Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

. Of course this is virtually impossible and the students observed that paper is reasonablystrong in tension. They were then asked to hold the paper again but this time, apply a pushing motion. Ofcourse, the paper crumpled demonstrating that a single sheet of paper has virtually no resistance topushing.Now at this point the role of the engineer in the design of the structure (building columns are used as anexample) was introduced. The students had acquired a cursory understanding of forces and the resistanceof materials to forces. They were introduced to how the engineer takes this knowledge and by changingthe form, that is the shape in which the material is used, improve its ability to carry forces.A single sheet of paper, similar to that

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide important feedback for improving theprograms in the future.In interpreting all of these results, there are a number of confounding factors to consider. Asearly as middle school, students make math and science course decisions that impact theirpreparation for engineering. Thus, interventions at this level are needed, but the impacts of aspecific intervention are nearly impossible to trace. Across the three programs, target groups areconfounded with program formats. For example, PCI, which targets African American highschool students in the local area, had the lowest percentage of alumni attending college. Is thisbecause the activities are distributed during the school year, because they are high schoolstudents, because they are African

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen; Faruk Taban; Ayhan Zora

from three different wind tunnel tests thatwere conducted by the Midwest Company; namely the PTO test, the AXLE test, and the high-speed wind tunnel transport test. The critical parameters were selected to be analyzed for eachtest were the top tank temperature, the intake manifold temperature, the oil cooler inlettemperature, the oil cooler outlet temperature, the fuel cooler inlet temperature, the fuel cooleroutlet temperature, the fan speed, the engine speed, the PTO torque and the axle torque. Most ofthe electrical and mechanical engineering and technology curricula include instrumentation,advanced CAD, and control courses using AutoCAD and LabView™ combined with a varietyof instrumentation inputs from proximity sensors and other

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 6: A work in progress narrative literature review exploring the impact of minority engineering programs on the experiences of Black students in undergraduate engineering programs

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, three main themes emerged: reimagining the image ofachievement, valuing Black students' wholistic experiences, and promoting social capital. Whilethese themes do not represent all that MEPs provide to Black students, they were the dominantthemes discovered thus far through studies that directly examined the impact of MEPs on Blackstudents. These three themes help to lay the foundation for repositioning MEPs ascounterspaces.Redefining the Image of AchievementThis theme emerged across 100% of the papers included in this analysis. Consistent with theprimary mission of MEPs, many studies highlight how programmatic efforts of MEPs providestudents with academic enrichment that prepares them for core courses in their engineeringmajors. In the late

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

their home institution and anothercampus.A variety of different features of these programs were examined, with those including the studentstargeted by the program, content, and other characteristics unique to various programs. Each ofthese features is discussed here, followed by a brief discussion of the available literature onprogram evaluation and effectiveness, which is an area that certainly presents opportunities forfurther study.One of the most common features of bridge programs aimed at the transition from undergraduateto graduate school is the strong focus on URM students, with a secondary strong focus onwomen. The programs reported in [14, 13, 15, 11, 16, 10, 17, 8, 18, 12] all had a focus on URMstudents, with some also specifically

Conference Session

Computer Science Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan J. Meuth, University of Advancing Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

theclassroom, particularly engineering education, as a tool for demonstrating dynamic processes andconcepts in a visual environment. The simplicity and power of the environment allow thesedemonstrations to be developed very rapidly, and a thriving community enables the openexchange of developed applications. Additionally, several Processing based spin-off projects,Wiring2, Arduino3, and Fritzing4, bring a similar design interface to embedded programming andcircuit design.In-classroom demonstrations are often utilized to bridge the gap between analytical world oftheory and the physical world of application, attempting to imbue the student with a visceralunderstanding of the interactions of forces and variables in a system. The effect of

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Carrick Brunson, Paul Carrick Brunson Agency ; Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

ways that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty researchers are brandingthemselves across a variety of social media platforms. This study is similar to Pearson’swork that explored faculty’s use of social media and their concerns about social mediausage.2 It differs, however, in its focus on ways in which URM faculty are disseminatinginformation about their scholarship via social media, their reasons for selecting the socialmedia that they choose, their frequency of social media use for academic purposes, andtheir perceived understandings of the effects of such use. Research results and expertisefrom a nationally recognized entrepreneur and media personality will be used to inform adiscussion about ways that underrepresented minority STEM

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. Function on multi-disciplinary teams. Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. Understand professional and ethical responsibility. Communicate effectively. Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. Recognize the need for and the engagement in life-long learning. Know the contemporary issues. Use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering.According to Rodrigues, R. [4]: new engineers should be able, according to theindustry’s needs, to presume several activities such as: Confirm

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

. Of course this is virtually impossible and the students observed that paper is reasonablystrong in tension. They were then asked to hold the paper again but this time, apply a pushing motion. Ofcourse, the paper crumpled demonstrating that a single sheet of paper has virtually no resistance topushing.Now at this point the role of the engineer in the design of the structure (building columns are used as anexample) was introduced. The students had acquired a cursory understanding of forces and the resistanceof materials to forces. They were introduced to how the engineer takes this knowledge and by changingthe form, that is the shape in which the material is used, improve its ability to carry forces.A single sheet of paper, similar to that

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1: Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth C. Novosel, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

lead librarians to make changes and improvements to libraries and services andultimately help create more inclusive educational environments.Another way librarians can support disabled students and researchers is through advocacy. Muchof the scholarly literature about advocacy revolves around disabled students’ need to learn toself-advocate for what they need [95], but as Disability Justice scholars point out, not all disabledstudents feel able to self-advocate due to the multiple layers of discrimination they face [28]. Insuch cases, allies could help provide advocacy, but thus requires the building of relationships,understanding, and trust.To advocate effectively, librarians and educators must first listen to and understand the voices

Conference Session

Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Yang, Stanford University; Crystal Nattoo

institutions’ systemic impacts on minoritized students inengineering, we define these systems as systems of oppression, and their negative effects onminoritized students as marginalization [7]–[15]. While these negative experiences aredetrimental to minoritized engineering students’ health and well-being [3], [4], [16], their livedexperiences give minoritized doctoral students a unique perspective - one that enables them toviscerally understand and theorize about the inner mechanisms of the systems of oppression thatbear on them as well as stand outside the engineering institution to critique it [7], [17], [18]. For some minoritized doctoral students, the picture of doctoral student responsibilities iscomplicated by their desire to engage in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Spray; Lori Donath; Nancy Thompson; Theresa McGarry; Elisabeth Alford

communication in educationalsettings promises considerable insights into the learning process.The Research Communications StudioThe Research Communications Studio (RCS) is a research and education project in threeengineering departments at the University of South Carolina(http://www.che.sc.edu/centers/rcs/rcsmain.htm). The project focuses on language andcommunications as tools for conducting research, as well as the written and oral means of Page 9.869.1disseminating the results of research. Supported in part by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation, the project investigates the effect of the Research Communications Studio conceptin improving

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geetanjali R. Date, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sanjay Chandrasekharan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

courses in Sustainability, Humanitiesand Social Sciences, Ethics, as well as soft skills such as writing, communication and teamwork.7,8,9 Strategies for pedagogical reforms included cornerstone and capstone courses, projectand problem-based learning, active participatory learning opportunities, instructionallaboratories, learning a second language, and foreign country internships.10,11,12,13Nevertheless, most engineering education programs continue to emphasize the technical aspects,while the social and environmental aspects remain externalized.14 Barbara Olds15 notes that “theeducation of science and engineering students has for too long been merely “technical”, oftenneglecting human complexity in order to achieve quantifiable correctness

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harpreet Auby, Tufts University; Namrata Shivagunde, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Anna Rumshisky, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

their work in written formats (e.g., technical reports) and in presentations, so buildingwriting skills that can effectively convey this knowledge to their colleagues is immensely helpfuland a goal in science and engineering education work. This framework of understanding short-answer responses allows us to gain insight into student thinking, which can help instructors andresearchers construct evidence-based instructional strategies to improve writing skills,conceptual understanding, and benefit the formation of engineers.Research Question 2State-of-the-art Large Language Models, such as Mixtral of Experts (MoE) and GPT-4, present apromising avenue for automating qualitative coding in the analysis of student narratives. Ourstudy demonstrates

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brayden A Martinez EIT, Miyamoto International; William R Adam, Buro Happold

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #48235Design-Build Capstone Projects: Continuing the Poly Canyon Legacy of Learn-by-DoingDr. Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Anahid Behrouzi is an associate professor of architectural engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. She has been involved with STEM education beginning in 2003 as a volunteer and summer instructor with the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science. She has been engaged with undergraduate/graduate course delivery in the topic areas of engineering problem-solving and structural engineering at North Carolina State

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Peter, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

For years he hastaught hundreds, if not thousands, of working engineers in a course entitled “Structured AnalogDesign” where his techniques are explained and illustrated. More recently, he has produced aData DVD ROM containing his entire three day course (19 hours).11 Examples of chapter titlesare ‘Using Normal and Inverted Poles and Zeros’, ‘Improved Formulas for Quadratic Roots’,‘The Input/Output Impedance Theorem’, ‘The Extra Element Theorem’, and ‘The FeedbackTheorem’. I have been using his D-OA approach in my classes with success, and have been ableto customize his ideas for my circuits and electronics classes. One of the core techniques embodied in D-OA is how to formulate circuit equations insuch a way that their very structure

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Moison, Tufts University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

ambassadors support youth to learn engineering is critical to furtheringthe effectiveness of these programs and contributes to greater understanding about how tosupport engineering in K-12 settings. Often, these programs are facilitated by undergraduate andgraduate engineering ambassadors who themselves are developing as engineers and educators. Inthe context of an engineering outreach program for elementary students, this study examines theteaching moves of outreach ambassadors, adds to the understanding of their teaching moves, andoffers preliminary conjectures about the impact of these moves on students. This studyasks: What kinds of discursive teaching moves do outreach ambassadors enact wheninteracting with elementary student design teams?   In

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Oluwatosin A. Bewaji, Texas A&M University; Madison Elaine Spier, Texas A&M University; Gustavo Mosqueda Elizondo III, Texas A&M University; Chiamaka Theclar Umah; Todd Sherron, Texas State University; J. Timothy Lightfoot, Texas A&M University; Carolyn L. Cannon, Texas A&M University; Robin S.L. Fuchs-Young, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

-centered and learner-oriented [3], [9], [10].Bransford, Brown, and Cocking (2000) reported that an effective learning environment includesthe following four characteristics: (a) knowledge-centeredness, (b) learner-centeredness, (c)assessment-centeredness, and (d) community-centeredness [3]. A knowledge-centeredinstruction develops conceptual understanding and organization of the knowledge in the field. Ina learner-centered environment, students’ pre-conceptions and alternative conceptions areexplored prior to teaching, and the instruction focuses on what students know, what they want toknow, and how they will use the knowledge. Assessment centeredness provides frequentopportunities for formative feedback over the course of the learning, and the

Conference Session

Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Oklahoma Dr. Randa L. Shehab is a professor and the Director of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She was recently appointed as Director of the Sooner Engineering Education Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in engineering student

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

confident that I can understand engineering outside of class.Performance/ Q8Eng_m I can do well on exams in engineering.Competence Q8Eng_n I understand concepts I have studied in engineering. Q8Eng_o Others ask me for help in this subject. Q8Eng_p I can overcome setbacks in engineering.Exploratory Factor AnalysisPilot DataPilot data to gather validity evidence for the newly developed engineering identity items werecollected from three institutions across the U.S. In the spring semester of 2015, students insecond-semester first-year engineering courses were surveyed electronically. A total of 371students responded with valid responses. Valid responses were determined using a filter questionon the survey to exclude

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Alejandro Teran, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM); Hoa Thi Pham, International University - Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City

Tagged Divisions

International

an accreditedprogram by degree, country, or university name. Like the accreditation.org website, we focus onaccrediting bodies for engineering programs, not on more general accrediting bodies that accreditinstitutions as a whole.For example, for Argentina, the website provides this information: The National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU) is a decentralized agency at the Argentina's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. It is the only government agency for university evaluation and accreditation and it started operating in 1996. CONEAU was established to foster improvements of the university education in Argentina. CONEAU is in charge of the following functions: external

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura R. Murphy, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Thanina Makhlouf, University of Michigan; Eytan Adar; Sophia Brueckner, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

speculative futures and sci-fi-inspired prototypes. She is currently an artist- in-residence at Nokia Bell Labs and an assistant professor at the University of Michigan teaching Sci-Fi Prototyping, a course combining sci-fi, prototyping, and ethics. Her ongoing objective is to combine her background in art, design, and engineering to inspire a more positive future.Dr. Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan Colleen M. Seifert is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in psychology at Yale University. She was an ASEE postdoctoral fellow at the University of California – San Diego and the Navy Personnel Research Development Center. Her research

Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on creating and sustain a culture of inclusion in engineering. She investigates the the cultural ideologies produced and reinforced by engineering education structures (e.g. departments, courses, poli- cies) to determine the influence on initiatives to recruit, retain, and support diverse students. Her current work explores the cultural productions of institutional leadership to develop improve departmental and institutional climates.Ms. Dina Verd´ın, Purdue University at West Lafayette Dina Verd´ın, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

understanding of the research process. Theseopportunities can be incredibly effective, particularly in the encouragement of students to attendgraduate school or otherwise further pursue careers in STEM fields [8], [9]. Hence, REUprograms have been promoted in recent years as a method of creating a sustainable pathway tograduate school [9]. Literature shows that undergraduate research is strongly associated with improvement ofthe undergraduate education experience [10], [11]. Specifically, participation in undergraduateresearch decreases attrition rates [12] and increases rates of graduate education [13] for allstudents, particularly underrepresented and minoritized students. In addition, undergraduateresearch scholarship is related to the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedogogy and Training

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Scott Ferguson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nadeem Sheikh, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Amrith Mariappan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Laine Schrewe, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

learn - and thus,improve student educational outcomes - is through solving problems, yet recognizes thatengineering students are generally provided insufficient opportunities to engage problems as theywill be engaged in practice. Attempts to incorporate more open-ended, ill-structured experienceshave increased but are challenging for faculty to implement because there are no systematicmethods or approaches that support the educator in designing these learning experiences. Instead,faculty often start from the anchor of domain-specific concepts, an anchoring that is furtherreinforced by available textbook problems that are rarely open in nature. Open-ended problemsare then created in ad-hoc ways, and in doing so, the problem-solving experience is

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Joshua Lloyd Olds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Eric Joe Coyle, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Systems Engineering (MSUASE). TheMSUASE program is housed under the College of Engineering, but outside of any onedepartment. The lead author is the program coordinator, who chairs a coordination committeewith representatives from a number of departments across the college.The MSUASE program is a 30 credit graduate program that is based around 15 credit hours of Page 24.538.3core coursework and 15 credit tracks (thesis, capstone, and course-based). The thesis trackrequires nine credits of thesis and six credits of additional coursework. The capstone trackrequires six credits of capstone design course (3 credits per semester) and nine credits

Conference Session

Using technology in engineering ethics education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Junaid, Aston University; Wendy Irene Attwell; Sarah Hitt

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Toolkit’was developed by educators, for educators to embed ethical context within their courses anddegrees, and to consider what could be examined further for future development of thetoolkit. The engineering ethics toolkit provides guidance, resources, tools and frameworks forengineering educators at all levels of experience and roles in teaching ethics to engineers. Itaims to answer the key questions mentioned above to integrate engineering ethics incurriculum design. The objectives of this paper are to a) explain the methodology ofdeveloping the engineering ethics toolkit b) present the metadata and user experience on howthe toolkit is currently being used worldwide and c) identify future steps for the toolkit todevelop further. The toolkit was co

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

further: This model has emphasized the public’s inability to understand and appreciate the achievements of science—owing to prejudicial public hostility as well as to misrepresentation by the mass media—and adopted a linear, pedagogical and paternalistic view of communication to argue that the quantity and quality of the public communication of science should be improved. (p. 450)Beddoes and I 2 wrote to effects of the deficit model of communication as creating an informationflow that was one-sided flowing from engineers to the public, where only the public was expectedto change its views about engineering, and where the public was generalized as only having onesimplistic and misinformed view of engineering or having no

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Luciana Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

her BSArc from the University of S˜ao Paulo (USP), both in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to her current position she worked in design coordination in construction and real estate development companies in Brazil. Her research interests include team work in construction, effective communication in spatial problem solving, and design - field team interaction.Dr. Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

” whorecognizes a good idea and passes it along in a very effective way because they naturally like tohelp people, which makes their offer particularly attractive (and infectious). The final element,the “salesmen”, helps seal the deal, persuading people to “buy” the idea. This includes verbaland non-verbal cues that make these personalities particular adept at influencing opinions. TheseGladwell archetypes are helpful in examining the entrepreneur as individual vis-à-vis society.An innovation by the individual entrepreneur does not take root unless it spreads (i.e., becomes asocial “epidemic”) through the community.The entrepreneur starting a company must affirm both ends of the spectrum, combining theirindividuality and personal drive with their network