• DocumentCode
    1442156
  • 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
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    46
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2011.33
  • Filename
    5708121