Engaging sophomores in embedded design using robotics

Abstract

The material covered in a typical Computer Engineering class tends to be heavily focused on a single subject area. Students often struggle to see how different subjects are interrelated or how they can be combined to address a wider range of problems. They generally have to wait until after they have completed subsequent related courses before they are able to put the previously material in context. For example, the concepts students learn in a typical digital logic course usually make more sense when one is taking computer architecture.