NDLI: A One-Year Introductory Robotics Curriculum for Computer Science Upperclassmen

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Correll, N. Wing, R. Coleman, D.
Copyright Year	1963
Abstract	This paper describes a one-year introductory robotics course sequence focusing on computational aspects of robotics for third- and fourth-year students. The key challenges this curriculum addresses are scalability, i.e., how to teach a robotics class with a limited amount of hardware to a large audience,student assessment, i.e., how to assess the students' success on robotic design and programming assignments, and depth versus breadth, i.e., how to down-select content from the interdisciplinary field of robotics to computer science students. This is achieved by combining simulation-based laboratory assignments, which can be conducted anywhere and anytime, with compatible hardware devices that allow a seamless transition from simulation to real hardware, and a focus on performance-based assessment with an open-ended final project/competition. Content learning and retention is assessed for a subset of students who successfully went through the proposed curriculum. All class materials as well as hardware-in particular, a low-cost, highly articulated robotic arm developed for teaching advanced robotics concepts-are open-source and available online.
Sponsorship	IEEE Education Society
Starting Page	54
Ending Page	60
Page Count	7
File Size	517307
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189359
Volume Number	56
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Simultaneous localization and mapping Educational robots Computer science Hardware Education educational robots Computer science education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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