DocumentCode
3202221
Title
Robotics: Its effectiveness as a tool to teach engineering design and computer programming
Author
Ahmed, Beena ; Alsaleh, Karawan
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Program, Texas A&M Univ. at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
fYear
2011
fDate
4-6 April 2011
Firstpage
1018
Lastpage
1021
Abstract
In this paper we will discuss the experience of using simple robotics projects to introduce first year students to engineering. The key learning objectives and tools used to implement them and the evaluation results will be detailed. Evaluation results show that robotics projects are effective in engaging the students and an effective active learning tool.
Keywords
computer science education; control engineering education; design engineering; educational courses; robot programming; teaching; active learning tool; computer programming; engineering design; first year students; key learning objectives; robotics projects; Engineering education; MATLAB; Programming profession; Robot kinematics; Teamwork; engineering design; foundations of engineering; freshmen engineering; programming; robotics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Amman
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-642-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773272
Filename
5773272
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