DESIGN, VALIDATION AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR INTEGRATING MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION WITH A KNOWLEDGE-BASED PRODUCTION APPROACH

Ahmad Javaheri, Khadijeh; Parsapour, Atossa

doi:10.22047/ijee.2025.528484.2179

DESIGN, VALIDATION AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR INTEGRATING MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION WITH A KNOWLEDGE-BASED PRODUCTION APPROACH

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

Khadijeh Ahmad Javaheri

Atossa Parsapour

Department of Mathematics, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

10.22047/ijee.2025.528484.2179

Abstract

Knowledge-based production and technological entrepreneurship are considered the primary strategies for industrial development; hence, a fundamental review of mathematics education for engineering students is an undeniable necessity. The traditional education in engineering mathematics, despite its theoretical richness, has not been able to strengthen students’ analytical, economic, and technological skills necessary for making decisions in production processes and developing innovative products. The current research was conducted to design, validate and assess the structural effectiveness of integrating mathematics education and technological entrepreneurship skills in the engineering curriculum. The research method is a mixed exploratory type. In the qualitative part, eight components were identified through semi-structured interviews. In the quantitative part, a 60-item questionnaire based on qualitative findings was designed and distributed. In the quantitative data analysis, the findings revealed that the proposed framework comprises five main components: education based on real industry problems, utilizing real production data, financial and mathematical analysis of projects, integrating new technologies into learning, and direct communication with production environments. The results indicate the effectiveness of this framework in enhancing the ability to make decisions for production, intelligent investment in production, and strengthening the technological entrepreneurship insight of students.

Keywords

Mathematics education

engineering curriculum

technological entrepreneurship

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