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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Washington State University; Jerman Rose, Washington State University

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the jointly-taught entrepreneurial engineering capstone course have been encouraging.Students have demonstrated impressive growth in professional skills and have producedsolutions that have significant business potential. Project sponsors, industry advisors, andbusiness plan judges note admirable achievements of student teams. This course model is offeredto stimulate transformation of capstone design courses to outcomes-driven student learningexperiences that can better prepare graduates for global challenges of the future.IntroductionNational leaders are sounding the alarm: The United States is losing its competitive edge in theglobal marketplace1. Some perceive that the nation is not preparing adequate numbers of peoplein technological

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wierman, Johns Hopkins University; Lawrence Aronhime, Johns Hopkins University; Marybeth Camerer, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Gibbs, Johns Hopkins University

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experience of managing a business. Thispaper describes the program’s goals, planning and experimentation, structure, andimplementation, including discussion of major issues and controversies regarding its formation. Center for Leadership Education Academic Programs Experiential Learning Entrepreneurship & Management Business Internships Program (Academic Program) Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity Professional Communication Program

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Ted Astleford, University of Florida

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faculty) and amultidisciplinary technology development team of 6 undergraduate engineers(coached by engineering faculty). The technologies under development areselected from UF faculty inventions ready for commercialization. The facultyinventor serves as an extended team member for the virtual company. The CEOleads the company in the creation of an alpha system prototype and collateral Page 12.853.3materials such as a business plan and presentation for entry in academic businessplan competitions. “Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2007, American Society for Engineering

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Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Gregory Feierfeil, Lawrence Technological University

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, innovation, tolerancefor ambiguity, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and business skills (marketing,financial analysis, and strategic planning). This skill set embraces the entrepreneurialmindset as defined by the KEEN network, but is uniquely defined as the programoutcomes for University students. In addition, each of those skills is further refined intomeasurable student learning objectives which also support ABET Program Outcomes forthe engineering programs. The student learning outcomes are listed in Table 1. Page 12.426.5 Table 1: Student Learning OutcomesSkill Upon completion of the program, a

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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experience in planning andlaunching ventures. Second, most regions suffer from inadequate hands-on, seed capitalresources willing to invest early in the life of a new technical venture. These voids in a region’sventuring ecosystem discourage many technologists within universities, and other institutions,from embarking upon the commercialization of innovations.Given these impediments, to achieve their most effective role in the innovation economy,research universities require new, more aggressive models of commercialization. Traditionalmodels of Intellectual Property (IP) licensing are insufficient alone to unlock the untappedcommercial opportunities stemming from scientific and technical discoveries on campus.One of the most promising paths forward

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt University

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+3. To help develop the "e" spirit +4. Building organizations for the future +5. Addressing social issues +6. OthersWhat part did the case play in the course? 20Case outputs: Class presentations, role play & research papersCase Name: Santa FeSchool: Vanderbilt UniversityTitle: Dore to Door ConsultingCase summary: Page 12.1010.9The students of Dore to Door Consulting, proposed to revitalize and redevelop downtown Athensby implementing a plan that focused on bringing in a major retailers and chain restaurants inaddition to revitalizing existing landmarks. The plain includes placing a Wal-Mart Super centerin the heart of downtown and targeting

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Dinardi, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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in the business world, the use ofentrepreneurial internships to help students gain experience beyond the classroom,the presence of entrepreneurial societies or clubs, the importance of businessknowledge, and learning from the advice of practicing entrepreneurs. In addition,each school uses different methods of teaching creative thinking. This competencyis one which is difficult to teach in traditional curricula.Baylor University: • Through the entrepreneurship program at Baylor University, students are able to take a hands-on approach to learning entrepreneurship. • Through the Venture Assistance Program, student help with pre-venture planning, start-up problems, consulting on operation problems, product and

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Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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. Thestudents develop a new product idea and carry it through to a physical prototype. Theymust also formulate a business plan, marketing strategy, and an appeal for funding. Webring in guest speakers with expertise in intellectual property issues and severalsuccessful entrepreneurs (including former students from this class). In this paper, wediscuss the three versions of this class, and how they have evolved. We also discuss ourstudents’ successes, and some of the problems they have encountered in trying tocommercialize their ideas.Index terms - Creativity, new product development, entrepreneurship, distance learningIntroductionThe first version of our course Creativity and New Product Development was developedby Henry Bolanos and Dave Lewis. Henry

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Lawrence J. Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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, Milwaukee School of Engineering LAWRENCE SCHMEDEMAN Larry Schmedeman is a Professor in the Rader School of Business at Milwaukee School of Engineering. He joined the faculty in 1982 and has taught a wide spectrum of courses ranging from economics, finance, management, international business, and business planning. He serves as the Program Director for the International Business bacheloriate program. Educational background: B.S. Education, Bachelor of Management, and MBA.Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering LAWRENCE FENNIGKOH, Ph.D. Larry Fennigkoh is currently an Associate Professor in MSOE’s Biomedical Engineering program where he teaches courses in

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Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

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University have begun a unique initiative in the area of entrepreneurship. TheEngineering Entrepreneurship Education Experience (E4) model brings entrepreneurship fromthe private sector into the undergraduate environment. It begins with the idea/concept process.At brainstorming sessions with private industry, faculty, and beginning capstone students, newideas for products and systems are identified for development. Student teams select ideas thathave strong industry support, and through two semesters of planning and implementationtransform them into fully functional prototypes. At the end of the second semester, the E4student teams deliver a combined technical/business/marketing presentation to invited privatesector and business development

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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curriculum.The two engineering entrepreneurship sections each met for 15 hours during thesemester, and extra time was provided for meetings with success coaches and peermentors. The six main areas covered in the sections are detailed below: • Academic Success- study skills, time management, finding help for classroom material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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recognition; Project/QualityEngineering, Decision/Risk Analysis, Systems Modeling, Engineering Economics and businessplanning, Systems Integration and business plan development, Systems Launch considerationsand product/business launch, etc. Concepts in strategy, team dynamics, and finance areintegrated into these courses focusing on Engineering Entrepreneurship. It appears thatEngineering Entrepreneurship has emerged as a Killer App for Systems Engineering and theSystems Engineering Entrepreneurship Course Series has emerged as an unique convergence ofthe Business and Engineering Realms in Academia.IntroductionThe emerging facts from successful organizations, including universities, indicate that the realsource of power in a knowledge economy is in

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Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship, establishing the fifteen-member Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, initiating the annual business plan competition, building external strategic alliances with local and regional business, and facilitating cross-disciplinary teaching and cooperation with college programs in engineering, sciences, and liberal arts. Dupree is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship at Grove City College. He teaches core courses in both Business and Entrepreneurship. Dupree established the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, consisting of fifteen executive-level Entrepreneurs who come to campus twice a year to advise the program. Furthermore, Dupree in

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Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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definition of ESTD,“to describe the technical and business activities required to develop a nascent technology into aclearly defined product or service whose specifications and business plan are matched to aparticular market. ESTD and invention-to-innovation transition are equivalent in our usage.”AMI’s goal was to establish an ESTD Assistance Center that would help entrepreneurs andexisting businesses to develop and commercialize new products and technologies. Theseactivities have now been conducted for more than two years and are fueling an expansion inAMI. Today, our operation has grown to the point of employing twenty-two full-time employeesand forty students. Our group includes two commercialization project managers, one industrialproduct

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Subach, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

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of a product; then developbusiness and marketing plans for the product, while gaining an understanding of thepatent process. All of these activities are part of a capstone project that is alreadyincluded in the curriculum at ASU‘s Polytechnic campus, Department of ElectronicSystems.Introduction ASU defines entrepreneurship as “the spirit and process of creative risk takingand innovation that leverages university knowledge to spur social development andeconomic competitiveness.”1 Additionally, in a contributed article to Mechanical Engineering Magazine,Ephraim Suhir, President and CEO of ERS/Siloptix Co. in Los Altos, CA, wrote that “atechnological professional with entrepreneurial skills has a better chance than a

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Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

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evolving innovativeideas into business ventures, convincing students of the importance of being entrepreneurial intheir future endeavors, improving students’ communication and teamwork skills, and recruitingstudents for further academic and entrepreneurial pursuits in the University of Kentucky (UK)College of Engineering. In order to meet these objectives, the students participate in a number ofactivities including team building exercises, hands-on engineering labs, engineering companytours, networking opportunities, a group business venture competition, and recreationalactivities. Through the group project, students are involved in concept development, productdesign, prototyping, business plan development, and public presentation.This paper will

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The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

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Page 12.1074.3The authors and founders of Mobius collaborated for several years at the University of Michiganin the capacity of faculty advisor (Brown) and graduate student researcher (McCorquodale) whilepursuing research in electrical engineering. Brown had been involved in the successful launch of2 research-based start-up companies during his tenure at Michigan. In 2000, the two beganexploring the use of all-silicon self-referenced radio frequency integrated circuits for clock signalgeneration in microprocessors and similar applications. Throughout McCorquodale’s dissertationwork, Brown encouraged him to explore his entrepreneurial interests beginning with the sugges-tion of developing an abstract for a state-wide business plan competition

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Nunnally, University of Missouri - Columbia; James Thompson, University of Missouri; Steve Wyatt, University of Missouri - Columbia

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/retain qualified employees 37% Insufficient sales volume 36% Cost-effectively advertise 34% Pricing goods/services 32% Delinquent customer accounts 32% Find/retain qualified employees 31% Competition from big business 28% Cost-effectively advertise 28% Insufficient sales volume 27% Actual selling 26% Identifying new opportunities 26% Set goals, measure performance 24% Effective use of the Internet 24% Delinquent customer accounts 23% Developing a marketing plan 22

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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,summarize the results of evaluations by the student participants in and judges of thiscompetition, and describe plans for the development of these programs. Section 2 providesbackground on EPICS and the EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative. Section 3 describes how theNational I2P® has been extended to encompass social entrepreneurship efforts in addition toEPICS. Section 4 summarizes the results of evaluations by the students and judges whoparticipated in the 2006 National I2P® Competition for EPICS and Social Entrepreneurship.Section 5 describes future plans for these efforts, including the 2007 competition and the creationof the Innovation Initiative for Social Entrepreneurship as the new umbrella for all of theseactivities

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Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program, an educational, team-building andmentoring program that provides four-year scholarships for entrepreneurial students fromMaryland, who otherwise may not have the financial capacity to pursue a college degree orcompete well for financial aid. The Hillman scholarship enables students to go to school full-time and take a rich set of specially designed entrepreneurship and leadership courses. Theprogram includes out-of-the-classroom activities and mentoring to help them develop asentrepreneurs within a community of entrepreneurs. The program supports a full-time mentor ateach educational institution, who is charged with guiding the Hillman students with theirventures and planning the community activities that

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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innovation and its commercializationcalled the “Technopolis Phenomenon”.This paper reviews research done on creation of Technopolis communities and highlightsexemplary best practices from Technopolis communities around the world such as SiliconValley, Boston, Austin, Ireland, Bangalore, Taiwan, Sophia-Antipolis, and others. The role ofacademia-industry-government collaboration in creation of Technopolis communities isdiscussed in detail. This involves sustained, collaborative efforts by academics, industryrepresentatives, Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), Economic DevelopmentOrganizations (EDOs), engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, and other practitioners to developinitiatives, plans, methodologies, infrastructure, and action items for

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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“realistic” than that offered within the business school. The term “realistic”will undoubtedly mean different things to different people. Still, there are a few elements of areality oriented engineering entrepreneurship curriculum that seem non-controversial, including: • An enhanced focus on intellectual property development and protection • A focus on real technology development and commercialization (as opposed to mere business plan development offered by most business school based programs) • Internships or practicum experiences that include placement within an entrepreneurial environment • Basic knowledge of business principles that enable identification of knowledge gaps and how to fill them with relevant

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cindy Orndoff; Susan Blanchard

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market, developed an elevator pitch,performed a preliminary financial analysis, and developed a business plan for the product orservice they had develop for the high school math programs. The project will be continuedduring the Service Learning in Engineering course where the students will be required to developa prototype, test and analyze the potential of the product or service identified during EngineeringEntrepreneurship. The goal of the Service Learning in Engineering course is to have adeliverable for each high school math teacher that can be incorporated into the classroom and hasthe potential to be sold to other high schools not only in Florida but also throughout the UnitedStates.The products or services developed by the engineering

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Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Agogino, UC Berkeley; Sara Beckman, University of California at Berkeley; Leslie Speer, San Jose State University

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, management, feedback andevaluation. We provide case studies of teams that have taken the next step indeveloping products after course completion. We analyzed factors that areassociated with these successful entrepreneurial teams using: questionnaires,ranking by industry judges, personality profiles and instructor observations.Factors considered include personality type, creativity climate, discipline mix,participation in other entrepreneurial classes, participation in business plan/technology competitions and success in obtaining outside funding.Keywords: new product development, multifunctional teams, entrepreneurship,entrepreneurship assessment, entrepreneurial skills

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Balbir Singh, NIS-Punjab; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Ashok Pandit, Florida Tech

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last century. In the last few years, the country hasnot been doing too well in international tournaments as well as the Olympic Games or theWorld Cup.In this paper, the authors outline their plans to rejuvenate and revitalize hockey in Indiausing Private Ownership / Professional and Entrepreneurial approaches of NorthAmerican Professional Teams as well as incorporating the latest systems engineeringprinciples to revolutionize the game from an art form to a highly effective scientificapproach. In pseudo-socialist India where there is no private ownership of the hockeyteams, the element of accountability is lacking and all sport appears as an amateurexercise.In these days of India dominating the world of software engineering, it is time that

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akash Choudhary, University of Missouri; Donald Myers, University of Missouri; Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri; Mihir Gokhale, University of Missouri

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interested in entrepreneurship after takingthe course and many perceive to have become successful entrepreneurs.Introduction “Entrepreneurship is a dynamic process of vision, change, and creation. It requiresan application of energy and passion towards the creation and implementation of new ideas andcreative solutions. Essential ingredients include the willingness to take calculated risks in termsof time, equity, or career; the ability to formulate an effective venture team; the creative skill tomarshal needed resources; and fundamental skill of building a solid business plan; and finally,the vision to recognize opportunity where others see chaos, contradiction, and confusion” 1.Entrepreneurship is more than the mere creation of business. The

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Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Baker, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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. degree from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University.Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University Rick Berkey works in Michigan Technological University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, as a Senior Research Engineer II/Project Manager. In this role, Rick acts as a primary point-of-contact for the identification, planning, and coordination of industrial-sponsored Senior Design and Enterprise projects. Prior to working for Michigan Tech, Rick spent twelve years in the automotive, commercial vehicle, and consumer products industries, working for Honeywell, Dana Corporation, and Applied Technologies, Inc. His career progressed through positions in

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Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Marc Lockard, Lockard and White, Inc

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undergraduates develop ethical and leadership qualities.The E4 initiative affords teams of students two semesters in which to develop an idea, plan theirproject, and implement a commercially viable product prototype. The most successful projectswill be selected for an additional semester of business development incubation. However, it wasquickly recognized that students needed access to experienced mentors who could guide andteach them as they transitioned through the E4 process. To this end, the Ethics, Leadership, andEntrepreneurship (ELE) Seminar was created.The ELE Seminar is a one hour extension of the first course in the E4 sequence where regionalindustry and entrepreneurial leaders conduct weekly roundtable discussions on ethics, leadershipand

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Peter Hriso, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University

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higher education are frustrated withstudents who do not attend class, turn in assignments late or exhibit a lack of effort inclasses where they pay tuition and receive a grade. It is a challenge, therefore, to gain theinvolvement of students in social entrepreneurship efforts where the reward (grade, payor recognition) is not immediate or minimal and the trade-off (time management for theirschedule) may be more fun or financially rewarding. This paper discusses the evolutionfor the process of enlisting student involvement in two distinct social entrepreneurshipprograms at our university.The first program involves linking university skill sets in the arts, digital media,technology and project management to the planning, implementation and

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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categories from 55 Dean, CEO and Founder level responses toquestions concerning successful entrepreneurial leaders. To thrive on challenge and survive, theresearcher believed that specific factors worked spontaneously and as a plan during changingtimes. These factors are referred to as assertions in the current work.The five assertions, listed as a-e, are described through the following dimensions:a. Sensing ConnectionConnection is a mode of self definition and was previously referred to as a goal motivatingwomen not men 38. Broadly speaking organizational aesthetics has focused on ways of knowingthat comes from our sensory experience 39, 40, 41. Distinctions between connected and separateways of knowing 42 are well established in the psychological