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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineering Students
January 12-16, 2003 - Monterey, Ca, USA
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Eleanor Baum, Cooper Union, USA
Carl McHargue, University of Tennessee, USA |
The articles for these proceedings are not peer-reviewed.
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Developing an Entrepreneurial Culture for Faculty, Researchers, and Students
Abigail Barrow, University of California - San Diego
ABSTRACT:
The Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego has
created a new center to support the commercialization of technology developed
within the school as well as to educate engineering students in entrepreneurism ñ
the culture of entrepreneurial environments. It is hoped that this experimental
center will become a model for research universities wanting to successfully
commercialize research and develop an entrepreneurial culture for faculty,
researchers and students.
The von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement has
three distinct functions within the Jacobs School of Engineering:
1. The von Liebig Center staff serve to advise and guide researchers through the
commercialization process and introduce them to experts, alliances and
opportunities both inside and outside the University. The staff can help inventors
assess the commercial viability of their technology, the stages of development
necessary for commercialization, and the competitive environment.
2. Funds of up to $100,000 per project can be awarded to researchers to
accelerate the commercialization process. These funds may be used in a wide variety
of ways to add value to the inventorís idea. For example, funds may be used to
conduct further research leading to proof of concept or prototypes, hire outside
expert consultants, or advance intellectual property protection.
3. New courses have been developed to introduce engineering students to
entrepreneurism ñ the culture of entrepreneurial environments. The curriculum
gives engineering students an overview of how entrepreneurial companies work,
while also providing them with the basic tools necessary for contributing to business
discussions and decision making. Courses emphasize teamwork as well as the
business skills needed by engineers preparing to work in entrepreneurial companies
in different capacities, e.g., project engineer, CTO, or CEO.
Abigail Barrow, "Developing an Entrepreneurial Culture for Faculty, Researchers, and Students" in "Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineering Students", Eleanor Baum and Carl McHargue
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