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Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #5937Approaches to Integrating Policy into Engineering EducationDr. Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Ida Ngambeki is a Postdoctoral Researcher with a joint appointment in the Department of Technology, Leadership and Innovation and the Global Policy Research Institute at Purdue University. She has a B.S. in Engineering from Smith College and a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research interests include global engineering policy, motivation in engineering, and human-artefact interaction.Dr. Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette From July, 2002 to June

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Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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engineering talent neededover the next 20 years, after all. In fact, at the urging of engineering employers inpractically all technology economic sectors, the U.S. Congress is debating theliberalization of visa and green card policies for foreign nationals who hold degrees inSTEM fields. This solution should pose fewer difficulties in the future in terms ofcredentialing since ABET is now heavily involved in accrediting engineering programs atforeign universities, and NCEES is dutifully following along after ABET to provideroutes to professional licensure in the U.S. for graduates from accredited foreignuniversity programs.Further, limited resources for engineering education at U.S. colleges and universitiescould pose fewer problems because of the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #5936Teaching social topics in engineering: The case of energy policy and socialgoalsMr. Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rylan Chong is a master’s student in the Information Security Program and affiliated with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Chaminade University of Honolulu. His research areas include global policy, ethics, information security and assurance, technology adoption, biometrics, education, pharmaceutical supply chain, and energy.Dr. Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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interest in social issues. Page 23.391.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing an instrument to assess student’s prior knowledge, and possible interest in public policy courses.IntroductionAwareness and understanding of the public policy process and analysis have emerged as keythemes of undergraduate engineering education. Undergraduate engineering students need toknow this process and analysis to support the current and future regulation of technology.1–3Identification of students’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards public policy is needed

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University

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students.Dr. Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University Dr. Kacey Beddoes is a postdoctoral researcher with ADVANCE-Purdue in Purdue’s School of Engineer- ing Education. She received her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech in 2011 and serves as managing editor of Engineering Studies and assistant editor of the Global Engineering Series at Morgan and Claypool. Page 23.245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Beyond SES: Individual Financial Status as a Predictor of Persistence for High-performing Undergraduate

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Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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establishing basic concepts,application contexts and analysis frameworks. It also provides the opportunity to establish therisk analysis and management knowledge as an engineering discipline using analogies from otherengineering disciplines such as structures or hydrology. The American Society of Civil Engineers recognized the importance of risk when itstated: Page 23.695.4 “The manner in which civil engineering is practiced must change. That change is necessitated by such forces as globalization, sustainability requirements, emerging technology, and increased complexity with the corresponding need to identify, define