Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

deterministic than stochastic andgreatly enhance the chances of entrepreneurial success. An expected secondary outcome of thisprogram is the shift of the locus of entrepreneurship education from the traditional businessschools (which have had limited success in launching highly successful high tech start-ups) tothe engineering schools (which have traditionally been responsible for the sources of most(>90%) of the successful high tech companies).9Engineering and Teaching of EntrepreneurshipEngineers with a Bachelor or Master degree are typically products of a four-year and two-yearuniversity programs respectively, which vary little from university to university, or even countryto country. Entrepreneurial courses can be found in high schools

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Trainor, U.S. Military Academy; Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

serving at West Point.Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy Major Heidi Hoyle, M.S., teaches Production Operations Management for the Engineering Management program at the United States Military Academy. She earned her B.S. in Engineering Management from West Point and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Prior to serving at West Point, she served in various positions in the Ordnance and Chemical branches of the US Army. Her research interests combine her military background with her academic experiences by using data-mining techniques to predict locations of suicide bombers