Business Program Participation and Engineering Innovation: An Exploration of Engineering Students' Minors, Certificates, and Concentrations

Cao, Emily; Gilmartin, Shannon Katherine; Qu, Jin; Dungs, Carolin Christin; Sheppard, Sheri

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“…Total engineering students Percentage 2017-2018 2 1946 0.10% 2016-2017 2 1894 0.11% 2015-2016 2 1888 0.11% 2014-2015 2 1788 0.11% 2013-2014 6 1736 0.35% 2012-2013 6 1693 0.53% Table 1 shows that about a tenth of a percent of students can be expected to enroll for an entrepreneurship minor. This situation may not be unique to Stevens, as a major study by Cao et al [4] found that just 18 students out of the 7197 that were surveyed had a minor in entrepreneurship (0.25 percent). Studies by Duval-Couetil et al [11] have shown that interest in entrepreneurship strengthens when students take one or more courses in entrepreneurship.…”

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“…Several studies have been done about types of entrepreneurial offerings at various universities [4], [12]. More than half of the ASEE listed engineering programs provided entrepreneurship options, with approximately a quarter having more substantive programs, such as minors, centers, and other structured programs that are based in the engineering school.…”

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“…Most courses on entrepreneurship tend to be centered around product-based designs, are limited to business creation, and are taught by professors from outside the engineering school-for instance in a business school-and reach a limited portion of the student body [3], [4]. While some engineering senior design projects result in a product or prototype, many senior design projects do not.…”

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is the manager for the Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship at Stevens (IDEAS) program in the School of Engineering & Sciences which coordinates the design and innovation spine, PROOF Lab and the Senior Design Expo. Sandra also teaches Senior Innovation and Introduction to Entrepreneurship Thinking. Before coming to Stevens, Sandra worked as a consulting engineer with Stantec and T&M Associates specializing in Urban Land Redevelopment and Municipal Engineering. Sandra holds a B.S. Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering, an A. B. degree in Art History, and a Master of Engineering degree in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of Technology. She also holds a Professional Engineering license in NJ.

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“…Also as part of students' more general college experiences, we asked if they had interacted with non-engineering students as part of their coursework, conducted research with a faculty member, worked in a professional engineering environment as an intern/co-op, held a work-study or other type of job to help pay for their college education, and participated in study abroad. (In a separate set of questions, the EMS asked about students' majors, concentration areas within majors, minors, and certificates --see Cao et al 2016 for detailed analysis of these items. )…”

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The Making of an Innovative Engineer: Academic and Life Experiences that Shape Engineering Task and Innovation Self-Efficacy

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The focus of Mark's research can broadly be described as "pivot thinking," the cognitive aptitudes and abilities that encourage innovation, and the tension between design engineering and business management cognitive styles. To encourage these thinking patterns in young engineers, Mark has developed a Scenario Based Learning curriculum that attempts to blend core engineering concepts with selected business ideas. Mark is also researches empathy and mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers.Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 consumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and "onthe-fly" A|B testing program to qualify software improvements.Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of One Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley's oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he serves on the board of several technology start-up companies. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver's research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. In addition, she conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding. in Psychology from Stanford University. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) redesigning the traditional academic transcript. Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford UniversitySheri 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. The Making of an Innovative Engineer: Academic and Life Experiences that Shape Engineering Task and Innovation Self-Efficacy Abstract This research paper presents the results of a study that uses multivariate models to explore the relationships between participation in learning experiences, innovation self-efficacy, and engineering task self-efficacy. Findings show that many engineering students participated in learning experiences that are typically associated with engineering education, such as tak...

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“…The Engineering Majors Survey includes scales for measuring Innovation Self-Efficacy (ISE), Innovation Interests (INI), and several others, such as engineering outcomes and career interests. Initial results suggest good internal and external validity, correlation between certain ISE and INI items [26], as well as that extracurricular and multi-disciplinary activities influence ISE scores [27]. However, little research on innovation self-efficacy and interests has been conducted outside US undergraduate students and cross-sectional settings.…”

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The Making of an Innovative Engineer: Academic and Life Experiences that Shape Engineering Task and Innovation Self-Efficacy

Assessing the Development of Empathy and Innovation Attitudes in a Project-based Engineering Design Course

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