Using Active Learning to Connect Entrepreneurial Mindset to Software Engineering
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School of Engineering, University of Portland, Portland, OR, USA
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School of Engineering & Technology, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA , USA
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School of Education, University of Portland, Portland, OR , USA
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to develop classroom project modules that supported students in developing an entrepreneurial mindset in the context of software engineering. The modules connect the software development life-cycle from beginning to end including user focused requirements elicitation and evaluating quality attributes. The modules were implemented in a junior level software engineering course, and three modules were surveyed in 2019 as part of a school-wide effort to embed entrepreneurial mindset into engineering curriculum. An IRB approved, student survey was developed and measured student perceptions of learning objectives that tie directly into ABET accreditation outcomes.