工業高等専門学校での体験学習による低学年へのロボット教育

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Since the establishment of the National Institute of Technology, Akita College 53 years ago, it has permitted students to choose one course among four in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Applied Chemical, or Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. However, students have been able to enter a desired course after admission after a large comprehensive entrance system was introduced in fiscal year 2017. During the first year, all students take the Creative Systems Engineering course and finish the same curriculum for one year. Through this sweeping change, during the second year and thereafter, each student will be able to choose a course independently from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture. For this reason, we trained all first-year students in robot and 3D CAD education, which is the main theme of the Robotics Course, to choose one course after completing the first year. The contents of the education are industrial robots, mobile trace robots, humanoid robots and 3D CAD. Therefore, we trained students about the methods of operation using the four. At the completion of the training, we compiled reports and administered a questionnaire. The questionnaire results demonstrate that it became clear that students in lower grades thought that learning about robots and 3D CAD was important, and were actively working on classes.