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Can the entrepreneurship course improve the entrepreneurial intentions of students?

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This study aims to understand whether an entrepreneurship course can improve the entrepreneurial intentions, satisfaction towards the entrepreneurship course and learning efficacy of technical university students. In order to achieve these purposes, this study adopted the pre-test and post-test experimental design for one single subject group and conducted experimental teaching for 18 weeks. During the experiment, in addition to lectures given by the course instructor, experienced speakers with actual entrepreneurial exposure were invited for mentor co-teaching. The results found high satisfaction and better learning efficacy for the above curriculum design and teaching, but the entrepreneurial intentions of students have not been improved. This indicates that with the implementation of the entrepreneurship course, students better understand they are not suitable to pursue an entrepreneurial career. Hence, entrepreneurship education does not teach students to “pursue an entrepreneurial career,” but to apply what they learned to their future jobs. Mentor co-teaching indeed enhances satisfaction towards the course and the learning efficacy of students.

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We would like to thank the financial support of the National Science Council, Taiwan for the contract number of NSC 99-2511-S-346-001-MY3, NSC 99-2511-S-230-001-MY3.

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  1. Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, No.300, Liu-Ho Rd., Magong, Penghu, 880, Taiwan

    Su-Chang Chen

  2. Department of Business Administration, Cheng Shiu University, No.840, Chengcing Rd., Niaosong Township, Kaohsiung County, 833, Taiwan

    Hsi-Chi Hsiao

  3. Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Taipei University of Technology, No.1, Sec. 3, Chung-hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, Taiwan

    Jen-Chia Chang

  4. Graduate School of Vocational and Technological Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, No. 123, Sec. 3, University Rd., Douliou, Yunlin, 640, Taiwan

    Chun-Mei Chou

  5. Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, No.2, Shi-Da Road, Changhua, 500, Taiwan

    Chin-Pin Chen

  6. Department of Business Administration, TransWorld University, No.1221, Jen-Nang Rd., Chia-Tong Li, Douliou, Yunlin, 640, Taiwan

    Chien-Hua Shen

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Chen, SC., Hsiao, HC., Chang, JC. et al. Can the entrepreneurship course improve the entrepreneurial intentions of students?. Int Entrep Manag J 11, 557–569 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0293-0

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