A Multidisciplinary PBL Approach for Teaching Industrial Informatics and Robotics in Engineering

Calvo, Isidro; Cabanes, Itziar; Quesada, J.; Barambones, Óscar

doi:10.1109/te.2017.2721907

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“…Adopting or applying learning techniques that mimic the environments in which engineers will be exposed to is important [97]. For example, Team Based Learning and Project Based Learning have been introduced in the literature to promote collaborative learning [98]- [100].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implantable and Wearable Neuroengineering Education: A Review of Postgraduate Programmes

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Neurological diseases (NDs) such as epilepsy, dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease currently affect almost two thirds of Europe's population. Furthermore, enormous financial commitments are required to deal with these diseases. Therefore, there is growing concern that countries with transitional economies may struggle to handle this financial burden, which warrants the urgent development of new technologies for early disease identification and treatment. Consequently, the aim of our article is to survey the range of postgraduate programmes that strive to nurture neuroengineering graduates who will excel in designing and developing implantable and wearable technologies for ND applications. Based on the basic building blocks of these technologies, we have identified four key areas that programmes need to cover, which include Neuroscience, Integrated Circuits, Communications and Signal Processing as well as Electronic Devices. According to our systematic review, a total of fifteen institutes satisfied our search criteria and provided the necessary neuroengineering training. The majority of these programmes are located in Europe and North America, which means that cross border and interdisciplinary efforts are required to develop educational programmes in countries most vulnerable to these diseases. We also provide recommendations for how these programmes can be delivered using non-traditional teaching approaches to ensure that graduates develop the necessary soft skills required by the constantly shifting job market. INDEX TERMS Neuroengineering, Wearables, Implantables, Engineering Education.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Implantable and Wearable Neuroengineering Education: A Review of Postgraduate Programmes

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“…Platforms like Arduino [47], [48], Lego Mindstorms NXT [49], [50], or Raspberry Pi [51], and programming environments such as Logo [52], [53] or Scratch [13], [54] are some of the most popular tools. These platforms and programming environments have, as their leitmotif, to provide simple, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools.…”

Section: Educational Aspects Of Game-based and Robot Teaching Appmentioning

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Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

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The fields of robotics and game consoles offer an interesting and broad range of lab platforms with appropriate characteristics for teaching Computer Architecture concepts. This work analyzes the impact of one approach based on game consoles and another one based on robotics from a triple dimension: student motivation, acquired knowledge, and perception of the employed platform. The study has been carried out on a sample of 96 students using the Arduino-based robot and 75 students using the Nintendo-DS console. A mixed methodology is employed encompassing quantitative and qualitative approaches. Five instruments are used to measure the three aforementioned dimensions. Results show that despite both platforms performing similarly in the three considered dimensions (student motivation, acquired knowledge, and perception of the employed platform), the robotics platform does it slightly better than game console, based on the obtained average scores for the considered instruments. Despite this outperforming, motivation and perception decrease for the students using the robotics platform as result of some identified constraint. This suggests that changes are required in the organization of the lab sessions to promote teamwork skills and to overcome the lack of simulators to remove the obstacles hinting motivation and performance. However, a clear correlation between motivation and perception and acquired knowledge has not been identified on computer architecture. Implications of affordances and constraints of both platforms, types of activities, and their impact on results have been discussed. INDEX TERMS Computer architecture, Arduino, Nintendo DS, game consoles, educational robotics.

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“…The knowledge should rarely be given by teachers. [6] • The final goal of the PBL is not only to gain knowledge and find the solutions to questions, but even to let students master how to live and find the meanings of life. The PBL respects the special character of every student's learning method, realizes the inner value of studying and release the students' talent during learning.…”

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Teaching Reform of the Single-chip Microcomputer Curriculum based on PBL

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Proceedings of the 2019 5th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2019)

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This paper has proposed a teaching reform method for the curriculum 'Single-chip Microcomputer Applied Technology' based on the concept of PBL. The improvement includes choosing the suitable SCM chips (MSP430), designing the pattern of the PBL class, and using the circuit simulation software, such as Proteus 8 and IAR, and MOOCs to promote students' enthusiasm. A contrast experiment of two classes was done for one semester in the biomedical engineering major of Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences. The results of the experiment showed that PBL class performed better in encouraging excellent and middle-leveled students to learn by themselves. With the help of the improved class and the different educational technological tools, the population of high-score (80-10) students in the PBL class is over 50% more than the ones receive the traditional course.

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A Multidisciplinary PBL Approach for Teaching Industrial Informatics and Robotics in Engineering

Cited by 57 publications

References 24 publications

Implantable and Wearable Neuroengineering Education: A Review of Postgraduate Programmes

Implantable and Wearable Neuroengineering Education: A Review of Postgraduate Programmes

Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

Teaching Reform of the Single-chip Microcomputer Curriculum based on PBL

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