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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-642-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773272
