A1 Journal article (refereed)
Rethinking entrepreneurship and management education for engineering students : The appropriateness of design thinking (2024)

Ilyas, I. M., Kansikas, J., & Fayolle, A. (2024). Rethinking entrepreneurship and management education for engineering students : The appropriateness of design thinking. The International Journal of Management Education, 22(3), Article 101029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2024.101029

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Ilyas, Imran M.; Kansikas, Juha; Fayolle, Alain

Journal or series: The International Journal of Management Education

ISSN: 1472-8117

eISSN: 2352-3565

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 20/07/2024

Volume: 22

Issue number: 3

Article number: 101029

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2024.101029

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96619

Publication is parallel published: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/457285943

Abstract

The study argues that the educational needs of engineering students for entrepreneurship and managerial education are specific and evolving over time toward a set of skills and knowledge needed in digital and dynamic world. Existing research largely ignored the distinct and evolving nature of these educational needs and their implications for entrepreneurship and managerial education of engineering students. Using design thinking and teaching model literature, we proposed teaching model framework and derived propositions from conceptual arguments to address these educational needs effectively. The proposed conceptual teaching model framework elaborates on the incorporation of cognitive acts of design in various aspects at ontological, didactical, and contextual levels. The framework views education as a process of co-construction, centered on students, where the role of the teacher is similar to that of a coach. Students work in teams and practice the cognitive acts of design that lead to the development of interpersonal, entrepreneurial, and managerial skills. For this purpose, open-ended questioning, real-life customer problems, design thinking methodology, and lean methodology are proposed as effective content and pedagogies to promote the entrepreneurial behaviors required in the current industrial scenario.

Keywords: entrepreneurship education; management education; technical sciences; students; engineers; educational methods; lean manufacturing

Free keywords: educational needs; science and technology entrepreneurship education; design thinking; teaching model; lean methodology

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 1