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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Kid trained schools see results using quality processes”. For more information please visit the Koalaty Kid website at http://www.asq.org/edu/kkid/whatis.html She has volunteered at several local organization including the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy and the Hanna Center. Page 11.368.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Creating an Innovation Continuum in the Engineering Curriculum: EPICS and the EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative1. IntroductionEngineering Projects in Community Service – EPICS – is an engineering design program thatoperates in a service-learning

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arnold Lumsdaine, University of Tennessee; Frank Speckhart, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Geoff Robson, Technology 2020; Kenneth Kahn, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Majid Keyhani, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Dan Fant, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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engineering, management, and business skills to successfully integrate an increasinglycomplex body of knowledge for the rapid introduction of new products to the marketplace. Theintegrated program between the College of Engineering and the College of BusinessAdministration at UT prepares its graduates for two different, yet closely related, career paths:one geared toward becoming an entrepreneur and initiating new start-up companies, and theother focused on taking a lead management role in existing companies where the forces ofcompetition require rapid changes in design and manufacturing for a short product developmentcycle. Although the MS-MBA program at UT is still in its infancy, its curriculum and productidea base are continually being reinforced

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Lance Edwards, MT Tech of the U of MT; John Evans, MT Tech of the U of MT; Leo Heath, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mike Johnson, MT Tech of the U of MT; Timothy Kober, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mary North-Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Roger Oldenkamp, MT Tech of the U of MT

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responsible for delivering thesubject matter.A complete project evaluation was an integral part of this course. The class project utilizedPEEP®, a widely used industry software package for economic evaluations. PEEP® software isindustry specific software that generates production and economic information for decisionmaking purposes for oil and gas companies. Not only did it contribute to a substantial part of thestudent’s grade, but also it tied many of the different subject areas together. It helpeddemonstrate to the students how the engineering and business aspects were related and oftendependent on the other (e.g., information regarding financing or costs was needed in order tomake engineering decisions). The students were required to work in

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

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and resources needed to deliver an effective entrepreneurshipprogram can be found on a campus or in the neighboring community, and it is possible,though with considerable forethought, to seamlessly integrate these resources into aprogram and thus achieve broad educational goals. A seamless curriculum integrates and coordinates curricular and co-curricularresources and links in-class and out-of-class experiences to promote student learning anddevelopment9. A seamless curriculum seeks to (1) Integrate campus programs andservices into courses, (2) Provide opportunities for students to engage in experientiallearning experiences (research apprenticeships, internships, service learning, etc.)throughout their undergraduate experience, (3

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-1330: A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR INTEGRATINGENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS WHILEEXCEEDING ABET REQUIREMENTSJohn Ochs, Lehigh University John B Ochs is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh and Director of the Integrated Product Development Program (IPD), which he co-founded with Dr. Watkins in 1994. He is the past chairman the Entrepreneurship division of the American Society for Engineering Education. From 1985-95 Dr. Ochs did extensive industry consulting and was involved in the start up of three companies. In 1996 the pilot courses IPD won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ curriculum innovation award and in 1997 IPD won the Newcomen Society award for

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

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experimentation(increased research and development costs) can have on Wall Street’s perception of acompany. Our university recently merged the colleges of Business and Technology andApplied Sciences resulting in a cross-pollinated faculty and the establishment of coursesin the graduate and undergraduate curriculum where business and engineering technologystudent’s work together on class projects, many of which involve an innovationcomponent.It is interesting that many of the faculty who incorporate a discussion or exercise relatedto the innovation process in their classroom have had extensive experience in anindustrial setting prior to joining the university faculty. Industry seasoned faculty bringtheir “real-world” experience to the classroom and

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to be different from business ownership, entrepreneurs seem to differfrom non-entrepreneurs in some of the ethical pressures they face. Given these reasons, wehave developed an ethics curriculum more geared to entrepreneurial students’ future needs.We base our curriculum on the Seven Layers of Integrity™ framework which has a practicalapplication underpinned by the theories of Cognitive Moral Development, Integrative SocialContracts, Moral Imagination and Bounded Moral Rationality. This curriculum will enableeducators to facilitate the exploration of ethics by their entrepreneurial students. No longerignored entirely or taught as an afterthought, such ethics training can give these futureentrepreneurs tools needed for ethical

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University educationcomes into play. The university should incorporate the diverse operations of an enterprise intothe engineering/technology curriculum. This type of information is necessary for a new graduateto be able to relate to their co-workers and work in a unified fashion towards a company’s goals. Eastern Michigan University has a Manufacturing program that integrates the operationsof an enterprise into the engineering or technology curriculum of a student. The core classesgive the student solid background knowledge to refer to when the more specialized or capstonecourses are reached. The core classes include, of course, the math and science background which is alwaysnecessary for a technology student but also includes such

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

alsorecognized a need for special training for the teams, in such areas as team building andcommunication. IVCC instructors with specialties in those areas were scheduled into teammeetings to teach those skills, just as consultants would be hired to provide training in abusiness/industrial setting. Since the project was designed to prepare students for the world ofwork and it integrated academic and technical course material, it qualified for Carl D. Perkinsgrant funding.At the conclusion of its first year, MIMIC received an award for innovative integratedcurriculum from the Illinois State Board of Education. Page 11.73.3Within a few years, electronics

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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encouraged across an increasinglywide range of disciplines, the approach to teaching entrepreneurship has not been standardized.There are a number of competing perspectives regarding the most effective curriculum forteaching entrepreneurship. To make the matter even more complex, these perspectives differfrom school to school (e.g., from the business school to the engineering school) and also fromstudent level to student level (e.g., from undergraduate student to graduate student).1Business schools were the initial locus for entrepreneurship education, although a fewengineering programs such as the one at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can laylegitimate claim to being pioneers of the genre. Still, it is not in dispute that

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University

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Verne Abe Harris, PhD, CSIT Arizona State UniversityAbstractIndustry professionals from organizations such as Motorola, Intel, Boeing, and Honeywellparticipated in a needs assessment survey through the IDeaLaboratory at Arizona StateUniversity to determine the innovation needs of today’s industrial organizations.1 The model ofthe IDeaLaboratory follows the Polytechnic campus outcomes of Pasteur’s Quadrant –– appliedresearch.2 Students become an integral part of the innovative thinking, discovery, learning, andassessment processes, because they become engaged in the design and technology research andsolutions, just as they would in a corporate or government working environment. TheIDeaLaboratory is

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the Sloan Center on Online Education at Olin and Babson Colleges.Stephen Schiffman, Olin College Dr. Schiffman is an associate professor of entrepreneurship at Olin and Babson Colleges. Prior to Page 11.1255.1 joining the Olin faculty, Dr. Schiffman was the dean of the Undergraduate Program at Babson College and a Senior Partner at Olin College. In his two years as a Senior Olin Partner, Dr. Schiffman worked closely with the faculty to develop and improve the Olin curriculum. He has been a Babson faculty member in Entrepreneurship, Mathematics and MIS since 1986. He was the

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and developing their idea. A better integration of entrepreneurshipprograms such as Engenius Solutions and Rose-Hulman Ventures into the curriculum may allowthese inventors and innovators to both develop their ideas and obtain their degree within the fouryear time period.Our ProcessSubmitting an idea to Engenius Solutions is simple via our online application. Upon receivingan application, the student management team discusses the idea and then performs a brief patentand internet product search. Those ideas which pass our criteria for sponsorship are accepted.The review and product analysis selection process allows the student managers to learn moreabout evaluating ideas for further investment. In a product development cycle, this

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, F. 1964 Risk, uncertainty, and profit. Augustus Kelley.Koch Foundation. 2004. Report. http://www.nfte.com/about/research/Michaelsen, L. 2001. Integrating the Core Business Curriculum: An Experienced-BasedSolution. Selections: 9-17.New School, 2004. http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/schump.htmNowak, J. and Plucker. J. 1999. Do as I say, not as I do? Student assessment in Problem BasedLearning, White Paper. Indiana University.Samford University. 2004. PBL Background http://www.samford.edu/pblSan Diego State University. 2004. http/edweb.sdsc.edu/Spence, L. 2001. The Case against Teaching. New Rochelle Press.Venkataraman, S. 1997. The distinctive domain of entrepreneurship research. Advances, inentrepreneurship, firm emergence, and growth

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

factors with some terrific strengths in its societal culture: Confucian work ethics,propensity to save, entrepreneurial orientation, and the capacity to engage in risk-takingventures.Taiwan has a vast overseas diaspora in the US and it attracts great venture capital streams to itsindustries, so there ready capital for infrastructure investment and business development. It has ahighly educated population and an international perspective, which make it easy for foreigners towork and establish business relationships. It has great supply of high-tech managementprofessionals who have many years of experience in manufacturing.There is close collaboration between high-tech companies and universities in Taiwan.Universities integrate their curriculum into