Students as consultants: A project course combining entrepreneurship and green technology
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Abstract
- This paper describes an independent study course at an undergraduate college that
immerses an interdisciplinary team of six students in a consulting role. Two professors
guide the direction taken by the students, a third professor coordinates students’
involvement in a related research project, and an outside “client” directs the team toward
local economic development. Students come from backgrounds in engineering, social
sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities. The consulting “contract” specifies the
economic incentives for the work, and also steers the class toward the technological areas
that present a fit for development and entrepreneurship. The region targeted for
development is one where a once-healthy mining industry is in severe decline. The
technology identified for entrepreneurial investment involves green-powered low-speed
transportation. The paper describes the year-long progress of the team and the project
goals. As the United States emerges from what some have termed the great recession,
courses of the type described in this paper offer students the chance to be involved in the kind of activities that help to grow the economy.
| Title | Students as consultants: A project course combining entrepreneurship and green technology |
|---|---|
| Creator | Hornfeck, William A. |
| Publisher | ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings |
| Academic Department | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Division | Engineering |
| Organization | Lafayette College |
| Date Issued | 2010 |
| Date Available | 2015-05-19T13:45:02Z |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Bibliographic Citation | Hornfeck, W. A. (2010) "Students as consultants: A project course combining entrepreneurship and green technology." ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. Paper 920. |
| Standard Identifier | Handle 10385/1926 |
| Permalink | http://hdl.handle.net/10385/1926 |
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| Rights Holders | American Society for Engineering Education |
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