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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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its commercialization, called the“Technopolis Phenomenon”.A Technopolis (plural Technopoleis) is a region trying to build and maintain a healthy,technology-driven economy. 1Dr. Fred Phillips (ex Austin, Texas) of the Maastrict School of Management ((Netherlands),1 anacknowledged authority and experienced expert on the Technopolis phenomenon in the US andEurope, has postulated that Technopolis regions grow by: 1. Attracting new companies 2. Nurturing existing indigenous firms 3. Encouraging entrepreneurial start-ups Page 12.423.2 4. Providing a supportive educational, social, tax, quality-of-life and cultural context for research

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Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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education through training and developmental grants to support technology entrepreneurship courses, programs and E-teams. Page 12.790.2 • ASME is establishing the Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEEI) which will initially provide collegiate-level entrepreneurship support. This effort 1 will be followed by support of entrepreneurism and innovation for both professional (post-baccalaureate) engineers and high school youth. ASME plans to teams with its sister organizations (IEEE, ASCE

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Washington State University; Jerman Rose, Washington State University

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recognize that learningassociated with these courses is different than occurs in many other engineering classes, butmany disagree on appropriate learning outcomes for the course. Critical questions are: (1) What should and have students learned and demonstrated through their capstone design courses? (2) Do these abilities match the public’s expectations for graduates who will be leading technical and business innovation for our nation in coming years?As demonstrated by these questions, capstone design course instructors must give properattention to defining, accomplishing, and measuring achievements of targeted student learningoutcomes. ABET accreditation requirements reinforce the importance of these measures3.GoalThe goal of this

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The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

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. Page 12.1074.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Mobius Microsystems: A Case Study in the Commercialization of Graduate Research in Electrical Engineering AbstractMobius Microsystems is a fabless and intellectual property (IP) semiconductor company foundedby a graduate student (McCorquodale) and his faculty advisor (Brown) and based upon the disser-tation research conducted by the student. The company is presented by the founding researchersas a case study in the commercialization of graduate research in electrical engineering. While aprevious paper by the authors [1] has discussed the internal resources required at the researchinstitution to facilitate

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Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt University

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world recognition and redevelop a value system of business ethicsand respect for life and the world environment. The guiding questions will be centered on thefollowing questions: 1. Can Entrepreneurship thinking be infused into on-going courses? 2. Canauthentic cases be developed that will encourage creative and entrepreneurial thinking? 3. Canseveral schools from different backgrounds work together to develop a creative learningenvironment? 4. Will the current learning pedagogy used in colleges and public schools producethe next way of entrepreneurial thinkers? 5. What changes in world events (political,environmental, technological, and social) are likely to occur that will affect worldwide business?IntroductionWe live in a changing world. The

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Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Agogino, UC Berkeley; Sara Beckman, University of California at Berkeley; Leslie Speer, San Jose State University

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Lawrence J. Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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entrepreneurshipeducation. In contrast, we are just getting started on our endeavor to introduce entrepreneurshipeducation and to ultimately make it a permanent part of our curriculum. Page 12.917.3In summary, here are the main challenges to our efforts: CHALLENGES TO INSTILLING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AT MSOE 1. How to achieve our main goal of getting the schools of business and engineering to work together as peers in an effort to promote entrepreneurship. 2. How to encourage faculty to take on the new task of teaching entrepreneurship when they are already handling a heavy workload. 3. How to get students excited about

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Monica Neukomm, University of Maryland

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ProcessThe program was designed to select cohorts of 20-25 each year to reach a capacity of 80-100students between the two institutions. While it would have been unrealistic to expect 100 percentof the students to complete the program, there were some surprises regarding the expectation thatcohorts would transfer in a systematic fashion.As the second year of the program began, instead of 20 students from the first admission grouptransferring, only 14 students (8 from the first admission group in Fall 2006, 6 from the secondadmission group in Spring 2007) transferred to the University of Maryland and 7 students (6from the first admission group, 1 from the second admission group) left the program. The

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Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul A. Nelson, Michigan Technological University; Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University

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developed, and students are becominginvolved in the process. Michigan Tech now has one of the highest percentages of undergraduatestudents named on invention disclosures in the nation. Also, many local inventors areapproaching the SmartZone and Michigan Tech for advice and assistance in starting anddeveloping businesses.1. Context: Historical Background and LocationMichigan Tech is an emerging research institution with over two-thirds of approximately 5,800undergraduates majoring in science and engineering. It produces 40 to 50 engineering andscience Ph.D.s per year from approximately 900 graduate students enrolled in MS and PhDprograms. As shown in the map on the next page, it is located 420 miles north of Chicago inMichigan’s Upper Peninsula near

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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are two individualadventures and two team adventures during the first eight weeks. The course schedule is shownin Table 1.The 3-hour sessions and Adventures are described briefly below.Electrical and Computer Engineering Fundamentals: This is an optional session held duringthe first week of class that reviews fundamental concepts including voltage, current, resistance,Ohm’s law, analog (AC/DC) signals, digital signals, concept of ground, sensors and transducers,parts of a personal computer, number systems (decimal, binary, hex, and converting betweenthem using Windows calculator) and familiarization with various lab equipment including digitalmultimeters (DMMs), power supplies, function generators, and oscilloscopes. This session iscritical

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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survey was administered. Acomparison of the pre and post-course surveys yields a shift in perceptions.Six methods of creative problem solving were explored by the students. The methods, whichvary in number of steps from four to eight, were compared and broken into five general steps. Atthe conclusion of the course, the students analyzed the effectiveness of the course.1. IntroductionHistorically, entrepreneurship at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) arose from twoseparate programs – one in the College of Engineering and the other in the College of Arts andSciences. In the College of Engineering, it was recognized that graduates play many roles inindustry, all of which require business and entrepreneurial skills. In response to this

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Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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& D andcommercialization projects.Nanotechnology OverviewThe term “nonotechnology” covers processes associated with the creation and utilization ofstructures in the 1 nanometer (nm) to 100 nm range. Nanofabrication involves engineeringat the atomic length scale. Engineering at this scale makes it feasible to create, atom byatom, fibers which are very small in diameter but extremely strong. In the health caredomain, extremely minute probes can detect disease by examining individual strands ofDNA. Nanofabrication makes it possible to manufacture capillary systems for providingnutrients to man-made replacement organs.The nanofabrication process has been used for creation of new chemical and biological

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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. (The list of respondents is at the end of the paper).These responses and the more informal discussions that preceded the survey and arecontinuing indicate that there is a wide range of interesting activities to promoteentrepreneurship at many schools. In fact the range is wide enough that drawing preciseinferences from such a heterogeneous sample of a small size may be premature.However, the data and its collection are adequate for some qualitative conclusions inwhich there can be confidence.Questions for email survey 1. What statement best describes the way your entrepreneurship center wasestablished?24% A gift or potential gift caused school administrators to organize an effort toestablish the center. 29% A multidisciplinary group saw

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Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Timothy Faley, University f Michigan

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plan. Themessage to students is that all their ideas are worthy of converting into detailed operatingdocuments. They are not. These ideas must be screened and assessed. The entrepreneur’s time,after all, is the most precious resource of all. There is no sense wasting it on an idea that has nochance of being economically successful. The good news is that there is increasing attentionbeing paid to—determining the feasibility of the business. More and more institutions arebeginning to look at teaching methodologies to assess the feasibility of a proposed new business.Our courses take the steps necessary to show students how to create entrepreneurial ventureswith significant business potentials (Figure 1). Further discussion of the phases laid out

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Faley, University f Michigan; Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan

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: Growing the business; • Phase VI: Exiting your business -- from succession planning to IPOs.Our current emphasis in the joint curriculum development is to focus on the early phases, wherethe complementary skills of both the engineers and the business students are crucial. In Phase I,for example, opportunity identification takes two forms: 1. Finding an optimal marketopportunity for a given technology and 2. Identifying an emerging market opportunity anddetermining what technology may be necessary to exploit it. Two new courses have been createdand taught to focus on each of these issues: Driving the Innovation Process, and EntrepreneurialBusiness Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers. These courses complement previouslyexisting

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Entrepreneurship Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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entrepreneurship, so that at the end of their formalstudies, the students will become “Innovation Ambassadors” who think and lead innovatively. Several different related courses, workshops, approaches and programs have been developed,implemented and assessed over the past years at FAU. Among these are: Page 13.750.3 1. “Eight-Dimensional (8D) Methodology for Innovative Problem Solving.” (Raviv 2002a) It is asystematic and unified approach that stimulates innovation by effectively using “both sides” of thebrain. It builds on comprehensive problem solving knowledge gathered from industry, business,marketing, math, science, engineering, technology

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Green, University of Maryland; Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland

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CEOs Program is based on measuring short-and long-term outcomes with program activities and the theoretical principles of the program.The funding and assets of the Hinman CEOs Program support experiential education to includethe living, learning, and launching activities. These activities align with the teaching outcomessuggested by the National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education14.As illustrated in Figure 1, our performance measurement system is based on a four-dimensionalevaluation model. Assessment of all four areas ensures that the Program employs a holisticapproach to entrepreneurial education progress through both short-term measures(entrepreneurial mindset and functional skill sets) as well as long-term measures of new

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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video clips of an interview with thesubject entrepreneur plus engaging dialog with the students. Hence a paper format renders thepresentation comparatively dry and uninspiring. The authors will gladly make available thePowerPoint slides used in presentation of the cases, supplemental materials, and the video clipsavailable for any other instructors wishing to adopt the cases.Case 1: Jonathan Smith and Wave Dispersion TechnologiesJonathan Smith Case: Background MaterialJonathan Smith and his father, Dennis, motivated by the need for erosion protection for anoceanfront condominium development in New Jersey embarked on what would become WaveDispersion Technologies (WDT). Their erosion prevention product is a modular and highlyengineered marine

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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environment for the development ofnew products based around faculty research and student ideas. One of the major goals of theIMPaCT program is to create an entrepreneurial environment for students and faculty thatpromotes the development of high-tech startup companies in the region.The IMPaCT program essentially began during the Fall 2004 and subsequently received twoyears of NSF funding (NSF-0536482). IMPaCT began as an adaptation of Purdue’s EPICS(Engineering Projects in Community Service) program. EPICS was initiated in the fall of 1995with NSF funding and has been hugely successful.1 The IMPaCT program provides opportunitiesfor students from all over campus to work together to solve problems. Students can elect to

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Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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problem toproduct-focused environment. The experiences described in this paper will be particularlyinteresting to those looking to develop similar learning experiences for their students.The machine the team built completed a task of individually shredding 5 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11”20 lb paper into strips using a shredder over 215 steps. This paper will elucidate a successfuldesign process including task determination, theme selection, module brainstorming, storyboardcreation, and machine building. Artifacts of the process will be described, including an exampleof a module design where reliability became a problem that required multiple design iterations tothoroughly solve. Finally, a discussion of storyboarding as a way to promote creativity

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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this might be so, consider the Herrmann Whole BrainModel3 shown below. Page 13.1189.3 a. First Year Students b. Senior Engineering Students Figure 1. HBDI Thinking Preference Profiles for Engineering StudentsFirst Year students, even engineering students, are typically all over the map in terms of learningstyles or thinking preference profiles (Fig. 1.a.). However the average thinking preference curvefor engineering students tends to be significantly more concentrated in the engineering or rationalself of the whole brain model (Fig. 1.b.). While much of the engineering work requirescoordination (green), systems design and

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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our ECE322entrepreneurship education. Unlike many books, which focus their attention on individualswanting to start their own company, Kawasaki aims to motivate readers into simply starting.The various entrepreneurial topics and the corresponding chapter from book are given in Table 1. Page 14.757.5 Table 1 - ECE322 Weekly Entrepreneurial Topics Entrepreneurial Topic Chapter in The Art of the Start Introduction 1. The Art of Starting Internal Entrepreneurs 2. The Art of Positioning Team Formation - Resumes and

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Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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and experiences to the other fields. Figure 1 below illustrates the‘resource system’ or ‘learning cycle’ of PIEp together with some keywords and key activities ofthe respective activity fields12, 13.Figure 1. An illustration of the ‘learning cycle’ or ‘resource system’ of PIEp. The five boxessymbolize activity fields and the text in red shows examples of activities organized in the fieldswith results from these. Results, experiences and competencies should ‘feed into’ theneighboring fields, as shown by the grey arrows.The main activities of PIEp Education involves new courses in innovation engineering, a Page 14.512.3research school for

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, Beer Sheva, Israel E-mail: mbarak@bgu.ac.il Timothy J. VanEpps College of Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: tvanepps@fau.edu Abstract This paper focuses on enhancing innovative thinking skills of undergraduate engineering students.We present a “big picture” view on this subject and suggest specific ways for implementing it. The paper addresses the following three major questions: 1. What are the most relevant skills to become more innovative? 2. What kind of environment, curricula, and activities are essential to enhance these

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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motivation for being a leader.Again, comparison yields a shift in perception. Upon completion of the course, the studentscompleted a course evaluation survey to aid the course developer in determining if the course ismeeting the university’s leadership education goals. In addition, the students completed a peerassessment of leadership skills and characteristics near the beginning and at the conclusion of thecourse. The peer assessment yields some shifts in leadership development. Finally, as a finalassessment at the conclusion of the final team course project, the students completed a peerperformance evaluation, and the results are reported.1. IntroductionEntrepreneurshipLawrence Technological University (LTU) has offered students entrepreneurial

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University

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Page 14.861.7want to have an opportunity to compete with the simulation at some time in the future to showwhat capabilities they have in managing a technology based business in a new market niche.We are willing to share our experience with anyone who is interesting in using the simulation intheir programReferences:1 Corbett, A.C. 2005. Experiential Learning Within the Process of OpportunityIdentification and Exploitation. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 29(4):473-492.2 Li, T., B.A. Greenberg and J.A.F. Nicholls. 2007. Teaching Experiential Learning:Adoption of an Innovative Course in an MBA Marketing Curriculum. J. MarketingEducation. 29(1):25-33.3 Cadotte, E.R. 1995. Business Simulations – The Next Step in Management Training

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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associated activity to be useful.1. IntroductionA 2002 estimate detailed how approximately 460 million people worldwide start a new businessor become new owners of existing businesses every year1. Wrighton2 notes how universitieswith engineering programs must be the promoters of entrepreneurship, since we are uniquelypositioned to train students who have the technical ability to effect change and harness new andexisting science into new solutions for the opportunities and challenges presented by the worldeconomy. Students with exposure to engineering entrepreneurship will understand vital businessaspects including marketing and economics, and key engineering facets such as innovation andperformance. Such an engineer synergistically integrates

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Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Karla Andrew, Western Kentucky University; Jeffery Ballweber, Colorado State University; Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida; Rick Fowler, Western Kentucky University

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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posit the following questions: 1. Among Kettering University students, will Chen’s ESE construct correlate with intentions to start a new enterprise (ITSB)? 2. What role does locus of control play in student’s ESE and intent to start a new enterprise? 3. Can data reduction identify underlying concepts among Chen’s 22 measures? 4. Will students report higher levels of ESE and ITSB after completing a course in innovation?Methodology We sought to understand entrepreneurial thinking among students at KetteringUniversity. The authors surveyed a sample of students (n=129) in seven classes during 2006-2008. Five of the classes (n=101) were sections of an upper level elective course in innovationand new venturing. One class was

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy

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, followed by two projects that serve as case studies. The experience is thenbriefly evaluated and preliminary assessment is presented. The paper concludes with adiscussion on the future plans.Service Learning and Social EntrepreneurshipDefined as “a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that addresshuman and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to Page 14.618.2promote student learning and development”1, service learning is not only beneficial to the overalldevelopment of the student but also addresses the hard-to-assess qualitative educationaloutcomes f and h of ABET2. For the