Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Page 14.449.3engineers are creative team players rather than relying on a prior negative stereotype of a loneengineer working on an abstract project with few discernable real-world applications. Related toavailability, using the representativeness heuristic involves judging both whether an exampleaccurately represents its group and whether the choice of example appears random [5]. Forexample, portraying engineers as intelligent, hard-working, and creative in several situations willmake that portrayal represent engineers in the minds of the viewers.Examples of Television Shows Featuring EngineersEngineers and engineering have been featured in some reality or narrative television shows. Thereality shows include Design Squad on PBS, which

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2009-1168: INCORPORATING STANDARDS INTO ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA: IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLICPOLICYBruce Harding, Purdue University Bruce A. Harding is a Professor at Purdue and an ASEE Fellow whose scholarship and engagement activities revolve around the development and application of American National and ISO standards dealing with Technical Product Documentation (TPD) as it broadly relates to product realization and other technical aspects of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). He is a member of the board of directors of ANSI, the vice-chair of the ASME Board on Standardization and Testing and chairs the 62-country ISO worldwide standards committee on technical product