Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; William Bender, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2010-238: EDUCATIONAL OPERATIONS FOUR DAYS A WEEKCharles Pringle, Central Washington UniversityWilliam Bender, Central Washington University Page 15.438.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Educational Operations Four Days a WeekAbstractFour day work weeks have been employed by industry, state agencies, and recently by highereducation. The generally perceived benefit of the four day work week is reduced energy costs.These costs savings include more efficient building operations and less energy consumptiondriving to a facility. The generally perceived negative impact of four day operations, particularlyof state agencies, is a decreased level of

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Roper, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2010-2228: GREEN TOURISM PROJECT AS PART OF SMART URBANGROWTH CLASSWilliam Roper, George Mason University Dr. Roper is a professor at George Mason University. He is a Founding Director & President of Rivers of the World Foundation and a Sr. Advisor to the consulting firm of Dawson & Associates. He joined George Mason after serving as Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. During that time he also served as Sr. Science and Technology Advisor to the NGA. Prior to this position he was the director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, VA and earlier Dir. of the Corps of Engineers world-wide civil

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2010-924: TEACHING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICYWHILE FULFILLING MULTIPLE ABET AND UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTSTodd Myers, Ohio UniversityBen Stuart, Ohio University-Athens Page 15.1172.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Teaching Engineering and Technology Public Policy While Fulfilling Multiple ABET and University RequirementsAbstract Public policy often lags behind innovation and laws are generally created in reaction tosocial issues. Elected officials are asked to set public policy for technology, the implications ofwhich are typically outside or beyond their individual training and expertise. Conversely,engineers and