cultivate entrepreneurial spirit by applyingcreative and innovative thinking. Even though this is difficult to assess from the client’sperspective, 86% of the clients either agreed or strongly agreed that the students demonstrated anability to be creative and innovative. Two clients noted that the students did not demonstratecreativity and an entrepreneurial mindset. Moreover, thirteen clients agreed or strongly agreedthat the students communicated (orally and written) effectively during the project. As part of thisprogram, student teams delivered weekly oral and written project updates. They also submittedfinal written reports and delivered final oral presentations. Finally, a question was asked aboutthe student’s ability to conduct themselves
Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Senior Design, and Entrepreneurial Bioengineering. He is active in Engineering Education Research, where he studies different mentoring strategies to ensure the academic and professional success of historically marginalized groups. Further, he studies strategies for instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students as well as innovative approaches to teaching, such as using virtual reality. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work in Progress: The Impact of Informational Interviews on Career Choices and Professional Growth for Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering StudentsIntroduction Providing
student reflection, a processsimilarly described in Kolb’s experiential learning model [13]. An example of one of the rubricsis included below in Figure 1.Table 1: Targeted Professional Competencies. Communication Ethics Teamwork Creativity Grit/Persistence/Resilience Global & Cultural Awareness Empathy Leadership Risk — Ability to Accept and Manage Entrepreneurial Mindset Lifelong Learning Systems Thinking — Authentic Problem SolvingLeadership Definition: Cultivating an environment that collectively develops a shared purpose andinspiring others to work toward it.Figure 1: Rubric for
, embedded systems, and industrial communication networks, he brings a unique blend of academic and practical expertise to his research and teaching. Dr. Ma is a Certified ScrumMaster® and has pioneered the use of Scrum practices in engineering education, creating innovative curriculum models such as the ”Tiered Educational Scrum Model” and ”Mini Scrum” for student-centered project-based learning. His work aims to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students through active learning approaches. Dr. Ma has also authored multiple publications on integrating agile practices into engineering education, presented at major conferences such as IEEE Frontiers in Education and ASEE Annual Exposition.Dr
Convergent Thinking Processes ● Innovation ● Production of Novel Ideas ● Production of Useful IdeasEmpathy ● Cognitive Empathy ● Emotional Empathy ● Empathic ResponseEntrepreneurial Mindset ● Entrepreneurial Intent ● Entrepreneurial Skills ● IntrapreneurshipEthics ● Ethical Behavior ● Ethical Reasoning ● Knowledge of EthicsGlobal & Cultural Awareness ● Cultural Competence or Awareness ● Diverse Workplace Competence or Awareness ● Global Competence or AwarenessGrit/Persistence/Resilience ● Navigating Hostile Workplace ● Overcoming Setbacks ● Perseverance for Long-Term Goals ● Pivoting when AppropriateLeadership ● Organizational Leadership
Biomedical Engineering and a MS and BS in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech. She has been founding faculty of two brand new U.S. engineering undergraduate programs and is leading change across diverse contexts. She has been PI on many NSF awards (include a NSF CAREER) and currently is PI on a multi-year Kern Family Foundation KEEN award targeted at ”Educating the Whole Engineer” through innovation (entrepreneurial mindset) and character. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Transforming Undergraduate Education to Educate the Whole Engineer: Implementing 100% Experiential Learning at Wake Forest Engineering Through Grounding to Learning Theories, Motivation Theories, Strategic
distributed. First, Management and Leadership, by complementingtheir engineering knowledge with the necessary professional and managerial skills. Second,Emerging Technologies by embedding practical technical knowledge with an essential bundle ofglobal competencies. Third, Innovation and Entrepreneurship by fostering global mindsets andhands-on opportunities. Collaboration with industry and educational institutions, recognizedcredentials, internationally certified courses, competitions, hackathons, one-on-one consultation,and collaborative workspaces are all integral parts of the initiative.In this work-in-progress paper and poster, we present the design paradigm of the studentprogram, and elaborate on its execution and key success factors
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