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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

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Professor of Physics at Carthage College. After a career at Science Applications International Corporation as head of the Applied Physics and Engineering Division, Dr. Arion conceived, started, and directs the ScienceWorks: Entrepreneurial Studies program at Carthage. This program has for the last twelve years successfully integrated entrepreneurship and career training into the undergraduate science and technology curriculum. He works extensively with regional business development groups and municipal organizations, combining academic activities with new business creation and business revitalization. He is also technical director at the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, a

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University

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2006-76: DEVELOPING ENGINEERS WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRITGerald Nelson, Mississippi State University Gerald Nelson, an industrial engineering graduate (1974) with an MBA (1985) from Mississippi State University, began his career with a co-op experience at Rockwell International. Nelson worked five semesters with Rockwell before joining them full time after graduation as a Project Engineer and Program Manager. Nelsons career includes former positions as Plant Manager, Trinity Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer of the Wear Resistance Group of Thermadyne Industries, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Operations, Viasystems Group, Inc.; and Chief Operating Officer of

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineeringand Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management and

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arnold Lumsdaine, University of Tennessee; Frank Speckhart, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Geoff Robson, Technology 2020; Kenneth Kahn, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Majid Keyhani, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Dan Fant, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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tools. The program also assists students in learning business functionsessential to new product development in an industrial setting. Graduates of this program will bewell prepared to pursue various career paths outside of academia, but in particular, their careerprogression may proceed in the technical and/or business direction with an emphasis onentrepreneurship for small start-up firms or intrapreneurship for existing, well-establishedcompanies.By working in a team environment and solving realistic industrial-relevant problems, thestudents will be engaged in a first class educational experience dedicated to productdevelopment. It is this real world experience that is probably the most important attribute of thecombined MS-MBA curriculum, as

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin

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the process illustrate both theopportunities and significant challenges associated with integrating commercialization activityinto doctoral education. The following year, Mr Vanelli put his doctoral work on hold to focuson his role as president, Mr. Evans, now Dr. Evans, chose to resign and complete his degree,maintaining an advisory role.From a certain perspective, doctoral students are always entrepreneurial as they lead their ownresearch contributions, sell their vision to their faculty committees and create new knowledge. Intheir careers, whether they are successful faculty members, involved in business development,work with large companies, perform research or engage in management, there will be elementsof entrepreneurship. Related

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Miller, North Carolina State University; Stephen Walsh, North Carolina State University

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business planning, corporate formation, and obtained seed-round funding of $3M with a follow-on round of $9M. Prior to this, Dr. Walsh’s technical career was with IBM where he did IC design, performed software testing, and did presales field application engineering. While at IBM, he was awarded IBM’s Resident-Study scholarship and completed his MS and PhD degrees in EE at Duke University.Thomas Miller, North Carolina State University Thomas K. Miller, III received the BA degree in Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He received the MS degree in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics in 1980, and the PhD in 1982, both from UNC-Chapel Hill

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 11.287.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Bringing “Real World Business” into the Classroom: Introducing Entrepreneurship to Technical StudentsAbstract What is the difference between engineers and entrepreneurs? Historically, on some level,there has been a difference. However, with a growing global economy and feverish foreigncompetition the roles of engineer and entrepreneur have merged. For a variety of reasons manyengineering and technical academic programs have not embraced the merger of engineer andentrepreneur. Consequently many engineers and technicians have a steep learning curve whenthey begin their careers. They do not fully understand or appreciate how the

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University

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. Curriculum According to the perceptions of the survey participants, career success could have been made easier if their college education had prepared them with a broader technical background, and a more in depth set of business and leadership skills. Almost half of the participants were engineers who believed they were lacking in overall business skills in operations management and finance. They stated

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Lance Edwards, MT Tech of the U of MT; John Evans, MT Tech of the U of MT; Leo Heath, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mike Johnson, MT Tech of the U of MT; Timothy Kober, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mary North-Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Roger Oldenkamp, MT Tech of the U of MT

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questions about the managerial andentrepreneurial aspects of the course and whether it had changed their thoughts regarding careerpossibilities. Six of the eight (75%) students envisioned a career in some sort of managementfunction and again cited this course as adding value regarding the business and management sideof the industry. Two of the students suggested that this course removed the fear of the unknownas to what is necessary to operate a business and it even instilled a sense of confidence as topossibly starting a new venture. While six of the eight aspired to a career in management, alleight basically understood the role of the entrepreneur and two of the students stated that theysaw themselves taking the role of an entrepreneur within

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Thornton, University of Maryland-College Park; Anik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc.; David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park; James Green, University of Maryland-College Park

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M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. She managed her own career as a performing musician for 25 years and taught at Towson University and Jacksonville University. Ms. Thornton was a Fulbright Scholar. Page 11.289.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 “Bringing Student Innovations to Market: A Hinman CEOs Success Story” James V. Green, Anik Singal, David F. Barbe, and Karen S. Thornton University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractThis paper discusses a study of the challenges and opportunities navigated by Anik Singal

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

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development organization, at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.This paper provides an update to a paper written in 2004 titled Engenius Solutions: ChangingHow Undergraduate Engineers Think by Batta, Andrew, et al.Traditional engineering education + EntrepreneurshipThe mixing of engineering education with entrepreneurship and new product development hasbroadened the career pathways and knowledge base for many students. The growth ofconferences focused solely on entrepreneurship in engineering and engineering+businesseducation provide an indication of the importance many engineering and business leaders areplacing on this integration. The Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education (REE)[http://ree.stanford.edu/] and the National Collegiate Inventors

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

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US Department of Labor10. This funding hasresulted in the development of the various curricula and has provided start-up funding forthe IPD program and Entrepreneurship minor.K-12 entrepreneurship outreach: The Integrated Product Development program hasteamed with Lehigh’s Iacocca Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (www.iacocca-lehigh.org/cap/) to sponsor Career Awareness Programs (CAP) for highly qualified,underrepresented high school students. The focus of these one-week summer programsincluded business, engineering and design arts, all with a technical entrepreneurshipfocus11. In 2001 in conjunction with Lehigh’s Global Village, the Lehigh team from theIacocca Institute and the College of Education was awarded a grant for a

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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optimummaterials, design, feature sets, and engineering processes. This approach to engineering anddesign may be counter-intuitive to the well-trained engineer who has not previously consideredthe power of markets in establishing the prevailing definition of “value”.The notions of “difficult to copy” and “difficult to substitute” are also market or, at least,industry specific terms, but they are not difficult for engineers or scientists to appreciate. Theirstandard training involves the competitive quest to be original and to strive for recognition basedon this originality. This training focuses on career development through originality, not businessdevelopment. Still, the concepts transfer well. Scientists and engineers are taught to regardoriginality as

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College

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lamp is still undergoing reengineeringto improve its stability and proportions. Access to the CD slots near the shade is alsoproblematic; and the switch, which is currently in-line, is being analyzed.Integration of business students into the projectThe business students who participate in MIMIC, the entrepreneurial component, are enrolledin a capstone course, Integrated Business Operations, required in their Associate in AppliedScience degree programs. They are from a variety of career fields, including marketing,accounting, management, computer systems and information systems, which allows themakeup of the "companies" to be representative of an industry. Integrating students fromvarious disciplines not only fulfills the technical needs of the

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Minnie Patel, San Jose State University; Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 11.703.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 How to Weave Entrepreneurship into Engineering Education: the Experience at San Jose State UniversityAbstractThere is a growing consensus about the need for engineers and scientists to have entrepreneurialskills to be successful in their careers. However, there is a continued debate as to how best toimpart these skills at the undergraduate level. It is possible to identify two routes to accomplishthis objective. One route is to offer courses in engineering entrepreneurship and the other is toencourage students to participate in extracurricular activities that help to foster entrepreneurialskills.The most common approach adopted by a growing number of

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

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, but to “see the vision”, to understand what drives the innovatorand entrepreneur and to become part of the process.Conclusions:At ETSU we believe that it is imperative that students develop an understanding of howtheir jobs are integrally related to all elements of their organization and thoseorganizations that are their customers’, suppliers’, and other stakeholders’ within theirnetwork. We seek to offer courses that provide a variety of degrees and types ofinteractions designed to expose the students to a wide spectrum of experiences that theywill likely encounter in their professional careers. This exposure will enhance their Page

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Swamidass, Auburn University; Brian Wright, Auburn University

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engineering students in a valuable area and prepare them for a career in invention evaluation, and entrepreneurship in due time. 2. The program will provide valuable service to inventors and budding entrepreneurs in the region. 3. The program could contribute to the economic development of the region over time. 4. The program could bring new businesses and investors to the newly-formed University Research Park and Incubator program managed by the Vice-President for Research, Auburn University.How other universities may implement this model Page 11.88.6The program is easy to transfer to other universities. It will require

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

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participants.The pre-competition surveys and the surveys completed after each team received feedback fromdry-run competitions is interesting. Students reported significant improvements in theirunderstanding of IP and market issues. Most reported spending an additional 6 hours to reworktheir presentations for the following day (of real competition). Several teams reported workingfor 12 hours. The career ambitions of the participants spanned academia, start-up companies andlarge firms. One of the most interesting responses from the students was the prevalence oflearning from and connecting to other teams. A more complete discussion of the surveysincluding the post-competition survey results will be published separately.It is also important to admit an

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Innovation Realization Lab. She has been with the university since 1996 in business services with the Minority Engineering Program, Women in Engineering Program, and the libraries. Prior to her university career, Nancy owned several businesses including a wholesale/retail business, rental property business, and a direct marketing business. As an independent contractor she has worked for the Department of Education, the US Census Bureau, and was a teacher for a private mental health institution. From 1990-93, as a member of the American Society for Quality, Nancy introduced Koalaty Kid to the Lafayette School Corporation. “ASQ Koalaty

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Finelli, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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successful.”11. Final comments?When asked for final comments students gave their overall view about the entrepreneurshipcourses, which is mostly positive: “This minor is one of the most enjoyable and most valuableexperiences of my college career.” “Yes, the Minor has exceeded expectations so far, and thestaff are tirelessly helpful in helping entrepreneurial efforts outside of classes as well; I really Page 11.590.7can’t say enough about them.”Table 2 summarizes the responses to question 12, which was quantitative in nature. Results ofthe analyzed preliminary data indicate that in all three issues build and sell project has been themost effective

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Silvernagel, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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rank your knowledge of legal issues related to intellectual property ownership? 0% Expert 0% Very Knowledgeable 89% Somewhat Knowledgeable 11% Not At All Knowledgeable What category best describes you? 100% University Undergraduate Student Gender: 78% Male 17% Female 5% Do not wish to respond Ethnicity: 5% Indian 95% White/CaucasianThese students were seniors in electrical engineering, but they felt rather unknowledgeable aboutintellectual property topics that will affect them throughout their careers. The survey was nothanded out a second time after the IP lectures were complete.Table 6 tabulates the responses to the various

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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foundationssuch as the Lemelson Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation. Within the last 20 years, thenumber of colleges and universities offering training in entrepreneurship grew from a few to over1500. Entrepreneurship education comes in a myriad of forms ranging from simply oneentrepreneurship course to many including interdisciplinary courses. Some interdisciplinaryvariations include entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial engineering, and entrepreneurship andtechnology-based new ventures. One of the reasons for the increasing rise in entrepreneurshipeducation is student demand. This education provides students with an entrepreneurial mindsetthat enables them to manage a career and/or a business. It provides students with the toolsneeded to pursue

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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others in business careers. In addition, not allentrepreneurship students will have studied business and/or engineering ethics. As a new courseoffering, many institutions are offering Entrepreneurship with no prerequisite courses.Thus, special circumstances pertain to the entrepreneurship student: • With its extensive emphasis on opportunity, technology, and innovation, entrepreneurship differs somewhat from other business ownership or from non- entrepreneurial work within organizations. Page 11.1209.3 • Entrepreneurs face expectations that they will aggressively compete based on

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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andincubationFollowing the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia disasters, and a series of hurricanes, therehave been slowdowns in space program activity and layoffs of highly skilled space technicianson the Space Coast. One of the goals of the Space Coast Innovation Outreach Network (SCION)is to retrain and redeploy these skilled resources into careers in high tech entrepreneurship.Research indicates that teaming researchers and engineers from private industry and universitiescan help overcome the problem of the “Valley of Death” a dangerous portion of the innovationcycle where technological advances are established, but never put to productive use or brought tomarket.17 The conclusions from the 2002 AUTM Licensing Survey support this by showing thatthe

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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2006-2121: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP, GENDER AND TEAMS IN THEENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CONTEXTBarbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology Barbara A. Karanian is a Professor of Social Sciences and Management at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Studies in Organizational Psychology from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was a Leadership Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Her research interests include collaborative and cross-functional teams, transitions in the career path, gender/influence/and persuasion, and entrepreneurial leadership. Her consulting work is with changing organizations.Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University