Title :
Hard lessons learned using hardware-oriented capstone projects
Author :
Campbell, Scott ; Sobel, Ann
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Syst. Anal., Miami Univ., Oxford, OH, USA
Abstract :
The details of two software engineering capstone experiences with event-driven, real-time programming for robots are presented. These experiences emphasize the problems that can occur when students are thrust into unfamiliar and non-traditional environments. Despite mixed results, most student teams appreciated working with such an open-ended project.
Keywords :
computer science education; control engineering education; educational courses; robot programming; software engineering; hardware-oriented capstone projects; open-ended project; robot real-time programming; software engineering capstone; Computer architecture; Computer science; Educational robots; Engineering education; Programming profession; Project management; Robot control; Robot programming; Robot sensing systems; Software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2003. FIE 2003 33rd Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7961-6
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2003.1264756
