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Aggies InventSolving Problems in 48 Hours
Rodney BoehmMagda Lagoudas
VentureWell Workshop
Competitions
Business Management Certificate
Shark Frenzy
Where Were We in 2013?
Offered By Mays College of Business
Offered ByDwight Look College
of Engineering
Pop Up Classes
U-Ignite
Continuum of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Awareness PracticeLaunching Startups
Inventeer
UniversityInnovationFellows
Business Management Certificate
Shark Frenzy
Where Are We in 2015?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Steering Council
Pop Up Classes
U-Ignite
Continuum of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Awareness PracticeLaunching Startups
Inventeer
UniversityInnovationFellows
Business Management Certificate
Shark Frenzy
Where Are We in 2015?
Minor in Entrepreneurship – Under Development
I&E in Freshman Engineering – Under Development
What Is This?
• Intensive Design Experience and Competition– Energy level of a hack-a-thon in a structured engineering design
event– Enable students to solve real-world problems– Foster experience in complete process – innovate, build, sell– Form low entry barrier relationships with partners– Free from distractions– Experiences outside of traditional educational silos– Mentor – Student relationships
Engineering Innovation Center 20,000 sq-ft Maker Space
fully dedicated to engineering undergraduates
Lowering the Barrier to Innovation
Aggies Invent Sponsors
Solving Problems in 48 hours
Relevant Themes
Industry Sponsored “Needs”
Multidisciplinary Multilevel Teams
Rapid Prototyping
Purposeful Innovation
Aggies Invent
Past T
hemes
• From 3 Per Year to 3 Per Semester!
Solving Problems in 48 hoursAggies Invent
• 3D Printing in Space• Conflict, Development, &
Social Entrepreneurship• Pediatric Medical Applications
• STEM Education• Sports• First Responders
Aggies InventSolving Problems in 48 hours
Day Time Event
Friday
4:00 to 6:00“The Dance”
Gather and Ice Breaker Visit Sponsor/Mentor Tables Dinner
6:00 to 10:00“The Design”
Team Formation and Brainstorm Team Brainstorm Concept Presentation (10 Min)
10:30 Break for the Night
Saturday8:00 – Till ???“The Doing”
Teamwork, Fabrication, Mentor Interaction, Training
Sunday
Continue to 2:00 Practice Presentations3:00
“The Deal” Competition – 10 Minute
Presentations to Judges (Including a 90 sec Video)
Solving Problems in 48 hoursAggies Invent
Basic Schedule
Previous Results
Aggies InventSolving Problems in 48 hours
Student Learning Outcomes
• Participants were asked about possible program impact on their abilities in five areas:
– Understanding of Engineering & Design – Problem Solving Skills– Team Collaboration– Effective Communication– Time Management
• Five-level Likert-type scale (strongly agree / agree/ not sure/ disagree/ strongly disagree
• Response Rate (67%)*
*Lagoudas, M. et al, Assessment of Student Outcomes in a 48-Hour Innovation Experience, 2015 ESEE, Seattle, WA. USA
Student Participant Demographics
12%
14%
22%23%
29%
Participation by Classification
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
Graduate
7%6%
2%
5%11%
2%
19%8%6%
17%
2%
4% 11%
Participation by MajorAEROBMENMaysCHENCSCECVENECENETIDISENMEENNUENPETEOTHER16% Females
16% Hispanics 2% Blacks
Understanding the Design Process
“The most valuable aspect of this event was learning how to apply the engineering method to a real life issue with completely random strangers and producing a prototype in a minute amount of time. Then finally cap it all off, being able to communicate and present this idea and prototype to an audience”
“The experience afforded me the opportunity to network and establish my own confidence in myself by taking on a challenge that was widely outside my comfort zone”
“I had a blast, and what made all of the time and work worth it, the hours upon end of drafting it and finally assembling it, was walking out at the end of the day with the 1st place title. With that said, everyone walked out of …with a smile on their face, because I know from first-hand experience that everyone had a great time”.
THANK YOU
