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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farnaz Ghazi Nezami, Kettering University; Massoud S. Tavakoli, Kettering University; Mohammad Torfeh, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #15493Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset in Industrial Engineering Classes: ACase StudyDr. Farnaz Ghazi Nezami, Kettering University Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Depart- ment at Kettering University. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Wichita State University. She also earned her masters and undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering in Iran, Tehran. Dr. Ghazi-Nezami is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) from the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and received the Energy Assessment Certification from the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University; Coray Davis, Virginia State University ; Ben U. Nwoke, Virginia State University

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possible context, as a processof creative change and concludes that entrepreneurial activity should not be a compulsory outcomeof an entrepreneurship education program. Basic socioeconomic forces will expand the scope ofentrepreneurial education because of changes routed in the belief that owning your own businessrepresents one of the few major pathways available to the lower economic class to build wealth asopposed for working for someone else. Today, the computer revolution is also presenting limitless 8opportunities for new ventures that have near-zero entry costs and other unavoidable start-upbarriers prevalent in many businesses. Education

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 11

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael S. Lehman, Lehigh University

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process, students then focus on design –design of a product/service and design of an associated business model. Students progressthrough the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy as they leverage the knowledge and comprehensiongained in the (IPD and entrepreneurship) process courses for their own projects, focusing onapplication, analysis, synthesis and evaluation in the (IPD and entrepreneurship) project courses.1Live case studies, class trips and hands-on workshops are crafted to help translate theory topractice.During the first week of the spring semester, the students engage in an intensive immersionexperience referred to as TE Week, an educational model that serves as a platform forcollaboration among TE graduate students and faculty, Lehigh’s Office

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas - El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso

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is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Perez has been teaching the Basic Engineering (BE) – BE 1301 course for over 8 years. Lead the design for the development of the new Basic Engineering course (now UNIV 1301) for engineering at UTEP: Engineering, Science and University Colleges. Developed over 5 new courses, including UTEP tech- nology & society core curriculum classes specifically for incoming freshman with a STEM background. Prof. Perez was awarded the 2014 ”University of Texas at El Paso award for Outstanding Teaching”. Prof. Perez has over thirteen years of professional experience working as an Electrical and Computer Engineer providing technical support to faculty

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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examples of success stories thatinstructors used during classes and the literature students were expected read. Ulvenblad et al.assert that their findings suggest gender construction and segregation patterns are manifestedwithin Swedish entrepreneurial learning environments. More empirical studies like Ulvenblad etal.’s work can help illuminate areas for improvement within entrepreneurship educationprograms and provide strategies for fostering constructive learning environments for women.Furthermore, utilizing qualitative methods to ascertain how female students are experiencingentrepreneurship education environments can provide explanations for the gender differencesresearchers are finding in the educational outcomes of students. Findings

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University Erie, The Behrend College; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College

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Engineering at Penn State UniversityPark, expressed the need for the engineering economy class and its curriculum to serve as thecrossroads between business, engineering, and entrepreneurship. The executives saw that one ofthe biggest deficiencies in young engineers entering their companies was the lack of a generalknowledge of important business skills and the lack of application of the engineering economycurriculum prior to entering the work force. After collecting this feedback from the corporateexecutives it was evident that every engineering student should not only be exposed to thetraditional engineering economy time value of money formulas but also key financial accountingtopics with much emphasis on real life applications. The advisory board

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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SchedulingA second challenge we underestimated when organizing an LLC is the complexity of coursescheduling. For the entrepreneurship LLC, a three course series was developed. Since ourinstitution follows a quarter system, all three courses were intended to be taken the first year.However, we quickly learned that scheduling conflicts required a more flexible system wherebysome students are allowed to drop back one cohort and take a class in their sophomore year.When launching the LLC, only one new course was developed, an Introduction toEntrepreneurship. The remaining two courses, Rhetoric & Composition and Introduction toDesign, were revamped existing courses to include an entrepreneurial focus. For example, in thecomposition class students can

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Douglas Muir, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle, University of Virginia

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courses is included in the appendix.Our Technology Entrepreneurship Program is part of an institution-wide EntrepreneurshipProgram that manifests itself in different ways in different parts of the institution. Theentrepreneurship program was established after the engineering business minor and puts moreemphasis than the business minor does on activities that are outside of courses and classes. Itsaims are similar to those of most engineering entrepreneurship programs: to promote a mindsetthat charges students and faculty to challenge the status quo, create, innovate, and drive change.Specifically, it aims to (1) prepare students to play crucial roles in the new venturecommunity—whether as founders, funders, policy makers, technologists, or

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Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Laura E Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #16272Integration of General Education into the Senior Capstone Class in Engineer-ingDr. Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University Dr. Backer been a faculty at SJSU since 1990 and held positions as an assistant professor, associate professor, professor, department chair, and director. Since coming to San Jose State University in 1990, I have been involved in the General Education program. Currently, Dr. Backer serves as the PI for two SJSU grants: the AANAPISI grant and the Title III Strengthening grant both from the U.S. Department of Education.Dr. Laura E Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University Dr

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Ladisch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Purdue University

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 Effective communication for different audiences (scientific versus business)  Formats for presentations and pitches Success as an entrepreneur is  Oral versus written communication determined in large part to one’s ability to communicate. 14. Leadership  Skillset associated with being an Entrepreneurship requires inspiring the inventor/innovator versus CEO team with vision, energy, and insight to  Identifying and attracting talent achieve a common goal.Grades are based on attendance and class participation, two reflection papers, and a team projectconsisting of a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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Paper ID #15333Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-MaterialsTraining (RETREAT): Expansion and EvaluationMs. Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Ms. Margaret Scheiner is a PhD candidate in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Florida State University with a BS in Materials Science & Engineering from Cornell University. She has contributed to research on dye-sensitized solar cells, synthesis of highly triboluminescent crystals, and pulsed laser deposition of non-stoichiometric thin films. Her current research aims to create a self-healing compos- ite with integrated

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Mark B. Mondry, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #16871Disseminating Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiatives throughout a STEM-Focused Campus: An Agile ExperienceProf. Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Jenifer Blacklock is the Assistant Department Head in the Mechanical Engineering department at Col- orado School of Mines. Jenifer is active in the Undergraduate Curriculum in the Mechanical Engineering department and is an advocate of using hands-on-learning tools to help develop strong math, science and engineering foundations.Prof. Mark B. Mondry, Colorado School of Mines Mark B. Mondry is the Director of the Engineering & Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile

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Paper ID #15794Team Negotiation Strategies in Entrepreneurship Education: Patterns Foundin Engineering Students from Northern California and Santiago de ChileDr. Constanza Miranda Mendoza, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Constanza Miranda holds a PhD in design with a focus in anthropology from North Carolina State Univer- sity. While being a Fulbright grantee, Constanza worked as a visiting researcher at the Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, in Stanford. Today she is an assistant professor at the En- gineering School in P.Universidad Cat´olica de Chile where she directs the DILAB

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Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessie Stickgold-Sarah, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

specific disciplinaryaudience. In this paper, we propose that explicit rhetorical genre instruction can bolster studentunderstanding of disciplinary reasoning patterns and assumptions of their specific sub-fields. Ourmodel’s attention to the specificity of different engineering discourses makes our methodapplicable in a wide range of engineering communication courses.II. Course Context and Theoretical FrameworkA. Engineering Communication Pedagogy“Preparation for Undergraduate Research” presents a weekly seminar on topics such as currentfaculty research, technical innovation in industry, entrepreneurship, and professionaldevelopment. Each semester, we communication instructors additionally teach students in aseries of three to four workshops in

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Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

, Pasadena, CA and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship, and education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Flipping the Design Class using “Off-the-shelf” Content: Can it work?ABSTRACTThe benefits and challenges of flipping classrooms have been demonstrated in many recentpapers, including several presented in the Mechanical Engineering Division at AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition. This,combined with very negative student reviews of the current textbook, convinced the authorat Ohio Northern University (ONU) to experiment with a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Nilsen, Purdue Center for Regional Development; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group; Edward F. Morrison, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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educational settings,the use of strategic doing in such environments is growing. Some recent examples includedeployment at individual universities seeking to reform their curriculum, as a technique forstudents to better organize teams in classes like capstone design, the transformation of academicdepartments, and the formation of cross-disciplinary research teams to address “grandchallenges.”This paper describes the process and its application to engineering education, specifically in aneffort to increase the range and quality of innovation and entrepreneurship offerings forundergraduate engineering students.Program descriptionThe Pathways to Innovation (Pathways) program is an initiative of the National Center forEngineering Pathways to Innovation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alyssa J. Harris, Florida Atlantic University

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and entrepreneurship related methods, and more examples. This paper reports onwork in progress, and is by no means comprehensive. Here, we specifically focus onSegmentation, Fermi, Rule of Thumb, 80/20 Rule, Visual estimation methods, and Upper LowerLimits. Further understanding of estimation will help students understand that this “lost art ofestimation” can be a vital tool at their disposal. It is possible to exert less effort, and reachadequate results and conclusions using “back of envelop” calculations. It may be sufficient,especially in entrepreneurial thinking, where estimation of the time it takes to get a prototype,first customers, potential market, cost, etc. are crucial.2. Estimation MethodsOur investigation began with a class led

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Paper ID #14470Encouraging Student Innovation in a Freshman-Level Computer Science CourseMs. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and the Director of the Computer Science Fel- lows program at Baylor University. She teaches a wide variety of engineering and computer science courses, deploys a series of faculty development seminars focused on Curiosity, Connections, and Cre- ating Value, and works collaboratively and remotely with a series of colleagues on the development of EML-based courses. She is a KEEN Fellow.Dr. Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University Ken Van

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Todd M. Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Austin Spencer Bohlin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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- trepreneurship education and entrepreneurship education as a component of modern engineering educa- tion efforts.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education. Her research examines how engineering students approach innovation. She also studies informed design practices among college and pre-college students . She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education (JPEER).Mr. Austin Spencer Bohlin, Purdue University, West Lafayette I am a freshman in engineering at Purdue University. I am currently working as an undergraduate research assistant for the Engineering Education department

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandy Chang, University of Calgary

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course offers atremendous opportunity to bring in material relevant to engineering students at a personal andprofessional level, and demonstrates applications of skills they are learning in their quantitativecourses. This paper describes such a course taught at the University of Calgary that is structuredto motivate innovation and entrepreneurship, and to empower students to envision the positivechange they can make with skills they have acquired throughout their education. The courseconsists of over 120 students from second year to fifth year, from all disciplines of engineeringoffered at the school. The sheer number and diversity of the students required flexibility inmaterial and assessment. As such, the students were given the open prompt of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Ryan Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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ourstudents about their designs and ask about using their idea to make different products besidesroofing. For instance, recently a student from another university contacted our students to see iftheir method of repurposing plastic could be used to create crutches. Thus, this furtherdemonstrates how the students’ work that was developed during the class provides value beyonda single client and even after the course is over. In addition, the students can also see howcommunicating their results can provide value to the scientific community as well as theimportance of clearly communicating your ideas and results.In order for students to develop the knowledge necessary to understand issues in a certaincountry, students research stakeholders, challenges

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven

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modules were broadly deployed in the Fall 2015 semester. Aflipped classroom instructional model is used to integrate the modules into courses. Content isdelivered via a short online module outside the class, and student learning is improved byreinforcing the content covered in the module through class discussions and contextual activities.Direct and indirect assessment is performed through formative and summative class assessmentsand module specific pre and post surveys, respectively.The five integrated e-learning modules presented in this paper are: 1) Developing customerawareness and quickly testing concepts through customer engagement, 2) Learning from failure,3) Cost of production and market conditions, 4) Building, sustaining and leading

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile

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UC-Engineering – UTFSMMotivation Become a world-class institution and a top Create a world-class consortium in leader in Latin-America engineering education in ChileGuiding principles Curricular harmonization Transform engineering education Entrepreneurship Face societal grand challenges Technology transfer Orchestrate effective I+E networks International alliances Build a world-class community Change management New liaison with societyOrganizational

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Mallory, Western New England University; Matthew Romoser, Western New England University; Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Thomas Keyser, Western New England University

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to statics, specifically theHyatt Regency Hotel Walkway Collapse. The idea behind the case study was that students willgain an understanding of why the structure failed through a reverse engineering process, and thendetermine the best way to improve it. The case study was completed in teams of 3-4. TargetEML skills for the activity included the importance of clearly communicating designs, evaluatingcustomer needs, and communication within a group and with the customer.During the first class period of the module, the students travel back in time to the 1980’s wherethey are engineers in Kansas City, Missouri, having a meeting with the management of theCrown Center Redevelopment Corporation (the course instructor, i.e. customer). In this

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University & SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University & SKG AnalysisDr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Jim R. Baker, Michigan Technological University

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number of students who want to engage in this process to bring about culture change in greater than we imagined. Find them, engage them in the process and help them to bring their ideas to light. 2. Partner with existing university/community resources – most universities, like ours, have a number of resources already in place, and people who are already engaged in work that falls somewhere along the continuum of innovation and entrepreneurship. Whether it’s the local business incubators, the community’s business development activity, staff from the Technology Transfer office, or faculty who are building businesses or teaching elements of I&E in their classes…bring them all into the process. There is no

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomechanics Laboratory (EBL) at LTU with the goal of advanc- ing experimental biomechanics understanding. Dr. Meyer teaches Introduction to Biomechanics, Tissue Mechanics, Engineering Applications in Orthopedics, and Foundations of Medical Imaging. He has been an active member of the engineering faculty committee that has redesigned the Foundations of Engi- neering Design Projects course that is required for all freshmen in the College of Engineering at LTU. This committee is currently designing a new sophomore-level Engineering Entrepreneurship Studio that will also be required for all students as a continuation of the ”Foundations Studio.” He has published 33 peer-reviewed journal and conference proceeding articles. At

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Andreas Jattke, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #15880An Innovative Approach to Offering a Global Supply Chain Class for Engi-neering Managers in an International ContextDr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. His research interests and the courses he teaches includes Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,Sustainability as well as research in the field of Engineering Education. He has over 30 conference and journal publications and has brought in over $500K in research grants to The California State University

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schar, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Robert J. Witt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Robert Rice, University of California - Merced; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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, demonstrate howstory messages may be misinterpreted. Student misunderstanding of their ownmotivations and their ability to mobilize and engage others may occur due to: 1. Blurring Entrepreneurial level concepts with individual story phenomena. Many confuse the big picture definition of entrepreneurship with individual level entrepreneuring activity. Specifically, audiences sometime assume that the confident, clear entrepreneur’s delivery of his story indicates an equal strength of conviction, and clarity in their personal life. In fact, the reality may be something very different. During the first class meeting, Jon (introduced earlier) a graduate student and new company-founder, confidently shared his non