Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lamis J. Behbehani, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P. Suresh C. Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

policy 17. Cassaza reinforced this idea: [Engineers]…“must understand that there are different audiences for which different techniques must be used”3 . Likewise, Dunn 13 made their students present their project to the external public, the Chicago Page 25.383.6Department of the Environment and to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a verydifferent audience to engineers.Finally, a further skill related with communication, is the ability to express opinions, relay facts,and articulate arguments clearly and concisely in writing. This skill is “substantially different[from] writing laboratory or design project reports” 4. This knowledge can

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

the development of technology-based firms. These are mainly located at or near universities and science and technology parks. They are characterised by institutionalised links to knowledge sources including universities, technology- transfer agencies, research centres, national laboratories and skilled R&D personnel. Specific industrial clusters and technologies may also be targeted such as biotechnology, software or information and communications technologies. A main aim is to promote technology transfer and diffusion while encouraging entrepreneurship among researchers and academics. In some countries, technology incubators not only focus on new firms but also help existing technology-based