scholarly journals Using Multisource Assessment And Feedback Processes To Develop Entrepreneurial Skills In Engineering Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack McGourty
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Multisource Assessment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills

scholarly journals Enhancing the Quality of Engineering Undergraduates through Effective Entrepreneurship Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Bankole Adebanji ◽  
Bamide Olusola Ogunlade ◽  
Kayode James Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Private Institution ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Start Ups

The rate of unemployment in Nigeria is increasing everyday with almost two million young graduates entering into the labour markets every year. This is indeed very worrisome! This paper discussed the issues of unemployment among graduates and the need to create an enabling environment for new start-ups. The study used a descriptive research design of survey type in assessing the impacts of entrepreneurship skills on Nigerian engineering students. Sample size consisted of 132 lecturers selected from (public and private) universities and a polytechnic in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. Questionnaire on Impact of Entrepreneurial Skills on Engineering Students (QIESES) was used to collect data. Test-retest method was used to determine reliability of the instrument, a coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency count, mean, standard deviation (SD) and T-test. The study revealed that public and private institution lecturers’ perception has significant effect on the challenges facing the implementation of entrepreneurial education in Nigerian tertiary institutions. It was therefore recommended that tertiary institutions should fulfill its roles as a major catalyst for technological advancement and economic growth. There is need to bring in to teaching, lecturers that are entrepreneurial inclined to develop study programs that enable students’ creativity, initiative thinking and enhances original leadership thinking.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Engineering Management ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Alternative Route ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Or Management ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Engineering Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills

Developing engineers with entrepreneurial skills is becoming a valued objective for engineering faculties across the country. Entrepreneurship courses are being added to engineering curriculum, course options are being created to allow students to pursue an entrepreneurship or management track in their undergraduate engineering studies, and graduate programs are being developed in Engineering Management, as a more specific and alternative route to the Master of Business Administration (MBA). This paper presents the results of a six-year survey of engineering students who have elected to enroll in an upperclassmen Entrepreneurship course. It presents the approach that has been taken in an Engineering elective at Memorial University to develop entrepreneurially minded engineering students, and the students’ perspectives on why engineers become entrepreneurs, what entrepreneurial qualities they believe they possess, and how they have learned to evaluate entrepreneurial ideas not only on its technical merit, but organizationally and strategically.

scholarly journals Nurturing Entrepreneurship Skills, Creativity and Communication Skills: An Exploratory Study on Omani Arab EFL Learners

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samia Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Assignment Model

To prepare students to face the world of work, universities should ensure that engineers graduating from their campuses demonstrate entrepreneurial skills and the ability to understand market forces alongside domain knowledge. This exploratory study focused on the design, application, and evaluation of a research-based coursework assignment in a business communication course offered to undergraduate level engineering students at a university college in Oman. The assignment aimed at developing students’ entrepreneurship skills, basic business concepts, creativity, critical thinking, communication skills, and research skills. Student perceptions on the role of assignment in developing the above-mentioned skills and in influencing their affective domain were gathered using a survey questionnaire carrying closed and open-ended questions. The data were analyzed using SPSS and frequency tables were generated. The results of the survey revealed that the students enjoyed working on the assignment and showed strong agreement for most of the items on the role of assignment in developing their skills and knowledge. The assignment model used in this study can support teachers in designing assessments that target the development of entrepreneurial skills alongside other meta-skills and can help solve the problem of unemployment in due course.

scholarly journals THE SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BUSINESS STUDENTS, NON-BUSINESS STUDENTS, AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRENEUR

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-113
Author(s):  
Niluh Made Dian Novita Handayani Narsa ◽  
I Made Narsa ◽  
Niluh Putu Dian Rosalina Handayani Narsa
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Business Courses ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Business Course

There is debate as to whether entrepreneurs are born or can be created through education. Many business schools were established to produce entrepreneurs, but the fact is that many suc­cesful entrepreneurs are not graduates of business schools. This study aims to examine empi­ri­cally the entrepreneurial spirit of three different sample groups students who undertook a business course (accounting students), non-business students (engineering students), businessmen who are already involved in business activities (entrepreneurs). This study used a survey method. Data were analyzed using ANOVA. The total sample of this research were 254 respondents. The result showed that there was no empirical evidence regarding the entrepreneurial differences in the three groups. It was concluded that entrepreneurial skills are either there or not from birth. Business courses are not (or not yet) capable of triggering the entrepreneurial skills in a person

scholarly journals Nurturing Entrepreneurship Skills, Creativity and Communication Skills: An Exploratory Study on Omani Arab EFL Learners

2021 ◽  
pp. 150-168
Author(s):  
Samia Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Assignment Model

To prepare students to face the world of work, universities should ensure that engineers graduating from their campuses demonstrate entrepreneurial skills and the ability to understand market forces alongside domain knowledge. This exploratory study focused on the design, application, and evaluation of a research-based coursework assignment in a business communication course offered to undergraduate level engineering students at a university college in Oman. The assignment aimed at developing students’ entrepreneurship skills, basic business concepts, creativity, critical thinking, communication skills, and research skills. Student perceptions on the role of assignment in developing the above-mentioned skills and in influencing their affective domain were gathered using a survey questionnaire carrying closed and open-ended questions. The data were analyzed using SPSS and frequency tables were generated. The results of the survey revealed that the students enjoyed working on the assignment and showed strong agreement for most of the items on the role of assignment in developing their skills and knowledge. The assignment model used in this study can support teachers in designing assessments that target the development of entrepreneurial skills alongside other meta-skills and can help solve the problem of unemployment in due course.

scholarly journals HARNESSING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 2714-2717
Author(s):  
Mr.M.Ramesh. Kumar. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills

scholarly journals Education for innovation: engineering, management and design multidisciplinary teams of students tackling complex societal problems through Design Thinking

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Charosky ◽  
Lotta Hassi ◽  
Luciana Leveratto ◽  
Kyriaki Papageorgiou ◽  
Juan Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Standard Design ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Societal Problems

Innovation education involves a different approach both for professors and students. It requires understanding people, technology and business to develop truly innovative solutions that can succeed in the market. The aim of this paper is to analyze the benefits, learning outcomes and self-learning perception about innovation from students participating in an innovative learning experience co-developed by an Electrical Engineering School, a Business School and a Design Institute. Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) is a program created by CERN to host educational projects where multidisciplinary teams of students tackle innovation challenges. The objective is to design solutions to social problems through Design Thinking. It was observed that engineering students, after this learning experience increase their understanding of user’s needs and the relevance of focusing on them when approaching innovation challenges. Also, they improve their ability to ideate break-through solutions thanks to a better understanding of the relationship between people, business and technology due to their in-depth interaction with management and design students. Furthermore, their self-confidence is significantly increased along with their entrepreneurial skills. The level of engineering student’s understating of innovation as a whole is higher with this approach compared to standard design-build projects performed at the Engineering Schools.Keywords: Design Thinking, Innovation, Challenge Based Education, Multidisciplinary projects

Teaching Agile Software Engineering Using Problem-Based Learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuha H. El-Khalili
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Agile Software Engineering ◽  
Agile Software ◽  
Development Methods

Many studies have reported the utilization of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in teaching Software Engineering courses. However, these studies have different views of the effectiveness of PBL. This paper presents the design of an Advanced Software Engineering course for undergraduate Software Engineering students that uses PBL to teach them Agile software development methods- particularly Scrum. The course also aims to develop entrepreneurial skills needed for software engineering graduates to better prepare them for the software industry. The assessment process designed for this course is illustrated. The paper shows that Scrum practices correlate with the characteristics of the PBL approach, which has resulted in a successful experience of PBL as reported by students in an end of a semester survey.

The College-Fit Theory and Engineering Students

1983 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Taylor ◽  
Robert D. Whetstone
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students
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