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ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET DEVELOPMENT IN BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION – AN EXPERIMENT

Part of: Design Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

N. Fain  and
N. Vukašinović
N. Fain*
Affiliation:
Queen's University, Canada
N. Vukašinović
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
*
*nusa.fain@queensu.ca

Abstract

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This paper presents an experimental comparative study into the entrepreneurial mindset of engineering and business students at a Canadian University. The study wants to test if the discipline has an effect on students perceptions of their entrepreneurial mindsets, when engaged in a similar educational approach. Key findings show that entrepreneurship can be taught and that there are differences in mindset change related to the discipline.

Keywords

entrepreneurshipdesign educationbusiness modelscommerce
Type
Article
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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1707 - 1714
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