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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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repair” that, once it was made, restored your power delivery? 5. What equipment in your area presented the greatest challenge to repair and restore? 6. Of the electric infrastructure damage caused by the hurricane, what was primarily due to a. high winds? b. flooding? 7. To what extent did solar panels withstand the hurricane a. when they were located on the ground as “utility scale”? b. when they were located on roofs? 8. To what extent did wind turbines withstand the hurricane?Changes to infrastructure that could avoid, mitigate, and/or speed restoration time: 1. What kinds of changes to generation, delivery and end-use of electric energy do you suggest as beneficial to avoid

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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!1processes. This information is becoming more important to consumers and decision-makers in industry, society, and government worldwide. These performancemeasurements have been achieved through development of metrics and methods toconsider use of energy and other material and resource inputs, as well as outputs such asair and water emissions and releases like wastes. A relatively recent component of thisperformance assessment has included consideration of sustainability, which is oftenbroadly defined as the ability of current generations to meet their needs withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs [1]. Sustainability hasmore colloquially been defined as the interaction of economic, environmental, and socialfactors

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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engineering programs in part due to high capital investments in facilities couldfurther exacerbate this problem of non-competitive markets in a particular region. Accreditationalso presents another barrier to entry for new engineering programs into the region. Potential research into the area of non-competitive markets in engineering educationcould ask the following questions: 1. How do students think about an absence of competition for where they attend university? Does this affect what they study or which engineering discipline they pursue? 2. How do textbook companies exercise market power in their pricing decisions, and how do potentially high learning resource prices affect student decision-making? 3. Generically, how

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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therole...’’. Their practical advice and input are vital to enhancing the quality of the decisions madeat the different levels of the government, to set efficient public policies. Unfortunately, there arevirtually no engineers or scientists participating in policies and decisions related to thesephenomena. Only non-technical-oriented individuals, who do not possess the required expertiseand knowledge, carry out these tasks [1]. Even though some engineer’s members of organization,such as ASCE, work for government organizations and provide advices to policy makers, they arenot involved in policy related decisions [3]. Accordingly, in the seminal report, ‘’Engineering for a Changing World: A Roadmap forthe Future of Engineering Practice

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Xiangyu Zhou, Zhejiang University; Lina Wei, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University

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science andtechnology innovation in Chinese universities, obtain the necessary conditionalvariables and allocation factors, and provide policy Suggestions for thedevelopment of higher education and scientific research in China in the new erathrough empirical research. Therefore, the research question of this paper is: （1）what are the comprehensive factors that affect the performance of scientific andtechnological innovation in universities? （ 2 ） From the perspective of policyformulation, how should universities improve the performance of scientific andtechnological innovation?Firstly, on the basis of literature research, condition variables are listed asreferences. Secondly, resource dependence theory is used to establish a model, anddescriptive

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University

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National Academy ofEngineering entitled “Workshop on Pathways for Engineering Talent.” This workshop wasorganized by the NAE’s Committee on Understanding the Engineering-Education WorkforceContinuum. Attendees included members of the NAE, engineering educators, industryrepresentatives, and public policy fellows. The goal of this workshop was to investigate thecareer paths of four-year engineering graduates and to delve into factors affecting the persistenceof engineering graduates in engineering and other technical fields. Presenters includedeconomists, sociologists, engineering recruiters, university and professional career counselors,and educational researchers. Information from this workshop, including that obtained frombreakout session

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

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include gender in engineering education research, interdisciplinarity, peer review, engineers’ epistemologies, and global engineering education. Page 26.626.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing UnderrepresentationIntroductionDespite over thirty years of research and outreach to recruit and retain female engineeringstudents, women remain significantly underrepresented in engineering.1 While a large amount ofliterature has been generated on gender inequalities in faculty careers, no

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Marie Yeung, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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topics included in the course and recognized the collaborative nature of solving real-worldproblems. The students expressed their increased motivation to learn the class topics that werespecifically framed as problems in a cross-disciplinary context. Overall, the approach used waseffective in introducing the students to the importance and relationship of science and engineeringanalyses when interfaced with contemporary government policy. Recommendations are providedfor future implementation of similar collaborative exercises.IntroductionThe engineering curriculum needs to be broadened by integrating more content from liberal arts,public policy, economics, and other technical and non-technical fields of knowledge [1], [2].Engineering students

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Ellis, Idaho State University; Richard M. Wabrek P.E., Idaho State University

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. “whether the plaintiff’s protected speech was a substantial or motivating factor in the adverse employment action;” 4. “whether the state had an adequate justification for treating the employee differently from other members of the general public; and” 5. “whether the state would have taken the adverse employment action even absent the protected speech.”The courts today often apply this balancing test to evaluate the merits of a freedom of speech case.However, as we will discuss with the next two landmark cases the key issue in this analysis hasbecome the first and second test: (1) whether the plaintiff spoke on a matter of public concern and(2) whether the plaintiff spoke as a private citizen or public employee

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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havecorrected his/her performance as spelled out in the remediation plan, the faculty member couldreceive discipline up to and including dismissal for cause.Table 1: Select UW System Board of Regents Policies Related to Tenure.POLICY NUMBER BRIEF DESCRIPTION 20-9 Provides guidelines for procedures and potential implications for campus-level Post-Tenure Review policies 20-23 Provides general guidelines for faculty tenure that must be followed in the campus-level tenure policies 20-24 Provides procedures that were to be followed at the campus-level if tenured faculty were to be terminated due to

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Salvatore Marsico, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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without violating the “Fair Use” doctrine or the Technology, Education andCopyright Harmonization Act of 2002 [1] (TEACH Act).Copyright act of 1976Congress enacted changes to the previous law of 1909 [2] to “harmonize rules such thatfederalcopyright protection would be granted as soon as the original work is created by theauthor and fixed in a tangible medium of expression” [3]. Whereas “Fair Use” applies to alleducators employed by for-profit or nonprofit institutions the TEACH Act specifically appliesonly to educators of a nonprofit institution. In either case, copyright ownership will alwaysvest in the author or the institution in cases of work-for-hire [4]. Whether the friendlycopyright policy between academe and faculty will survive the post

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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and high-level universities to promote the intensive development of higher education [14].On February 1, 2019, The General Office of the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government issued theImplementation Opinions of the General Office of the Provincial Government on Further Adjustingand Optimizing the Structure and Increasing the Benefits of Using Education Funds, stating that itis required to optimize the structure of higher education expenditures, support the Double First-rateInitiative , and implement the high-level university construction project and characteristic Univer-sity construction [15]. Under the guidance of Jiangsu Provincial Committee of CPC and JiangsuProvincial People’s Government, the Working Committee on Education of Jiangsu

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John R. Reisel P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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EE 301 and CIV 201), thereis generally a step function increase in section enrollment when the number of sections isreduced. While the result is more dramatic for CIV 201 (Statics) and EE 301 (Electrical CircuitsI) as these large enrollment courses declined from 2 sections to 1 section, the impact on studentsmay be greater in a smaller class such as ME 438 (Mechanical Engineering Experimentation)which dropped from 4 sections a semester in the early part of the decade to 2 sections a semesterin the later part. The student experience in a hands-on laboratory course is likely to be impactedmore by larger class sizes than lecture courses.Overall, from Figures 9 and 10 we can get a sense of what impact budget cuts in the second halfof the decade

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

cyber threats, andinfrastructure disasters. There is a calling from articles, reports, and an accreditations [1]–[8] thatthere is a need for public policy to be integrated in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) education as students need to master the technical competencies, but bemindful that one’s work could provide benefits and harm. More importantly, students of STEMfields, who one day will become the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, andmathematicians are important actors in the area of policy as they will fill the holes of STEMexpertise that policymakers lack, assist in the development of policy, and advocate variouscauses [9], [10].In Fall 2019, Chaminade University of Honolulu will be launching

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Ellis, Idaho State University; Richard M. Wabrek P.E., Idaho State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Governance has its roots in the German Universities. Lehrfreiheit, “freedom toteach”, belonged to professors, gave professors autonomy in the classroom, and banned externalcontrols on their research. The first generation of American scholars received their professionaltraining in Germany. They adopted this model when they established the modern researchuniversity in the U.S. at the end of the nineteenth century. There was however one distinctdifference between the universities of Germany and America. German universities wereessentially self-governing while their American counterparts were governed by nineteenth-centuryversions of boards of trustees1.The Shared Faculty Governance model is implemented in a variety of different ways by

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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the skills they have learned. The module takes a flipped classroom/activelearning approach by using short videos to educate students, activities to practice the skillstaught, and incorporates real-world examples such as hydraulic fracturing, drones, and 3Dprinting.The public policy analysis for engineers module was initially a worksheet developed to helpwalk engineering students through the eight steps of University of California-Berkeley ProfessorEmeritus Eugene Bardach’s “A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to MoreEffective Problem Solving.”1 First published in 2000, and now in its 5th edition, “A PracticalGuide” is a short, easy-to-read and understand guide based on the work of well-known publicpolicy intellectual

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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/~newscholars/newscholars/downloads/genderreport.pdf[24] S. Jaschik, “Stopping the clock – without asking,” Inside Higher Education, Aug. 2005.Available: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/08/16/stopping-clock-without-asking[25] S. Gahn and S. Carlson, S. “Breaking the norms: Measuring the Impact of new policies,”presented at The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility, Transforming the Culture in Science &Engineering Conference, Ames, Iowa, USA, Oct. 10, 2008.[26] F. Fukuyama, “Social capital and civil society.” Presented at the IMF Conference onSecond Generation Reforms, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, Oct. 1, 1999.Available: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/seminar/1999/reforms/fukuyama.htm[27] Yoder, B. L. Engineering by the

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology; Huaizhong Shao, Zhejiang University

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130,241 221,227.36Data Source11: Lin, J. 2012. The Whole Cooperation Process Between Universities and Enterpriseson Training Outstanding Engineers．Research in Higher Education of Engineering 03, 7-23. In the official document “Several Opinions from the Ministry of Education on theImplementation of a Plan for Education and Training Outstanding Engineers”(Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education [2011] No. 1), the Ministry ofEducation describes the main objectives of PETOE as “cultivating a large number of 5various types of high-quality engineering and technical personnel with innovativeability for the industry, for the world and for the future to adapt to economic and

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Jerry Schnoor on Rio and Rio+20) – our panelists would welcome this suggestion.Of note: if there is a need to accommodate a larger audience, the session co-authors will work toidentify how to facilitate 'small group break-outs' within the larger venue to achieve a fruitfuldiscussion of objectives (2) and (3), above.Appendix 2. Pre-conference workshop materials included as part of a web site (see:https://aeesp2017sciencediplomacy.wordpress.com). 1. Reviewthefollowingonlineresources,including: a. CareersattheUnitedStatesDepartmentofState i. availableat:https://careers.state.gov b. CareersattheUnitedNations i. availableat:https://careers.un.org/ c. Defining

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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 andtechnology curriculum1. The aim of this paper was to explore a perspective by introducing publicpolicy using a case study approach to undergraduate engineering technology students in theengineering economics course in the College of Technology at Purdue University. The coursewas an introduction to the time value of money and how it relates to capital investments,equipment replacement, production cost, and various engineering technology alternatives. Thesubstantive contribution of this paper will address the following questions: 1) did the studentsunderstand and identify the policy context, 2) how effective was the use of case studies tointroduce the students to policy, and 3) areas of improvement to enhance efficacy of the casestudies

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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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

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University

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enoughknowledge of radio frequency systems and related techniques, they are not familiar with radioregulation and spectrum engineering requirements. Topics such as frequency assignments,allocation, allotment, licensing and etc. are not completely covered. This paper studies usefulfrequency engineering policies for educators and students.Spectrum engineering is the technical skill to solve problems in spectrum management, andincludes privacy of the channel, licensing, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), radioregulation, and spectrum planning1. In order to improve Spectrum Engineering, RF hazards ofEMC and potential safety hazards due to human exposure to RF energy were addressed inprevious publications2,3. However, adding the EMC subject has improved the

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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-5324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es034605h4. Beder, S. (1999). Beyond technicalities: expanding engineering thinking. J. Prof Issues Eng. Educ., 125(1), 12-18.5. Herkert, J. R. (2005). Ways of thinking about and teaching ethical problem solving: microethics and macroethics in engineering. Science and Engineering Ethics, 373-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-005-0006-36. Eusgeld, I., Freiling, F.C., and Reussner, R. (1998).Dependability Metrics (Advanced Lectures). New York. Springer.7. Klubeck, Martin. (2011).Metrics: How to Improve Key Business Results. New York. Apress.8. Simpson, T.W., Poplinski, P.N., Koch, P. N. and Allen, J. K. (2001. Metamodels for Computer-based Engineering Design Survey and Recommendations

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Ali Ghobahi Katamjani, Wichita State University

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) can change the model from VRS to CRS, which isrepresented in the equation (3). The result of the model, Øp, is the efficiency for DMUp. Then (1/Ø), is the technical efficiency for each DMU. The maximum possible technical efficiency scoreis 1 (100%) for each DMU. In VRS, DMUp is considered efficient if the technical efficiency isequal to 1, and all the slacks (Si+, Sr-) are equal to zero [16]. min ∅ s.t. ∅ ∀ ∀ 1 , , 0

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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apprenticeship. The standard qualifications fora general practitioner became those of the Apothecaries and the Surgeons. This meant that aqualification was available to medical schools and encouraged their development in Londonand other cities of the realm. In 1818 Charing Cross Hospital was created as an integratedmedical school and hospital. Armytage [1, p 169] considers the 1815 statute to have been oneof the most significant of the century. The implications for engineering were certainlyprofound because a precedent was established whereby persons seeking to establishthemselves as a profession could seek a charter that would enable them to licence those theyexamined who were successful independently of the universities.1.3. Although University

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Charles James Larkin, Trinity College Dublin; Shaen Corbet, Dublin City University

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endowment holder.In summary, education from ages 1-20 is provided 100% by the state. Upper secondaryeducation and the first 2 years of undergraduate students are redesigned to better dovetail intoeach other. More advanced education (i.e. a BA or BSc) takes place by triggering an option,called for example “Specialization 1”. Advanced technical education in a specialization, suchas fully accredited engineering degrees takes place in stage 2 while medical and legaleducation (MD, JD, BL) takes place in stage 3 and so forth outward. The stages are designedto be discreet units so the application of barrier options can be used to go up or down thenational qualifications framework. This structure also offers options for certificate courses orvocational

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology

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each other as well as the changing period where the globaleconomic pattern will change profoundly along with the rise and fall of regional economicpowers [1]. The “superposition of the three periods” provides an important strategicopportunity for the accelerating development, transformation and upgrading of themanufacturing industry. From 2011 to 2013, the US has successively announced the launch ofAdvanced Manufacturing Partnership, A National Strategic Plan for AdvancedManufacturing and National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. In 2013, Germanreleased Recommendations for Implementing the Strategic Initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0. Later,Japan released White Paper on Manufacturing Industry in 2014; Britain released the strategyof Made in UK 2015

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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(and rarely teaches engineering and technology at all). Thus, a new generation of engineers cannot be taken for granted [1].At least a two-fold message is clear from this report [1], namely: 1) engineers and the professionof engineering lack visibility, relevance, and influence among the public (a topic that will bediscussed in this manuscript); and 2) the pipeline of future engineers is in danger (a topic beyondthe scope of this current manuscript). The report [1] goes on to explain that despite theinvestment of millions of dollars annually to promote the public understanding of engineering,there is little evidence that these activities have borne fruit.In 2008, the NAE published a follow-up report, “Changing the Conversation

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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for an Associate’s degree in engineering was purposefully selected for severalreasons. First, the curricula for this degree is readily understood by the engineering educationcommunity. Second, the example may be informative to the general public contemplating thepursuit of such a degree. Third, there is a diversity of course and other offerings that might beused to satisfy degree requirements. Fourth, there is a diversity of educational and careerpathways that such a degree may create. While engineering is the focus of this paper, the modelis extensible to other degrees and, more generally, to different careers requiring a diversity ofhuman capital.Part 1 – Credentialing & Certification: A resume or curriculum vita provides a snapshot or