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

entrance that could not be accommodated.Most students responded that they were intrigued by the course topic and felt an understandingof, and ability to contribute to, policy writing was a valuable tool for their respective careers. As per University calendar, the class met on Monday and Thursday evenings for twohours. With a ten-week quarter system and one observed holiday, this provided 19 classsessions. Slight modifications to the course content and outcomes were made based onevaluation of the student’s level of response and degree of questioning during the first severalclass meetings. It was decided that covering fewer outcomes at a pace that offered greaterprobability of mastery was preferred to rushing through material for the sake of