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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Given that we accept 45-50 students into theprogram from a pool of 70-80 applicants, it does not appear that we are “over-selling” theprogram with our current advertising efforts.DemographicsLooking back at the first two cohorts, we achieved our goal of diversity by major. In general, theproportion of majors represented in the entrepreneurship LLC mirrors the distribution of majorsin the full student body, Table 3. To provide some context for sample size and analysis, we haveapproximately 2,200 undergraduates and only offer degrees in engineering, math, and science.There are no liberal arts degrees offered. We have experience with only one other LLC, which isfocused on environmentally minded engineering, and has been in existence for five

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

 to experience. Since this time educators have been trying to create educational curricula at various levels that incorporate baseline knowledge with experience (Kolb, 1984; Savery and Duffy, 1995; Bonwell and Eison, 1991; Kolodner, 1993; Boud and Feletti, 1998).    Historically, universities have followed traditionalist methods of instilling a broad range of information into the minds of their students. Within technically minded universities and colleges, however, there has been even more focus on providing the technical knowledge base. Today, the field is realizing the importance of developing engineering students who are technically proficient, but who are also inherently curious, who can infer and develop connections between ideas, and

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #22015Investigating the Effects of Mechanical Vibrations on Oryza Sativa: An In-terdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research ExperienceDr. Dennis O’Connor, California State University, Chico Dennis M. O’Connor California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0789 dmoconnor@csuchico.edu Professional Preparation B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Au- gust 2004 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, May 2007 Ph.D. Engineering Science, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, May 2014 Academic Appointments Lab Manager, Southern Illinois University

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

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Women in Engineering

Engineering and University committees, as were manyof my (then few) female colleagues in engineering. We often joked that there was a perceptionthat each committee needed at least one woman from engineering, and we were she. I waselected to the University Senate and even chaired a university committee on facultycompensation prior to gaining tenure. After receiving tenure, I directed two different professionalmasters programs in engineering, one of which had a substantial distance-learning component.And, in my mind, I had achieved a satisfactory balance between my work life and my family life.My husband and I shared child rearing and home duties. We were able to arrange our teachingschedules so that we never taught classes at the same time, allowing

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

graduate students coming to University of _____? ForMSEE and for PhD.“I would advice them to go to bigger university with more financial support, get your degree andthen come to University of _____ to teach as a faculty. When you come back to teach, mentor theblacks and support them to be like you.”(4) How has being President of NSBE (or being involved with NSBE) helped you in any wayin staying in school, graduating from MSEE and in your career advancement in general.“My period as President of NSBE only made it clear to me that from the political and financial standpoint University of _____ is not ready for more back students. We need a black dean for the schoolof engineering or president of the university that has a mind to develop the enrollment

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Fujioka, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board

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Women in Engineering

. An experienced advocate for workplace equity, served as National President of the Business & Professional Women’s organization in 2001. Appointed by the Hawaii governor to two terms on the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, she was Commission Chair from 1996 - 2003. Page 12.991.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 isisHawaii: The power of One+One brings girls into the science and engineering pipelineAbstractIn 2002, isisHawaii launched the first Hawaii-based online mentoring program to help local womennetwork with other women in various

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Birchman; Mary Sadowski, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

ideation in which design ideas are generated in one’s mind andexpressed through the process of sketching. Sketching is a part of most engineering graphicsprograms and has been identified as a valuable asset in the Engineering Design Graphicscurriculum (Barr, et. al. 1999, Branoff, et. al. 2001, Myers 2000, Sorby 2003).Teamwork has also been identified as an important aspect of the Engineering Graphicscurriculum (Barr (1999), Myers (2000), Smith (2003). Being able to communicate with teammembers in your own discipline is important, being able to communicate with team membersfrom other disciplines may be much more important. Page 11.711.2Most of us

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) (2004) pp.293-3014. Nichols, S.P., Armstrong, N.E., Engineering Entrepreneurship: Does Entrepreneurship have a Role in Engineering Education?, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, A Session 2354, (2001)5. Thursby, M.C., Introducing Technology Entrepreneurship to Graduate Education: An Integrative Approach, University Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer: Process, Design and Intellectual Property Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth, 16, (2005) pp.211-2406. Jolly, V. K., Commercializing New Technologies: Getting from Mind to Market, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, Massachusetts (1997)7. Powell, K., Entrepreneur Contests Spark Innovation and provide a Practice

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Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chesney, University of Michigan

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-478: BIG FISH II: THE LOST SCIENCE OF STORY-TELLING IN THEENGINEERING CLASSROOMDavid Chesney, University of Michigan Page 12.307.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 BIG FISH II: THE LOST SCIENCE OF STORY-TELLING IN THE ENGINEERING CLASSROOMAbstractThe author has used story-telling extensively in the engineering classroom. A consistentrequest from students in end-of-semester evaluations is to include more stories in subsequentofferings of the course.At the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Conference in Chicago, Illinoisduring June, 2006, the author presented a paper on

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; I. Richmond Nettey, Kent State University; Edem G. Tetteh; Philip Weinsier, Bowling Green State University, Firelands

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-5374: NEGOTIATING THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PRO-CESSDr. Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a Full Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina Uni- versity, where he has taught since 1986. He is the current Director of publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and Editor for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. Chin has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s annual and mid-year conference Program Chair, and he has served as a review board member for several journals including the EDGJ. He has been a Program Chair for the Southeastern Section and has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s Vice Chair and Chair

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-8: MENTORING WITH INDEX CARDS: AN EARLY INTRO-DUCTION TO FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR NEW FACULTYJohn K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Univer- sity. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagog- ical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University Nathaniel Bird is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3646: BUILDING A CLASSROOM CULTURE THAT PAVES THEWAY TO LEARNINGDr. Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford Brian Swartz is Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Hartford. He received his degrees from the Pennsylvania State University, where he also taught for two years. He was a visiting faculty for one year at Bucknell University before joining the University of Hartford. He teaches courses in structural engineering and pursues research related to concrete bridges. Page 25.274.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Building a

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-216: MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY IN UNDERGRADUATEPHYSICS STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS AND POINTS OF DIFFICULTYJeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas Jeff Jalkio received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and worked for thirteen years in industry in the fields of optical sensor design and process control. In 1984, he co- founded CyberOptics Corporation, where he led engineering efforts as Vice President of Research. In 1997 he returned to academia, joining the engineering faculty of the University of St. Thomas where he teaches courses in digital electronics, computing, electromagnetic fields, controls, and design

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Nancy Study, Virginia State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-520: KEYS TO PUBLISHING IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALSRobert Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. “Bob” Chin is a full professor in the Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina University, where he’s taught since 1986. He is the current Director of Publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and Editor for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. Chin has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division's annual and mid-year conference program chair and he has served as a review board member for several journals including the EDGJ. He has been a program chair for the Southeastern Section and has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division's vice-chair and

Conference Session

Alternatives to Traditional Assessment

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Junaid Qadir, Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan; Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University; Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University; João Ponciano, University of Glasgow; Sajjad Hussain, University of Glasgow; Ala Al-Fuqaha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Muhammad Ali Imran P.E., University of Glasgow

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #28870Leveraging the Force of Formative Assessment & Feedback for EffectiveEngineering EducationProf. Junaid Qadir, Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan Junaid Qadir is an Associate Professor at the Information Technology University (ITU)—Punjab, Lahore since December 2015, where he directs the ICTD; Human Development; Systems; Big Data Analytics; Networks (IHSAN) Research Lab. His primary research interests are in the areas of computer systems and networking, applied machine learning, using ICT for development (ICT4D); and engineering education. He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies

responsibility.It assumed to be a prerequisite for learning. These future professors expect students to come toclass eager to learn. Four participants spoke directly about this theme. To some extent I think that students have to come to the table wanting to learn. That is something that can’t be taught. You know it’s something that through mentoring they can maybe see what the advantages that learning can give them but really I think it is their responsibility as an engineering students to come to the table wanting to learn … I think it is also up to students to commit to the learning process which is kind of the same as wanting to learn but there is a difference in my mind in that they are willing to put in the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Berne

energy is humansthemselves. The super intelligent machines farm humans through genetic engineering,and maintain their bodies for the heat they produce. But because the human body needsits consciousness to stay alive, the machines must sedate and pacify the human minds.Thus, the creation of a virtual reality termed, "the matrix." The human bodies are wiredat birth to a virtual reality program that simulates life on earth before the war. Humansperceive that their state of mind is actual conscious reality, while in fact they live inisolated, confined pods and are unaware of their true condition as energy producingslaves. Loaded into a virtual reality, the human mind has no consciousness of what isreal, of self-knowledge or knowledge of the truth

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering;[and] only 3 percent associate the word ‘creative’ with engineering.”1, 22, 23 It is likely that thisimage is also in the minds of engineering students, especially underclassmen that have not yetdone much design and open-ended problem work. If the students don’t believe they are creativeand do not get to practice creativity, enthusiasm for continuing engineering study and retentionin engineering education could suffer.On the first day of the course, the students were asked about their personal view on their owncreativity, the role of creativity in engineering, problem solving, teamwork, and leadership.After the course, the same survey was administered. The survey was quantified using a 5-pointLikert scale. The course enrollment was low

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

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New Engineering Educators

implementation, lessonscan be successfully embedded into well-planned activities to illustrate and/or supplement the courselecture content to effectively educate students as young engineers2 and simultaneously challenge andinspire them5. However, with the current trend of incorporating more active learning into our curricula,we are mindful that a “one size fits all” approach may not be the best option to achieve the most successfor all classes and levels in engineering. This research sets out to identify the framework for aproportional profile of learning modes across academic levels in engineering, starting with the freshmanyear and tracing on through to the senior year. Strong correlations between the infusion of carefullyselected and implemented

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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Women in Engineering

with a generalrelaxation in traditional gender-role attitudes as well as changes in public perceptions of whatleadership entails. Yet in contexts still defined in the public mind as requiring masculinequalities, women face tough barriers that stem from the difficulty of simultaneously transcendingand accommodating to gender stereotypes. It is critical to understand some of these barriers inorder to help women break them down and be determined enough to work their way throughthem. This paper shares some the stories of some brave young engineering women who aredoing just that.Catalyst Research1 reports that there are 51.4% of U.S. women in management, professional andrelated occupations today in Fortune 500 businesses. Furthermore, they report

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole R. Weber, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Constance A Harris, Purdue University; Ray David, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

design, keeping in mind related social and ecological impacts.Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University Melissa Dyehouse is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). She received her M.S.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Purdue University with a focus on educational research methodology and assessment. Her research at INSPIRE focuses on the learning and teaching of engineering as a ”caring” discipline in the context of environmen- tal and ecological concerns.Constance A Harris, Purdue University She is a doctoral candidate in the College of Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of

Conference Session

Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Amy Millmier Schmidt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mara Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bethany Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Andrew Stiven Ortiz Balsero, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Maria Jose Oviedo Ventura, Cornell University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

San Carlos in Guatemala, and before that, an elementary teacher. His research centers on the intersection of bilingual/multilingual education and technology (in particular, Mayan languages), literacy programs in Indigenous languages, pedagogy of tenderness, and artificial intelligence for education.Amy Millmier Schmidt, University of Nebraska, LincolnMara Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Mara Zelt is the program manager for the Schmidt Research and Extension Team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. In her role Mara is responsible for supporting the team’s outreach and research programs including the nationwide iAMResponsible project, a partnership of multi

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chad E. Kennedy, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

serviceconsultants, make sure you are getting your monies worth. It is easy for a start-up to spend toomuch of their limited resources on attorneys’ fees and not enough on building the business. Theworst-case for a start-up is to run out of resources and close-up shop while preparing the bestpatent portfolio to go to market. The lean start-up movement has realigned priorities somewhatwith keeping the customer discovery and value proposition at the ‘top of mind’ along with speedto revenues.In academia, the push for science and engineering faculty to generate IP has significantlyincreased over the last decade. According to the Center On Budget And Policy Priorities (CBPP),41 states, state universities are operating with less state funding and support since

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

exists in the field of aerospace engineering. However, with this definition, comes challenges inassessment of the modules which is designed to incorporate “creativity” since a creative design is onlyassessed by the value it adds over time. However, this definition of creativity ties in congruently with theKern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network’s framework on Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML)which focuses on the value creation. Therefore, the KEEN framework itself is used as an assessment toolfor the module which will be discussed in the forthcoming sections. The assessment of the student workwas done based through poster presentations to external clients and which was judged by a retired F-35 testpilot.2. Ideation, Disruption and Aha

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Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

student evaluations of how the organization of thecourse relates to the success in achieving the course outcomes.BackgroundEngineering education has evolved from concentrating on teaching engineering sciencefundamentals to teaching students how to apply these fundamentals to design systems for realunstructured engineering problems. Teaching techniques should challenge, educate and promoteinnovative thinking from students. The lecture-based format of teaching which typicallypredominates in engineering education may not be the most effective manner to achieve thesegoals1,2. Constructivist learning theory asserts that knowledge is not simply transmitted fromteacher to student, but must be actively constructed by the mind of the learner through

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yuexin Jiang, Zhejiang University; Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #18034University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for Engineering Edu-cation: A Multi-case Study of Entrepreneurship Education in ChinaProf. Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University 2015-Present Professor, Institute of China’s Science,Technology and Education Strategy, Zhejiang Uni- versity Associate director of Research Center on Science and Education Development Strategy, Zhejiang University 2012-2014 Professor, School of management, Hangzhou Dianzi University Dean of Organiza- tion Management, School of management, Hangzhou Dianzi University 2008-2012 Director of Teaching & Research Division, School of

Conference Session

Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

curricular model to develop anentrepreneurial mindset in engineering students. We characterize the entrepreneurial mindsetbased on the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)’s 3C’s, which are curiosity,connections and creating value. The learning outcomes and complementary skills in the KEENframework that we attempt to achieve through the e-learning modules are shown in Table 1. Thecontextual activities, explained in the following section, provide the reinforcing method to helpstudents gain the complementary skills. Table 1 Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) Outcomes and Skills EML Outcomes Dimension Learning Outcome Demonstrate constant curiosity about

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Aadityasinh Rana; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Approach to Assess Achievement of EML through Integrated e-Learning ModulesIntroduction The University of New Haven promotes entrepreneurial minded learning (EML) throughthe integration of e-learning modules on entrepreneurial topics into regular engineering andcomputer science courses. Each module is supplemented by a contextual activity where studentsapply what they learned in the module. The e-learning modules collectively target 18 KEENStudent Outcomes (KSOs) described in the KEEN Framework [1]. Appropriate assessmentmethods are needed to determine whether the integrated e-learning modules are effective indeveloping students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Olga Beatriz Rivera, Amgen Manufacturing Limited; Nolgie Oquendo-Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Maria Angelica Velazquez, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

issues females face is fear andlack of self-confidence in their skills to prepare teaching and research statements and negotiatesalaries and start-up packages [6].B. Females in EngineeringA question that may come to mind is: Why among all STEM fields highlight engineering? Theanswer is simple. ASEE’s report Engineering by the Numbers [24] depicts an alarming lowrepresentation of females across all levels−bachelor’s level all the way to tenure-track positionsin academia. Between 2008 and 2017, females earned 20.93%, on average, of all engineeringdegrees (BS, MS, and PhD) in the US (Puerto Rico included) [24]. In 2017 alone, femalesrepresented 26,514 out of the 124,477 (21.3%) undergraduate engineering degrees conferred.Environmental and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Ian Derk, Arizona State University; Stephanie Sowl, Arizona State University; Natalie Nailor

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

about the problem and thus may not fulfill others’ need to a satisfactory level.The importance of incorporating customers in students’ training has been mentioned by a fewauthors [3-5].Fig. 1 The KEEN pyramid depicting the attributes of an entrepreneurially-minded engineer [1]In addition to an entrepreneurial mindset, engineers have increased need for interculturalcommunication competence. Both academic programs and professional environments areglobalized spaces [6] where intercultural communication competence is a necessary skill foradvancement. Effective intercultural communication requires an understanding of culture thatmoves beyond mere translation of language and into understandings of the cultural backgroundsof potential customers [7