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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Robotics: From Zero to Hero in Six Weeks

Authors : Romeo Botes, Imelda Smit

Published in: ICT Education

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In the Information Technology course offered at the North-West University, students do two subject modules during their second year on Information Systems Development. During their third year the course scaffolds on this knowledge base by extending exposure to novel technologies including robotics, cyber security, etc. The focus of this paper is on the design and evaluation of the robotics project offered over a six-week period. After the project a focus group interview with several students provided feedback regarding their experience.

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Metadata
Title
Robotics: From Zero to Hero in Six Weeks
Authors
Romeo Botes
Imelda Smit
Copyright Year
2019
Book
ICT Education

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-05812-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-05813-5

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05813-5_3

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