Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset in University Undergraduates

Work in progress - Enhancing the entrepreneurial mindset of freshman engineers

Our research reports on an ongoing study of the impact of entrepreneurial interventions within first-year engineering courses on changes in the mindsets of engineering students. Entrepreneurial mindset in our study is operationally defined as a more growth oriented mindset versus a fixed oriented mindset. This operational definition and an accompanying mindset measurement instrument was develop...

Incorporating an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Freshman Mechanical Engineering Course

This paper presents a case of incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) and EntrepreneuriallyMinded Learning (EML) to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in a freshman-level, introductory course in mechanical engineering within an ABET accredited program. The course is designed to teach the basic tools and skills of engineering such as graphics communication, solid modeling, and programming, wit...

Developing Entrepreneurial Rural Communities

Rural communities in the United States have diversified and their dependence on agriculture has decreased substantially. In the 1980s, rural deindustrialization occurred and rural areas continued to become more service oriented: employment opportunities declined because of shifts in the world and U.S. economies, and anti-rural public policies. In response, some rural communities have become ent...

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research DEVELOPING A NEW MEASURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET: RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTITIONERS

Entrepreneurial Intent among Students: Are Business Undergraduates Different?

Entrepreneurial intent has been investigated based on representative and independent samples of all students and of business students at St. Norbert College. Intent is relatively weak among all students but significantly stronger among business students. Differences are due to motivational structures rather than situational variables. ____________________________________________________________...