Ecosystems of Entrepreneurship in Canadian Engineering Faculties: A Systematic Map

摘要

The economic turbulence of the 21st century is changing the engineering career landscape. Large firms face great challenge in boosting the economy and creating more jobs amidst uncertain economical forecast. Engineers today need innovation, leadership and business skills more than ever. Engineering schools are aware of the rising demand of engineers to learn about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship programs for engineers are becoming a trending topic. This paper explores the different ecosystems of entrepreneurship offered at faculties of engineering across Canada. We explore two research questions in this paper: a) What is the growth, in demand and availability, of entrepreneurship courses in engineering schools, and b) What are the different components of an entrepreneurship ecosystem in engineering faculties today. The intent of this research is not to compare which program is better;; rather, it is to explores the different ways of how entrepreneurship is taught in engineering schools. By providing a systematic map of the current entrepreneurial landscape in engineering faculties, this research can benefit professors and program directors who are building entrepreneurship courses and programs for engineering students, and to researchers who are studying the impact of academic entrepreneurship on engineering education.