NDLI: The Making of Engineers: The Robot Challenge

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Jacobs, N.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Taken overall, we've found that about 30% of the students participating were already planning on a career in Engineering - the project reinforces the decision for most of them, though a few find that it is not what they expected. 30% of the students come in with no intention of becoming engineers, and just enjoy the project, learn from it, and have fun. 40% of the students come in with their major undecided, and take the course to help them figure out what they should do. A significant number of these students do decide to become engineers, and these are the students that will tip the balance and help us increase the percentage of students selecting engineering in the future. It is just as important that the project allow a student to find out that he or she is not suited to engineering (and not waste his time and money before switching to another major), as it is to help those who were considering other career pathways, but now discover that Engineering is what really turns them on.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	7
File Size	408312
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424419159
DOI	10.1109/MGDETE.2007.4760365
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-11-09
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Legged locomotion Design engineering Costs Educational robots Engineering profession Service robots Prototypes Project management Educational institutions Robotics and automation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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