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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in raising students’ CMD scores by promotingcognitive dissonance, as stated in Boyd, 1981; Candee, 1985; Goldman and Arbuthnot, 1985;Penn and Collier, 1985. 7This finding makes the case for creating opportunities to learn by promoting cognitivedissonance -- clearly modeled in the discipline of entrepreneurship, in which innovation is basedon disruption. One of our authors, June Ferrill, previously described using the Seven Layers ofIntegrity™ 8 to expose students to the ethical concerns of entrepreneurship. This system ispresently taught in undergraduate classes at Rice University and has been taught for CPE creditto the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Several stages of moral reasoning development are recognized [in the CMD

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

U.S.News & World Report. Babson has been the standard in entrepreneurship education. TheCollege was one of the first business schools to offer entrepreneurship courses and it hails as abenchmark for curriculum development.1 The entrepreneurial spirit of the college is evidentthrough our core values of integrity, diversity, innovation, collaboration, and excellence that aremanifested in the mission of the college: “Babson College educates men and women to beentrepreneurial leaders in a rapidly changing world. We prepare them to identify opportunitiesand initiate actions that result in genuine accomplishment.”2 The Olin College of Engineering is located adjacent to Babson College near Boston, MA.Olin was founded in 1997 and the first class

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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into consideration whenselecting recipients for funds. Participation in other entrepreneur networking activities oncampus and in the community is kept track of, encouraged and rewarded.The “Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight” Experiential Seminar SeriesThe Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship course series is complemented by another pioneeringinnovation in experiential entrepreneurship at Florida Tech – The “Engineering Entrepreneur inSpotlight” seminar series. In these seminars typically held twice a month, struggling/successfullocal technical entrepreneurs visit the class and present their business plan for critique andrecommendations by the class. Once a month, these “Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight”seminars are open to the

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Lane, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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2006-1352: COOPERATIVES AS MEANS FOR ORGANIZINGINTERDISCIPLINARY ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEAMSJohn Farris, Grand Valley State UniversityPaul Lane, Grand Valley State University Dr. Paul Lane is a Professor of Marketing and holds the position of Esther Seidman Chair for innovation in business of Seidman College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University and has previously published articles in The Journal of Consumer Marketing, International Review of Strategic Management, International Marketing Review, and Journal of Consumer Research, among others. His research interests include entrepreneurship, new product development, marketing strategy, e-commerce, aging, and China

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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2006-1903: INTERDISCIPLINARITY, FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AN URBAN UNIVERSITYAnthony Joseph, Pace University Dr. Anthony Joseph is an associate professor in Pace University's computer science department. He performs research in time-frequency analyses and neural networks with emphasis on applications in economics/finance and bioinformatics. He also conducts research in applied pedagogy, including active and collaborative learning techniques and strategies. Page 11.812.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Interdisciplinarity, Financial

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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only to the student.5: THE COURSE EXPERIENCE5.1 OverviewThe pilot Introduction to Entrepreneurship course ran in two sections in Spring Semester 2004,with each section meeting once a week for two hours. Two instructors and two graduate studentsmanaged the course. Students worked on teams formed around a new venture concept that waspresented by a class member who recruited people onto the venture team or around a lead-inproblem or “confined” problem presented by the instructors. For the two sections, eleven studentspresented new venture ideas and six teams eventually emerged to develop these ideas. Thoseopportunities included the development of a home bulk delivery system, high-end gamingcomputers, the development of unique music download

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Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

criteria is taken into consideration whenselecting recipients for funds. Participation in other entrepreneur networking activities oncampus and in the community is kept track of, encouraged and rewarded.The “Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight” Experiential Seminar SeriesThe Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship course series is complemented by another pioneeringinnovation in experiential entrepreneurship at Florida Tech – The “Engineering Entrepreneur inSpotlight” seminar series. In these seminars typically held twice a month, struggling/successfullocal technical entrepreneurs visit the class and present their business plan for critique andrecommendations by the class. Once a month, these “Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight”seminars

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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entrepreneurialsuccess, the ability to conduct market and industry research and develop a concise plan increasesthe likelihood of success.This approach does have several problems, however. For example, it suffers from seriousclassroom-management and pedagogical drawbacks. Anyone who has ever taught a businessplanning course will readily attest that a large amount of time is often spent simply teachingstudents how to write effectively. Many courses in business planning begin to closely resemblecourses in English composition—something most entrepreneurship instructors are ill-equippedand generally unwilling to teach. When the number of business plans being developed in acourse is multiplied by the number of students in the class it’s obvious that the instructor

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Jana Goodrich, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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. Page 11.445.2 Developing Positive Teaming in a Product Development and Entrepreneurship Course Using an Off-Campus Weekend SeminarOverviewOne of the most important concerns in teaching a product development and entrepreneurshipcourse with multidisciplinary teams is to ensure that the teams function effectively. This can bedifficult when the course contains a significant workload for each team, such as the developmentof a new product idea along with a complete business plan for the product in a single semester.Experience with four semesters of classes shows that more cohesive, process driven teams arestronger and experience greater success on a variety of levels than less cohesive teams. Toaddress these important team issues, the

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-679: CREATING AN INNOVATION CONTINUUM IN THE ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM: EPICS AND THE EPICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVEEdward Coyle, Purdue University Edward J. Coyle received his BSEE degree from the University of Delaware in 1978, and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 1980 and 1982. Since 1982, he has been with Purdue University, where he is currently Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Co-Director of the Center for Wireless Systems and Applications (CWSA), and Director of the EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI). From 2000 through 2004 he served Purdue as Assistant Vice Provost for Research in Computing

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Minnie Patel, San Jose State University; Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University

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to conceptualize and present new businessideas and creative solutions that may have been developed as part of a class project, generateenthusiasm and excitement about entrepreneurship in the SJSU community, and to strengthenconnections both within SJSU and between the University and the local community. Participantswere asked to present their ideas using a poster board and if possible a prototype or computerizedrepresentation of their idea. They also had the opportunity to present their ideas orally in 2minutes in the Elevator Pitch Contest and in writing in the Written Summary Challenge. Judgesfor all three contests were drawn from the local business community and included entrepreneurs,investors, and local government representatives. As a

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

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fluids for an entire transmission manufacturing plant. They couldonly do that by understanding the large picture of the business situation. They were exposed tothe concept of being an entrepreneur early. It is becoming more apparent as I expand mybusiness and networking efforts that too many corporate engineers just don't get what theircompany is all about. It is absolutely critical that today’s graduate is capable of fending for herself or himself.If nothing else entrepreneurship training provides an emergency parachute if there are no offersfrom existing companies. Companies prefer to hire only the highest grade graduates and not allstudents can be in the top 1% of their class. Those “lower” achievers will appreciate the freedomthat

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-1330: A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR INTEGRATINGENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS WHILEEXCEEDING ABET REQUIREMENTSJohn Ochs, Lehigh University John B Ochs is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh and Director of the Integrated Product Development Program (IPD), which he co-founded with Dr. Watkins in 1994. He is the past chairman the Entrepreneurship division of the American Society for Engineering Education. From 1985-95 Dr. Ochs did extensive industry consulting and was involved in the start up of three companies. In 1996 the pilot courses IPD won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ curriculum innovation award and in 1997 IPD won the Newcomen Society award for

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Miller, North Carolina State University; Stephen Walsh, North Carolina State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-1210: THE ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM (EEP) PORTAL:A NEW TOOL FOR IMPROVING ENTREPRENEURSHIP PEDAGOGYStephen Walsh, North Carolina State University Dr. Walsh is a Teaching Associate Professor of ECE at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He is responsible for teaching undergraduate courses and a special section of Senior Design called the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program (www.engr.ncsu.edu/eep.) In addition, he serves as the department’s distance education coordinator and is a Co-PI on an NSF grant in collaboration with the College of Education. In January of 1997, he co-founded BOPS, Inc. He served as its President and CEO for the first two years and was responsible for

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

cannot be developed in a single class or course, or,necessarily, in traditional classroom environments. In my experience as a programconsult to entrepreneurship programs, I have found that while entrepreneurship andengineering programs are often innovative in using non-traditional approaches to teachengineering and entrepreneurship, the more rigorous demands of entrepreneurshipeducation which must bring students to a particularly high level of ability and maturitycan be more effective if delivered through a more coherent, seamless, educationalexperience for students. In this article I explain how faculty and program directors canutilize and apply curriculum development processes, student development theories, and

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Jana Goodrich, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-1541: FACILITATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ATPRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS (PUIS): PROPOSEDFUNCTIONAL AND TEMPORAL MODELSClifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College Clifton Kussmaul is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Muhlenberg College, and Chief Technology Officer for Elegance Technologies, Inc. He has a PhD from the University of California, Davis, an MS and MA from Dartmouth College, and a BS and BA from Swarthmore College. His interests include agile development, virtual teams, entrepreneurship education, and cognitive neuroscience, particularly auditory processing.John Farris, Grand Valley State University John Farris is an associate professor in the Padnos College of

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Finelli, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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in theentrepreneurship classes?The entrepreneurship classes are structured as follows: 1. interdisciplinary teams are formed, 2.a leader is chosen (which rotates each project), 3. the instructor identifies a problem/project, 4.the team is left to create a solution within a given time frame, 5. the team presents to the classthrough a business plan or a PowerPoint presentation. Given the knowledge of this structure, Page 11.590.4leadership skills were the most commonly mentioned skills that students found themselves usingoutside of the classroom. Due to the nature of the class projects, only those who volunteered tobe leaders would have the

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

particular market segment.Graduate students interested in learning about entrepreneurship can elect to take a classentitled Innovative Entrepreneurship (ENTC/MGMT 5640), where students focus on newbusiness creation based on technology innovation. Students learn how to develop abusiness plan, listen to life experiences from entrepreneurs that started technology basedbusinesses and have their business plan critiqued by a panel of local entrepreneurs andbusinessmen. Several graduate students from this class have gone on to launchbusinesses where the business model and plan were conceived in this course. Theuniversity sponsored technology business incubator provides an excellent facility forthese businesses to transition into with faculty mentors and

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

2006-911: THE ONE-MINUTE ENGINEER: GETTING DESIGN CLASS OUT OFTHE STARTING BLOCKSBeverly Jaeger, Northeastern University BEVERLY K.JAEGER is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience in engineering that endorses the student-centered and professionally-oriented mission of Northeastern University. She teaches Engineering Design and Engineering Problem Solving to first-year engineering students and has served as a coordinator for multiple sections of these courses as well.Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University SVEN G. BILÉN is an Associate Professor of Engineering

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Silvernagel, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

questions that we should have asked?The next section describes how the survey was administered to University of North Dakotastudents in a convenience sample pilot study, with a presentation of the results. Observations andan interpretation of the preliminary results are provided as well.3. Pilot Study Results and InterpretationThe research instrument was distributed to three undergraduate classes at the University of NorthDakota during the 2005 fall semester – one entrepreneurship course typically taken bysophomores, one entrepreneurship course typically taken by juniors, and one electricalengineering course taken exclusively by seniors. Survey results were tabulated, with percentageslisted for the demographics, means calculated for the joint IP

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arnold Lumsdaine, University of Tennessee; Frank Speckhart, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Geoff Robson, Technology 2020; Kenneth Kahn, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Majid Keyhani, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Dan Fant, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

student teams develop anindustrial product from concept-to-market.Keywords: MS-MBA, dual degree, multidisciplinary, product development, entrepreneurship. BACKGROUNDThe combined MS-MBA program at the University of Tennessee [UT] is unique in its focus onproduct development and entrepreneurship. Students not only learn theory, but also actuallydevelop, build and market a real product by incorporating technological challenges from theengineering side; and accounting, law, and logistic challenges on the business side.Program Overview and GoalsUpon graduation from the UT program, students shall receive an MS degree with a major in aselected engineering discipline and an MBA degree. In general, engineering

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University

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enrolled in required engineering classes, such asEngineering Economy, a course required by multiple disciplines. Students who have completedthe program have been the most effective advocates for the program. This “word of mouth”marketing has resulted in 60 students in pursuit of the certificate and another 20 who areparticipating in some part of the program. The director’s work has been centered on signing upand guiding the students successfully through the program. The students then recommend theprogram to others. There have been 27 certificate graduates to date.The Components of The MSU Engineering Entrepreneurship ProgramThe CourseworkAs a joint effort with the school of business, a considerable portion of the program’s courseworkis taught

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Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Lance Edwards, MT Tech of the U of MT; John Evans, MT Tech of the U of MT; Leo Heath, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mike Johnson, MT Tech of the U of MT; Timothy Kober, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mary North-Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Roger Oldenkamp, MT Tech of the U of MT

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

program at Montana Tech has been led by an individualprofessor, which appears to be the case in many entrepreneurship programs7. Looking into thefuture, Solomon, et al. described a changing pedagogy based on the broadening market interestin entrepreneurial education, which partially explains this current interdisciplinary course offeredby the petroleum engineering and BIT departments8. This class appears to have the potential forgrowth as the engineering programs at Montana Tech are currently making changes based on therecommendations of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for Page 11.453.4additional management and

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College

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Technology. He holds an M.S. and B.S. in Industrial Technology with a minor in chemistry from Illinois State University. He is a co-PI on NSF grant #0501885. Page 11.73.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Multi-Disciplinary Entrepreneurial Project for Teaching ReengineeringAn entrepreneurial project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in reengineering and entrepreneurship over the course of theirtwo-year technical programs. The project also teams the technical students with businessstudents, simulating an industrial

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IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

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the curriculum for theprograms to be truly successful.Over the past tens years, Rose-Hulman has made great strides in introducing entrepreneurship tothe student body. In addition to Engenius Solutions, Rose-Hulman has developed a Masters inEngineering Management, which offers classes to both graduate and undergraduate students inentrepreneurship and management, established Rose-Hulman Ventures, another LillyEndowment funded program, many departments have encouraged and supported student teams indeveloping entrepreneurial based proposals for external funding from organizations such asNCIIA. All of these programs provide entrepreneurship development opportunities for the Rose-Hulman student body.While the current programs and opportunities are

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Thornton, University of Maryland-College Park; Anik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc.; David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park; James Green, University of Maryland-College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Maryland, College Park. He received his B.S. and M.S. from West Virginia University and the Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in Electrical Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. His publications focus on electronics technology and technology entrepreneurship. Dr. Barbe received the ASEE Entrepreneurship Division Outstanding Entrepreneurship Education Award in June 2003.James Green, University of Maryland-College Park Mr. Green is the Associate Director of the Hinman CEOs Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He manages the Program's operations, coaches students in new venture creation, and instructs classes in technology entrepreneurship at the undergraduate and

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Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship education.30,31 These courses arecontinually enhanced for effectiveness using feedback from students, their organizations and thecommunity. Integrating class project teams into extended entrepreneurial “E-Teams” for thecommercialization of innovative ideas and utilizing off-the shelf NASA-developed technologiesis another strong facet of this partnership.32 The SCION Partnership also has plans to developand deploy a series of intense, innovative 2-day workshops in Technology Commercialization,to generate awareness of the opportunities in this field and create a critical mass of TechnologyCommercialization Specialists from varied backgrounds (engineers, marketers, lawyers,financiers, investors, retired persons, etc) in the Space Coast area

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Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martha Green, Texas A&M University; Parag Ravindran, Texas A&M University; Rita Caso, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; L. Alan Minnick, Texas A&M University; Ram Shukla, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

, there have been attempts to improve the quality of the designeducation of engineers by incorporating increasingly more authentic, professional designconditions and incorporating elements of business, finance and management in thecapstone design class [8-9]. The aim is to produce engineers who are more productiveearlier in their careers. But attempts to ascertain the efficacy of these efforts require moretools and wider application of these tools [10–11]. For example, McKenzie et al. wrotethat “…faculty members suggested that they lacked information and know-how todevelop assessments for all users, write clear and appropriate course objectives, anddetermine whether assessments used in courses are as fair as desired” [9]. This paper

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Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

J. Edward Colgate received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering in 1988 from M.I.T. He subsequently joined Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Alumnae of Northwestern Professor of Teaching Excellence. Dr. Colgate's principal research interest is human-robot interaction. He has worked extensively in the areas of haptic interface and teleoperation, and he, along with collaborator Michael Peshkin, is the inventor of a class of collaborative robots known as “cobots.” Dr. Colgate is currently the Director of IDEA – the Institute for Design Engineering and Applications – that is chartered with

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TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Dhaneshwar Lall, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University. He has led the development of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor, and the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship with external support from Boeing, General Electric (GE), and AT&T Foundation. He is a Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow and the recipient of the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award, DOW Outstanding Faculty Award, Penn State Engineering Society Outstanding Teaching Award, and several Provost Awards for Curricular Innovation. Address: 213-D Hammond Building, University Park, PA 16802. Telephone: 814-865-7589, FAX: 814-863-7229, email: dhushy@psu.edu