| NC State's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program in the Context of US Entrepreneurship Programs |  |
Thurs
4:00 pm - 6D |
| Matthew W. Ohland, Sharron A. Frillman, Thomas K. Miller III, Guili Zhang | View
entire paper (PDF format) |
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| Students
in the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program at North Carolina State
University participate in design teams formed around corporate
technology start-up company themes. Through funding from the NSF-sponsored
SUCCEED (Southeastern Universities and Colleges Coalition for
Engineering EDucation), the program aims to retain student interest
by exposing undergraduate engineering students to the design process
early in their academic careers and by providing upper class students
as mentors. Secondly, it teaches students real-world skills such
as teamwork, leadership, and the dynamics of entrepreneurship.
This session presents the role of the program in the context of
US entrepreneurship education. |
