Work in progress — Entrepreneurship literacy for engineering students

Through entrepreneurship education, engineering students are increasingly being prepared to work for startup companies or launch their own ventures. Understanding and utilizing the language relevant to entrepreneurship is essential to establish legitimacy and participate fully in the entrepreneurial community. Identifying the entrepreneurship-related lexicon in which engineers should be fluent is a component of defining the body of knowledge for engineering entrepreneurs. This paper describes methods and instruments that have been used to arrive at terms and concepts that reflect entrepreneurship literacy. This work can provide a foundation for curriculum development, assessment, and the development of new instruments that measure knowledge or self-efficacy.