Garcia, J. M., & Homkes, R., & Carnes, M. T., & Taylor, K. D. (2015, June), Lessons Learned from Team-­Teaching a PBL Robotics Course with Multi-­disciplinary Instructors and Students  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24423

\bibitem{asee_peer_24423}
  Garcia, J. M., \& Homkes, R., \& Carnes, M. T., \& Taylor, K. D. (2015, June), \emph{Lessons Learned from Team-­Teaching a PBL Robotics Course with Multi-­disciplinary Instructors and Students}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24423

Jose M. Garcia, Rick Homkes, Mark T. Carnes, and Kevin D. Taylor.  "Lessons Learned from Team-­Teaching a PBL Robotics Course with Multi-­disciplinary Instructors and Students".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24423 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24423}
  Jose M. Garcia, Rick Homkes, Mark T. Carnes, and Kevin D. Taylor.
  "Lessons Learned from Team-­Teaching a PBL Robotics Course with Multi-­disciplinary Instructors and Students".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24423 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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AB  - Lessons  learned  from  team-­‐teaching  a  PBL  robotics  course  with  multi-­‐disciplinary  instructors  and  students.      A  group  of  nine  upper  classmen  undergraduate  technology  students  were  enrolled  in  a  Design  of  Robotic  Systems  class  in  the  fall  of  2014.  This  class  was  co-­‐taught  by  professors  from  the  mechanical  engineering  technology  (MET),  electrical  engineering  technology  (EET)  and  the  computer  and  information  technology  (CIT)  programs  at  X  University.      The  goal  of  this  paper  is  to  document  the  activities  carried  out  during  the  semester  the  class  was  taught  and  present  the  lessons  learned  from  teaching  students  with  the  diverse  backgrounds  in  MET,  EET  and  CIT.    The  objective  of  the  course  was  to  provide  a  project  based  learning  (PBL)  experience  to  the  students  taking  the  class.    In  the  class  the  students  were  tasked  to  specify  and  design  sub-­‐systems  for  prototype  robots.  During  the  semester,  the  students  attended  lectures  and  labs  that  were  heavily  focused  on  hands-­‐on  activities  relevant  to  design  of  those  sub-­‐systems.  Interdisciplinary  student  teams  were  introduced  early  in  the  semester  so  that  the  requirements  specification  and  design  processes  would  have  multiple  views.      The  initial  portion  of  the  course  focused  on  topics  related  to  team  management,  the  design  process  and  modeling  and  visualization  of  parts  and  systems.  The  second  part  of  the  course  was  centered  on  specific  technical  aspects  for  the  design  of  robotic  systems.  These  topics  included:  batteries,  sensors  and  data  acquisition,  software  control,  mechanisms  and  propulsion.  The  last  part  of  the  class  focused  on  topics  involving  the  actual  construction  of  the  robotic  systems.  The  themes  for  these  final  lectures  revolved  around  manufacturing  techniques,  reading  and  making  electrical  sketches,  electric  power  conversion  and  design  for  robustness.  Readings  from  the  Systems  Engineering  Body  of  Knowledge  (SEBoK)  were  assigned  so  that  the  students  would  see  how  a  systems  engineering  view  improves  both  the  process  and  product,  to  motivate  the  students  to  have  a  broader  perspective  of  the  topics  being  taught  in  the  class,  and  to  serve  as  a  bonding  agent  between  the  topics,  the  project,  the  students  and  the  faculty.    In  addition  to  the  narrative  of  the  course,  this  paper  also  documents  the  assessment  tools  used  for  the  class  and  lessons  learned  during  the  process.          
AU  - Jose M. Garcia
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AU  - Mark T. Carnes
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DA  - 2015/06/14
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