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

AC 2010-2228: GREEN TOURISM PROJECT AS PART OF SMART URBANGROWTH CLASSWilliam Roper, George Mason University Dr. Roper is a professor at George Mason University. He is a Founding Director & President of Rivers of the World Foundation and a Sr. Advisor to the consulting firm of Dawson & Associates. He joined George Mason after serving as Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. During that time he also served as Sr. Science and Technology Advisor to the NGA. Prior to this position he was the director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, VA and earlier Dir. of the Corps of Engineers world-wide civil

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-897: POWER PLANT PROPOSAL AND FEASIBILITY: A STUDENTPROJECT FOR A THERMODYNAMICS COURSECarl Fayerweather, University of Toledo Carl is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering.Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo Dr. Cioc is a visiting professor of Mechancial Engineering.Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo Dr. Oliver is undergraduate director of the mechanical engineering program at the University of Toledo. He is also an attorney. Page 11.1001.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Power Plant Proposal and Feasibility: A Student Project for a Thermodynamics

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

2006-1838: KATRINA IN THE CLASSROOM: ENGINEERING AND PUBLICPOLICY THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGJoel Haight, Pennsylvania State University JJoel M. Haight, Ph.D., P.E., CIH, CSP was appointed in January 2000 as an Assistant Professor in Penn State University’s Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, both from Auburn University. Dr. Haight worked as a safety engineer for the Chevron Corporation for 18 years prior to joining the faculty at Penn State. In addition to human error research, Dr. Haight also does research in the areas of safety program effectiveness and leading

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #6462Implementation of a Risk Management Program to Address Public Policy Is-sues in Mega ProjectsProf. Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Professor Andrew Bates is an experienced senior construction manager with a proven ability to plan, di- rect and complete construction and engineering projects safely, on time and within budget. His ability to communicate, motivate people and devise successful action plans in both small and large organizations has allowed him to thrive in high stress, fast-paced work environments requiring multi-tasking and im- mediate decision making skills. Since

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

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

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Dunn, Environmental Protection Agency

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering course through a course project that focused on mobile sourceemissions. Six of the eight students enrolled in the course were third and fourth year mechanicalengineering students. Two graduate students from other engineering schools were also enrolled. To formulate my ideas for the project, I collaborated with staff at the City of ChicagoDepartment of the Environment, the Region 5 EPA office, and EPA headquarters. The resultingproject had two elements. Both originally focused on Pilsen, a Chicago neighborhood that isboth a trucking hub and a population center for working class families. As part of the firstelement, students assumed the role of fleet managers of small trucking firms in Pilsen seeking tojoin EPA’s SmartWay Transport

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

. Teetor Educational Award. Dr. Reisel is a member of ASEE, ASME, SAE, and the Combustion Institute. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1994. Page 12.1405.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY POLICIES BY UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSAbstractThis paper describes the incorporation of a project involving the development of energy policiesby students in a senior-level

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

administration and civil engineering fields are alwaysworking together in practice. Public administration professionals are decision makers whoprovide the long-term plan and vision for development within federal, state, and local levels. Asdecision makers, these professionals decide which projects are viable. Engineering professionalsdesign, analyze, and execute planned projects. These professionals take the vision to a realitythat ultimately the public uses and the public administration professional needs to maintain. Though public administration and engineering professionals work together, they oftenmisunderstand one another’s roles. The public administration professional works within a publicpolicymaking process and regulatory sphere that

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

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Engineering and Public Policy

Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues in Engineering EducationEngineers play central design and policy roles globally in infrastructure and construction projects-- in transportation, power generation, irrigation, mining and other sectors. Particularly indeveloping countries, this may thrust them into violent conflict situations arising fromgeopolitical disputes, rival claims over resources, unequal distribution of benefits and costs, orpower struggles. Conflicts among communities, peoples, and nations can arise from manycauses. Engineering programs and projects may themselves be among the problems at issue.Where efforts to bring about peaceful

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

AC 2011-766: TRAINING CIVIL ENGINEERS TO COMMUNICATE EF-FECTIVELYMaria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah Department of Communication PhD Student CLEAR Consultant for University of Utah School of Engi- neering Page 22.1539.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Training Civil Engineers to Communicate Effectively in the Public Participation Processintroduction Civil engineers are responsible for designing many of the public works projectssponsored by local, state, and federal agencies. They make sure all technical requirementsof the project are

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

University. She excels at leading cross-functional projects, and on MEERCat, she drives the Center’s overall strategy, operations, and research-to-practice initiatives. At Purdue, Angela’s passionate about driving change in the School of Mechanical Engineering and making the experience even better for future students.David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette David Evenhouse is a Graduate Student and Research Assistant in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. He graduated from Calvin College in the Spring of 2015 with a B.S.E. concentrating in Mechanical Engineering. Experiences during his undergraduate years included a semester in Spain, taking classes at the Universidad de Oviedo and the Escuela

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

and stipends, as well as summer salary forundergraduate students. Services rendered have included hosting symposia, wind and solarresource evaluation, energy audits, participation in grassroots efforts, as well as websitemaintenance. The strong belief that this program provides valuable services to the communityhas led to outstanding efforts on the part of the students.The clean energy projects have been an excellent way to address many of the ABET A-Kcriteria. These team-based, multidisciplinary projects have been especially effective at drivinghome the importance of environmentalism and the need for engineers to be leaders andcommunicators during policy discussions. The projects also reinforce and expand on coreacademic subjects through

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-1046: PUBLIC POLICY AND ENGINEERING DESIGN: A CREATIVEPARTNERSHIP IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAlison Tramba, University of Virginia Alison Tramba is an undergraduate student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. She plans to graduate in May, 2007, with a double major in Systems Engineering and American Studies. An internship in Washington, DC, research at UVA, and participation in interdisciplinary projects with the School of Architecture have motivated her to pursue a career in policy regarding housing and infrastructure provisions. Alison is also a two-term representative to the university's Honor Committee.Edmund Russell, University of Virginia

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Nathan Vizzi, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Wind Working Group for SmallWind and Terrestrial Applications2. The project has enabled the students to learn first hand howpublic policy impacts the expansion of the green power market (specifically wind energy) inspecific municipalities. As part of their project-based learning experience in the clinic3-4 thestudent team has documented that a wide range of public policy positions, embodied in localzoning ordinances, will directly affect how many customers will pursue wind energy as apotential option for generating their own electric power. The New Jersey Clean Energy Program5provides some of the most lucrative rebates for renewable energy system installation in thenation and represents an embodiment of the State’s policy commitment to become

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #15411Connectivity at RIT - Developing & Delivering an Effective Professional De-velopment Workshop Series for Women Faculty in STEMProf. Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Dell is an associate professor in the Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology department at RIT. She serves as the Faculty Associate to the Provost for Women Faculty and is co-PI for RIT’s NSF ADVANCE project. Her research interests include: characterization of biodegradable plastics and environmental consideration in materials selection for production design, the impact of technology paired

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 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

NSF Advance-PLAN projectdesigned to address gender equity through policy change on a statewide level. The project isbased on the model of change that identifies effective change as a top-down policy drivenapproach through a central authority, in this case, a statewide board of regents that oversees allpublic universities. The model for top-down change is particularly suited to a small, rural statewhere a) n-values for gender related statistics at any institution may not be statisticallysignificant b) institutional relations allow for cross-state cooperation and c) size of theinstitutions allows for timely implementation and assessment of policies. In addition,intercollegiate cooperation allows for provosts of all six institutions to serve as

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Engineering and Public Policy

used in the course include assigned chapters from a generic public policy text, PublicPolicy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives,1 and a reader of current events known as TakingSides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Science, Technology, and Society2. In addition,there are several additional readings which are either provided by the instructor, or students aredirected to the online copy of a journal article. The students are also required to find somereadings on their own for the assigned projects to improve their information literacy skills asthey relate to engineering public policy issues.As a sophomore-level course at a liberal arts college, the emphasis is to introduce students to thetheoretical aspects of engineering public

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #16932Into the Light: Diffusing Ccontroversy and Increasing Transparency in theFaculty Salary Equity Study ProcessDr. Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Dr. Carol Marchetti is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches introductory and advanced undergraduate statistics courses and conducts research in statis- tics education, deaf education, and team work. She is a co-PI on RIT’s NSF ADVANCE IT project, Connect@RIT, and leads grant activities in the Human Resources strategic approach area.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester

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

has worked with small companies on process improvement projects. Beginning in the summer of 2012, Dr. Wyrick will assume the position of Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri- Rolla in Engineering Management, M.S.E.M. from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming. Dr. Wyrick is a licensed professional engineer and is a certified Professional Engineering Manager. He has been active with ASME since joining as a student in 1977, serving as Secretary and President of the Alaska Section, on the board of the Management Division, and founding

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

Center in the College of Engineering at Iowa State Uni- versity I work with faculty, undergraduate and graduate students as well as diverse power industries to develop research projects of common interest. The Center started in 1963, and strong collaborations among faculty and industry have been key to our success. Members of the EPRC include Investor Owned Utilities, Municipal Utilities, Rural Electric Cooperatives and an ISO. Prior to joining Iowa State Uni- versity in 2014 I worked for 14 years with Iowa municipal electric, gas and water utilities through the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU). The goal was to manage risk and increase long term sustainability through wide-ranging projects ranging from

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

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

Conference Session

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

pointers to web sites summarizing the participating Revise   Implement   research projects one month before the start of the program. The 5-week summer program commenced Examine   with a 2-day teacher orientation. Besides working together in the labs, the teachers and Ph.D. students Figure 1: Lesson Study Cycle mentors met weekly to review, network, compare experiences, address issues, and to engage in collaborative lesson study and curriculum planning.Weekly time was allotted for helping the teachers to develop best practice pedagogy towardsteaching

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

asmajor research and development personnel in scientific and technologicalinnovation activities. Therefore, this paper selects the number of graduate studentsstudying as an index to measure the input of scientific and technological manpower.1.3 Academic resource1.3.1 Funding projectThe National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) annual reports showthat capital spending for higher education represents the overwhelming share of alleducation capital projects. According to NASBO, higher education capitalexpenditures include new construction, land purchases, infrastructure projects,major repairs and improvements, and the acquisition of major equipment andexisting structures.[14] These funds are considered separate from general

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

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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Engineering and Public Policy

Engineering Division of ASEE.Dr. Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Yesiller is the Director of the Global Waste Research Institute (GWRI) at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Incorporating Contemporary Policy Issues in Science and Engineering CurriculaAbstractA curriculum development project was implemented to provide classroom-to-classroominteractions between a civil engineering computer programming class and a microbiology class toincorporate a contemporary policy issue into science and engineering curriculum at theundergraduate level. Both courses are

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

Economicsand Public Policy. As part of this new course undergraduate and graduate students fromelectrical, mechanical, biosystems, mining and civil engineering receive training in public policytheories including institutional rational choice, multiple stream framework, punctuated-equilibrium, and innovation-diffusion. The instructors present these theories as a means tostructure the public policy process in a manner that would be familiar to engineers. The studentswere then asked to use the public policy theories in engineering decision making in homework,exam, and term project problems related to electric market regulation, renewable energy, nuclearenergy, and generation selection decisions. The public policy theories allowed the student astructured

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tehri Parker, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Engineering and Public Policy

-profit organizations, universities, and industry partners are working as partners tobuild solar training capacity. Each group brings its own viewpoint and perspective that Page 22.1311.4enhances the overall capabilities of the team.Midwestern Solar Workforce Training The Midwest Solar Workforce Training Network (MSTN) has accomplished quite a bit inits first year of existence. The first key deliverable was the creation of a website that is used as aplatform for sharing information about the project. http://www.midwestsolartraining.org/ is ahub for information about educational opportunities and all things solar in the Midwest. A homeon

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering and Public Policy

for PETOE at TianjinUniversity, which marked the beginning of the project. At that meeting, a total of 61Chinese universities were selected as pilot universities for PETOE. In 2011, another133 universities were selected. By 2013, the number of students participating in PETOEhad reached 130,241, and the funding reached 221,227.36 million RMB9. The goal ofthe project is that by 2020, 10% of all the engineering undergraduates in the countrywill be part of the program, and 50% of engineering program graduate students will bein the program10. Table 1: the number of students and funds of the project according to various types of universities University type the number of colleges and the

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

previous workshops that have explored the representations ofengineers and engineering in films and television in order to advance the implementation of a“prime-time” commercial television series that highlights the positive roles of engineers inmodern society. A key first step was to have a committee plan and convene a forum whereinexperienced producers, writers, and directors devoted one and one-half days in November, 2008,to discussion of key questions which will determine the viability of attaining an engineering-focused narrative television series. This project builds upon social constructivism and cultivationtheory to offer the hypothesis that those who view positive television and/or movie images ofengineers are more likely to believe that