Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

societythat held life to be precious and implemented that view in its public policies would Page 12.1294.2i This paper focuses on the content to be taught, leaving plans for integration into the engineeringcurriculum for separate discussion.require very different brakes on its vehicles than one that did not. Thus understanding theethical foundations of policy leads to better engineering.In our more complex society, we ask more complex questions in setting the societalexpectations for government policies to implement. For example: • Is the technology “fair” in the balance of risk and reward that its use imposes? For example, critics note that

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Nathan Vizzi, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

terrestrial wind energyboom that follows in the successful steps of the photovoltaic program.Students have been given the opportunity to learn through this program many aspects of windpower (facility, planning, generation, equipment siting, estimating turbine production, etc.) whileproviding data that potential consumers and the State may be able to use as a method for drivingbroader adoption and faster market expansion for wind technology. In addition to providinglocation specific data measurements of wind resources, by loaning and installing anemometermasts to southern New Jersey farmers and residents, students are able to provide findingsconcerning the inclination of municipalities to allow installation of wind masts. Note: It isimperative to take

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

research. The first report presented a detailedsummary of their research, intended primarily for the instructor. The second report was a shortsummary of their findings, which were distributed to everyone in the class.The next stage of the project lasted for two weeks. In this part, the students were to read thesummaries provided by the other students, and then develop their own vision of the electricitygeneration infrastructure in the United States in the year 2030 and their plan on how to get to thatpoint. The students then submitted their proposed plan, representing the development by eachstudent of their own proposed energy policy for electricity generation.Some of the benefits of this project are (1) the increased awareness on the part of the

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

State University. I plan to complete an undergraduate degree in philosophy this fall, and have begun coursework toward a master of fine arts degree in creative writing. I’ve been teaching soil mechanics and structural analysis and design at Boise State, since the creation of its College of Engineering in 1996. I have been teaching university core classes in the moral and social implications of engineering since 2003. Page 12.1033.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Marginalizing Dissent: Engineering and the Public Hearing ProcessAbstract: In a