Policy and Practices

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Revision as of 19:58, 12 August 2014


UNDER CONSTRUCTION

What is "Policy & Practices"?

"Policy & Practices is the study of how your work affects the world, and how the world affects your work."

— Peter Carr, Director of Judging

(Note: difference between P&P track and P&P component of all projects)

Suggested Topic Areas

Assessing Your Project

Risk Assessment

How might your project affect the health of humans or the environment? If it is a Health & Medicine project, will it be safe for patients, and will it have side effects? If it is an Environment project, will it affect biodiversity?

Consult with experts and consider the potential risks of your project. Think about how to address and minimize those risks.

Feasibility Assessment

Consider the economics of your project. How does it compare to competing technologies and methods for accomplishing the same goal? Is it possible to manufacture and sell your product at a price that your users are willing to pay? Who might lose their job -- or gain a new job -- as a result of your project?

End-User Considerations

How will people actually use your project? How will it be delivered (as a pill, as an environmental monitoring station, as a garden spray, as an industrial/factory process)? What should it cost? How quickly must it operate? How should users safely dispose of your product, once they are finished using it?

Approach some potential end-users of your project and find out about their daily lives. Examine how your project might fit into their daily routines, or how it might change their daily routines.

Helping the Practice of Science and Engineering

Safety

Security

Philosophy

Public Engagement

Education

Public Outreach & Dialogue

Ethics

Exemplary Past Projects

Exemplary Past Projects

Tips & Tricks

Where can I start?

Seeking Expert Consultations

Who is the Policy & Practices Track Committee?

  • Megan Palmer (co-chair)
  • Emma Frow (co-chair)
  • Laura Adam
  • Nancy Burgess
  • Jane Calvert
  • Linda Kahl
  • Todd Kuiken
  • David Lloyd
  • Ken Oye
  • Piers Millet
  • Samuel Yu
  • Scott Edmunds
  • Tim Trevan
  • (others TBA)


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