Control Systems and Robotics Outreach to Middle-school Girls: Approach, Results, and Suggestions

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dc.creatorBhounsule, Pranav A.
dc.creatorTaha, Ahmad
dc.creatorNugruho, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T14:52:57Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T14:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractWe conducted a three-day outreach camp focused on control systems and robotics for 8th grade girls from economically disadvantaged families. The overall objective of the camp was motivating the young girls to consider pursuing a career in engineering and sciences. The main focus of the camp were hands-on labs using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit. Students learned about programming, sensors, motors and put their skills to test by creating a mobile robot that took part in three contests: car racing, line following, and parallel parking. A pre- and post-camp survey indicated that although program did not predominantly change the girls’ excitement towards careers in engineering and sciences, it increased the girls’ knowledge and excitement towards robotics and control systems. Our results indicate that short camps help kindle the interests of young girls, but are not able to sway them to take on engineering/science careers. In the latter case, we hypothesize that long-term STEM-based programs (e.g., a quarter or year-long robotics course) might be more effective.en_US
dc.description.departmentCockrell School of Engineeringen_US
dc.identifier.citationBhounsule, P. A., & Taha, A., & Nugruho, S. (2019, April), Control Systems and Robotics Outreach to Middle-school Girls: Approach, Results, and Suggestions Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting, AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Austin, TX 78705. https://peer.asee.org/31540en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/79867
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/6893
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Engineering Educationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting 2018 Papersen_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subjectASEEen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Society for Engineering Educationen_US
dc.subjectThe University of Texas at Austinen_US
dc.titleControl Systems and Robotics Outreach to Middle-school Girls: Approach, Results, and Suggestionsen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US

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