Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

assessment practices, or describe orillustrate actual or potential student learning activities are provided in appendices. The attachedappendices include these artifacts: 1. The prior course syllabus revised for the new course design. 2. An example of a guest speaker biography ( used in the prior course for the Tuesday night 9:00 pm free pizza talk). Page 23.379.5 3. Rubrics that will be used to judge the quality of the presentations by guest speakers as well as students and to guide the reflections written on guest speakers and student presentations to help students learn to identify and

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

beused to drive prospective customers to Kickstarter and other websites to assess consumerdemand. The materials and supplies budget could be awarded for the development andproduction of print and online marketing collateral. The materials and supplies budget was alsoused to purchase prototyping materials for the 3D printer.Understanding the best use of $2,600 for equipment to support students was a central challengewith the inaugural offering of the course. We leveraged existing physical resources at theUniversity and beyond campus; including computers, scanners, printers, white boards, andmeeting spaces and production labs. We knew we may need various computer software and newmedia technology to support student efforts.Customer validation and

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

design, from a user’s pointof view. In this course, students learn principles and methodologies in design interaction, andexplore and practice relevant innovative processes (see syllabus in Appendix C). The course isvery interactive: students are engaged in many hands-on activities, discussions, lecturing andsharing information. They teach others about specific design books that they have read, and workin teams on assistive technology projects. The course targets several skills, in particular, thosethat are related to innovative problem solving and entrepreneurial thinking, understanding the“big picture,” as well as personal and social skills. The paper focuses mainly on engaging activities. It describes hands-on interactive