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Landscape Review of Entrepreneurship Education in Canada and the Presence of Systems Thinking

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Programmatic Effects

Tagged Division

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Page Count

16

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43932

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/43932

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500

Paper Authors

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Amin Azad University of Toronto

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Amin is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering, pursuing a collaborative specialization in Engineering Education. Amin focuses on applying Systems Thinking Principles to Engineering Education and assessing its learning outcomes when solving wicked problems, especially in the field of Entrepreneurship. Amin obtained his MASc. and BASc from the University of Toronto, both in Industrial Engineering, and has worked as a consultant and researcher in tech companies. Amin’s hobbies include exploring the outdoors, trying new food, and traveling.

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Emily Moore P.Eng. University of Toronto

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Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading

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Abstract

Entrepreneurial activities have been driving forces of economies worldwide, bringing innovation and change to societies and pulling countries out of recessions. Increasingly, technology-driven innovation and entrepreneurship have become the key competitive advantages for a region or nation. There has been a push for universities to produce more entrepreneurs that can handle the challenges of today’s world, and many engineering programs have begun to incorporate entrepreneurial education. Additionally, there has been an increased emphasis on systems thinking as an important capability for engineers as they seek to address complex challenges. This paper describes a scan of program offerings at Canadian post-secondary schools that address the topics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and looks for evidence of Systems Thinking Teaching within the courses and curriculum

Azad, A., & Moore, E. (2023, June), Landscape Review of Entrepreneurship Education in Canada and the Presence of Systems Thinking Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43932

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