Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A. Vaccari

were incorporated into curricula only as presentation items, if coveredexplicitly at all. In any case, students were not being required to do any related work. It is well-recognized, however, that students learn best when they have to do something themselves.Therefore, programs must ensure that there are discrete modules covering these topicssomewhere in their curriculums, and preferably in multiple contexts. For example, anintroductory course could include a lecture on the regulatory environment affecting the field.Then, the capstone design report could require a discussion of regulatory issues, if any.Contemporary issues, societal issues, etc., certainly are easily fit throughout the curriculum.Besides preparing the students for their