Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

enhancement. It involves a unique combination of scholarship,academic support (tutoring, personal and academic guidance, oversight and counseling) andprofessional development. The interpersonal relationship that develops as a result of the additionaloversight provided to these students helps create a feeling of belonging avoiding the sense ofanonymity experienced by many students in large academic settings. The professionaldevelopment component provides a student centered active learning environment in whichparticipation and involvement are key. It also includes an internship experience and variousworkshops. The workshops address the so-called “soft skills” and other relevant issues nottypically part of an IT or engineering curriculum. These