Nassif Rayess
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Nassif Rayess is an engineering educator whose research focuses on entrepreneurial mindset development and design education at the undergraduate level. Based at the University of Detroit Mercy, Rayess has made meaningful contributions to the way freshman engineering students are introduced to professional and entrepreneurial thinking early in their academic careers. His most recognized work, "Instilling an Entrepreneurial Engineering Mindset through a Freshman Design Course" (2016), has garnered 14 citations and highlights the development of the "Fundamentals of Engineering Design" course — a required course for all Mechanical and Electrical Engineering undergraduates that deliberately integrates entrepreneurial principles from day one. Complementing this, his 2015 paper on entrepreneurial engineering training addresses the practical challenge of preparing students for early co-op placements, ensuring they enter the workforce with marketable, real-world skills after just their first year. Rayess's work reflects a broader movement in engineering education to bridge technical training with innovation-driven thinking, equipping students not just to solve problems, but to identify opportunities and create value in professional environments.
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- 2Entrepreneurial Engineering Training in a Freshman Design Course2 citations · 2015