Entrepreneurial Mindset as a "plus-and" to the T-shaped Engineer
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T-Shaped Engineers: Connecting the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Ross Lee, PhD Villanova University
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The “Entrepreneurial Mindset”
“About our changing world……..” “Integrating information
from many different sources to gain insights”
“Finding unexpectedopportunities tocreate value”
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Voice of Industry on “Intrapreneurship”
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Key Competency Areas Related To T-shaped Skills
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T-Shaped Education
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• Jim Spohrer and Phil Gardner (T-Summit 2015) • Providing full spectrum vision
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Bringing in the 3C’s
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Building T-Shaped Skills
• Web Engineering Vision• Leadership of Ventures Course
• Joe Tranquillo 2013 ASEE paper• Cross Discipline Education
• Xiadong Zou 2012 ASEE paper• Depth and breadth tailoring
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Implications for Engineering Education• Preserve the right depth in the stem of the T
– Preserve and strengthen the core discipline education and experiences
• Assist in selecting electives to help build the crossbar breadth– Provide guidance in meeting distribution requirements
• Provide explicit cross disciplinary experiences– Build off the experiential opportunities that exist in many areas
• Provide a collaborative focused, internship– Build the desired learning outcome right into the job description
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Focused Internship Spring 2015
• Jointly designed between Campbell’s and Villanova
• Key learning outcomes incorporated into job description: – Engineering expertise (depth)
• Understanding the science and engineering basis for the problem• Demonstrates data based problem analysis and problem solution skills
– Cross-discipline; cross-culture; business and customer value (breadth)• Understanding consumer value and business opportunity associated with technology solutions• Engages with and communicates in cross-functional teams
• Success with exposure to IP, new business opportunities, cross functional teamwork and leadership
• Commitment to renew in Summer 2016
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Key Take Aways
• Industry views T-shaped as a critical attribute for innovation and intrapreneurship
• Building these skills typically involve experiential cross discipline instruction
• Tailored internships offer a way to test and validate successful T-shaped development
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Discussion
• Take a couple of minutes to jot down where you see opportunities for building T-shaped skills in your individual engineering programs. Also jot down any established strengths for building these skills.
• As a group capture the top opportunities as, well as the top strengths, for building T-shaped skills in engineering programs. Add these to the slide at the table and be prepared to have a person report back on this.