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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-1825: INCORPORATING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET INFRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTSSridhar Condoor, Saint Louis UniversityMark McQuilling, Saint Louis University Page 14.716.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009An engineer equipped with an entrepreneurial mindset contributes to business success, makeshis/her company more competitive, and is generally more aware of business and professionalopportunity. To instill an entrepreneurial mindset in our engineering programs (aerospace,biomedical, electrical, and mechanical engineering), we started exposing our students from veryearly i.e., the first semester of the freshmen year. We developed and deployed a module

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

School of Business of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chevrolet Division ofGeneral Motors, OnStar and Milwaukee School of Engineering.Team SelectionThe students selected to participate in these competitive events were members of the LawrenceTech Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization and had participated in other extra-curricular activities as well. The student team was cross disciplinary and represented theColleges of Engineering, Architecture, Business and Arts and Sciences. Our entrepreneurialprogram is founded on fostering the “entrepreneurial mindset with a global view [1].” LawrenceTech students have a rich history of participating in competitive events. These events nurturecreativity, innovation and leadership skills

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Clarke, Applied Innovation Alliance; Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

application, consulting, facilitation and training of such methodologies and business practices as TRIZ, Competitive Opportunity Management, Strategic Planning, Competitive Intelligence, Product / Process Development and Optimization, Business Process Innovation, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Quality Function Deployment, Technology Research and Organizational Engineering.Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University Donald M. Reimer is currently a fulltime senior lecturer and Associate Director of The Lear Entrepreneurial Program in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-828: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGHOUT ANELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUMEric Johnson, Valparaiso UniversityMark Budnik, Valparaiso UniversityDoug Tougaw, Valparaiso University Page 14.757.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Entrepreneurship Throughout an Electrical and Computer Engineering CurriculumAbstractMany engineering programs are attempting to emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship andan entrepreneurial mindset for all engineering students. Since many start-up companies arefounded on the basis of a newly developed technology, it is a natural progression for at leastsome engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 14.836.2Specifically, the College of Engineering received a grant in 2006 as part of a larger initiative todevelop the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). In 2009, the Universityreceived a KEEN grant to develop and integrate entrepreneurial (and leadership) education overmany degree programs.The goal of KEEN is to make entrepreneurship education opportunities widely available atinstitutions of higher learning, and to instill an action-oriented entrepreneurial mindset inengineering, science, and technical undergraduates. The network is limited to private institutionswith ABET accredited engineering programs and is by invitation only. As of January 2009, withtwenty-two institutions (primarily in the Midwest), the KEEN program

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; William Hurley, Villanova University; Edmond Dougherty, Villanova University; James Klingler, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

extraordinary contributions to the projects. Page 14.76.8Outcomes AssessmentThe students were issued pre- and post-course surveys with various questions related tothe development of an entrepreneurial mindset. These same questions will be usedthroughout the engineering entrepreneurship minor program to assess how well theirunderstanding of the various facets of entrepreneurship is developing. The question onthis survey most relevant to the present course was: “How confident are you in yourability to create new products and services?” The question had four possible answers:Not confident, somewhat confident, confident, and very confident. Ten studentsresponded