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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

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for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol 2, No. 1, pp. 16-31, Spring 2007.2. Jordan, W., Ballard, B., Morton, A., Sanders, B., and Wakefield, J.K., Implementing a Service Learning Engineering Project in East Africa, presented at the Gulf Southwest Regional Meeting of A.S.E.E., South Padre Island, TX, March 2007. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).3. Jordan, W., Bradley, W., Grinols, A., Blalock, G., Leman, G., and Fry, C., Incorporating Global Entrepreneurship Courses Into an Engineering Curriculum, Proceedings of NCIIA 12th Annual Meeting, Dallas, March 2008, pp. 87-94.4. Jordan, W., Blalock, G., Bradley, W., Fry, C., Grinols, A., and Thomas, B., Using Technical Entrepreneurship and Service Learning

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Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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, Honolulu, USA, June 2007.12. Clark, B. Creating entrepreneurial Universities: Organizational Pathways of Transformation, 1998 (Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science).13. Bharadwaj, S. and Menon, A. Makin innovation happen in organizations: individual creativity mechanisms, organizational creativity mechanisms or both? Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2000, 17(6), 424- 434.14. High, A., Mann, C. and Lawrence, B. Problem solving and creativity experiences for freshman engineers. In: Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005.15. Weaver, J. and Muci-Küchler, K. In-class creativity exercises for engineering students. In: Proceedings of the

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy

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AC 2009-1253: FACES ON DESIGN: A PARTNERSHIP AMONG CLIENTS,STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERSNassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He received his BS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University and joined the University of Detroit Mercy in 2001. He is a member of the team spearheading the development of the Entrepreneurship program at UDM.Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He earned his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University. He has over 25 years

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Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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Douglas Arion, Carthage College; Matt Wagner, Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation; Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Innovators Alliance Annual Meeting [Invited]. 3. Arion, D. and Wagner, M. 2008. Leveraging late stage industrial intellectual property for economic development and entrepreneurship. National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Annual Meeting. 4. Bozeman, B. 2000. Technology transfer and public policy: A review of research and theory. Research Policy, 29, 627-655. 5. Lockett, A., Wright, M., and Franklin, S. 2003. Technology transfer and universities’ spin-out strategies. Small Business Economics 20, 185-200. 6. Markman, G., Phan, P., Balkin, D. and Gianiodis, P. 2005. Entrepreneurship and university-based technology transfer. Journal of Business Venturing, 20, 2, 241-263. 7. Pauli, J. 2008. Incentive-based

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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

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AC 2009-766: LEADERSHIP MODELS AND PRACTICES COURSE: STUDENTPERCEPTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ANDINCORPORATION OF A NEW LEADERSHIP COURSEAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, and serves as chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee.Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University Melissa Grunow is the Coordinator for the Leadership

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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

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numerous aspects of the business (product development, marketing strategies,advertising and promotion, sales and research and development) and in competing againstother student teams. Cadotte3, the creator of The Web Marketplace, stated thattechnology-based business simulations offer students the opportunity to practiceimportant business skills including: a) Strategic Planning and Thinking. b) Strategy Management c) Leadership, Teamwork and Interpersonal skills d) Budgeting and Cash-Flow Management e) Understanding and Delivery of Customer ValueOur decision to use The Web Marketplace as part of our course was three-fold. First,Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc., provides training in the use of the software in aclassroom setting at

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Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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

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AC 2009-1349: A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO INNOVATION: A CLASSROOMEXPERIENCE IN INVENTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR ANENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMDana Clarke, Applied Innovation Alliance Dana W. Clarke, Sr. is President/CEO of Applied Innovation Alliance, LLC. Mr. Clarke has over 30 years of industry experience in solving the most difficult problems business, science and engineering. Prior to this, he spend 18 years with Emerson Electric Corp. where he was involved in product and process development, 5 years working with many of the leading TRIZ experts in the US as their customer and 5 years as an employee of Ideation International. Having become involved in TRIZ in late 1991, He became the first American to

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Jane Laux, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University

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AC 2009-1383: ATIC: A PROGRAM TO ENERGIZE UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRYCOLLABORATIONSJane Laux, Arizona State University Jane Laux is a Program Coordinator Sr. at the Advanced Technology Innovation Center, Arizona State University. Her expertise and experience include project management, development and execution, in addition to research operational responsibilities.Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University Anshuman Razdan received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering and the Director of the Advanced Technology Innovation Center and the I3DEA Lab, ASU’s Polytechnic campus, Mesa, Arizona

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

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AC 2009-682: SERVICE LEARNING AS A PREREQUISITE TO ENGINEERINGENTREPRENEURSHIPLisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University Page 14.1054.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Service Learning as a Prerequisite to Engineering EntrepreneurshipIntroductionEngineering Entrepreneurship is becoming more prevalent in engineering curricula andthroughout engineering programs. At Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) the UA WhitakerSchool of Engineering incorporated Engineering Entrepreneurship as a required course for allengineering disciplines. The original curriculum at FGCU introduced EngineeringEntrepreneurship in the second semester of the sophomore year. Engineering

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Byron Williams, Mississippi State University; Gary Butler, Mississippi State University

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AC 2009-239: A MODEL FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION:MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYGerald Nelson, Mississippi State University Gerald Nelson, an industrial engineering graduate (1974) with an MBA (1985) from Mississippi State University, began his career with a co-op experience at Rockwell International. Nelson worked five semesters with Rockwell before joining them full time after graduation as a Project Engineer and Program Manager. Nelson’s career includes former positions as Plant Manager, Trinity Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer of the Wear Resistance Group of Thermadyne Industries, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Operations, Viasystems Group, Inc.; and Chief

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Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

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Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Karla Andrew, Western Kentucky University; Jeffery Ballweber, Colorado State University; Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida; Rick Fowler, Western Kentucky University

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AC 2009-1939: WATER-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CAPACITYDEVELOPMENT: A SMALL-SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER MODELAndrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University Dr. Ernest earned a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1985 and in 1986 respectively, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1991. He has over 16 years of professional experience in Environmental and Water Resource engineering, having managed a variety of organizational units with varying missions, encompassing consulting, academic, revenue-driven, research and service activities. Dr. Ernest currently serves as the Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies and the Associate

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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

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AC 2009-1399: A NOVEL CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION COURSE FORENGINEERING STUDENTSPritpal Singh, Villanova UniversityWilliam Hurley, Villanova UniversityEdmond Dougherty, Villanova UniversityJames Klingler, Villanova University Page 14.76.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Revised PaperA Novel Creativity and Innovation Course for Engineering StudentsAbstractA new engineering entrepreneurship minor program was launched in the College ofEngineering in Fall 2008. The first course in this program focuses on Creativity andInnovation. This course has been designed to introduce sophomore engineering studentsto a variety of creativity and innovation concepts heretofore

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Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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AC 2009-1704: OPERATING A CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH ANDTECHNOLOGY (CART)Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College Page 14.935.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Operating the Center for Applied Research & Technology (CART, Inc.)AbstractThe paper describes the continuing development of the Center for Applied Research andTechnology (CART, Inc.) at a small college as a vehicle for entrepreneurial success. It discussesour Unmanned Systems Laboratory (USL) to provide teams of engineering technology studentsfor our School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science (SET) with in-house internshipexperience and the School with a source of increased funding through CART

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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

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AC 2009-1332: THE INNOVATION CHASE AND QUEST: A CASE INEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETITIONSDonald 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 a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. Mr. Reimer has served as an adjunct faculty member at Lawrence Technological

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

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AC 2009-1668: DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING A CASE STUDY FOR TEACHINGENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITYAnuradha Basu, San Jose State UniversityMinnie Patel, San Jose State University Page 14.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Experience of Developing and Assessing a Case Study for Teaching Engineering Entrepreneurship at San Jose State UniversityAbstractIn this paper the authors share their experience of developing a case study for teachingengineering entrepreneurship and subsequently developing assessment and instructional materialfor the case. We also present the lessons learned from that experience.The authors

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University

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AC 2009-2381: THE I5 PROGRAM: THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING APROJECT-BASED SUMMER STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATESTECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHINACynthia Fry, Baylor University Prof. Fry is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies of the School of Engineering & Computer Science, and a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science. She is also the Faculty-in-Residence for the Engineering & Computer Science Living-Learning Center. She has Co-Directed the i5 program since its inception.Gregory Leman, Baylor University Dr. Leman is a Clinical Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship in the Hankamer School of Business, where he holds the Hankamer Chair of Entrepreneurship. He is

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Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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James Green, University of Maryland; Judy Frels, University of Maryland

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AC 2009-498: A CALL FOR CROSS-CAMPUS COLLABORATION INEXECUTIVE EDUCATION: REFLECTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATE ININNOVATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OFMARYLANDJames Green, University of Maryland Dr. James V. Green is the Director of the award-winning Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities (Hinman CEOs) Program at the University of Maryland, and the associate director of entrepreneurship education at Mtech Ventures. He manages the executive education programs and the Technology Start-Up Boot Camp, and serves as the course manager for Mtech Ventures. He is an instructor with the A. James Clark School of Engineering, teaching a variety of courses in entrepreneurship and technology

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Joel Sadler, Stanford University

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intergy in Figure B. Figure BSubjectsStudents and industry leader guest guides ranged in age from twenty-something to fifty-something inthe classes. Some took the class for credit while others participated and visited on a regular basis.Each class group had 8-12 participants. Each group had at least one female participant.i. Design as Organizing Questions for Each classOrganizing questions for the seminar were formulated based on factors of motivation, imagination,perception and cognition across the seminar project phases of explore, express, evolve and excite (seeTable 3). While many of the questions were part of the pre-planning for the course curriculum, somequestions emerged based on the

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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

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,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (2006).7. D. Barbe, J. R. Baum, and K. S. Thornton, “Components of a Comprehensive Engineering Entrepreneurship Program,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (2002).8. J. Green, K. Thornton, B. Robertson, B. Ghavam, D. Barbe, M. Weinstein, and T. Casalena, “Student Perspectives on the Hinman CEOs Program,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Illinois/Indiana Conference (2005).9. E. Johnson, B. Engerer, K. Leitch, and D. Tougaw, “Teaching Probability and Statistics in a First-Year Engineering Course,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference (2008).10

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gary Hansen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Peter Robinson, Utah Valley University

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. I found out about the TMP. From this I felt Ihave gained more knowledge about starting a business than all my other years in college. I canactually apply what I learned from TMP and start a company.” “I hope to start a business and retire at 40 so I always think about doing my own thing.Now I feel more confident in my ability.” “These courses give you info you can’t get from B-Econ and Engineering classes. I got alot out of the courses; the closest thing you can get without going through the experienceyourself.” “I didn’t consider myself to be entrepreneurial but I changed. In other classes you learntheory, never application. TMP gives me the tool belt to go out and do it.” “I was not entrepreneurial before

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Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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sasikumar naidu, University of Tennessee; Prasanna Venkateswara Rao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Paul Frymier, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Spivey Douglas, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Gary Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Masood Parang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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operational and managerial nature. Theyincluded the following: a) Developing a curriculum that could cover both engineering principles and business concepts within the tight schedule of an MBA program. b) Marketing the program to industries to help them service their new-product development and commercialization needs. c) Fostering cooperation among the various departments of the School of Engineering, College of Business Administration, School of Law, and ORNL regarding commitment of resources toward the success of this program. d) Advising student teams along with asking “hard questions” about the products, both on their technological feasibility and their market potential. This project can serve as

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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

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skills” and encourages trust and respect for individuals and ideas. The most relevant skills are clustered in four categories: (a) Problem solving, (b) “Big picture”, (c) Personal, and (d) Social. Following these skill “list”, we describe multiple hands-on activity-based innovation modules, each ofwhich aims at specific skills, with focused objectives and outcomes. The modules are divided into tencategories, specifically: Community, Camps, Short Courses, Competitions, Projects, Challenges, Puzzles,Workshops, Meetings, Beyond Engineering, and Business and Industry. Each module is detailed anddiscussed. Implementation of a program that deals with the above skills has begun. The College ofEngineering and Computer Science began the first

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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Robert Olsen, Washington State University

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of Applied Magnetics in Santa Barbara, CA, a trial program in engineeringentrepreneurship was developed and offered to students of the College of Engineering andArchitecture at Washington State University (WSU). Given its successful introduction, Mr.Frank decided to endow the Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute. It is nowoperated in conjunction with faculty within the WSU College of Business EntrepreneurshipProgram. Additional support has been provided from the College of Business entrepreneurshipendowment, the Herbert B. Jones foundation (for development of the interdisciplinary seniorproject course), the NCIIA for support of senior level entrepreneurial projects and by smallerendowments provided by Lewis Lee and Larry

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Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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Jorge delosRios-Hurtado, Texas Tech; David Wyrick, Texas Tech

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Page 14.653.9Finally, we wanted to identify the student’s interest on entrepreneurship programs. Students wereasked, “If a new Technology Entrepreneurship Program is offered to provide the basic skills tocreate new business opportunities, I would be most interested in." Response options included (a)a major (30 credit hours); (b) a minor (21 credit hours); (c) Certificate (12 credit hours); (d) 1-3courses, and (e) not interested (See figure 5). Figure 5: Interest in ProgramsAs we can see in figure 5, students have an inclination to a minor program rather that acertificate or majors. However, a Graduate Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship should bethe logic next level needed to promote entrepreneurial spirit across student population

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa

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Engineering: Ottawa, ON, Canada (available at http://www.acad-eng-gen.ca/publis/e/Wealth_an.cfm).Engineers Canada. 2009. A Vision for the Engineering Profession. Engineers Canada: Ottawa, ON, Canada (available at http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/files/visiondoc_eng.pdf).Hulsey, L., L. Rosenberg, and B. Kim. 2006. Seeding Entrepreneurship Across Campus: Early Implementation Experiences of the Kauffman Campuses Initiative. Final report to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc: Princeton, NJ.McMaster University. 2009. Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation. McMaster University: Hamilton, ON, Canada (available at http://www.businessinnovation.ca/).Ochs, J.B

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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

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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

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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AC 2009-2070: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTITUDESTOWARD ENTREPRENEURSHIPAndrew Borchers, Kettering UniversitySung Hee Park, Kettering University Page 14.1289.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Entrepreneurial Self Efficacy, Locus of Control and Intent to Start a Business: An Expanded Study in an Engineering SchoolsAbstract This study extends the authors prior work on student attitudes towards entrepreneurship in a Midwestern US engineering school. Based on prior work by Chen (1998) and Rotter (1966), the study measures entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) with 22 items, locus of