Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

prototyping platform. Although the main focus of the labs is onarchitectural design, hardware implementation, and hardware / software verification; eachassignment also involves both a functional correctness as well as an optional performanceoptimization component. Only by analyzing the interactions between the graphics application,middleware, architecture, and logic levels can the performance optimization goal be achieved.Each subsequent challenge builds upon those previous, such that by the end of the semesterstudents will have designed and implemented a fully-functional OpenGL-compliant graphicsprocessor, capable of running significant applications. The course was introduced in the Spring of2011 and the results from the final course project

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Douglass Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Elizabeth Gentry, National Conference of Standards Laboratories International

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

fieldof metrology. The essence of the Navy Metrology and Calibration Program including its vastlaboratory structure are provided as a foundation to illustrate skill sets and disciplines involvedgenerally with metrology. Then, MEC’s partnerships and other activities to educate peopleabout metrology and to inspire students to consider metrology as a career field are presented.Also, specific examples of projects with professional societies and other organizations involvedwith metrology are highlighted and discussed. Included are MEC’s various STEM outreachefforts highlighting metrology that align with DoD’s STEM Outreach Strategic Plan as well aspartnerships developed with local colleges and universities. The intent of the paper will be toprovide a

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Rene Reitsma; Martha Cyr; Nancy Shaw; Michael Mooney; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Paul Klenk

classroomsemploying an inquiry-based approachhave improved attitudes toward bothscience and school as opposed tomore negative attitudes resulting Making and destroying O2 and O3 molecules using gumdropsfrom traditional teaching methods.12, and toothpicks, fifth-grade students conduct an interactive13, 14 Furthermore, Eisenhardt15 ozone depletion model to explore the real-world dynamicsshowed that change in interest results that engineers take into consideration when designing air pollution cleanup methods.in change in achievement.Engineering projects taught in teams provide hands-on, inquiry-based opportunities for learningin a cooperative setting. Baker16

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

application.5.3 Deploy a Windows-based application. • Use setup and deployment projects.5.4 Add assemblies to the Global Assembly Cache. Page 10.1411.85.5 Verify security policies for a deployed application. • Launch a remote application (URL remoting). Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education6. Maintaining and Supporting a Windows-based Application6.1 Optimize the performance of a Windows-based application.6.2 Diagnose and resolve errors and issues.7. Configuring and Securing a Windows

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

courses in termsof importance to the Engineering Management Body of Knowledge. Then, they concluded that “four topics (a) Engineering Economics/Financial Management, (b) Management in TechnicalOrganizations, (c) Project Management, and (d) Operations Research” were important to mostprograms with “two additional topics common to the five to eight positions in both lists: (e)Strategic Management and (f) Organizational Behavior.” Interestingly, Environmental Policyand Sustainable Development were at the bottom of both lists at 28th and 22nd place respectively.This finding suggests that sustainability education was of minor importance for graduateengineering management programs prior to 2007. Some things may have changed. However,there is still an

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

shows what engineering is and what engineers do; students need to see, hear, and do. Courses need to foster curiosity and professionalism in the students.• Responsibility of Students and Faculty Students need to share in the responsibility for their own education and meet well-defined standards and goals. They need to come to class prepared, ready to learn and dynamically interact. Faculty need to mentor students, not spoon feed them. Active, integrative, project- based learning needs to replace passive, lecture-based instruction. There must be an emphasis on inquiry-based learning and preparation for life-long learning.• Fundamental Body of Knowledge There is a common fundamental body of knowledge essential for

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

resources.20 The NASA CiPair Internship Program is a 10-week summer researchinternship program for community college engineering students wherein groups of three to fourstudents work on a research project under the supervision of a university faculty and a graduatestudent mentor. The program has been shown to increase student self-efficacy for success in afour-year institution and interest in pursuing advanced degrees.21 Supplemental instruction (SI) isan academic assistance program that creates a safe environment for students to get theirquestions answered and receive feedback from peers who have been successful in their course.Another academic support program developed to help students develop the study skills necessaryfor college success is the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University; Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Ryne A. Sherman; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic university ; Nicolas A. Brown, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10732Exploring the disconnect between Self Determination Theory (SDT) and theEngineering Classroom EnvironmentDr. Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Khaled Sobhan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. He is the Principal Investigator of a NSF RIGEE grant on student motivation and learning in the classroom environment. He has also led and participated in several Faculty Learning Communities dealing with Inquiry-based and Project-based learning in engineering disciplines. He is the recipient of the award for ”Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching” and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

researcher. He was an Assistant Research Engineer and the Corridor Management Team Leader at Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), where he has worked for four years before joining Virginia Tech. Dr. Abbas conducted sponsored research of more than $720,000 as a principal investigator and more than $750,000 as a key researcher at TTI. After joining Virginia Tech, he has conducted over $2,400,000 worth of funded research, with a credit share of more than $1,750,000. Dr. Abbas is an award recipient of $600,000 of the Federal Highway Administration Exploratory and Advanced Research (FHWA EAR). The objective of the FHWA EAR is to ”research and develop projects that could lead to transformational changes and truly

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

anengineering perspective (within the BS-EET program). The AAS-EET to BS-EET transfertransition is further described in Strangeway et al.15 Although it was not required that the seniorproject was a design project, all BS-EET senior projects were design projects that wereindistinguishable in level and scope from projects completed by traditional BSEE students at thesame institution.Since fall term 2003, 231 students from these AAS-EET programs transferred into the BS-EETprogram at MSOE, 44 are currently attending, six have changed programs to EE, and 147 havegraduated to date. The graduation rate, not counting students currently in the BS-EET programand those who changed programs to EE, is 81 percent. If students who left the program beforegraduation in

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheila Reyes Guerrero, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

International

! 𝐶!!.! −𝑟!! = 0.0745𝐶! 𝐶!Determine the proper order to install both reactors. Figure 3. Decision-making problem example (Adapted from Tiscareño12 for IQ407 and Doherty and Malone17 for IQ412).A final design problem was used to simultaneously assess student attainment of learningoutcomes for both courses, through the synthesis and analysis of the reaction and separationstages in a chemical plant. The final project was assigned for teamwork (groups of three to fourstudents) on the last week of the semester and students had a period of two weeks to developtheir proposal, which they presented as their final exam. The same chemical process, styreneproduction, taken from the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

practice of engineering in such a way thatthere now exists disconnect between engineering education and engineering practice. This disconnect hasresulted in today’s engineering students lacking the key skills needed to be successful engineers [4]. There have been many prominent calls to reduce the distance between engineering education andengineering practice, with perhaps the most notable being from the National Academy of Engineering’sEngineer of 2020 project [5], [6]. As a result, engineering education is starting to change.One key area of change in engineering education is the inclusion of interdisciplinary knowledge andteamwork skills into engineering curricula. According to the National Academy of Engineering, the needto experience

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabeen A. Altaf, Institute of International Education; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #9329Joining Hands: Using Consortia to Efficiently Create Easily Accessible Inter-national Experiences for Engineering StudentsMs. Sabeen A Altaf, Institute of International Education Sabeen Altaf is currently the Senior Program Officer for Science and Technology Programs at the Institute of International Education (IIE). She manages the Whitaker International Program which sends emerging U.S.-based biomedical engineers abroad to study and/or undertake a self-designed research project, along with the Global Engineering Education Exchange (Global E3) Program, a leading international consor- tium for undergraduate

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #8072A Case Study on Advancing Learning in An Upper-Level Engineering CourseDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former chair of the Aerospace Division

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Marie Flynn

class when it was presented to them atthe beginning of the semester. The discussion began with an explanation of the concept of“Green Engineering”. The students were told that they would be part of a semester long study todetermine whether or not the green engineering concepts so enthusiastically embraced byacademics could be successfully transferred to students and internalized by students so that theseconcepts might actually have an impact on industry upon graduation of the students. Thestudents were told how important the concept of green engineering was viewed by suchinfluential agencies as the EPA and about the large number of funded projects that addressed thesingle issue of green engineering. In spite of all this bravado, the predominant

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

engineering is needed. I believe this researchneeds to be grounded in students’ experiences and perceptions, to be based primarily inqualitative research methods, to draw from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and to beinclusive of gender, race, class, and sexuality. The project described in this paper is one smallcontribution to this new phase of research. Why is self-presentation an important topic to study? Many researchers have linked awoman’s outward appearance or “self-presentation,” through clothing styles, makeup, andhairstyles, to others’ perceptions of her competence and success3 - 7. Also, for a woman inengineering, her development of an engineering identity which is consistent with her gender andracial identities is

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Stroud Rossmann; Clive Dym

parameters, and(3) Engineering Clinic projects in the junior and senior years6–8. HMC’s engineering program isunified by the themes that design is the central activity of engineering9; that engineers typicallydesign systems; and that such design requires good models of the physical systems10.Design, clearly an integral part of HMC’s curriculum, “peaks” in Clinic in the junior (3 cr.) andsenior (6 cr.) years6–8. Since Clinic projects often require deep domain knowledge, it isreasonable to ask whether students can carry out in-depth design and development after a broad,general program. Our students can and do, as is evidenced by the willingness of companies topay substantial fees for their HMC Clinic projects. In fact, students do first-rate design

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

a valid assumption. Further, some universitiesoffer little faculty mentoring and the new professor must “sink or swim” his way to success. Toavoid frustration, guidelines are presented to help the new hire avoid “trial-and-error” mistakesand they fall into three general categories: peer networking, teaching skills, and timemanagement. Of these, teaching skills require the greatest attention. The new professor isencouraged to incorporate active learning exercises into his lecture and to integrate cooperativelearning project in the course syllabus. Finally, attending a teaching workshop such as the NETIsponsored by ASEE is a great way to acquire an introduction to effective teaching techniques.IntroductionMuch has been written about a

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivia Dees; Saeed Foroudastan

. The leaves arerich with protein, carbohydrates, and minerals, so it makes terrific fodder for livestock.Sparsely oriented branches and leaves allow lots of light for underlying crops, while itsdeep, confined rooting system ensures compatibility with other plants’ roots. Wind isreduced up to 20-50%, thereby increasing air moisture. Plantings of 40-67 trees per haincrease yield of wheat, corn, cotton, and millet, but not sesame and sweet potato 21. TheInternational Farm Forestry Training Centre has trained hundreds of managers and policymakers from a variety of countries in paulownia intercropping since 1991. “ProfessorZhu’s farm forestry project has planted 900,000 ha with paulownia, bamboo, Chinese fir,and other tree varieties, boosting

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Mente; Marian McCord; Joni Spurlin; H. Troy Nagle; Susan Blanchard

, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 4: Assessment Methods for Objective 2 2. To produce Biomedical Engineers able to communicate effectively with diverse audiences and prepared to work in multidisciplinary teams. After completing the B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, students will be able to: a. Deliver effective oral presentations to multiple audiences, including health care and engineering professionals. (3g) i. Oral presentations of capstone projects made by students in BAE 451 and BAE 452 to an audience that includes health care and engineering professionals. A faculty team has defined a rubric, which

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Riley

Thermo to everyday Life 3 3.4 0.96 4.5 4.3 0.82Group Project (in fall: Design Project) 4 3.9 0.93 4 3.6 0.88Student Instruction on material in chapter 4 3 3.3 0.95 na na naQuality of Exams (overall) (in fall: Quizzes) 3 3.3 0.70 4 4.0 0.82Individual Exam 2.5 2.8 0.98 na na naGroup Exam 4 3.9 0.72 na na naIn-class Concept Tests 3.75 3.3 1.19 4 3.7 0.71Ethics

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh; Kevin Dahm

chemical engineers including pharmaceuticals,bioprocessing and membrane applications. If a large percentage of students that are trained inprocess simulators do not use them, then is integrating process simulation an effective use ofeducational time at the undergraduate level? What issues are brought about when studentsbecome dependent on process simulation results and are not able to perform hand calculationsfor an industry without process simulation?BackgroundProcess simulators are becoming a basic tool in chemical engineering programs. In Seniorlevel design the semester design project typically involves the use of either a commercialsimulator or an academic simulator such as ASPENPLUS, ChemCAD, ChemShare,FLOWTRAN, HYSYS, and PROVISION (PRO/II

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2109: GIRLS EXPERIENCING ENGINEERING: EVOLUTIONAND IMPACT OF A SINGLE-GENDER OUTREACH PROGRAMStephanie S Ivey, University of Memphis Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, is currently involved in several engineering and STEM education projects. She is part of the project team for the NSF funded MemphiSTEP: A STEM Talent Expansion Program (NSF DUE 0756738), where her responsibilities include coordination of the entire project’s mentoring activities, including the peer-mentoring, peer-tutoring, and STEM club mini-grant program. She is leading a project focused on service learning within the Civil Engineering curriculum and a project examining links between learning styles and freshman

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

to change everything and it was a little too much”, so Saul and theprofessor worked together to find a balance. In all, Saul feels that the amount of support he getsfrom his advisor is “right. It‟s perfectly right”, and Saul is empowered to make his own changes,write exams, and develop projects for the students that meet the goals of the class.In summary, most participants report relatively low feelings of autonomy with Saul as anexception. Knowing that beliefs can impact practices, to understand GTA teaching experiences Page 22.757.8we also need to look at how perceived levels of autonomy translate to teaching actions.Autonomy in Decision

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

school to promote teamwork and to help students to begin getting to knoweach other better in a fun and challenging activity. Engineering students in the LLC arescheduled for the same sections of the two engineering classes they take first semester freshmenyear. These class sections tend to be populated predominantly with LLC students. An individualinstructor may or may not be aware of LLC participant status when forming project groups. Oneor two tutors are available Sunday through Thursday, for two hours each night, in the commonarea of the dorm; thus, the engineering students do not even need to leave their dorm to get helpwith their courses. The liaison of the community has meetings several times during the academicyear, providing students the

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

entity.To address this issue it is important to develop training programs that can be a source oftrained maintenance technician for remote experiment facilities. Page 22.1002.4f) Administrative awareness and support: Another major drawback for the remoteexperimentation area is the lack of administrative awareness about the potential of this area.Not many leaders of academic community and administrators in academic institutions realizethe potential of Internet accessible remote laboratories. This is a major limitation for thesustainability issue of this area. In most of the cases, projects on remote laboratories arefunded by national and regional

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

new budget line for providing anexpedient near term solution to the “Gathering Storm” Challenge in the FY 2013 budget. Asuggested budget for Year 1 is $0.88 Billion, increasing to $2.16 B, $3.83B, and $5.80B over afour year period. Year four is a full funding level for an intake of 320,000 Freshmen SEEPstudents nationwide. Future year intake would remain constant at 320,000 students annually andthe projected steady state graduation would be 128,000 additional engineers/computer scientistsannually reached in May 2020. This is an increase of 172.6% over the estimated US productionin 2009 of 74,170 [16]. The program would produce an additional 128,000 engineers (andcomputer scientists) annually by 2020 starting with an increase of about 32,000

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan T Lima Jr., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

Engineering and Mathematics Departments at Michigan Tech, North Dakota State University, and at Minnesota State University, Moor- head. Dr. Oliveira current research interests include optical fiber communication systems, Monte Carlo simulations, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and engineering education. She has au- thored or co-authored 14 archival journal publications and 35 conference contributions. From 2007-2011 Dr. Oliveira is serving as the Michigan Tech project director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium on Renewable Energy funded by FIPSE from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Oliveira is an ABET evaluator, and serve as panelist for NSF projects. Dr. Oliveira has also been

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holli Burgon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1291: THE FIRST-TO-FOURTH FLATLINE: ASSESSING UN-DERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE CAPACITYHolli Burgon, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJ. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield is assistant dean in Undergraduate Programs in Engineering. He advises stu- dents and directs the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, the iFoundry Illinois Engineering First-year Experience, the Learning in Community program, and the Creativity, Innovation, and Vision course suite. He is faculty advisor for Engineers Without Borders and conducts research on what students learn via international service projects and how students learn to enhance creativity. An

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

publicpolicy, the source from which public policy emerges, and the policy making process and theneed for engineers to know how to write public policy. Because of the nature of the problem, thetype of literature review done for the project was thematic. In this review, the major ideas ofdifferent authors who have written about general curricular design, curricular design in publicpolicy for STEM programs, or that have published their course curriculums in public policy andtheir se students are categorized under the umbrella of STEM, were investigated andsummarized21.Definition of Public PolicyIn order to effectively engage in public policy, engineers must understand what public policy is.Tull & Jones 9 established that public policy is the “funding