9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
A Total Immersion Strategy for the Entrepreneurial Education of Engineering Students at Lawrence Technological University
1 Attendees
Location
Sansome
The KEEN mission is to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering graduates to foster the innovative application of technical expertise to customer needs. KEEN also stresses the concept that the entrepreneurial mindset incorporates social values and business acumen. This process is transformational and requires a comprehensive approach involving faculty, alumni, curricular, and co-curricular components. The Lawrence program is unique in its plan to develop entrepreneurial skills into a mindset through constant reinforcement; the total immersion strategy includes implementing course modifications to nearly 70% of the engineering curriculum. Workshops with committed faculty across all disciplines will facilitate inclusion of entrepreneurship in the courses. This strategy also includes development of co-curricular and extracurricular activities supported by alumni and a resident entrepreneur. This presentation is an overview of the total program.
Tags Thurs 1D2
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Students at Kettering University
5 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Kettering University has been a member of the KEEN network of engineering schools for four years. We have moved from (1) the initial formation of a single class on entrepreneurship and a student society, to (2) a full-blown program to institute entrepreneurship across the entire curriculum, to (3) the next phase of instilling entrepreneurship across the entire university--faculty, students, staff, and administrators. The challenges have been great but we have met them head-on and see ourselves as leaders in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset across an entire institution. We will discuss our accomplishments to date and how we intend to meet our goals for the near future.
Tags Thurs 1D3
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
Instilling the Engineering Entrepreneurial Mindset in College Undergraduates
1 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Many universities offer entrepreneurship education. The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) offers a different form of entrepreneurial education for engineering students. In contrast to entrepreneurship education, the KEEN schools are changing engineering education by instilling the entrepreneurial mindset into all of their engineering students so that as graduates these engineers will be entrepreneurial whether they are engineers drawing a salary, intrapreneurs in mid- to large-sized companies, or principals in start-up companies. This paper will describe the four attributes of entrepreneurial engineers and the theory of change being followed by this network of colleges. An assessment rubric will be described from which a SWOT analysis of eleven attributes can be formulated.
Tags Thurs 1D1
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
Technical Entrepreneurship Case Studies for Incorporation Into Undergraduate Technical Classes
5 Attendees
Location
Sansome
The University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) has developed a number of technical entrepreneurship case studies that are designed to be integrated into existing engineering fundamentals courses. These case studies are intended to illustrate ways that entrepreneurs have capitalized on their knowledge of specific engineering topics covered in typical undergraduate courses to create successful business ventures. The aim is to repeatedly showcase successful engineering entrepreneurs and to provide routine exposures to principles of entrepreneurship throughout the curriculum. The ideal, long-term vision is to have one or more case studies for each engineering course. This paper summarizes the twelve cases that have been developed thus far (several more are under development). The materials have been developed using rich media and are freely available online. Initial feedback has been very positive and the results of ongoing assessment will be shared in later publications. This work is sponsored by the Kern Family Foundation through its Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN).
Tags Thurs 1D4
11:00 AM
to 12:30 PM
Insights from Young Entrepreneurs
6 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Type Student Development, Panels
In most colleges, entrepreneurship programs strive to help students be "major+" graduates: students complete their selected major and gain the unique "plus" skills and knowledge in entrepreneurship. Does this approach succeed? This panel brings together five or six young graduates from a variety of colleges and majors with entrepreneurship programs to discuss how well their education has served (or not served) them in being entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs. The session will have three segments. First, panelists will briefly overview their backgrounds and current careers. Second, they will answer questions on topics such as what they wish they had learned in college, failure, challenges, and what ethical dilemmas have they faced. The remainder of the session will be open Q&A. The goal is for the audience to gain insights into effective entrepreneurship education.
Tags Thurs 2A
2:30 PM
to 4:00 PM
OPEN for Review: Differing approaches to student performance assessment in entrepreneurship courses
5 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Type Assessment, Panels
Lisa Getzler-Linn, Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Howard Davis, Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Angela Shartrand
Over the last several years, programs that teach entrepreneurship have found and/or developed a variety of ways to assess student performance. Although assessment has been discussed in many forms at the NCIIA conference and other national meetings, it should be an ongoing topic--one in which new and emerging programs can learn from those with more experience. This panel/discussion will focus on tried and true methods of assessing student performance in entrepreneurship-focused courses as well as novel methods that are being introduced by both new and established programs. The discussion will not focus on empirical assessment data, but rather on entrepreneurship course learning objectives and different methods used to assess them.
Tags Thurs 3E
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset for Engineering Faculty and Students
Location Sansome
Location Sansome
To achieve the development of the entrepreneurial mindset, Lawrence Technological University is implementing a holistic approach that will infuse entrepreneurship in the engineering curriculum. This total immersion strategy consists of modifying thirty courses comprising nearly 70% of all engineering coursework (including courses in Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Mathematics). The faculty teaching these courses will fulfill a three-year commitment including yearly intensive workshops and frequent collaboration with peers. This will lead to the inclusion of entrepreneurship in their courses and the creation of a teachable point of view on entrepreneurship. It is also necessary that faculty instructing engineering students understand the importance of incorporating entrepreneurship in their courses. Rather than teaching entrepreneurship in a few courses, in this approach the basic tenets are presented frequently and in diverse venues with systematic repetition that fosters the development of a transformational mindset in engineering students.
Tags Fri 1E4
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
Design, Implementation and Assessment of Entrepreneurial Workshops for an Entire University Faculty
8 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Kettering University is implementing an entrepreneurship initiative across the university. The topic will be included in various forms in all disciplines--engineering, applied math & science, business and liberal studies. The goal is a university-wide culture change resulting in a mindset of entrepreneurial spirit. A series of eight workshops is described enabling faculty to participate in the cultural change. This paper describes the organization of the design team, workshop topics and activities, entrepreneurial modules embedded into classes, and an initial assessment of the program. Key items include: workshop topics, examples of classroom innovations, comments from participants, and the assessment process used. The design team believes that students will benefit society by (1) the incorporation of innovative activities into classes, (2) engaging with faculty who are interested in expanding the application of science and technology through innovation, and (3) cooperative education sponsors eager to employ innovative students toward the development of new opportunities. Financial support for this activity from the Kern Family Foundation is graciously acknowledged and appreciated.
Tags Fri 1E3
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
Enhancing the Product Realization Process By Emphasizing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
3 Attendees
Location
Sansome
This paper outlines the experiences at the School of Engineering at the University of Dayton in the implementing the Product Realization Process (PRP) in industry-sponsored capstone team design projects with an emphasis on innovation, entrepreneurship and developing business plans. In 1996 we began using the PRP in engineering capstone courses with eleven projects from four companies. We now implement over eighty projects each year from approximately forty companies annually. The total number of companies that have sponsored projects is now over 100. Approximately thirty capstone projects per year are related to innovation and entrepreneurship and include elements of market studies, intellectual property investigations, cost estimating, manufacturing and the development of a business plan.
Tags Fri 1E2
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
New Models of Engineering Education: The Kern Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy (KIEA)
1 Attendees
Location
Sansome
There is an urgent and critical need to restore and improve the competitive position of the United States' economy. The education of our future engineers is at the forefront of these challenges. Working, living, and prospering in this challenging environment require a new breed of leaders, and especially engineers, with a broader set of skills and experiences. This paper will focus on a new model of engineering entrepreneurship education advanced by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network, a collection of twenty small and mid-sized private engineering schools. One school, the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), will be presented. With the support of the Kern Family Foundation, IIT developed the Kern Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy (KIEA). The principle objective of KIEA is preparing undergraduate engineers equipped with an action-orientated entrepreneurial mindset that will contribute to business success and transform the US workforce. This paper will explore the conception, development, launch, assessment and succession dimensions associated with this new model of undergraduate engineering education.
Tags Fri 1E1
2:30 PM
to 4:00 PM
Student Development Workshop (students only)
6 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Type Student Development, Workshops
One of the many challenges when setting up your venture is knowing how and where to spend that scarcest resource of all, your time. Building your networks, developing your product or service, understanding how your strategy evolves along with every new bit of information you discover, and working out how to keep your business progressing the way you want can be tough with so many moving pieces. This highly interactive session will help you develop the way you think strategically and understand how to build meaningful relationships with customers, partners and potential investors as well as mentors and advisors in the most effective way.
Tags Fri 3A
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
OPEN to Success: Entrepreneurship bootcamps--what they are, what they should be, and what your students should get from them
3 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Type Tools and Resources, Workshops
At what stage in the start-up process should students participate in a bootcamp? Should they be heterogeneous or homogeneous with regard to experience level and business focus of participants? This will be a discussion in which participants can explore the possibilities and recommendations of entrepreneurship educators who are at the forefront of providing these experiences.
Tags Sat 1C
11:00 AM
to 12:30 PM
UC Davis D-Lab Activity: Build a small wind generator in two hours!
8 Attendees
Location
Sansome
Type Clean Energy, Workshops
The WindBelt wind generator is a example of a "confluent technology": a design that grows out of the highly constrained energy landscape of developing countries with far-reaching applications worldwide. This hands-on workshop, adopted from the UC Davis D-Lab curriculum, will teach participants the basic theory behind power generation and walk them through the steps to build one. Each group will build a working prototype from scratch and test it in the NCIIA "wind tunnel." The workshop will include: basic theory behind power generation; an overview of the need for small-scale power generation in the developing world; the use of basic hand tools; the use of jigs and fixtures; and the basics of wind power.
Tags Sat 2B
