Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship courses are examined herein.At the University of Maryland, priority for introducing online technology entrepreneurshipcourse is placed on courses that are already created and offered regularly face-to-face on campus.Face-to-face courses are recorded on video and catalogued for later use in online sessions. Thisprovides a tested syllabus with proven deliverables and existing pedagogy. From a technologyperspective, preference is given to technologies that are already familiar to students and faculty.A dynamic offering of video-based lecture content inclusive of course slides is the basis of theonline course.Learning objectives and achievements for the online course match those of the correspondingface-to-face course. The online learning

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

as an elective, reaching arelatively small audience. Recently, authors increasingly argue that teaching an entrepreneurialmindset requires an integrated approach.2,3,4Kettering University has adopted this approach by trying to incorporate entrepreneurial ideasdirectly into existing classes. This can be difficult to accomplish for several reasons. First,engineering professors find it difficult to make room in the course syllabus for an entrepreneurial Page 22.845.2education. Further, many faculty have not been exposed to the “entrepreneurial mindset” andthus do not feel prepared to broach the subject in class. Kettering University has