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Fall 2006 MET 5263 Autonomous Robotics for Education 1 |
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Day /
Time / Location |
Tuesday, Thursday,
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Prerequisites |
None
(Permission of course instructor, if student outside MET program) |
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Credit
Hours |
3 |
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Lab |
M219 (available from Oct.) |
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Course Description |
Introduces concepts
involved in autonomous robotics and how to use robotics education technology
to teach mathematics, physics, science, and computer programming. Provides
hands-on experience in designing and constructing mobile robots using robotic
kits such as Lego® NXTTM. Icon-based visual programming
languages are introduced to program autonomous robots with various sensors
and actuators. Discusses issues, guidelines, and methodologies of introducing
robotics in grade school classes. |
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Instructor |
CJ Chung,
Ph.D. -
Office Room: Science 112 -
Phone: (248) 204-3504 -
Fax: (248) 204-3518 (this fax number is for the whole building and
senders should be sure to place instructor's name on the fax) -
Dept. Secretary: (248) 204-3560; Math/CS Drop Box: in front of S120
door. -
Email: CHUNG@ltu.edu -
Personal webpage at http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung
(syllabus, etc.) |
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Office Hours |
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Tue. 9:10 pm - 9:40 pm -
Thu. 4 pm - 5 pm |
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Online Class Resources |
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VITRC Home: http://www.ltuvitrc.com -
Gradepoint Info: http://www.ltu.edu/vitrc/gradepoint.asp -
Gradepoint Login: http://ltulive.gradepoint.com -
my.ltu.edu - Black Board (Discussion
Board, Possibly Chat, and Online Quiz, etc.) |
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Required Textbook |
None |
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Recommended Textbooks |
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Dave Baum's Definitive Guide To LEGO MINDSTORMS, Second
Edition -
Wang, Eric
(2005) Engineering with Lego Bricks and RoboLab, 2nd ed -
Maximum
Lego NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains (coming soon) -
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Hacker's Guide by Dave Prochnow
(coming soon) |
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Required Items in
Class |
A laptop on Tuesdays Lego Mindstorms NXT that can be purchased at -
Lego Education version: www.LEGOeducation.com -
Retail version: http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=8527 -
Retail version can be also purchased at local Apple stores ($259) and Adventures In Toys in Birmingham ($249) - 163 W MAPLE RD,
BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 Phone
248-646-5550 |
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Recommended Multimedia
Resources |
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CD in NXT educational version |
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Internet Resources |
http://www.robofest.net/resources.htm
(this page will be updated) |
Fourteen Week Tentative Schedule
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10%
introduction, general, educational issues
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30%
Topics in using NXTs to teach math and science; Robot construction
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60%
Programming Languages and tools
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1st week |
Sep 12
and 14 |
Introduction
to robotics LEGO NXT
overview Construction
of the Vehicle Bot |
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2nd week |
Sep 19
and 21 |
NXT-G
program basics More on
NXT technologies Using
robotics to teach math |
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3rd |
Sep 26
and 28 |
NXT-G
basics Design
and construction Tools to
design Lego Mindstorms |
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4th |
Oct 3 and
5 |
NXT-G
basics with My Blocks Ideas, issues,
guidelines, methodologies on using robotics
in K-12 classes |
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5th |
Oct 10
and 12 |
NXT-G
with Sensors Issues,
guidelines, methodologies on using
robotics in competitions |
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6th |
Oct 17
and 19 |
NXT-G
with Sensors II Ideas, issues,
guidelines, methodologies on using
robotics for exhibitions |
Midterm
presentation of projects |
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7th |
Oct 24
and 26 |
NXT-G
with variables Ideas, issues,
guidelines, methodologies on using
robotics for robotics events |
Midterm
exam on Oct 24 |
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8th |
Oct 31
and Nov 2 |
NXT-G
with variables II Using NXT
to teach math |
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9th |
Nov 7 and
9 |
Advanced
NXT-G Using NXT
to teach math |
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10th |
Nov 14
and 18 |
Preparing
RoboParade |
RoboParade |
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11th |
Nov 21 |
Advanced
NXT-G Using NXT
to teach science |
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Nov 22 |
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Last day
to withdraw |
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Nov 23 |
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Thanksgiving
Day – No class |
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12th |
Nov 28
and 30 |
Other
programming languages for NXT |
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13th |
Dec 5 and
7 |
Review |
Project
Demo and presentations |
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14th |
Dec 12 |
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Final
exam |
Grading: Total 200 points
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Lesson plans to teach NXT in your class |
20 |
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Report: Using NXT to teach Math |
20 |
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RoboParade |
15 |
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Blackboard Online Quizzes |
15 |
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Classroom Challenges / demos (homeworks) |
60 |
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Midterm |
30 |
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Final Exam |
40 |
This score
will be translated into a letter grade based upon the percentages given below.
(F will be given to Grad students, if under 69%)
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A |
90-100% |
C |
70-74% |
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A- |
89% |
C- |
69% |
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B+ |
85-88% |
D+ |
65-68% |
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B |
80-84% |
D |
60-64% |
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B- |
79% |
D- |
59% |
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C+ |
75-78% |
F |
00-58% |
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On Campus Class Policies |
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Classroom challenges are done on campus classes. Attendance is
essential to doing well in the course. -
If you are unable to attend an on-campus meeting, it is your
responsibility to schedule with the instructor for the classroom challenges.
Also obtain the materials you did not get from other students, instructor, or
from the web. -
Class events may be photographed and/or videotaped. Students are
expected to give permission for this material to be printed, published,
posted on the websites, and/or televised in the public forum. |
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On-line Class Policies |
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Type of the online class (either synchronous or asynchronous) will be
announced one week before the Thu class -
We use Blackboard for the asynchronous on-line classes; we use
Gradepoint for the synchronous online classes -
If you miss synchronous on-line class, please check out recorded
Gradepoint materials -
The PowerPoint used in the synchronous classes, will also be uploaded
into Blackbaord -
Class challenges are assigned during on-line classes |
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Written Examination Policies |
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The exam will focus primarily (but not exclusively) on material
presented in the classes (on-campus, on-line) -
There will be no makeup exams without a written document from
reasonable sources -
Closed books, closed notes by default; and closed neighbors. -
See Policy on Academic Misconduct section below. |
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Online Examination Policies |
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Using Blackboard -
Simple and basic questions -
Timed -
Questions may be different for each student,
even though same difficulty levels |
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Policies on Classroom Challenges / demos on Tue. |
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Assigned usually on Thu. during online
classes -
Must be done individually, in general. -
Must be submitted (uploaded into Blackboard) before or at the beginning of the class on the due date -
Some challenges are for class competitions. Winners will be recognized
in various ways. -
See the “Policy on late submissions” and “Policy on Academic
Misconduct” sections below. |
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Class Projects |
The following project deliverables should be submitted
at the end of this semester -
Lesson Plans to teach NXT in your class -
Using NXT to teach Math RoboParade (details will be announced later) |
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Policy
on late submissions |
Full
credit at the beginning of class on the due date 5%
deduction per day |
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Intellectual
Property and Copyrights |
All the deliverables may be
reused/modified/upgraded by another students and/or instructor later on for
educational purposes. The instructor will make sure to give appropriate
credits and acknowledgements to the student in that case |
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Policy
on Academic Misconduct |
Each student must comply with the University
Academic Honor Code at http://www.ltu.edu/currentstudents/honor_code_offenses.asp |