Introduction to Robotics: Importance of a Summer Camp as a Recruiting Tool for Future University Students

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作者：
Balaguer Alvarez I.J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Electronics Engineering Technology, University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla, Aguadilla
来源：
Balaguer Alvarez, Irvin J. (irvin.balaguer@upr.edu) | 1600年 / Education Society of IEEE (Spanish Chapter)卷 / 12期
关键词：
algorithms; computing education; robotics education; STEM; student recruitment; summer camp;
D O I：
10.1109/RITA.2017.2697739
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摘要：
This paper describes a robotics summer camp that was held at the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Campus (UPR-Aguadilla) during the summer of 2015. This camp gave high school students the opportunity to collaborate with their peers, in a university setting, in the building and programing of robots. The main contribution of this paper is the evaluation of the camp's influence on student enrollment at the UPR-Aguadilla. The impact was evaluated by using pre- and post-test surveys that included content and interest questions. In addition, the pre- and the post-test surveys included questions on whether or not the camp influenced student enrollment at the UPR-Aguadilla. The camp survey results suggest that attendance to the camp had a significant effect on the enrollment of participating students at the UPR-Aguadilla. © 2013 IEEE.
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