Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

distinguished, distinctly addressed, or overlap within andacross programs is difficult to assess given the variety educational models that exist. For thepurposes of this paper, entrepreneurship will be associated with the process of establishing a newbusiness venture.There is evidence, however, that exposure to such education has a positive impact and betterprepares students for the contemporary workplace. A study of senior-level engineering students Page 25.1259.4found that those who had taken one or more entrepreneurship courses had significantly higherentrepreneurial self-efficacy than those who did not and were also more likely to get hands-onskills