BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

This panel discussion will address issues in the educational intersection of engineering and business.

In spite of the bursting of the high-tech bubble, it is clear that funding of start-up companies by venture capitalists is here to stay. It is evident that bringing technology to the marketplace requires both technical acumen and business skills. However, engineers are typically trained in technical areas only, with no entrepreneurial component. Should this traditional approach to engineering education be modified? Some of the issues to be addressed by the panel are:

Is there a need and value in augmenting engineering education with a business perspective?
Should business courses be added as required courses or electives?
What type of business-oriented courses would be most useful?

To be considered for the panel, please submit a 1-2 page position paper to both Panel Co-Chairs, outlining your thoughts and ideas.

Panel Co-Chairs:

Dr. Benjamin Melamed

Rutgers University

Rutgers Business School --Newark and New Brunswick

Department of MSIS, 256 Levin Bldg.

94 Rockafeller Rd.

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8054

Office: (732) 445-3128

Fax: (732) 445-6329

Email: melamed@rbs.rutgers.edu

Dr. Vladimir V. Klimo

Professor, Dept. of Design, Transport & Logistics

Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Technical University of Kosice

Letna 9

041 87 Kosice, Slovak Republic

Tel.: ++421 55 6022369

e-mail: Vladimir.Klimo@tuke.sk