Collaborative Research: Building an Internet Community of Design Engineers (iCODE)

麻省大学洛厄尔分校和机器科学公司提议开发和设计一个在线学习系统，使学校和社区中心能够为7至12年级的学生提供it密集型工程设计课程。互联网设计工程师社区（iCODE）包含了IT密集型计算机控制项目的逐步设计计划，微控制器编程的在线工具，促进大学生和IT专业人员在线指导的资源，分享项目想法和参与协作排除故障的论坛，以及创建基于web的项目组合的工具。iCODE系统将在三年的时间里为来自波士顿和洛厄尔的175多名学生提供服务。每个参与的学生每周参加25次课后活动，两次职业活动，两次设计展览/比赛，以及在波士顿或洛厄尔的马萨诸塞大学校园进行为期一周的夏令营。在这一年中，学生们有机会参与it密集型的实践活动，使用由马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校和机器科学公司开发和课堂测试的微控制器套件。大约三分之一的参与者会坚持两年，还有一小部分人会坚持三年。这个项目的一个主要组件是Handy Cricket，它是一个微控制器套件，可用于传感、控制、数据收集和自动化。用Logo编程，Handy Cricket介绍了基于微控制器的项目，适合7至9年级的学生。机器科学提供了更高级的工具包，学生可以从基本组件构建电子电路，然后用C编程语言编写微控制器代码。机器科学提供了更高级的工具包，挑战学生从他们的基本组件构建电子电路，然后用C编程语言编写微控制器代码。机器科学的工具包是为9到12年级的学生设计的。微控制器技术是日常生活中一个看不见但却无处不在的部分，几乎集成到所有的汽车、家用电器和电子设备中。由于微控制器项目导致物理创作，它们为学生发展设计和编程技能提供了一个引人入胜的环境。此外，这些项目培养的能力对IT事业的成功至关重要，需要创造力、分析思维和团队合作，而不仅仅是基本的IT技能。

The University of Massachusetts Lowell and Machine Science Inc. propose to develop and to design an on-line learning system that enables schools and community centers to support IT-intensive engineering design programs for students in grades 7 to 12. The Internet Community of Design Engineers (iCODE) incorporates step-by-step design plans for IT-intensive, computer-controlled projects, on-line tools for programming microcontrollers, resources to facilitate on-line mentoring by university students and IT professionals, forums for sharing project ideas and engaging in collaborative troubleshooting, and tools for creating web-based project portfolios.The iCODE system will serve more than 175 students from Boston and Lowell over a three-year period. Each participating student attends 25 weekly after-school sessions, two career events, two design exhibitions/competitions, and a week-long summer camp on a University of Massachusetts campus in Boston or Lowell. Throughout the year, students have opportunities to engage in IT-intensive, hands-on activities, using microcontroller kits that have been developed and classroom-tested by University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Machine Science, Inc. About one-third of the participants stay involved for two years, with a small group returning for all three years.One main component for this project is the Handy Cricket which is a microcontroller kit that can be used for sensing, control, data collection, and automation. Programmed in Logo, the Handy Cricket provides an introduction to microcontroller-based projects, suitable for students in grades 7 to 9. Machine Science offers more advanced kits, where students build electronic circuits from their basic components and then write microcontroller code in the C programming language. Machine Science offers more advanced kits, which challenge students to build electronic circuits from their basic components and then write microcontroller code in the C programming language. Machine Science's kits are intended for students in grades 9 to 12.Microcontroller technology is an unseen but pervasive part of everyday life, integrated into virtually all automobiles, home appliances, and electronic devices. Since microcontroller projects result in physical creations, they provide an engaging context for students to develop design and programming skills. Moreover, these projects foster abilities that are critical for success in IT careers, requiring creativity, analytical thinking, and teamwork-not just basic IT skills.