Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Kenneth F Bloemer, University of Dayton; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

logically teaches engineering students to be entrepreneurs,yet most will work for medium to large sized corporations with cultures, processes andorganizations that are far different than those of small entrepreneurial organizations. IfAmerican universities are to prepare highly innovative engineers for the corporate worldengineering faculty need to understand innovation and intrapreneurship (“i-ship”) in thecorporate context. Through a grant from the Kern Family Foundation, four universities (Baylor,Dayton, Detroit Mercy and Villanova) partnered on such a study as a step toward developingcurriculum that prepares undergraduate engineers to be more effective innovators andintrapreneurs in corporations. The overall collaboration of these four

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University; Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University; Bruce W. Weide, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

particular presentations but also understand how to do similar research. • Ideas for startups: Many students in the program have ideas for how a particular new/re- cent technology can be used as the basis of a new startup. Indeed, many students are first attracted to NEWPATH because they have such ideas, do not know what to do with them, and want to be able to discuss the ideas with others who might have more experience with startups than they themselves have. The sessions at which these presentations are made tend to be the ones that draw the most active participation from all students. The degree of ca- maraderie and cooperation that students display in such meetings in helping each other hone their understanding and

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Fenzhi, Aalborg University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

above problem in real curriculum practice.2.2 Field work and the focus of this study+++ University’s curricula are based on problem-centered, real-life projects ofeducational and research relevance. With its strong emphasis on active learning andteam-organized learning, problem and project based learning (PBL) incorporates manyfactors providing powerful facilitation in terms of innovation competency [19, 20]. Thispaper conducted the fieldwork in one master engineering programme at +++ University,Environment Management (EM). This Master of Science Programme was selected for thefollowing reasons: innovation competency is one of the key skills that the EMprogramme is intended to cultivate among students; it is a typical engineering programmewith a