Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University

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Engineering and Public Policy

, 1920 Establishment of FCC Radio Act of 1912 Communication Act of 1927Figure 1. Time line of radio regulation history. Page 24.712.3III. Spectrum EfficiencyFrequency spectrum is a limited resource and the available spectrum needs efficient usage15.Efficient use is possible through careful allocating frequency bands without any waste of thespectrum. All of the available radio frequency bands have been assigned by the FCC to differentapplications such as public, commercial, and military services.To help the researches and growth of new wireless technologies, a few frequency bands areassigned as

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Engineering and Public Policy

distributive. Engineers andtechnologists do not usually receive training to be policy makers. These assignments gave themthe students the opportunity to develop, understand, and incorporate public policy in devicedevelopment for senior projects. Page 24.1131.2Introduction Public policies support and propel new products and services. They can also hinder theiradoption.1 Students in senior projects propose new products or services. In developing theproject concept, senior project teams research individual needs and determine the market.Anchoring the product to a verified societal need is part of the process of making new productsand services

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering andtechnology curriculum1. The aim of this paper was to explore a perspective by introducing publicpolicy using a case study approach to undergraduate engineering technology students in theengineering economics course in the College of Technology at Purdue University. The coursewas an introduction to the time value of money and how it relates to capital investments,equipment replacement, production cost, and various engineering technology alternatives. Thesubstantive contribution of this paper will address the following questions: 1) did the studentsunderstand and identify the policy context, 2) how effective was the use of case studies tointroduce the students to policy, and 3) areas of improvement to enhance efficacy of the casestudies

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

for an Associate’s degree in engineering was purposefully selected for severalreasons. First, the curricula for this degree is readily understood by the engineering educationcommunity. Second, the example may be informative to the general public contemplating thepursuit of such a degree. Third, there is a diversity of course and other offerings that might beused to satisfy degree requirements. Fourth, there is a diversity of educational and careerpathways that such a degree may create. While engineering is the focus of this paper, the modelis extensible to other degrees and, more generally, to different careers requiring a diversity ofhuman capital.Part 1 – Credentialing & Certification: A resume or curriculum vita provides a snapshot or

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Ali Ghobahi Katamjani, Wichita State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

from literature. The set of relevant programs isselected and an efficient set identified. The efficient and less efficient programs are compared. Page 24.465.2Efficiency in higher educationThe demand for higher education is increasing significantly [1]. The world today is facingchallenges that motivate the growth of technology in every aspect of life [2]. From 2000 to2010, the number of full-time undergraduates increased by 45% and the number part timeundergraduates increased by 27%.Although the number of engineering BS degrees increased by 5% in 2012 and MS degreesincreased by 6%, there are still unmet needs. Each year over 500,000 new

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Engineering and Public Policy

apprenticeship. The standard qualifications fora general practitioner became those of the Apothecaries and the Surgeons. This meant that aqualification was available to medical schools and encouraged their development in Londonand other cities of the realm. In 1818 Charing Cross Hospital was created as an integratedmedical school and hospital. Armytage [1, p 169] considers the 1815 statute to have been oneof the most significant of the century. The implications for engineering were certainlyprofound because a precedent was established whereby persons seeking to establishthemselves as a profession could seek a charter that would enable them to licence those theyexamined who were successful independently of the universities.1.3. Although University