development opportuni�es within these communi�es. A�er brainstorming ideas,developing business concepts, and refining their business concepts, the students went back to thecommuni�es in the fourth week of the class to present their ideas to the community members. Twobusiness concepts were selected by the community members for further development. The author isnow working with the students remotely from his home ins�tu�on to help with the implementa�on ofthese new businesses.A descrip�on of the course, how it builds on other sustainable development course approaches, andreviews and feedback of the course from the students will be presented in this paper.Keywords: UN Sustainable Development Goals; entrepreneurship educa�on; sustainable
Paper ID #12850Blending Entrepreneurship and Design in an Immersive EnvironmentDr. Bryan O’Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University Dr. Boulanger is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil En- gineering at Ohio Northern University. His academic interests include immersive learning, experiential learning, risk management, and surface chemistry.Prof. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. Joe was the founder and inaugural chair of the Biomedical Engineering Society Undergraduate
programs. In addition, theentrepreneurial ecosystem at XJTU has incubated 30 registered companies.3.2.2 A Practice-Oriented Model for Engineering Education InnovationThere are two components of practice-orientation: innovation platforms and educational base forinnovation and entrepreneurship. XJTU has developed and refined a series of platforms forinterdisciplinary and university-industry innovation. To facilitate interdisciplinary innovation inengineering, XJTU built a “dreamworks studio” for college students to practice innovation. With aninvestment of over 60 million RMB, the 13,000 square meters Engineering Workshop provides afirst-class engineering practical training base for students to practice interdisciplinary innovation inengineering
certifications such as major, minor or concentration,presenting a sequence of engineering or technology focused entrepreneurship courses in currentcurriculum, collaborating with business school to lead in-class trainings and extracurricularactivities such as business competitions, etc5,7,8. Among non-degree, course sequence focusedprograms, although the practices are often engineering theme focused, entrepreneurshipeducation is seldom offered at the first year level as part of a design course where studentsdesign, build and test a tangible product.We report on the practice of integrating a module featuring a series of lectures onentrepreneurship and business plan development into an existing first-year engineering course.This two-quarter Introduction to
Paper ID #39198Divergence and Convergence in Engineering Leadership, Entrepreneurship,Management, and PolicyDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & So- ciety Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and isDr. Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the
Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Helen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Dr. 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
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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. However, the students whodid not earn a B or a C were not in the F-D range but were in the higher A. The EM classactually performed better. Similar trend was found in project 2. The EM class performed worsein the D-C range; however, the students who did not earn a D or a C were not in F but were inthe higher range B-A.4. ConclusionsIn spring 2022, a vibration class was taught with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM). Twoproblem-based learning (PBL) projects were incorporated with entrepreneurially mindedlearning (EML), a strategy to develop curiosity, connections and creating value – the threeessential elements setting up the entrepreneurship. The first project was the design of asuspension system for an airplane landing gear, and the second project
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
student success in a blended-model engineering classroom. ASEE, 2018. [5] Reid Bailey and Michael C Smith. Implementation and assessment of a blended learning environment as an approach to better engage students in a large systems design class. age, 23:1, 2013. [6] C Mirjam Van Praag and Peter H Versloot. What is the value of entrepreneurship? a review of recent research. Small business economics, 29(4):351–382, 2007. [7] Tom Byers, Tina Seelig, Sheri Sheppard, and Phil Weilerstein. Its role in engineering education. The Bridge, 43 (2), 2013. [8] Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Angela Shartrand, and Teri Reed. The role of entrepreneurship program models and experiential activities on engineering student outcomes. Advances in
Paper ID #12636Exploring what we don’t know about entrepreneurship education for engi-neersDr. 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 engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers
startupexperiences where students are guided in actively creating a new venture versus more skills-basedexperiences where students learn about creativity, innovation, and business skills without actuallystarting a venture. Prior research has shown that students enroll in entrepreneurship for a variety ofreasons. These include seeking guidance on how to proceed with a venture or product idea, broadercareer options, general interest in the topic, desire to see if they could make it as an entrepreneur, Page 26.1658.5earning additional educational credentials, and desire to take business classes (Duval-Couetil, Gotch,& Yi, 2014). Students who have high
Paper ID #41330Co-Developing a Social Entrepreneurship Program with a Focus on EngineeringDr. Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University, as well as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School. Her research emerges at the intersection of Educational Technology, Pedagogical Innovation, Personalized Learning, Diversity and Equity Issues, and Global Studies. Greenhalgh-Spencer explores practices of using technology and pedagogical innovation to create engaged learning in both formal and
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
Paper ID #41393Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT): Addressing the National AcademiesRecommendationsDr. David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. David Pugalee is a full professor, and Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM) at UNC Charlotte. The recipient of millions of dollars in grant-funding, Dr. Pugalee has also published works on STEM teaching and learning.Praveen Ramaprabhu Praveen Ramaprabhu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where he heads the Laboratory for Multiscale Computational
Paper ID #21529An Evaluation of an Engineering Design Class using Mixed Methods Tech-niquesMs. Martina Margaret Moyne, University College Dublin Martina Moyne is a PhD candidate in the School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD) and a Lecturer in Product Design in the Institute of Technology Carlow. She received her BDes in Industrial Design and MSc in Medical Device Design in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) and ME in Management in UCD. She is also a part time lecturer in UCD and prior to pursuing her PhD, she worked for six years in Nypro Healthcare as a Senior Product
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
composition & family ideology) formsintra-group differences among Mexican entrepreneurs. Valdez [52] aimed to explore the unequalaccess and distribution of resources between families of individuals who share the same race butdiffer in gender and class due to power relations. Their study found that intersectionaldimensions of identity collectivity have an impact on entrepreneurial outcomes in ethnichouseholds and that differences in class and gender within household’s form access to family-based resources that provide access to entrepreneurship [52]. Additionally, Knight [32] used Dilland Zambrana’s [19] intersectional/interlocking systems of oppression framework adapted fromCollins [15] domain of power intersectional framework to examine the
Paper ID #37008Board 296: Fostering Leaders in Technology Entrepreneurship (FLiTE):Program Goals and First-Year ActivitiesDr. Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina UniversityDr. Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University Chip Ferguson is the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology and Professor of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University.Dr. Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University Andrew Ritenour is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering + Technology at Western Carolina University (WCU). In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates
design based on feedbacks received at the interviews. Effective communication: Students were engaged in activities such as Fast Pitch competitions to pitch their project design ideas to the rest of the class within 60 seconds or less. The rapid form of communication gave the students practice in explaining their ideas in a clear and effective manner. Design thinking: Students were introduced to Stanford's Design Thinking methodology. In this exercise, students learned about failing fast, fast prototyping and the importance of getting customer feedback. These Entrepreneurship practices offered students ways to look into the inherent value ofSTEM learning and provided them the opportunity to develop
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
Paper ID #35828Is the ”E” in Engineering for Entrepreneurship? An Emerging Concept ofEntrepreneurial Engineering IdentityDr. Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston Dr Le Shorn Benjamin has amassed over a decade of experience in the field of education. These ex- periences span local and international borders and have included roles in educational research, program administration, higher education accreditation and K-12 teaching. Dr Benjamin’s research agenda ex- plores issues related to minoritized student experiences, doctoral education, and engineering education.Dr. Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston Dr. Jerrod
Paper ID #22619Fundamental: A Teacher Professional Development Program in EngineeringResearch with Entrepreneurship and Industry ExperiencesMr. Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, New York University Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy received his BSEE from Amrita University and M.S in Mechatronics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical En- gineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, serving as a research assistant under NSF-funded RET Site project. He conducts research in Mechatronics, Robotics and Controls Laboratory at NYU and his research interests include automation
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
Arkansas with emphasis on ’tribology and surface characterization’. He has master’s and bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and engineer- ing with experience in semiconductors, thin films processing and materials characterization. He has been involved with Prof. Malshe in teaching and assisting with introductory classes on materials, manufac- turing and social innovations for the last 5+ years in the capacity of teaching assistant, co-instructor and instructor. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Learning Social Innovations and Social Entrepreneurship During COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons LearnedAjay P. Malshe1
indoor/outdoor applications. He is a member of Institute of Navigation (ION); and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).Prof. John B Jackson, California State University, Fullerton Jackson is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Small Business Institute (SBI) which deploy an applied learning model that engages undergraduate and graduate students with local businesses. These student-led consulting projects challenge the students to practice what they have learned in the classroom. Jackson’s student team was recently awarded first place in the nation at the Small Business Institute national competition. (LINK) John Bradley Jackson is also a Full-time Lecturer in
identify three core themes related to incorporatingarts, entrepreneurship, and bio-inspired design in technical engineering classes: (1) creativity andfree-thinking, (2) time management, and (3) communication in teamwork. (1) Encouraging Creative User-Centered DesignSeveral students acknowledged that creativity in solving complex problems is necessary forsuccess in engineering. Furthermore, the students added that some of the creative skills related tovisual design are often overlooked in engineering subjects, while a greater emphasis on suchskills is very important. The students agreed that the inclusion of arts in engineering projectscould encourage creativity and free-thinking and allow them to produce user-centered products.“The stereotype
College of Education and the University of Michigan’s Marsal Family School of Education. His research focuses on college education issues associated with racially minoritized students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Fostering Tomorrow's STEM Entrepreneurs: Insights from an Innovative STEM Program Promoting Equity-Centered EntrepreneurshipABSTRACT:The representation of Black students in STEM entrepreneurship remains disproportionately low,with only 2% of Black recipients of science and engineering PhDs in 2017 pursuingentrepreneurial careers. This disparity is compounded by systemic barriers faced by entrepreneursof color, including limited access to entrepreneurship
Paper ID #25440Entrepreneurial Engineering Education – A Research Experience for Under-graduates Focused on Entrepreneurship and Technical InnovationProf. Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut Daniel Burkey is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor-in-Residence in the De- partment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1998, and his M.S.C.E.P and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000 and 2003, respectively. His primary areas of interest are game