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

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

motivation for being a leader.Again, comparison yields a shift in perception. Upon completion of the course, the studentscompleted a course evaluation survey to aid the course developer in determining if the course ismeeting the university’s leadership education goals. In addition, the students completed a peerassessment of leadership skills and characteristics near the beginning and at the conclusion of thecourse. The peer assessment yields some shifts in leadership development. Finally, as a finalassessment at the conclusion of the final team course project, the students completed a peerperformance evaluation, and the results are reported.1. IntroductionEntrepreneurshipLawrence Technological University (LTU) has offered students entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

courses in engineering economics, technical and professionalwriting, professional speaking, entrepreneurship and global awareness into these degreeplans is shown to be insurmountable given the very scant elective space.A surprising and encouraging result, however, is that by combining topics into a verymulti-disciplinary, two-course sequence that substitutes for required, traditional coursesin economics and technical writing stand-alone courses, engineering students actuallyachieve higher performance in both economic analysis and in technical writing. Wehypothesize that this is because all their work is tied to relevant projects that bring in afull range of entrepreneurial, global issues to which they would otherwise have had noexposure, and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, and edge-cutting technologies, ≠ discover new knowledge, ≠ become more creative and inventive, ≠ interact with peers and team members and lead teams, ≠ share their knowledge and solutions with others, and ≠ “put it all together” for the betterment of the community. Examples for projects in these modules could include: (a) Problem: Some people do not wash their hands before leaving public restroom. Solve it! (b) Design a new speed bump that adjusts its height based on the approaching car: the faster the car, the higher the bump.6. “Challenges Modules”: Modules of this type consist of simple sounding assignments designed tomake the student become aware of their unconscious thought patterns that lead the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Recruiting 6. The Art of Recruiting Product Concept 9. The Art of Branding Value Proposition Elevator Pitch 3. The Art of Pitching Elevator Pitch to Faculty Members and Engineers 2 Page Description of Proposal 4. The Art of Writing a Business Plan Introduction to Business Plans Introduction to Business Plans 5. The Art of Bootstrapping Project Proposal 10. The Art of Rainmaking Product Proposal Presentations 11. The Art of Being a MenschIn the first two weeks of class, students