Study of Entrepreneurial Characteristics Required for Engineering Subjects

Abstract

          This research aims to 1) study the views of entrepreneurs, lecturers in related fields, and alumni regarding the entrepreneurial characteristics required for Bachelor of Engineering and 2) provide recommendations for organizing learning and promoting the entrepreneurial characteristics required for Bachelor of Engineering. The informants are entrepreneurs or executives who accept engineering students as interns, lecturers or curriculum developers in the field of industrial engineering, and alumni who are entrepreneurs who graduated from industrial engineering. The research instrument used was a semi-structured interview. Data analysis and verification in qualitative research involves triangulation and verification of data interpretation

          The results found that 1) the perspectives of entrepreneurs and engineering graduates in the new industrial era should have characteristics of systematic analytical thinking, creativity, effective use of digital technology, and decision-making under uncertainty. Educational institutions should design learning that integrates both theory and practice, connects to real situations and the industrial sector, and create a learning culture that is conducive to the development of sustainable entrepreneurial skills, 2) Guidelines for promoting entrepreneurial characteristics in new-age graduates should emphasize learning through real projects, integrating knowledge of technology and business in the curriculum, establishing entrepreneurship incubators, and building networks with alumni and entrepreneurs to develop systematic thinking skills, creativity, and hands-on practice in creating sustainable innovations and businesses.