page 26.1498.10 effective works. • Designing engineering design prototypes that test and validate a story model

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The Product Archaeology Canvas

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

particular the way businesses viewsociety, into the education of engineers 8,9,10,11,12,13 . As engineering educators, strive to produce“industry-ready” engineers - graduates who use their technical expertise to bring value to an exist-ing organization 14,15 . Although reliable numbers are difficult to come by, it seems clear that thereare more engineers entering established industries than creating their own start-up companies. Aseducators we have responded by focusing on fostering an “entrepreneurial mindset” - a collectionof skills, knowledge and attitudes that will enable engineers to both amplify the value they provideto large industries (intrepreneurs) and form their own start-up companies (entrepreneurs).A common theme that arises for both

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Assessment of an Improved Problem-Based Learning Implementation in a Senior/Graduate Mechatronic Design Course

Conference Session: Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Jeff Shelton, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering

Address the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA. 3. Gerhart, A. L. and Fletcher, R. W. (2011) “Project-Based Learning and Design Experiences in Introduction to Engineering Courses: Assessing an Incremental Introduction of Engineering Skills.” Proceedings of the 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 4. Gerhart, A. L., Carpenter, D. D., Fletcher, R. W., and Meyer, E. G. (2014) “Combining Discipline-specific Introduction to Engineering Courses into a Single Multidiscipline Course to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset with Entrepreneurially Minded Learning.” Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference and

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Design for Aging with BIM and Game Engine Integration

Conference Session: BIM in Architectural Engineering
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Ishan Kaushik
Tagged Divisions: Architectural

population and their housing needsinspires design for aging professionals to utilize cutting-edge technology such as BIM in designinnovation. This study addressed both academic and industry needs for better solutions toenhance understanding the practice of design for aging, and improve design communication andoutcomes in real world project delivery. To accomplish this goal, this research built the effortsout of a student project and incorporated engineering entrepreneurial mindsets in the propositionof a prototype based upon BIM and game engine integration. The prototype was created toprovide a framework that could transform a static design model into a dynamic and interactivegaming environment, where user-centered and experienced-based

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The Faculty Ulysses Contract

Conference Session: Reflective & Critical Pedagogies
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, can lead to better communication and trust. What emerges is a more healthy relationship.Students gain what they wanted all along - to learn what will help them later on. And faculty gainwhat they want - deeper respect from their students.The focus so far has been largely on skills and knowledge. But as we are exiting the knowledge-based world in which we were educated, attitudes and mindsets are being recognized as moreimportant factors of later success 33,34,35,36,37 . In the literature these attitudes include grit, curiosity,self-efficacy, the growth mindset and others. Whatever the makeup or nature of a mindset, mostpedagogical methods short circuit the development of these mindsets. To take one specific mindset,we know that students are

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Improving Students' Problem Solving Skills in Statics using Flipped-Classroom and Entrepreneurship-Case-Study Approaches

Collection: 2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors: Gang Feng

lecture created using Camtasia Studio.Figure 2. The illustration of two Engineering innovations used in the entrepreneurship case study in ME2100 Statics in 2014. Left: SteadiCam.14 Right: SkyCam.15Furthermore, in 2014, a new teaching module was introduced in ME 2100 Statics - anentrepreneurship case study as shown in Fig. 2. This case study project was implemented in aone-class session on the innovation and entrepreneurship aspects of two Engineering innovativecommercial products: SteadiCam14 and SkyCam.15 Particularly, the following Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityentrepreneurship mindset aspects were discussed: intellectual property, developing newtechnologies, alternative

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Assessment of Innovative Skill Development in Weekend Challenges

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Engineering Academic and Student Affairs; James L Wilson, Texas A&M University - College of Engineering
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University in Education Technology. Masters from Texas A&M Commerce in Engineering Technology. Currently the Facility Manager of the Texas A&M Engi- neering Innovation Center. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessment of Student Outcomes in a 48-Hour Intensive Innovation ExperienceIntroductionRecent reports (1, 2) have highlighted the need to promote development of innovativeskills and entrepreneurial mindsets among undergraduate engineering students. Thispaper will focus on a new extracurricular 48-hour weekend Intensive InnovationExperience (IIE) designed to provide teams of engineering undergraduates opportunitiesto pursue rapid development of hardware

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Multi-course Problem-based Learning Module Spanning Across the Junior and Senior Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Mechatronics, Fluid Mechanic, and Heat Transfer

Conference Session: Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering

, A. L. (2011) “Assessment and Evaluation of a Comprehensive Course Modification Plan.” The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship. Vol. 2, No. 2. 2. Gerhart, A. L. and Carpenter, D. (2013) “Campus-wide Course Modification Program to Implement Active & Collaborative Learning and Problem-based Learning to Address the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA. 3. Gerhart, A. L. and Fletcher, R. W. (2011) “Project-Based Learning and Design Experiences in Introduction to Engineering Courses: Assessing an Incremental Introduction of Engineering Skills.” Proceedings of the 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

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Engineering Leadership: A New Engineering Discipline

Conference Session: Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Jessica Townsend, Olin College of Engineering
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development Division

- lez has been recognized for scholarly work, education innovation and socio-entrepreneurial humanitarian efforts. He is known and respected for actively incorporating students into all three of these areas. Among many highlights of his scholarly work, he was awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award for his work in neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal biomechanics on children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Gonzalez’s scholarly work includes over 100 publications in journals and conference proceedings many of which are co-authored with his students. For his efforts and innovation in engineering education Dr. Gonzalez has received the American Society

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Leadership Capacity Building for Manufacturing Education

Conference Session: Revitalization of Manufacturing Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas
Tagged Divisions: Manufacturing

, he began sev- eral new degree programs, increased enrollments, introduced and developed the STEPs summer camp for girls and created the School of Engineering. Bennett holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire; a Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and PhD in metallurgy from the University of Minnesota; and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Prior to joining the University of St. Thomas, Bennett held executive positions in industry for more than 20 years, working at BMC Industries, CPI (now Boston Scientific) and Teltech as well as in several entrepreneurial organizations. Bennett served as Executive Director of the Minnesota Center for

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Encouraging Students to See the Role of Service Courses in Their Major

Conference Session: Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

writing assignments.”8 Thomas andBreitenberg advocate using “Nature’s Designs” for inspiration.9 The concept behind “Nature’sDesigns” is to encourage students who might be intimidated by the math and science to becomfortable observing the world around them. A more general education is also seen to be animportant part of any program seeking to infuse engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset.10These courses can be courses in business education to include courses on economics andcommunication.Engineering Serving Liberal Arts Page 26.598.4Norton and Bahr outline a senior level course on materials for non-engineering students entitled“Materials: The

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Leadership Development in Change: A Panel to Explore Experiences, Skills, and Learning in Change Management for New Engineering Educators

Conference Session: Leadership Development in Change: A Panel to Explore Experiences, Skills, and Learning in Change Management for New Engineering Educators
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

. For ouranalysis, we adopted the broad guidelines of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network toguide our analysis. This framework holds three key components of entrepreneurial mindset – cu-riosity, connections, and creating value. These three elements fit nicely into the analysis ofchange strategies offered by Henderson, et al. [6]. In Henderson’s research, change work is ac-complished largely in isolation (e.g., in the absence of connections) and unsuccessful change re- Page 26.1058.4lies on top-down forces (e.g., administrative directives) or simple dissemination without supportfor adoption (e.g., try something and then make it available

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Assessing the Ethical Development of Students in an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Course Using a Standardized Instrument

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Rod Harris; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

, and provides faculty development workshops on effective teaching. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education recognizing his efforts to bring innovative team based problem solving into the engineering curriculum to promote the entrepreneurial mindset. In addition to his work on ethics and entrepreneurial skills, Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer. As founding Director of the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, he conducts research on water management and routinely provides professional lectures/short courses on innovative stormwater treatment design and its role in Low Impact

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Active Learning in Supply Chain Management Course

Conference Session: Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami, Kettering University; Mehmet Bayram Yildirim, Wichita State University
Tagged Divisions: Industrial Engineering

- ficient manufacturing systems, supply chain and operations management, and engineering education. In educational research, her interests include online education, active learning and entrepreneurial mindset development in engineering classes.Prof. Mehmet Bayram Yildirim, Wichita State University Page 26.149.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Active Learning in Supply Chain Management CourseAbstractThis paper presents an active learning approach implemented in the Supply Chain Management(SCM) course. In this course, the fundamentals of supply chain and logistics

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Maker: #BucknellMakers

Conference Session: Make It!
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University; R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; David E Cipoletti, Bucknell University; Kyle Montgomery, Bucknell University; Kerra Mercon; Laura Kathleen Poss, Bucknell University; Zachary Paul Ross, Bucknell University; Dan Robert Muccio
Tagged Divisions: Manufacturing

associated with K- WIDE, students participate because they want to become better design engineers and explore and hone their entrepreneurial thinking. Realization of a prototype isn’t the overall goal of this experience; it is used as a tool to create the context for thinking about design and value creation. Students often learn quite a bit about the approaches required to fabricate their

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Car Storytelling and Interaction Design

Conference Session: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ateeq Junaid Suria, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Jonathan Summers
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

design.Certainly, techniques in conceptual design have traditionally included the act of sketching, andoutlining key characteristics of a product, service or experience early on in the design processwith the goal of initiating creative reflection and planning subsequent phases16. Storytelling is anatural extension. It facilitates every aspect of the design process. The history of entrepreneurialopportunity and research show formal applications amongst other design activities in theevolution of engineering design from Boston to Silicon Valley ---- due to the way companiesperceive innovation phases17.The power of first moments in entrepreneurial storytelling18 show how a degree of ambiguity inthe study and teaching approach adds anticipation and preserves

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Implementation of an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum to Prepare 21st Century Leaders

Conference Session: Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Leadership Development Division

entrepreneurial mindset and the skills tostrategically lead people to through problem solving.Formal coursework is designed specifically for undergraduate engineering students and alignswith elements of leadership development concepts offered to professionals in industry. Thecourses explore topics including: self-awareness and emotional intelligence, leadership stylesand theories, leadership and management, leadership and followership, servant leadership,Ignatian leadership, team dynamics, motivating and guiding others, diversity in the workplace(including race, ethnicity, culture, gender, education level, and perspectives), communication,conflict management, ethical leadership, leading change, leading technology and innovation,market analysis, product

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A Tale of Two Common Reads: Models for Developing a Successful Common Reading Program for First-year Engineering Students

Conference Session: First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Petra Reinke, University of Virginia
Tagged Divisions: First-Year Programs

, particularly among incoming engineering students • Provides the opportunity to facilitate meaningful discussions regarding the role and responsibility of an engineering society • Emphasizes the importance of engineers developing competencies beyond the technical, specifically, the following: creativity & innovation, an entrepreneurial mindset, intercultural intelligence, social & environmental responsibility, effective communication and collaborative spirit Page 26.122.6 • Allows opportunity to foster discussions about social identity, as exploring social identity and expressly valuing