Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland; Judy Frels, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-498: A CALL FOR CROSS-CAMPUS COLLABORATION INEXECUTIVE EDUCATION: REFLECTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATE ININNOVATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OFMARYLANDJames Green, University of Maryland Dr. James V. Green is the Director of the award-winning Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities (Hinman CEOs) Program at the University of Maryland, and the associate director of entrepreneurship education at Mtech Ventures. He manages the executive education programs and the Technology Start-Up Boot Camp, and serves as the course manager for Mtech Ventures. He is an instructor with the A. James Clark School of Engineering, teaching a variety of courses in entrepreneurship and technology

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) and analysis and reflection (analysis is part of the engineeringdesign process and reflection was a required component of the class). Unfortunately, the projectdesign was not as successful for the entrepreneurial aspects of the design. The primarycomponent missing was passion. Barringer and Ireland state “The number-one characteristicshared by successful entrepreneurs is passion for the business”. The predefined aspects of the Page 14.1054.3project severely limited the chance of any one particular student being passionate about theproject, much less a team of students.A third critical factor in the course design was the timing of the classes

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Joel Sadler, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

trying to figure out a way to structure exercises to access story as a methodologyand explorative form for a graduate engineering and design methods class. To do this I reflect back onwhat I already know, what I am learning from graduate student co-creators, and how my participantobservation as instructor for the class will impact the developmental stages of their projects.We know that collaborative design thinking is a social activity [1]. Members work together in teamsin the workplace and increasingly in engineering schools in project-based design courses. While thesecourses give an experience of working in teams, the elements of how insights help individuals createnew approaches, sustain engagement and inspiration well into a project and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and sustainable change are studied. In addition,each student began development of his/her own leadership philosophy through various projectsand personal reflection assignments. Team work is emphasized and all students’ leadershipskills are both self-assessed and assessed by each team member.Near the beginning of the course, the students were surveyed on their general perceptions ofleadership skills including problem solving, teamwork, self-confidence, group management,ethics, organization, social awareness, and confidence. After the course, the same survey wasadministered. A comparison of the pre and post-course surveys yields some shift in perceptions.The students were also surveyed pre and post-course on their

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

three phases. First the students focus on the creative design of anairplane based on assorted candy and small office supplies. Secondly, the instructors announcethat the design phase is over and a manufacturing phase starts. The students are now tasked withmanufacturing as many planes as possible, identical to the first prototype while constantly beinginterrupted by process upsets such as loss of raw materials, employee injury etc. The third phaseinvolves reflection and feedback.2. Spelling TestWeaver and Muci-Küchler have reviewed a large amount of literature in the area of creativityexercises and developed a series of exercises proven to be effective in providing distinct teachingpoints that can result in a student’s ability to apply a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; William Hurley, Villanova University; Edmond Dougherty, Villanova University; James Klingler, Villanova University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

observed the presentations was impressed with how well thestudents had really considered the social and physical development stages of thekindergarten children. The teams displayed a lot of creativity in the production of each oftheir commercials. It was clear that all the student teams had done a lot of work. The finalcomponent of the grade was peer assessment on the project teams. The students wererequired to distribute (confidentially) a fictitious bonus to each of their team membersbased on their contribution to the team project, reflecting peer evaluation of how eachmember had performed on the team. In most cases the bonuses were divided evenlybetween the team members, although in a few cases, particular students were recognizedfor

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge delosRios-Hurtado, Texas Tech; David Wyrick, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

proceed with the study during the spring semester of 2009.When we combined the strongly agree and somewhat-agree responses in the survey, we realizedthat the student’s entrepreneurial spirit across campus is alive. Students understand that there aremany opportunities to create new businesses in their majors. Also, it reflects that they areconstantly thinking about the creation of new products and business opportunities.Implications for Future ResearchSince very little research has been done that explores interdisciplinary GTEC, we encourageprofessors, and students from different colleges to start analyzing what has been done at theirdepartments and what is taking place concerning entrepreneurship. Further research involvingall the colleges at TTU

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Table 1: Module-activity-skill Relationship 73. “Short Course Modules” These types of modules are meant to deliver material that normallyneeds at least 15 hours of teaching and additional 15 hours for self learning, reflecting and practice. Theplan is to have two courses which will run during the second year of each cohort. The first course titled:Inventive and Innovative Problem Solving, focuses on teaching and fostering methods for inventiveand innovative thinking. Specifically systematic methodologies will be presented for thinking out-of-the-box based on well established literature and the cumulative experience of the authors. The followingtopics could be included in such a short course

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, implying that students couldconsult the text to answer the questions. However, the instructor’s experience suggested thatstudents were more likely to connect theory with practice, if the theory had been explicitlydiscussed in class. Secondly, in the instructor’s opinion, the 2008 student cohort seemed, onaverage, to possess superior reasoning and analytical skills than the 2007 cohort. Thecomparatively higher score on the fourth question was unexpected since the question requiredanalytical skills rather than comprehension. In part, it reflects the open-ended nature of thequestion because of which the answers were quite diverse and therefore more difficult tocompare or evaluate using a rubric. While a few students suggested a large number of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University; Mark McQuilling, Saint Louis University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

technological solution can address all the complexities of global warming. What eachsociety will need is a solution portfolio with a variety of technologies that can address themanifold challenges without requiring completely new infrastructure. Wind is a renewable,clean, pollution-free energy source with a nearly fixed cost. Apart from economic specificationsfor the market acceptance, in an urban environment, several marketing points become important: 1. Reflecting a green corporate image. 2. Noise level. 3. Being bird-friendly. 4. Adding appealing aesthetic element to city skylines.The initial idea of the windmill group is to mount a wind turbine on a high-rise building. Thisexploits the existing structures to mount the wind turbine. From

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Olsen, Washington State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mentioned earlier, of more value thanthe rating numbers are the written comments about different parts of the program. These datatogether with discussions between Harold Frank staff and the Advisory Board were used to eithereliminate portions of the program or to modify them extensively. Thus, the program is beingcontinuously evaluated and improved.The entire Frank Fellows program is submitted annually to the Advisory Board for feedback.These individuals all either are or have been active entrepreneurs and hence considered“experts.” Suggestions from them have included the establishment of the “People Issues”activity since more companies fail due to conflicts among principal employees than for any otherreason. Board members also reflected on the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the opportunity to engage seasoned entrepreneurs.In the reflection of the faculty mentor and advisor, he believes this type of learning must beintegrated into building an entrepreneurial mindset. Students in engineering entrepreneurialprograms must be involved in activities which take them outside the classroom. These activitiesprovide an opportunity to learn from real world problem solving. Creativity, innovation,leadership, and group dynamics are important skills that are necessary for success as anentrepreneur or as a corporate entrepreneur.It was recommended that faculty engagement is requirement for our students and we encourage Page

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Clarke, Applied Innovation Alliance; Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

enhanced the problem solving capabilities of the students in entrepreneurial orintrapreneurial environments.Selected Articles and ExperienceThe instructors utilized personal experiences, cases, articles and class discussions. Students wereexpected to participate in the learning process by bringing personal experiences and reflecting onthe articles, cases and class discussions on Business Week articles, HBR articles including PeterF. Drucker’s article and TRIZ Journal to research specific topics; ideality, resources, etc.SpeakersThe instructors arranged to bring in three speakers (one from industry, one with extensiveexperience in Structured Innovation and a recent graduate who is employed as an innovationtechnologist) to address Structured

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gary Hansen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Peter Robinson, Utah Valley University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

overlaps and alsomany gaps.”Educational importance of the study In many disciplines, effectiveness in teaching and learning is assessed via content uptakeof the students. This may be measured using psychometrics or evaluating student products usingcertain rubrics. In disciplines where the ‘correct answer’ is less precise, the rubric approach tendsto also pay attention to production process as well as outcome. In our discipline ofentrepreneurship education, not only is there no precise ‘correct answer’ to many managementand business opportunity questions, content uptake does not necessarily reflect the overallpreparedness of these students to become entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial attitude orientationappears to be an outcome parameter that