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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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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

Paper ID #10812Students Pursuing Senior Projects Analyze the Public Need and Draft thePublic PolicyDr. Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach Murray Teitell is a Professor at DeVry University, Long Beach, California. He teaches courses in mathe- matics, science and technology. His research interests are algorithms, solutions of equations and statistics as they relate to education, engineering and design.Mr. William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach Page 24.1131.1 c

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

problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not

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

and the project was not presented in the means of policy, but based on twogoals. First, it enabled the students to apply the range of economic topics they learned throughoutthe semester. Second, it was to simulate a real-world project experience by working on a team toaddress various challenges. Participants were randomly placed into teams of four or five, totalingto 15 teams. There were seven teams assigned to Case Study 1 and eight teams assigned to CaseStudy 2. Each team was given four weeks to analyze their case study and write a report. Bothcase studies included four guiding questions (see Appendix C and Appendix D). Page 24.1211.4After

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Engineering and Public Policy

the Christian interpretation of life. And so, the practical by which isalso meant the technical (technological) was given less status than the academic by which isalso meant the pure.4 The Percy Report and its manpower projection.4.1. The committee began by categorizing the types of technologist that industry required, atask that would inevitably mean that it would have to consider the roles of the universitiesand technical colleges in meeting the needs when defined. The five categories were:1. Senior administrators.2. Engineer scientists and development engineers.3. Engineer managers (design, manufacture, operation and sales)4, Technical assistants and designer draughtsmen5. Draughtsmen, foremen and craftsmen.4.2. The committee felt that

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University

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Engineering and Public Policy

regulation, technical data and EMC analysis. All students who wantto study in the field of wireless communications should end their study by learning thesefundamentals. This study provides enough knowledge to make a frequency application plan,which is acceptable for licensing. For example in coverage measurement Okumura and Hatamodels are described. Some part of current topics can not only be the added to the courses Page 24.712.2related to radio frequency but they can also be studied with courses such as capstone project andethics10,11.Unauthorized use of frequency channels not only risks the privacy of licensed users but alsoendanger the life of

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

Page 24.465.13equivalent or are all degrees of the same value? Obviously there are more inputs into the systemof higher education than number of faculty and there are likely other outputs. This is a verysimple structural model.References[1] Massy, W.F., “Initiatives for Containing the Cost of Higher Education,” Stretching the Higher Education Dollar, American Enterprise Institute: Special Report 1, 2013.[2] Duderstadt, J. J., Engineering for a Changing World, The Millennium Project, The University of Michigan, Available at: http://milproj.dc.unich.edu, 2008.[3] College Board Advocacy and Policy Center, Trends in College Pricing , Trends in Higher Education Series, Available at: http://trends.collegeboard.org, 2012.[4] Gabriele