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

National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the ASME Ishii-Toshiba Award for sustained and meritorious contribution to Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle.Dr. Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Bowa George Tucker, Ed.D. is a Senior Research Associate for the National Science Foundation funded Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning through Service, and Engineering for the Common Good in the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in Higher Education Administration in 2010. His dis- sertation research produced a rigorous qualitative study entitled Uncovering the Civic Dimensions of Service

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

guidelines, rules, regulations, laws, procedures, standards, protocols,requirements, and so forth. To list a few response examples: a) “The general guidelines that arefollowed to handle situations”; b) “Policy are the set of rules and regulations that are followedwhile achieving a particular task…”; c) “Policy is a law that governs certain situations”; d) “Aset of standards…”; e) “A protocol that guides decision making…”; and f) “…policy isrequirements and guidelines pertaining to a subject, like a class or career”.The second major theme involved actors, with 26 participants including this theme in theirresponse. Actors minimally could be described as an entity or entities, which consist of anindividual, government, organization, business, party, or

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

Page 24.553.2students received the stand alone major BS in Engineering and Public Policy (and the first to doso had earned a BS in a traditional engineering field the prior year). Advisors were findingthemselves encouraging students to complete the 2-3 additional courses of the traditionalengineering degree programs, in order to become full-fledged engineers. This would open furtheroptions for careers for the students. The decision was made in 1984 to eliminate the single-majorEPP degree program and offer the EPP degree only as an additional major.Since 1984, all students complete the program in a traditional engineering major, and pursue theEPP degree as an additional major. Course requirements have changed only slightly in the fortyyears of

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

account allows student engineers andtechnologists to make better selections of the best designs in terms of performance,cost, and return on investment for new product situations in their future careers.14-15References1. Smith Kevin B. and Larimer, Christopher W. (2009). The Public Policy Theory Primer. Philadelphia: Westview Press.2. Halimahtun, M. K. (2006). Embracing diversity in user needs for affective design. Applied Ergonomics, 37(4), 409-418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.apergo.2006.04.0053. Mihelcic, J. R., Crittenden, J. C., Small, M. J., Shonnard, D. R., Zhang, Q., Chen, H., . . . Schnoor, J. L. (2003). Sustainability science and engineering: the emergence of a new metadiscipline. Environ. Sci Technol., 37(23), 5314

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

Paper ID #9114Efficiency Measure for Colleges of EngineeringDr. Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University Don E. Malzahn is Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from Oklahoma State University. In his 40-year teaching career, he has taught a wide range of Industrial Engineering courses and currently directs the department’s capstone design experience. His research interests are in systems engineering, decision analysis, and engineering education.Dr. Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is Associate Dean of