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This session examines methods for strengthening students’ confidence in their abilities and encouraging the use of data to guide decisions in engineering education. Presenters will discuss classroom strategies, mentorship models, and learning frameworks that help students develop self-efficacy and analytical skills. Attendees will gain practical ideas for supporting student growth and preparing future engineers to make informed choices in their academic and professional pursuits.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Leigh S McCue and Dr. Ginger Scarbrough

Papers Presented

1. Be an entrepreneur: Empowering with Data-Driven Decisions [view paper]
   Prof. Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez (Universidad ECCI )


2. Boosting Innovation Self-Efficacy: The Role of Learning Coaches and Project Mentors in Innovation-Based Learning [view paper]
   Ms. Abigail Tubbs (University of North Dakota), Mercedes Terry (University of North Dakota), Brandon Fugger (University of North Dakota), Blair Dupre (University of North Dakota), Dr. Enrique Alvarez Vazquez (University of North Dakota), and Ryan Striker P.E. (University of North Dakota)


3. Exploring the Entrepreneurial Learning Goals of Academic Entrepreneurs through Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing [view paper]
   Dr. Yi Wang (Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)) and Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil (Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE))


4. From the Entrepreneurially Minded Learning Framework to Economic Development: Expanding the Three C’s with Six I’s [view paper]
   Dr. L. Eric James (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Dr. Jennifer Karlin (Minnesota State University, Mankato), and Zachary Reed Johnson (Affiliation unknown)


5. How a Cornerstone Course Impacts Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Skills [view paper]
   Prof. Catalina Cortazar (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), Gabriel Astudillo (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), and Miss Isabel Hilliger P.E. (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile)