Conference Session

Biomedical Division Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

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Biomedical Engineering

a broad skillset. Prior to our program’s senior design course, students receive some general training inengineering design during the first and second year required classes, though specialized skillsoften needed are not formally introduced or practiced. In response, efforts are being made todevelop specific skills-building modules and opportunities for students to gain practicalexperience for application to their senior design project, but ultimately to improve the skillset ofgraduating students. These include the development of new hands-on curricular modules and asummer innovation internship, aimed to enhance students’ technical skills, professionaldevelopment skills, and entrepreneurship knowledge.This study is focused on our inaugural

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Timothy Cone, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) 4 4.73 4.50 5.00 I can discuss how business and entrepreneurship affects 4 4.50 4.00 5.00 my daily life. I can help my students understand how different products 4 5.00 5.00 5.00 appeal to different audiences. I can spend the time necessary to plan entrepreneurship 4 3.75 3.00 4.00 lessons for my class I can employ entrepreneurship activities in my classroom 4 4.25 3.00 5.00 effectively I can craft good

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University; Mike Benton, Louisiana State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Louisiana State University (LSU) in energy researchto engage participating students in innovative projects related to biofuels, energy storage, andcatalysis. Participants interact with university faculty as well as local industry and entrepreneurs.Over the course of the summer, students develop a commercialization plan for their summerresearch project aided by mentors from the LSU Business & Technology Center. The combinationof local industry, entrepreneurship, and world-class research facilities and faculty offer the REUstudents an opportunity that is hard to match. In recent years the authors have discussed the uniqueopportunities available to those with graduate degrees with undergraduate chemical engineeringstudents at LSU. Through these

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Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Penn State University; Duarte B. Morais, North Carolina State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-2654: MILKING THE RHINO - INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS SHOW-CASE: PROMOTING ETHICS EDUCATION, USER-CENTERED DESIGNAND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXTKhanjan Mehta, Penn State University Khanjan Mehta is the Director of the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) Pro- gram at Penn State University. His professional interests include innovative system integration, high-tech entrepreneurship and international social entrepreneurship. Khanjan loves connecting concepts, people, computers and devices. A basic philosophy behind his work is the convergence of disciplines, concepts, cultures, and countries to create a freer, friendlier, fairer and more sustainable planet. He has led social

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauri Olivier, Villanova University; Megan Kempf; Rick Stumpf, Villanova University

Paper ID #36942Work In Progress – The Process of Developing a MultilayeredMentor Model at our Engineering Entrepreneurship SummerInstituteLauri Olivier (Director, Engineering Entrepreneurship) Currently the Villanova Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship and former Lynn University Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship, I spent 15 years as a global university innovation manager, with a successful track record in opportunity identification, company spin out, licensing, and commercialization of medical technologies. Now I build high impact experiential teaching environments at both undergraduate and post graduate

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #23566The T-Shaped Engineer as an Ideal in Technology Entrepreneurship: Its Ori-gins, History, and Significance for Engineering EducationDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & Society Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Educa- tion/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and is particularly interested in the role of liberal education in developing engineering leaders.Prof. Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt Studied

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thespecific activities in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship competitions that may berelevant when exploring students’ entrepreneurial intention. Next, the report proposeshypotheses of possible pathways of how the constructs of PBT may have an impact onengineering students’ entrepreneurial intention for later verification.IntroductionInnovation and entrepreneurship, as major driver and new engine for economic developmentand growth, have been regarded as critical by counties around the world to facilitate nationaleconomic transformation and upgrading as well as international competitiveness [1].Accordingly, world-class universities devote to cultivating innovative and entrepreneurialtalents and current innovation and entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-2381: THE I5 PROGRAM: THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING APROJECT-BASED SUMMER STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATESTECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHINACynthia Fry, Baylor University Prof. Fry is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies of the School of Engineering & Computer Science, and a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science. She is also the Faculty-in-Residence for the Engineering & Computer Science Living-Learning Center. She has Co-Directed the i5 program since its inception.Gregory Leman, Baylor University Dr. Leman is a Clinical Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship in the Hankamer School of Business, where he holds the Hankamer Chair of Entrepreneurship. He is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani

curiosity, connections,communications, and collaboration. Curiosity was assessed through problem selection,connections based on the style of the questions, communication from the written report, andcollaboration per students’ reflection on teamwork and whether they were able to teach and learnfrom their peers. Such games can be played again and again and provide the students with aunique experience to review the course content within the course.IntroductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions across the U.S. offered threetypes of classes in the fall semester of 2020: traditional in-person learning by taking thepreventive measures suggested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)and local health

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; John G. Adams, Merrimack College; Jocelyn Fraga Muller, Merrimack College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #19732”Hiring Other Classes”: Working across Departmental Boundaries in Inter-disciplinary Projects for Senior EngineersDr. Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College Dr. Carlson worked as a water resources engineer for 10 years prior to earning her doctorate, contributing to improved water management in communities within the United States, Middle East, and Singapore. She has been a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) since 2002. Dr. Carlson’s research interests are broadly characterized as ’how civil engineering impacts public health’, and include storm water man- agement, modeling environment/engineering

Conference Session

Humanitarian Engineering, Social Entrepreneurship and Communitarian Innovation in the Global South

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Duarte, Distancia Cero; David Leonardo Osorio, Distancia Cero; Carolina González Barahona, Distancia Cero; Sandra Milena Melo Perdomo; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #23916Regional Innovation Cluster: The Role of the Entrepreneurship as a Tool forClosing the Gap Between Engineering Education and the Challenges of theLocal Communities.Miss Diana Duarte, Distancia Cero Industrial Engineer and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering with emphasis in organizational man- agement from Universidad de los Andes Colombia. Her work experience is focused on research and project management with social and environmental impact in the educational context and the public sec- tor.Mr. David Leonardo Osorio, Distancia Cero Professor at Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia. Professor at

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Garett Young, Arkansas Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

have even proposed shifts in pedagogy such as ageometrical approach with measured increases in class performance [1]. Another attempt attransforming electromagnetics came from augmenting the course with a team-based project-based learning approach where it was found that student attitudes about relevance improved, butknowledge gain remained like traditional lecture topics. [6]. All these methods from theliterature point to an increase in student motivation, but do not show a discernable change inknowledge gain as proven by a rigorously developed exam.Ideally, one can apply a nationally standardized exam to measure such knowledge gain. There issome evidence of the existence of such exams within engineering disciplines [7], but the authoris not

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Roxana Maria Carbonell, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #30352Making Improvements: Pedagogical Iterations of Designing a Class Projectin a MakerspaceMs. Roxana Maria Carbonell, University of Texas at Austin Roxana Carbonell is a current doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Her primary research interests are prosthetics, additive manufacturing, makerspaces, and engi- neering education.Dr. Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin Audrey Boklage is research assistant and director of the curriculum lab at Texas Inventionworks in the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She is particularly

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

Paper ID #37266Student perceptions of oral exams in undergraduateengineering classes and implications for effective oral examdesignSaharnaz Baghdadchi Saharnaz Baghdadchi is an Assistant Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. She is interested in scholarly teaching and uses active learning techniques to help students achieve expert-like level of thinking. She guides students in bridging the gap between facts and usable knowledge to solve complex engineering problems.Huihui Qi (dupe) (Assistant Teaching Professor) Dr. Qi is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of California, San Diego.Marko Lubarda (Assistant

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian Ph.D., Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Jackie Liao, Stanford University; Zubair Ahmed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

for women to ‘read’ or engage an audience. I felt like they actually echoed everything thatwe've been talking about for the last few weeks in our class, which was CRAZY. I don’t knowwhy it took me so long to really tie stories and storytelling to entrepreneurship, but everythingreally just ‘clicked’ tonight.” Just what “clicked” for this enlightened student may be clear to theInstructor and the other students in class, yet relaying the underlying meaning to others outsideof the class while generative and exciting to explore, presents problems of common language,and a shared vision for application and meaning. Other times, organized class questions and practice exercise prompts do get at the ideasaround whom and what is engaging in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

develop entrepreneurial thinking skills in engineering students byintegrating online modules into existing courses is described. Eighteen online modules coveringa variety of topics will be developed. Developers for the modules are selected by reviewingproposals submitted in response to a broadly distributed request for proposals. Developersundergo extensive training before embarking upon module development. Students will completeeach standalone module outside of class hours. Instructors who deploy a module in their coursewill develop contextual course assignments that reinforce concepts covered in the modules.These instructors also undergo training and are assisted by an external consultant. Allengineering students will complete at least 13 of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Education Conference, Seattle, WA. https://peer.asee.org/23410. 8. J. Chen, Y. Li, “Incorporating Entrepreneurship into a Hands-on Facility Planning Course,” Proceedings of 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Louisville, KT, USA. https://peer.asee.org/16717 9. F. Ghazi-Nezami, M. S. Tavakoli, M. Torfeh, “Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset in Industrial Engineering Classes: A Case Study,” Proceedings of 2016 American Society of Engineering Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA. https://peer.asee.org/26756 . 10. J. Guo, J. M. Santiago Jr., P.M. Phillips, “Combining Flipped Classroom and Integrating Entrepreneurially Minded Learning in DC Circuit Analysis and Design Course,” Proceedings of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-school preparation institute (LSPI). Most of the LSPI students major in politicalscience. Page 26.207.2The university’s course in IP law was first offered in 2011 as a special-topics course in computerscience cross-listed with a special-topics course in political science, both at the undergraduatesenior level. A few graduate students in computer science joined the course in a co-listedgraduate section. In all three semesters, total enrollment was 30 students per class, half fromcomputer science and half from the LSPI program. At the start of the course, computer sciencestudents typically had little knowledge of the judicial system, and the LSPI

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

Incorporating design into a class teaching technical communication skills Lisa Shatz Suffolk University Session 8: Other topics relevant to engineering education AbstractA technical writing class is a perfect vehicle for giving students the opportunity to be creativedesigners and to learn more about the engineering profession as well.In order for our students to have more experience in brainstorming, teamwork, and productdevelopment, we have incorporated into our technical communication class participation inSuffolk University’s Business School’s New Product

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen C. Davis, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

studentachievement in the future are 1. go over the rubric in class and provide examples, and 2. have the students use the rubric to score good and bad pitches provided in the KEEN elevator pitch module.In conclusion, we believe that the KEEN elevator pitch module is a valuable educationalresource that can be leveraged in a variety of engineering courses at all levels in theundergraduate (and perhaps even graduate) curricula. The rubric provided here can help thestudents to understand the expectations for their assignment and can be used by professors toassist in grading and improving pedagogy.7. Related WorkDuval-Couetil [6] provides an overview of entrepreneurship assessment practices targeted tofaculty and program administrators. Shartrand et al

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Pines, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

subscribed within days ofannouncement. Both programs are non-credit and are offered at no-cost to participating students. The facility is now an integral component within the engineering curriculum with studentinvolvement spanning the new Engineering 100 course to senior Capstone Design projects andnew student business start-ups. As with many new initiatives, the Aggie Innovation Space faceda particular challenge in overcoming unintended consequences that resulted from engagement inthe space, particularly the overuse by classes and occasional misuse by students. In an effort tobroaden student participation in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship within a productdevelopment course, the instructor had the class meet in the space during

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Scott Richards

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

path for classes similar to this.Students are exposed to applications of the material instead of collecting and analyzing signalsfor the sole purpose of a class assignment. Students are given flexibility in their experimentaldesigns which allows for creativity and curiosity. By proposing an additional application,students also appreciate how to create value.References[1] T. J. Kriewall and K. Mekemson, “Instilling the Entrepreneurial Mindset IntoEngineering”. The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship, vol. 1(1), pp. 5–19, 2010.[2] D. Jamison, “Framework for Integrating Entrepreneurially Minded Learning in Upper LevelCourses,” ASEE National Conference, Columbus OH, 2017.[3] K. Moustaghfir and N.T. Sirca, “Entrepreneurial learning in higher

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #25203Using IDA Pedagogy in Introduction to FlightDr. Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton Sid is an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical and Aerospace Department at the University of Dayton. He got his MS and Ph.D. at the University of Dayton as well. During his doctoral studies, Sid developed a knack for teaching using modern pedagogical practices in mechanical and aerospace classes and engaged in diverse research in Low Reynolds number flows. Sid is an active participant in the Dayton/Cincinnati American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) section. c American

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Session 15-1 How the Capstone Class Students Perceive Their Knowledge Base?Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel A. Ramos, Mayuri Mahajan, Vishal Naik, Aditya Gupta Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe Capstone Course is a 5-credit Research and Development course covering all aspectsof project development and implementation, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity,team-work, and communication. The philosophy behind the course is to provide trainingand real-world, small-scale project experience

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

labassignment. They provide students with some components or puzzle pieces as well as the userguide of a digital system. The main EML objectives are to “stimulate students’ curiosity, instill afeeling of value creation in students, and encourage teamwork, collaboration, and connection.”Hoffman [16] introduced how they applied an entrepreneurial approach to a senior design course.In order to simulate the workplace, the entire design class functions as a startup companyaddressing an instructor generated problem for development of a new product. The University ofFlorida College Of Engineering offers an entrepreneurship course which mimics the real worldexperiences of enterprise formation and growth in an academic environment [17].Universities outside the

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Creativity and Innovation in the ClassroomAbstractMuch is being required of engineering graduates that goes well beyond the basic skillstraditionally required in engineering. While ABET assessment insures that all programs have theminimum skills and outcomes required for accreditation, it is the responsibility of academicinstitution to develop “core values” in their students so that the constituents are best served.Feedback from industry highlights the need for students to understand more about the areas ofcreativity and innovation in the context of the business environment.1 Innovation and creativityare critical to maintaining an engineering edge in the United States’ industrial base.2 These topicsdeserve emphasis in classes other than dedicated

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert S Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan L. York, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Engineering and the CIErecognized its potential as a critical complement to our institution’s “learn-by-doing” tradition,providing a particular boost to invention-leading-to-entrepreneurship. Learn-by-doing isessential to the culture at Cal Poly, and students are provided many opportunities in theclassroom to develop technology innovations through class projects, senior projects, internships,and as part of their regular instruction. However, the environment is not readily available tofacilitate student, faculty and industry interaction focused on massaging student innovations tomove them toward market-readiness, nor is it suited for truly interdisciplinary efforts.Innovation Sandbox seeks to capitalize on the growing interest of students

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University ; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Richard John Schuhmann, Gordon–MIT Engineering Leadership Program

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

things in theworld.”). The literature for undergraduate engineering student self-efficacy in venture creationindicates the critical role played by curricular authenticity: clear value to the curricular material;meaningful performance feedback by the instructor.16 There may be opportunities for leadershipeducators to learn from the entrepreneurship literature with respect to effective pedagogy.Positive mean differences were achieved for all 65 core items on the survey. The three itemswith the least mean difference were Item 7 (“If there is an in-class topic that I am not aware of, Ifeel the pressure to learn that topic.”), Item 31 (“I am aware of what I know and what I do notknow.”), and Item 43 (“I am likely to try my best in what I do.”). These