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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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disagree; 5: strongly agree) and two open-endedquestions. The survey questions were designed to examine the impact of the curricular interventiondescribed herein on enhancing the students’ a) level of understanding of the course content and itsreal-world applications, b) motivation to learn about the implications of contemporary policydecisions from science, engineering, economic, and environmental perspectives, and c)recognition of the importance of cross-disciplinary interactions in solving real-world problems.Results and DiscussionThe multidisciplinary curricular intervention impacted 134 students in the computer applicationsclass (CE 251) and 116 students in the microbiology class (MCRO 224) over the period of twoacademic quarters. These

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

efficiency offers a promising outlet toachieve the desired integration. To encourage students with varied interests, however, anyprogram must have a broad base that fuses a variety of engineering science topics with relevantpolicy considerations.5 Engineering Design and Public Policy Programs at The University of VirginiaThe University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) recognizes theneed to introduce engineering students to policy applications for their technical backgrounds. Inresponse, programs now provide relevant and interdisciplinary academic environments and real-world, hands-on experiences both at the university and in Washington, D.C.5.1 Science and Technology Policy MinorThe UVa SEAS created a minor in science

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

itslicensing and make a secure frequency spectrum. However spectrum monitoring is veryexpensive, and solving the radio frequency attacks and interferences need case by case attentionand they are time consuming. In the recent world there is at least one wireless device in everyhome, but it does not mean that everybody needs to get a frequency license. Only those whowant to start new applications in radio frequency domain or expand current applications need tolearn basics of frequency regulation and licensing. In this paper we focus on those students whotake courses such as wireless communication, communication systems or antenna design, aspotential group who may become frequency users.However, national and international regulations have an impact on

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

estimated at 84 mmbd in 2004 by the EIA.10 Hirsch, Robert L., Bezdek, R. H., and Wendling, R. M. Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts,Mitigation and Risk Management. DOE NETL. February 2005.11 Schlesinger, James. “The Theology of Global Warming,” The Wall Street Journal, 8 August, 2005, pageA10.12 References include: (a) van der Heijden, Kees. The Sixth Sense, Wiley 2002; and (b) Schwartz, Peter. TheArt of the Long View, Currency-Doubleday, 1996.13 References include: (a) Amram, Martha and Nalin Kulatilaka. Real Options. Harvard Business SchoolPress, 1999; and (b) Trigeorgis, Lenos. Real Options. MIT Press, 2000.14 Wueste, op. cit.15 New York Times, “New Strategy Vindicates Ex-Army Chief Shinseki” 12 January, 2007, OnlineEdition.16

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

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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

hands-on experience. While homeowners, businesses, farmers,schools and municipalities have benefited from the collective experience of the clean energyprogram, the participating students, including the lead author on this paper, are preparing for themodern practice of engineering. This paper will present the societal and pedagogical benefits ofthe project.IntroductionRowan University’s project-oriented curriculum allows students the opportunity to developabilities related to the ABET A-K criteria throughout their engineering studies. The hallmark ofthe curriculum is the Engineering Clinic sequence1,2, which allow students to apply technicalcontent they learn in class to real-world applications. The clean energy program (CEP),discussed herein

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 I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Subramanian Natarajan, Texas Tech University; Chinweike I Eseonu, Texas Tech University; David A. Wyrick PE, PEM, Texas Tech University

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Engineering and Public Policy

with an outside organization. Thecurriculum can be altered such that senior design projects are geared towards applyingsustainability to students’ area of study. This will result in developing integrated andinterdisciplinary approach towards sustainability. Students applying the concepts of Page 25.579.4sustainability in real world will improve their outlook when they become entrepreneurs. Courseson Environmental Management Systems (EMS) will help improve student expertise onsustainable management. EMS such as the ISO 14001 can be applied to a variety of industries asit provides general guidelines and metrics to implement and measure

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

Katrina is avery rich event for a case study for engineering and public policy in the future. The two coursesare described below.EGEE 110: Safety science for the rest of your life is a survey of applications and technologiesassociated with safety in our every day life with associated review of scientific principles andeconomic, social and political impacts. It is offered as a general science course in the Departmentof Energy And Geo-Environmental Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.The students did an incident investigation/ critical analysis of what went wrong with both theemergency planning and preparedness and with the actual response (semester long project).ED&G 100: Introduction to engineering design is a project

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Roper, George Mason University

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Engineering and Public Policy

was very pleased with theeffort and the students felt they got more value out of the course with are real world projectwhich represented 30% of their grade. The paper describes the process used in the project, anassessment of its effectiveness and the specific recommendation outcomes.Key Words: Smart growth, urban redevelopment, green tourism, class projectScope and Description of Course:This course addresses polices, concepts, practices, and tools for smart growth sustainable urbanplanning and provides an understanding for how to apply these to urban communities. Thesustainable urban development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs whilepreserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering and Public Policy

be constantlyupdated in real-time to inform each individual’s understanding of changing market dynamics andso plan their own strategy for maximizing their own human potential.DiscussionDiscussion of Motivation: It has been said that change is constant, but there is likely anincreasing rate of change that is enabled by the application of increased technological and humancapital. Accordingly, we foresee that current societal pressures related to income inequality andaffordability of higher education will continue if not increase. The objective of the proposedmodel is to alleviate these pressures by realizing human potential to raise the salary floor muchlike “a rising tide raising all boats.” The raising of salaries would occur by better

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

Page 14.449.3engineers are creative team players rather than relying on a prior negative stereotype of a loneengineer working on an abstract project with few discernable real-world applications. Related toavailability, using the representativeness heuristic involves judging both whether an exampleaccurately represents its group and whether the choice of example appears random [5]. Forexample, portraying engineers as intelligent, hard-working, and creative in several situations willmake that portrayal represent engineers in the minds of the viewers.Examples of Television Shows Featuring EngineersEngineers and engineering have been featured in some reality or narrative television shows. Thereality shows include Design Squad on PBS, which

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Amber C. Spolarich, North Carolina State University

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interesting. The provision of real-life relevanceto the material and the variation of activities, as incorporated in the research-based modules,have been shown to aid in the retention of student motivation. Educators world-wide can benefitfrom the use of this instrument to gauge student motivation. It would be particularly useful foreducators interested in implementing a new format of curriculum: the instrument provides validevidence that the RET program’s research-based Legacy Cycle curriculum has positivelyaffected student learning. In addition, curriculum developers or textbook publishers can utilizethis instrument to arrange textbook information in a way that would suit the format of research-based questions with real-life relevance. Evidently

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

. !9[8] C. Leachman and C. Pezeshki, “What’s Standard? Industry Application versus University Education of Engineering Standards,” Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Conference, Seattle Washington, June 14-17, 2015, 13 pages.[9] J. Olshefsky, “Standards Education: Bridging the Gap Between Classroom Learning and Real World Applications,” Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, June 20-23, 2010, 9 pages. !101. Which of the following are examples of life cycle thinking? Considering if battery powered vehicles can improve air quality compared to regular vehicles. Producing a pencil Burning gasoline in an

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

. Her research focuses on plastics processing, particularly at the micro and nanoscales and their application to high-rate nanomanufacturing. Page 11.548.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering and Public Policy at the Nanoscale: An Interdisciplinary Graduate CourseAbstractThe excitement and promise of nanotechnology provides a unique opportunity to increase publicawareness of the critical importance of science and technology to society in general and tostudents in particular. Nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing will require a more diversetechnical education of the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

market-research firm, were selected to testa number of messages designed to encourage coordinated, consistent, effectivecommunication by the engineering community to a variety of audiences, including schoolchildren, their parents, teachers, and counselors, about the role, importance, and careerpotential of engineering.1Through the use of focus groups and surveys, the NAE study committee proposed fivedifferent messages: 1. Engineers make a world of difference 2. Engineers are creative problem-solvers 3. Engineers help shape the future 4. Engineering is essential to our health, happiness, and safety 5. Engineers connect science to the real worldIn addition to the proposed messages, seven “taglines” were recommended as

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Paul Newton, The Boeing Company; Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company; George Backus, Sandia National Labs; Barry McPherson, Boeing - Learning, Training & Development

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Engineering and Public Policy

2 personFigure 5: Replication, via simulation, of History and Desired future from Figure 1Scientists graduating from the USA educational system” and “prosperity fraction budgeted forSE enterprise.” Group thinking on whether and how to endogenize such parameters requires thegroup to ask what causes the parameters to change in the real world. This is an important part of Page 13.1262.10expanding the boundary of a dynamic hypothesis that creates conversations that improveunderstanding and collaboration among stakeholder groups.CaveatsSome people may read this paper as recommending that we

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering and Public Policy

teaching sustainability in an engineering curriculum is to foster civicresponsibility and develop informed citizens who are responsible to their professions,communities, posterity and to the world. This paper involves a guided student study ofsustainability in engineering. Essentially students began to investigate how we as engineersutilize and implement existing research and products into delivery to the customer particularly interms of green engineering. Due to rising costs in energy, engineering services delivered need tobe self sustaining whether new or reconstructed.The course provided the students the ability to investigate and document green constructionpractices and its impact on sustainability in real world applications. This papers

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Engineering and Public Policy

and methods of reliability engineering
Florida14 Engineering Special Emphasis: 
 • Understanding of basic principles, rather than “cook book” use of tables or handbooks • Application to system requirements, design, manufacturing, and testing, with real-world examples from instructor’s 30 years of work experience in industry and governmentRecommendations The authors have demonstrated that the credit recommendation process for both coursesand occupations undergoes a rigorous evaluation process. The challenge facing colleges anduniversities, engineering colleges

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

techniques. Sage Publications, Inc.[17]. Gray, D. E. (2013). Doing research in the real world. Sage.[18]. Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook. sage.[19]. Merriam, S. B. (2009). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.[20]. Maslow, A., & Lewis, K. J. (1987). Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Salenger Incorporated, 14, 987.[21]. Alderfer, C. P. (1977). A critique of Salancik and Pfeffer's examination of need-satisfaction theories. Administrative Science Quarterly, 658-669.[22]. Eccles, J. S., & Wigfield, A. (2002). Motivational beliefs, values, and goals. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 109–132[23]. Anderson, J. R. (1982

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Kenneth Nichols, University of Maine

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Engineering and Public Policy

other’s professional position– and we, as educators who tend to confine ourselves and our students to narrow hardly-real-world disciplines, contribute to the inter-professional communication challenge. Exposingstudents to a professional perspective other than their own makes future collaborationspotentially more productive for the engineers and administrators involved and more effective foraddressing the public’s needs.References1. Appleby, Paul H. (1949) Policy and Administration. University of Alabama Press.2. Pool, Robert (1997) Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology. Oxford University Press.3. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). (2005) report Card, http://www.asce.org/reportcard (Dec. 2005)4. “Design Flaw Said to Have Cause

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education, (c) cultivate a world-class STEM workforce, (d) expand students’scientific literacy, and (e) promote research that advances the frontiers of knowledge in STEMmiddle and high school education.Introduction Engineers and scientist utilize the principles and theories of science and mathematics todesign, test, and manufacture products that are important to the future of a nation’s citizenry.With the exception of biological sciences, however, the percentage of college students seekingdegrees in math, science and engineering disciplines has been declining for the past two decades.Furthermore, fewer potential engineering majors are completing rigorous college preparatoryprograms and graduating in the top quarter of their high schools. This

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering and Public Policy

of education [31] since personaldevelopment also addresses “being”, “agency” and “identity”; terms which are also oftenconfused. Without wanting to become someone else (ambition and or identity) there is nopurpose to the pursuit of knowledge and skill. “Becoming” is how we gain the experiencefrom which wisdom as it is commonly understood is derived through self-reflection. 2Academic courses tend to emphasise knowledge at the expense of as skill and rarely directlyaddress being [31].Yet knowledge, skill, and a sense of identity and agency are of little use in a world in whichrapid changes give knowledge and skill finite lifetimes. Thus a more important question maybe how does an educational organization ensure that graduating students are

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Jie Zhou, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Dyah A. Hening; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University

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Engineering and Public Policy

science related engineers, biological scientists, physicists, mathematicians,chemists, astronomy related scientists, food related technicians. It focuses more on the practicaland applicable job titles, such as chemical engineer, civil engineer, materials engineers, andelectrical engineers. The natural sciences related disciplines also have a high frequency of beingdefined as STEM fields.For the different definitions in educational and occupations world, the reason is the differentperspectives in the two different groups. Educational organization definitions are from scholars’research, universities’ programs, reports from NSF, and other research institutes. They focusmore on the theory study and research, for which the mathematics, natural

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

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

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the following using a 5-pointunderstanding of likert scale (Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree)engineering Add additional descriptive text saying that there is no right orprofession wrong answer; we just want their opinion of how they feel about engineering.  Engineers work on things that change the world.  Engineers are professional problem solvers.  Engineers make a big salary

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky

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Engineering and Public Policy

innovation diffusion model. These theories were selected basedupon their current use in policy analysis and research, their advanced level of developmentcompared to other policy theories, and the applicability of the theories to power public policy.A brief description of each theory quoted3 from Chapter 1 of Theories of the Policy Process, 2ndEdition is offered next. Institutional Rational Choice: “Institutional rational choice is a family of framework focusing on how institutional rules alter the behavior of intendedly rational individuals motivated by material self-interest. Although much of the literature on institutional rational choice focuses on rather specific sets of institutions, such as the relationships between

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Engineering and Public Policy

sought funding through Congress for projects. After approval,the project engineers’ only responsibility was to see the project through to completion; noinput from the community was needed and social effects of the project did not need to beconsidered to make decisions 4. Under this method of decision making, a large publicworks program came into being and the United States designed and built some of themost spectacular dams, bridges, and highways the world had ever seen. The scope ofthese projects was often very large and sometimes required the aggressive arguing forfunds from government agencies. Once the project was approved; however, the generalpublic had no say in how project planning and design took place. With the passage ofNEPA in 1970