Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Nitin Kulkarni ¹, Ashok Shettar ², Madhusudan V. Atre ³

Affiliations
1 Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship-CTIE, BVB College of Engg. and Tech., Hubli, IN
2 KLE Technological University, Hubli, IN
3 Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship- KLE Technological University, Hubli, IN

Abstract

Industry expectations from the young engineering graduates are changing rapidly. There is also a growing need for employing a large number ofgraduates. This is particularly important in several Tier-2/3 cities in India where a large majority of students graduate in engineering hoping to make a career. Except for a few top institutes in the big cities, most of the engineering institutions are in the Tier-2 cities where there are hardly any industries that can offer jobs to so many engineering graduates. This, results in a large number of graduates with little opportunities for employment, hence forcing them to move to the Tier-1 or Metro cities leaving behind an Intellectual void and a broken and dysfunctional social setup.With globalization of opportunities, being strong in technology basics alone isn't just enough. Ability to think entrepreneurially, dealing with ambiguity, thinking out of the box,intraprenurial approach at work, contributing to and helping to grow the local ecosystem, etc., are some of the competencies looked for by the employers. This paper shares some of the educational interventions undertaken at BVB College, Hubli to build business ecosystem on campus and to engage students as partners, to grow start-up culture.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship, Eco-System, Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship Curriculum, Entrepreneurial Interventions.

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Shivashankar Huddar ¹, Prashant Achari ¹, Sanjay Eligar ¹, Uma Mudenagudi ¹, Nalini Iyer ¹, A. B. Raju ¹, Arun Giriyapur ¹, B. B. Kotturshettar ¹, Nitin Kulkarni ¹, Ashok Shettar ¹

Affiliations
1 B.V. B College Of Engineering And Technology, Hubli, Karnataka 580031, IN

Abstract

This paper discusses enhancement in development of project-based 'product design and realization (PDR)' course for undergraduate students. The course offered at an early stage of the curriculum is aimed at providing engineering design and product realization skills to the students. Creating an appropriate learning experience in product design is challenging owing to its multidisciplinary nature. An innovative multidisciplinary design-to-realization approach is adopted in this course and student teams are required to design and build working prototypes for predefi ned products. This course brings a new perspective to the multidisciplinary approach to teaching product design. Introduction of project based design experience at an early level provides students with an opportunity to develop capabilities to design complex systems in the future. PDR (a 3 credit course) introduced to electrical and mechanical sciences students (EC, EE, IT, IP, A&R, ME) at fourth semester (2nd year) level of engineering in BVBCET, Hubli. The implementation of course is analyzed with respect to attainment of the outcomes (ABET a-k). Also to illustrate the success of the course, the work of students in the form of Product at the end of course is included in results for validation.

Keywords

Design, Electrical and Mechanical Sciences, Outcomes (ABETa-k).

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Nitin Kulkarni ¹, Ashok Shettar ², Madhusudan V. Atre ³

Affiliations
1 Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship-CTIE, BVB College of Engg. and Tech., Hubli, IN
2 KLE Technological University, Hubli, IN
3 Centre for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship-KLE Technological University, Hubli, IN

Abstract

Industry expectations from the young engineering graduates are changing rapidly. There is also a growing need for employing a large number of graduates. This is particularly important in several Tier-2/3 cities in India where a large majority of students graduate in engineering hoping to make a career. Except for a few top institutes in the big cities, most of the engineering institutions are in the Tier-2 cities where there are hardly any industries that can offer jobs to so many engineering graduates. This, results in a large number of graduates with little opportunities for employment, hence forcing them to move to the Tier-1 or Metro cities leaving behind an Intellectual void and a broken and dysfunctional social setup.With globalization of opportunities, being strong in technology basics alone isn't just enough. Ability to think entre preneurially, dealing with ambiguity, thinking out of the box, intraprenurial approach at work, contributing to and helping to grow the local ecosystem, etc., are some of the competencies looked for by the employers. This paper shares some of the educational interventions undertaken at BVB College, Hubli to build business ecosystem on campus and to engage students as partners, to grow start-up culture.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship, Eco-System, Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship Curriculum, Entrepreneurial Interventions.

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