Title
Team-Based Building of a Remotely Operated Underwater Robot, an Innovative Method of Teaching Engineering
Abstract
This article reports the experience gathered along 6 years in developing a team-based project activity to promote engineering programs among secondary school students. The aim of the activity is to increase the interest of students for science and technology in general, but also to promote engineering skills, capabilities and values, leading to attract more secondary school students to enrolment for engineering programs. Simple theoretical concepts related to physics and engineering are illustrated through hands-on experimentation. To achieve this goal, the students build a remotely operated underwater robot in a workshop. The robot is built using low-cost materials and the students customize their own design over the different phases of the workshop. Once the activity is completed, every team understands that with teamwork, effort and a good working strategy, every problem can be overcome.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1007/s10846-015-0203-5
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Increasing interest for engineering,Hands-on experimentation,Project-based learning,Underwater Robots.
Teamwork,Engineering management,Control engineering,Artificial intelligence,Teaching method,Underwater robot,Project-based learning,Engineering,Robot
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
81
1
0921-0296
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andres El-fakdi1335.59
Xavier Cufí226615.85
Natalia Hurtos3616.93
montserrat correa400.34