Title :
Engineering and Innovation: An Immersive Start-up Experience
Author :
Miller, Thomas K., III ; Walsh, Stephen J. ; Hollar, Seth ; Rideout, Elaine C. ; Pittman, Beryl C.
Author_Institution :
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
fDate :
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper mentions that the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program has been helping engineering students become entrepreneurs. What began as informal student meetings has grown to a three-course sequence with graduates who have pioneered successful companies. Assessments show a positive correlation between program participation and entrepreneurial action.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; innovation management; engineering; engineering entrepreneurs program; entrepreneurial action; innovation; program participation; three-course sequence; Career development; Engineering education; Innovation management; Product development; Engineering curriculum; Engineering entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Innovation;
