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Measuring the Impact of Project-Based Design Engineering Courses on Entrepreneurial Interests and Intentions of Alumni

In: Design Thinking Research

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  • Sheri D. Sheppard

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

  • Helen L. Chen

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

  • George Toye

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

  • Felix Kempf

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

  • Nada Elfiki

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Abstract

As the field of engineering design has grown, educators have offered students experiential opportunities to engage in industry-sponsored projects that emphasize innovation and creativity and highlight entrepreneurial pathways. At Stanford University, alumni of these courses have gone on to engage in a range of professional endeavors, representing a variety of engineering functions and organizational roles. Much of the evidence of how these curricular efforts contribute to entrepreneurial interests lie primarily in anecdotal examples and stories about alumni career trajectories. Given this gap, this chapter describes the process of developing and implementing a survey instrument focused on gathering feedback and insights from course alumni. The findings inform a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between intensive project-based design experiences and alumni intentions and interests in entrepreneurial outcomes.

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  • Sheri D. Sheppard & Helen L. Chen & George Toye & Felix Kempf & Nada Elfiki, 2021. "Measuring the Impact of Project-Based Design Engineering Courses on Entrepreneurial Interests and Intentions of Alumni," Understanding Innovation, in: Christoph Meinel & Larry Leifer (ed.), Design Thinking Research, pages 297-313, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:undchp:978-3-030-76324-4_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76324-4_16
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