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Technological Innovation: An Option In The Ms In Technology Program, James R. Gray Jan 2003

Technological Innovation: An Option In The Ms In Technology Program, James R. Gray

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The Technological Innovation (TI) option of the Masters of Science in Technology program emphasizes the research, development and technical management of the technological innovation process within the technology-based organization. It is structured to aid the industrial and engineering professional that is responsible for the design and development of technical processes and products. This option includes the technical management of innovation processes, research and development, information technologies, and process technologies. Participants in this option come from a wide range of technological disciplines and draw on an extensive array of theoretical and applied knowledge. This paper presents the development and implementation of …


Kauffman Collegiate Entrepreneurship Network, Margaret Kenefake Jan 2003

Kauffman Collegiate Entrepreneurship Network, Margaret Kenefake

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The Development And Implementation Of An Interdisciplinary Graduate Course Linking Business, Engineering, Arts And Sciences And Medical Students With University Research Investigators To Develop Strategies To Commercialize New Technologies, Michael W. Fountain Jan 2003

The Development And Implementation Of An Interdisciplinary Graduate Course Linking Business, Engineering, Arts And Sciences And Medical Students With University Research Investigators To Develop Strategies To Commercialize New Technologies, Michael W. Fountain

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Table Of Contents, The Editors Jan 2003

Table Of Contents, The Editors

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National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance: Resources For Building Entrepreneurial Programs, Phil Weilerstein Jan 2003

National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance: Resources For Building Entrepreneurial Programs, Phil Weilerstein

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Attributes Of Entrepreneurs: Personality Versus Perspective, Caron H. St. John Jan 2003

Attributes Of Entrepreneurs: Personality Versus Perspective, Caron H. St. John

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineering Students

This presentation will address the general conference topic: what are the attributes of successful entrepreneurs? The presentation will begin with a brief history of the term - Entrepreneur, including its evolution from a descriptor of farmers in the 1800s who faced price-uncertainty when planting crops each season -- to the 20th century definition of an entrepreneur as the instigator of the creative destruction that brings about fundamental industry change. The presentation will briefly review the large body of research that has investigated entrepreneurial personalities -- and conclude with the key point that successful entrepreneurs and successful managers do not differ …