Freshman Orientation Activity

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Freshman Orientation Activity PDF

Url:

https://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1...

Creator:

Ciccarelli, Steven
Cliver, Richard
Eastman, Michael
Lillie, Jeffrey

Publisher:

Rochester Institute of Technology

Description: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the experience and positive results in this year's freshmen orientation at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Before classes started in the fall freshman in Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (ECTET) programs were asked to work with faculty as they programmed an inexpensive robot and built maps of the RIT campus for the robots to navigate. The paper discusses these activities in detail, provides the tutorials that were developed and discusses the student survey completed after the orientation.The goals met in the orientation were: faculty-student interaction, student-student interaction, increased student knowledge of the campus, team participation by all, students meeting the office staff and, students working with their advisors to review their schedule before classes began.

Target Audience: 2-4 Year College Faculty/Administrators

LC Classification:

Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Education -- Special topics, A-Z -- Engineering education
Education -- Theory and practice of education -- Higher education -- Student affairs services. Student personnel administration -- College orientation. College freshmen
Technology -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Technology -- Mechanical engineering and machinery -- Mechanical devices and figures. Automata. Ingenious mechanisms. Robots (General) -- Personal robotics

GEM Subject:

Science -- Engineering
Vocational Education -- Trade and industrial

Key Concept:

Mechanical engineering -- Robotics
Electrical engineering

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- PDF

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

American Society for Engineering Education

Access Rights:

Free access

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National Center for Manufacturing Education

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