Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University; Jeffrey Tucker, Kansas State University; Bret Lanz, Kansas State University; Dale Wunderlich, Kansas State University; Jeffrey Katz, Kansas State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

completed including an inventionthat was recognized as one of the nation’s best in 2005 and a product that is being sold across thenation. Finally, we will reveal ways that K-State is realizing an economic benefit from theseactivities that goes beyond licensing intellectual properties and includes the production and salesof products.The program described in this paper enhances the education of university students whilesimultaneously deriving economic benefits for both university programs and private enterprise.This model increases the readiness of graduates for professional work, increases the likelihood offinancial returns to the university, transforms university intellectual property into market-readyproducts, and provides a resource to

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 12.1520.8consultant or advisor. As the teaming decisions unfold, VA helps faculty and students determinetheir appropriate roles in their startups and navigate associated human resource and conflict-of-interest policies.3.6 Step 6 - Graduation PhaseAs soon as VA companies demonstrate mastery of basic Execution skills, the program begins toconsider them as candidates for graduation. It is important to remember that the goal of theprogram is to “accelerate” a new company on its way to a successful future, not to take it all theway to completion. In general, the fundamental graduation criteria are that the company: (a)display a clear vision of its role in a well-considered market, (b) has secured the initial resourcesnecessary to follow

Conference Session

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

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students that identified themselves as from a PLTW said thatthey would have liked a bigger project like they had in EDD. Another PLTW student feltit was an “echo of last year.”Concluding Comments and Future DirectionsThe Project Lead the Way, Inc. program was used as a springboard for an introductoryengineering course at the freshman level. This one-credit hour engineering orientationcourse was developed in the fall of 2006 and introduced engineering entrepreneurship toformer Project The Lead the Way students—now enrolled as college freshman—as wellas other freshman engineering students. Engineering and business faculty members,along with a focus group of entrepreneurs, were involved in the course’s development.Outside business speakers provided

Conference Session

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

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Dinardi, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

projects which will enhance their personal career goals. • Courses also fuse business studies with entrepreneurship, such as Small Business Management, Finance in an Entrepreneurial Environment, and Advanced Business Planning. Page 12.843.12 • Internships and mentoring relationships also provide students with an opportunity to learn from experiences outside of the classroom.Gonzaga University: • The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership program offers entrepreneurship education with an emphasis on leadership. Students must first demonstrate leadership qualities and apply for acceptance into this entrepreneurship program

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creating a working prototype. They have also already madea major career decision. They are committed to doing research – usually academicallyoriented research. The folks working in industry are more receptive to entrepreneurshipthan graduate students, but they are often limited by the demands and restrictions of theirjobs.Moving forward – bring entrepreneurship into senior designOur capstone design course has also continued to evolve. As seen in Table 3, our seniorswant to learn to be entrepreneurs, and they recognize the need for business and financialskills. They are aware that the career paths of previous generations of engineers are nolonger as available and that their futures will depend on their ability to be innovative andentrepreneurial.We

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

don’t know why it’s taken more time in engineering vs. law ormedicine.”Dean ‘west’ commands your attention immediately, firmly and with an aura of unflinchingconfidence. An audience member during a presentation, her student in a class, faculty workingwith her on a project—all would agree that in every context, she walks tall, and energeticallycommands your attention.Sentences punctuated with the words “only” or “like” descriptively accentuated challenges eachfaced. Dean ‘west’ explains, “I was the first and only woman engineering professor for tenyears. While I was received favorably by the students and had an accepting department head,many of the men and women on staff wanted to know what I was trying to prove. There weretimes when a Dean

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Kristen Waters; Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Lisa Rawlings, Prince George's Prince Community College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Policy with a specialization in social policy from the University of Maryland, as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her scholastic honors have included an Academic Achievement Fellowship, the John Portz Outstanding Student Award, induction into the Maryland Medallion Society, and Gemstone and Honors Citations. Kristen is currently president of the Maryland School of Public Policy's Graduate Women in Public Policy (GWIPP) and a member of the school's Policy Student Government Association.Nathan Myers, University of Maryland Nathan Myers is a research assistant with the University of Maryland's Office of Executive Programs (OEP), where