Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Womeldorf, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

the M.I.T. Wood’s Hole Joint Program, and her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. She has two children, aged 3 and 7. Page 11.687.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Hold Paramount: Designing an Engineering Education to Open Minds and Serve the Public Good Engineering and Public Policy Division ABSTRACT The NSPE Code of Ethics states engineers “shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

. A recent study by theNational Academy of Engineering reinforces these concerns by stating that “this new level ofintimacy necessitates that engineering (and engineers) develop a stronger sense of howtechnology and public policy interact.”1To bridge this gap between engineering and public policy, we developed an introductory coursefor both political science and engineering students. Components of the course included anintroduction to policy formulation, an examination of the institutions involved in public policy,the role ethics and values play in setting policy, and the examination of several specific policytopics. The course concluded with mock legislative oversight hearings. Surveys indicate that theclass was well-received by the students

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Christopher Bosso, Northeastern University; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

-assembly of polymer Fabrication molecules. Jung: Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes Properties Week 2 and Manufacturing A fourth segment was interspersed among the Somu: Optical and E-Beam Lithography three segments to include three one-week modules that addressed the regulatory and Busnaina: Surface Cleaning – the Removal of Week 3 Micro and Nanoscale Ionic Particulate Defects ethical issues involved with the development of nanomanufacturing technologies. In these Dokmeci: Introduction to

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Engineering and Public Policy

policy analyst.6) Students will have an introductory level of knowledge of two popular policy analysis tools: cost benefit analysis, risk analysis.7) Students will gain an appreciation for the complexities, uncertainties, and the role of the public/values/engineering ethics as they apply to decision-making for a variety of technological policy issues.8) Students will practice verbal, written, graphical, and teamwork skills with special Page 11.121.2 emphasis on the verbal communication of technical information.Unfortunately, a text on engineering and public policy is not available. Therefore, the mainresources

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Tramba, University of Virginia; Edmund Russell, University of Virginia; P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia

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Engineering and Public Policy

Drexel University almost 15 yearsago remain isolated examples.10 Extensive research shows the ineffectiveness of the lecturemethod of instruction. The noted engineering educator Richard Felder noted, "Of allinstructional methods, lecturing is the most common, the easiest, and the least effective."However the delivery of engineering education continues in discrete, specialized modules byindividual instructors in a lecture-based format. 11 In particular, studies of engineeringanalysis and design continue to occupy a separate world from the consideration of"contextual issues" such as social and environmental impacts, ethics, regulatory, andeconomic considerations. Although more than 30 percent of all engineers now occupymanagerial positions in

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

the student doing the teaching is so large that we both give credit and require some teaching for graduation. This teaching could include helping run labs, running problem help sessions, grading papers and giving a lecture or two. Attending a seminar or two on learning theory, the physiology of the brain and problems in ethics with respect to grading, cheating and plagiarism could also be a requirement for the credit. This semester I have had to be out of town several times and students in the class have given the lectures while I was gone. I have assigned two students to handle each lecture. For one lecture one of the students handed out 12 pages of lecture notes for the class he prepared and informal

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Fayerweather, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Engineering and Public Policy

to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, Page 11.1001.2 environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, and manufacturability. (www.ABET.org)This project also satisfies the ABET criteria (3)(j) which reads: Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain knowledge of contemporary issues. (www.ABET.org)This was accomplished by having the students examine advancements in technology thathave improved the efficiency of different power plants and by having them investigatenewer and possibly less known forms of power generation

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-1844: ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: THESEARCH FOR POLICYRichard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Devon is Professor of Engineering Design and the Director of the Engineering Design Program in the School for Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has received several teaching awards. He has directed both the Pennsylvania Space Grant Program and the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Penn State. Devon currently focuses on design education, global programs, and design topics such as design ethics, innovative design, and conceptual design communications.Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Haight, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

indicators. He is a professional member of ASSE, AIHA and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Devon is Professor of Engineering Design and the Director of the Engineering Design Program in the School for Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has received several teaching awards. He has directed both the Pennsylvania Space Grant Program and the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Penn State. Devon currently focuses on design education, global programs, and design topics such as design ethics, innovative design, and conceptual design communications