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Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Muscat, Global Peace Services USA; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #13321Peace, Conflict and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues inEngineering EducationDr. robert j muscat, Global Peace Services USA Robert J. Muscat is an economist specializing in problems of conflict in developing countries. He was formerly Chief Economist of the US Agency for International Development, and has consulted for the World Bank and UN agencies. He has authored books and articles on Thailand, development aid and con- flict, aid effectiveness, malnutrition, and other subjects.He received his PhD in economics from Columbia University. He is currently an independent scholar, living in

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

increasingly turnto technology to solve societal problems. To be sure, the capacity to create innovativetechnical solutions remains essential. But for those engineers who seek to contributefully to the common wealth, technical problem-solving alone is no longer enough. Inaddition, they must engage with the policy process to ensure that the ethicalconsiderations surrounding any technology reinforce rather than diminish its potential forgood. The history of technologies ranging from nuclear power to genetically modifiedcrops demonstrate the perils of neglect.Public involvement, however, adds ethical and value judgments to engineering design instronger measure than would derive from technical and economic considerations alone.And so, by introducing

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Womeldorf, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

the M.I.T. Wood’s Hole Joint Program, and her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. She has two children, aged 3 and 7. Page 11.687.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Hold Paramount: Designing an Engineering Education to Open Minds and Serve the Public Good Engineering and Public Policy Division ABSTRACT The NSPE Code of Ethics states engineers “shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin; R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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Engineering and Public Policy

educators will be “restricted” professionals [1]. Some countries however, such as the UK and Sweden, dorequire intending university faculty to have training in teaching and learning. It can be argued that such training servesas the teaching equivalent of the PE; the PEE, as it were.All of this implies a second characteristic of a profession, that is, that it possesses a codified body of knowledge andexpertise. A third characteristic of a profession is that it has agreed standards of behavior, and a set of ethical standardsthat members abide by or face sanctions for violating.This paper argues that, certifications or degrees aside, university teaching should be a professional activity and effectivetraining should be required. If engineering

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

core class for non-engineers at Boise State University, I focus on helping studentsunderstand the impact of engineering decisions on their individual and communal lives. I attemptto de-mystify engineering design, but also try to explain the engineer’s over-reliance onconvergent thinking, and the dissonance response of engineers to project opposition (denying,marginalizing, or baffling the opposition through intentionally turgid language and the appeal to“special” expertise). We discuss Habermas and Discourse Ethics, and as one of the principalassignments, I have them attend and report on the public hearing required to enable federalfunding for some local engineering project. The Idaho Department of Transportation, and theAda County Highway

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

pursued byengineers to gain visibility, achieve relevance, and influence the public. The profession ofnursing offers three advantages as compared to the profession of engineering in terms ofeffective public engagement, including: 1) trust (i.e., Gallop shows nursing as the “most trusted”profession for 15 years running); 2) gender bias (i.e., the profession of nursing is primarilycomposed of females, which the engineering profession claims is an important target audiencefor marketing efforts); and 3) professionalism (i.e., the canons of ethics for nurses emphasize theimportance of the patient – and hence the value of the individual – while the canon of ethics forengineers emphasize the importance of the nameless “public” – and hence looses the

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

(text by C.F. Smith), while threeclasses were devoted to policy analysis and policy writing (i.e. identifying audience, selectionand evaluation of alternatives, presentation of ideas – text by C.V. Patton and D.S. Sawicki).Two additional classes were spent looking at decision making and public policy for engineers Page 15.1172.4and technologists with a focus on how economics, risk, and environmental issues play a role(text by P.W. Hamlett), while one class period was spent on ethics and how to performenvironmental risk assessments. The final three class periods were devoted to presentations by content experts in fields ofinterest to

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

. A recent study by theNational Academy of Engineering reinforces these concerns by stating that “this new level ofintimacy necessitates that engineering (and engineers) develop a stronger sense of howtechnology and public policy interact.”1To bridge this gap between engineering and public policy, we developed an introductory coursefor both political science and engineering students. Components of the course included anintroduction to policy formulation, an examination of the institutions involved in public policy,the role ethics and values play in setting policy, and the examination of several specific policytopics. The course concluded with mock legislative oversight hearings. Surveys indicate that theclass was well-received by the students

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

engineersbe more socially responsible in their practice.4 The teaching of ethics is part of manyengineering curriculums.5 The following individual needs were identified to the students as those to be fulfilled bytheir senior projects. Figure 1: Individual Needs Page 24.1131.3 The following societal needs were identified to the students as those to be fulfilled bytheir senior projects. Figure 2: Societal Needs The following categories of public policies were projected by the students on their seniorprojects from the individual and societal needs. Figure 3: Public Policy

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Christopher Bosso, Northeastern University; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

-assembly of polymer Fabrication molecules. Jung: Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes Properties Week 2 and Manufacturing A fourth segment was interspersed among the Somu: Optical and E-Beam Lithography three segments to include three one-week modules that addressed the regulatory and Busnaina: Surface Cleaning – the Removal of Week 3 Micro and Nanoscale Ionic Particulate Defects ethical issues involved with the development of nanomanufacturing technologies. In these Dokmeci: Introduction to

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Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Engineering and Public Policy

policy analyst.6) Students will have an introductory level of knowledge of two popular policy analysis tools: cost benefit analysis, risk analysis.7) Students will gain an appreciation for the complexities, uncertainties, and the role of the public/values/engineering ethics as they apply to decision-making for a variety of technological policy issues.8) Students will practice verbal, written, graphical, and teamwork skills with special Page 11.121.2 emphasis on the verbal communication of technical information.Unfortunately, a text on engineering and public policy is not available. Therefore, the mainresources

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Tramba, University of Virginia; Edmund Russell, University of Virginia; P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia

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Drexel University almost 15 yearsago remain isolated examples.10 Extensive research shows the ineffectiveness of the lecturemethod of instruction. The noted engineering educator Richard Felder noted, "Of allinstructional methods, lecturing is the most common, the easiest, and the least effective."However the delivery of engineering education continues in discrete, specialized modules byindividual instructors in a lecture-based format. 11 In particular, studies of engineeringanalysis and design continue to occupy a separate world from the consideration of"contextual issues" such as social and environmental impacts, ethics, regulatory, andeconomic considerations. Although more than 30 percent of all engineers now occupymanagerial positions in

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University; Helen Turner, Chaminade University; Mark Speck, Chaminade University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Social factors Ethics, social systems, four public policy goals, public policy solutions Data security Threats, protection, response or recover, and social topicsProcedural analysis includes 11 short papers and a project. Unlike traditional classes whereassignments are isolated from other works, each paper will add towards the students’ projects.This way, students are not working on the project last-minute, and actively working towards afinal project product. The last type of analysis is the critical analysis. This ISAL class is anintroduction class to data science. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy, students are minimally expected tobe able to identify

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

them to problems with substantial societal technologicalcomponents. Courses in this domain have included over time: • Law and the Engineer • Risk Perception and Communication • Science, Technology and Ethics • Policies of Wireless Systems and the Internet • Information Warfare • Global Competitiveness: Firms, Nations, and Technological Change • Privacy, Policy, Law and Technology • Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy • Energy and the Environment • Climate Science and Policy • Water Technology Innovation and PolicySecond, courses that teach methods or background vital to classes of important problems at thetechnology - society interface are included. These include courses such as

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

goodsbecause they are by definition both non-rivalrous and non-excludable. For example, sampleethics lessons from the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Center(www.onlineethics.org) might constitute a public good because one professor’s use of a samplelesson in their class does not prevent another professor’s use of that same lesson. Similarly, thematerials are publicly available and non-excludable as long as someone has internet access. Openenrollment public universities might also effectively meet these criteria (in relation to the localstates and regions they serve at low or no tuition), as long as the cost of attendance is keptsufficiently low so as not to be a barrier to entry, and education is delivered at such a scale thatnon

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Gillespie, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

provide both an asset to sustainability efforts in New Jerseyand educational experiences to the students. Specific aspects of ongoing projects that addressvarious ABET A-K criteria are identified. In particular, these projects teach engineeringstudents about the ethical responsibilities of engineers in regard to environmental consciousness,teach them to promote and enact change in the local community, and prepare them for careers insustainability.Project-Based Learning at Rowan UniversityThe engineering clinic sequence is an essential aspect of the Rowan University Engineeringcurriculum. The engineering clinics were established to help students to develop the so-called“soft skills” identified by the ABET A-K criteria, as well as to apply and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Diane Stine, Carnegie Mellon University; Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Nichole Hanus, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. • (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.2Some of the ABET criteria are proposed for revision in 2016-2017, but the following draftdefinition of “Engineering Design” shows ABET continues the connection between engineeringand public policy: Engineering Design – Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs, specifications, codes, and

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

the student doing the teaching is so large that we both give credit and require some teaching for graduation. This teaching could include helping run labs, running problem help sessions, grading papers and giving a lecture or two. Attending a seminar or two on learning theory, the physiology of the brain and problems in ethics with respect to grading, cheating and plagiarism could also be a requirement for the credit. This semester I have had to be out of town several times and students in the class have given the lectures while I was gone. I have assigned two students to handle each lecture. For one lecture one of the students handed out 12 pages of lecture notes for the class he prepared and informal

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; James D. McCalley, Iowa State University; Anne Kimber, Iowa State University; Robert Haug, Public Power Services

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #26687Stakeholder Perspectives on Increasing Electric Power Infrastructure IntegrityDr. Efrain O’Neill-Carrillo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Efra´ın O’Neill-Carrillo is a professor of power engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He holds a Ph.D. (Arizona State), an M.S.E.E. (Purdue), and a B.S.E.E. (UPRM). His profes- sional interests include energy policy, sustainable energy, distributed generation, power quality, social and ethical implications of engineering and technology. He has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. O’Neill

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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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. Page 23.205.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Approaches to Integrating Public Policy into Engineering EducationAbstractPolicy education has been deemed an important

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Fayerweather, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Engineering and Public Policy

to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, Page 11.1001.2 environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, and manufacturability. (www.ABET.org)This project also satisfies the ABET criteria (3)(j) which reads: Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain knowledge of contemporary issues. (www.ABET.org)This was accomplished by having the students examine advancements in technology thathave improved the efficiency of different power plants and by having them investigatenewer and possibly less known forms of power generation

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University

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Engineering and Public Policy

as they complete theirdesigns. Missing from the discussion of these important public policy issues is the role ofengineers and scientists in the setting of these policies and regulations and how studentsthemselves can participate in the public policy process. We propose to develop a module onengineering and public policy in our sophomore-level Foundations of Biomedical Engineeringcourse, introducing these students to the FDA and the varied role of engineers in the regulatoryprocess. We also propose to expand the module on the use of humans and animals in researchwhich has previously been couched as a study of ethics. We will present additional detail on thedevelopment of the various legislation (National Research Act and Animal Welfare Act

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Bouazzaoui, Old Dominion University; Charles B. Daniels, Old Dominion University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #21928Using a Grounded Theory to Determine the Motivational Factors of Engi-neers’ Participation in Public PolicyMrs. Sarah Bouazzaoui, Old Dominion University Sarah Bouazzaoui is a Ph.D. candidate and an adjunct instructor at Old Dominion University. Her re- search interests include Engineering Ethics, socio-political engineering, Motivation theory, Leadership, and System complexity. Her email address is sbouazza@odu.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engineers’ Motivation to Influence Public Decision Making: A Grounded Theory Approach

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Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

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2006-1844: ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: THESEARCH FOR POLICYRichard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Devon is Professor of Engineering Design and the Director of the Engineering Design Program in the School for Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has received several teaching awards. He has directed both the Pennsylvania Space Grant Program and the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Penn State. Devon currently focuses on design education, global programs, and design topics such as design ethics, innovative design, and conceptual design communications.Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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 Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Lyn Liebl, University of South Dakota; Alyssa M. Kiesow, Northern State University; Mary Emery; Pam F. Rowland; Cynthia Anderson

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Engineering and Public Policy

stop the clock concerned thatrequesting a tenure extension will have negative consequences, such as department promotionand tenure committees, external reviewers, and/or administrators viewing it as a reflection on theemployee’s work ethic stigmatizing them and hurting their chances at tenure. One approach toremove the stigma, aid in retention of good new faculty, and improve the odds of gaining tenureis to make the policy automatic. Indeed, in 2003, only 27% of women and 18% of men eligibleto stop the clock under elective policies did so, as reported in [22].Most early discussions of tenure clock stoppage were based on childbirth as an issue. However,it is clear that there are a number of other events, affecting both men and women, which

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; H. Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

todifferences in the students’ work ethic and success in the individual courses, and selection bias ofstudents who are generally doing well in the class being willing to respond to the post-assessment request. We may also be seeing an indirect effect of awareness to the faculty memberextended to the students. Since the faculty instructors were receiving our correspondence aboutthe research project and changes to the textbook in the area of standards, we may be seeing thegeneral effect of these instructors highlighting the standards material in their courses.The materials added (detailed above) include content on an array of standards knowledge. Weemphasize the market orientation of the standards, from both the development and useperspectives. We

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Polit´ecnica de Ingenieria de Gij´on, as well as multiple internships in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering. His current work primarily investigates the effects of select emergent pedagogies upon student and instructor performance and experience at the collegiate level. Other interests include engineering ethics, engineering philosophy, and the intersecting concerns of engineering industry and higher academia.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Haight, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

indicators. He is a professional member of ASSE, AIHA and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Devon is Professor of Engineering Design and the Director of the Engineering Design Program in the School for Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has received several teaching awards. He has directed both the Pennsylvania Space Grant Program and the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Penn State. Devon currently focuses on design education, global programs, and design topics such as design ethics, innovative design, and conceptual design communications

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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the policy process [Experts 2, 5]  The inherently political nature of technology [Experts 2,5]  How technology influences national security and foreign policy [Experts 1, 4]  The diversity of policy vehicles that affect technology [Experts 4, 5]  The scales at which policies exist i.e. local, regional, national, international, and how policy differs across these scales [Experts 2, 4]  The responsibility of engineers for the consequences of technology and the ethics related to technology creation and use [Experts 2, 5]  The economic considerations that affect policy decisions [Experts 3, 4]  How to craft convincing and concise arguments [Experts 1, 3]In the same way, the following topics didn’t