“Entrepreneurship education refers to activities aimed at developing enterprising or entrepreneurial people and increasing their understanding and knowledge about entrepreneurship and enterprise” (Heinonen and Poikkijoki, 2005). Entrepreneurship education equips students with the additional knowledge, attributes and capabilities required to apply these abilities in the context of setting up a new venture or business, to work as an entrepreneurial employee and to be an entrepreneurial member of society. This seminar addresses the transition from college to work in a specific entrepreneurial context. This interactive seminar will explore how we can develop the entrepreneurial mindset in our teaching; the learning opportunities for enterprise that are available beyond the taught learning environment, and also explore how peer learning in a multidisciplinary setting can enhance the enterprise learning experience.

Programme

9.30-10.00

Registration and Tea/Coffee

10.00-10.30

Welcome

Opening address

Dr Barry O Connor, Registrar/Vice President Academic Affairs CIT

Introduction and Overview:

‘The development of the entrepreneurial attributes through teaching and learning and how these attributes contribute to student success.’

Dr Breda Kenny, Head, Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence, CIT.

10.30 – 12.30

Theme 1: Enhancing the student learning experience by bringing the entrepreneur into entrepreneurship education

The entrepreneurial mindset - the case, the teaching note and the podcast.

Pat Lynch, Serial Entrepreneur

Identifying entrepreneurial capabilities/EoY TV and available resources.

Frank O’Keefe and Claire Harrington – Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme

Technology Entrepreneurship: Bringing innovation to the marketplace.

Dr Natasha Evers, NUIG

12.30 – 13.00

Lunch

13.00-15.00

Theme 2: Enhancing the student learning experience with peer learning in a multidisciplinary setting

The interdisciplinary new product development case - the challenges and benefits.

Senior Lecturer Sean F O Leary, Chris Gibbons/ Dr Hugh O Donnell CIT

Using the power of the creative arts in enterprise education.

Andreas Sønning, Associate Professor, The Norwegian Academy of music

15.00-15.30

Closing comments

Gerard O’Donovan, Head, School of Business, CIT

Key Learning Outcomes: The aim of this seminar is to equip participants with:

• An appreciation of how entrepreneurship education in HEIs can contribute to students successfully transitioning from new incoming student transition to HE to graduate transition to entrepreneurial, can-do, member of society.
• An insight for educators responsible for creating or delivering an enterprise and entrepreneurship curriculum so that they can help students develop enterprising behaviours, attributes and skills as well as entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities.
• Practical teaching resources to enhance the student learning experience and an awareness of the learning opportunities for enterprise available beyond the taught learning environment.