SEB725 Engineering Entrepreneurship - Tutoring 1: Reflective research paper

Tutoring 1

Background

Entrepreneurship is one of the driving factors of the innovation and advancement of our word. Many  believe, entrepreneurship is the most efficient and sustainable way of solving problems in our world,  creating meaningful innovation, jobs and wealth. Although individuals including entrepreneurs are  unique in a way that they have grown to be an entrepreneur. They often share certain characteristics and  traits in their entrepreneurial journey.  

Through this Tutoring, you will need to demonstrate a good understanding of the topic of  entrepreneurship and its importance on personal, social, and economic dimensions in our world. Briefly  explain what you may think is a negative impact of practicing entrepreneurship at personal level. Then  select two entrepreneurs who think their life and growth could be a role model for you and explain their  journey and the reason you have chosen them. One of these entrepreneurs must be from and  engineering and technical background.  

Tutoring activities  

1. Perform a research from the existing literature and then reflect on the importance and impacts  of the entrepreneurship on personal, social, and economic dimensions in our world. (Research  and reflect) 
2. Reflect on a possible negative impact of practicing entrepreneurship at personal level.  (Research and reflect, critical thinking)
3. Select two role model entrepreneurs (at least one with engineering or technical background)  and tell us briefly, who they are, what they have done, what are the key characteristic traits and skills  they have, and explain why they are good model for you. (Research, storytelling, critical thinking)
4. Provide a conclusion on why it is important to have an entrepreneurship mindset and what  sort of skills and traits you need to develop to succeed if you decide so. (Critical thinking)
5. Draft a research paper to include the above four items, A sample paper template from the unit  chair on a different topic could be obtained in the appendix of this document.