Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland-College Park; Anik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc.; David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park; James Green, University of Maryland-College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-379: BRINGING STUDENT INNOVATIONS TO MARKET: A HINMANCEOS SUCCESS STORYAnik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc. Mr. Singal is a 2005 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, earning a B.S. in Finance. He is an alumnus of the Hinman CEOs Program and was awarded the Program’s “Entrepreneur of Year” in 2004-2005. He is the founder and president of Affiliate Classroom, Inc. Mr. Singal is a recognized leader in affiliate marketing.David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park Dr. Barbe is the Executive Director of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Faculty Director of the Hinman CEOs Program at the University

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

• Decision making ability • Salesmanship skills • Negotiation skills • High need for achievementWhile this is not an exhaustive list, it is reasonable to assume that an entrepreneurship courseusing the entrepreneurial personality approach would touch on some or all of these “traits”. Thegoals of the course using this approach will include: • Familiarize students with basic entrepreneurial traits • Distinguish these traits from those of other career tracks • Attempt to build competencies in the entrepreneurial personality traits • Establish practical steps to improve traits over timeThis approach has seen fewer practitioners over the years as the scholarship directed

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Gül E. Okudan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla. Her research interests include intelligent shop floor control, manufacturing strategy modeling and measurement, solid modeling, product design, and product design teams. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Engineering Design, Design Studies, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of Engineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of ASEE and ASME. She is also a National Research Council-US AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow of the Human Effectiveness Directorate for 2002, 2003 and 2004

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

observe the challenges of introducing a new technology toaddress previously met market needs through introduction of a superior product. Thebusiness incubator is further linked to a sister technology-centered business incubator inEurope providing students (graduate and undergraduate) the opportunity to evaluate if anew technology should be launched initially in the United States or Europe. The creationof these learning opportunities mimic the industrial setting where graduates will berequired to operate in cross-disciplinary teams that may address global manufacturingand marketing decisions.This paper discusses the pedagogical approaches several faculty members havedeveloped to introduce and cultivate a creative innovation process to

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-educational, non-denomination and serves 4,650 undergraduates and 1,980 graduatestudents with ~60% percent male and 40% female. Students are enrolled in 3undergraduate colleges: arts and science (50%), business (20%), engineering (30%) witha graduate college of education. Lehigh is considered to be in the class of “highlyselective” schools with a combined SAT scores ranging from 1210 to 1350 with over50% of the student body receiving scholarships. The student body is from over 20 statesand 65 countries with the majority of students coming from Pennsylvania, Delaware,New Jersey and New York. There are approximately 400 full-time faculty members with Page

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

testimony, case studies and role play, we've created the opportunity forinnovation and for students better understanding themselves through applied entrepreneurialethics. Our next section presents an outline of the curriculum.A Practical Approach to the Seven Layers of Integrity™Neither business nor engineering curricula offer much opportunity to explore self-knowledge. Inviewing themselves as present team members or future business partners, entrepreneurshipstudents must begin to explore their own intentions and values while understanding thatstandards exist outside themselves. While striving to create innovations, students also encounterself-creation and the use of a tool to aid them in decision making.In a workshop environment composed of part