Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

and report format, but as the styles improved for the Policies, it issurmised that the students primarily need to be reminded about proper report writing style. Thestudents were able to provide meaningful information to, and learn from, each other. Thestudents do need more education on how to assess information, and some need more educationon how to research topics.Benefits of the Public Policy ProjectFrom an engineering education viewpoint, there are a number of benefits that are achieved withthis project. First, students are given a project experience that goes beyond the standard designor laboratory projects. Decisions in their future will be made for reasons other than onlytechnological merit. This project gives students the opportunity