The Northeast Center for Telecommunications Technology

东北电信技术中心

• 批准号: 9751990
• 负责人: James Masi
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: Springfield Technical Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-09-01 至 2001-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9751990&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Northeast; Center; Telecommunications; Technology

With the unprecedented technological advances experienced in the telecommunications industry over the past decade, the challenge to provide that industry with adequately trained and proficient individuals is crucial if American industry is to maintain its competitive edge in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. The ultimate goals and objectives of the Northeast Center for Telecommunications Technology are aimed at increasing the number of trained persons equipped to ensure such a competitive posture. This is being done by monitoring trends, developing and disseminating relevant curricula and materials, exploring and promoting the best educational methods, ensuring the continuing competency of faculty who teach telecommunications-related programs, and recruiting and educating a diverse student population. By developing model curricula in conjunction with telecommunications industry partners, the project is serving as a national model. To this end, an intense effort is also being made to develop a diverse telecommunications workforce, including non-traditional workers. The target audience are the faculty and students at two-year colleges, universities and secondary schools. Both traditional and newly emerging teaching methods (such as virtual classroom and laboratories) are being employed. Given the rising importance of the field of telecommunications, following evaluation of the project, its outcomes are being disseminated nationally. Led by Springfield Technical Community College in Massachusetts and Hudson Valley Community College in New York, a consortium of six senior institutions, ten community technical colleges, numerous secondary schools, several business/industry partners, government agencies, and the New England Board of Higher Education are participants in the project. The major areas of telecommunications are networking, wireless/RF, Microwave/Millimeterwave and Lightwave technologies. The program articulates with BSET degrees at four regional universities a nd with the NYNEX "Next Step" program.

在过去的十年里，电信业经历了前所未有的技术进步，如果美国工业要在竞争日益激烈的全球市场中保持竞争优势，为该行业提供训练有素和熟练的个人是至关重要的挑战。 东北电信技术中心的最终目标和目的是增加训练有素的人员数量，以确保这种竞争态势。 这是通过监测趋势，开发和传播相关的课程和材料，探索和促进最佳的教育方法，确保教师谁教与教育有关的方案的持续能力，并招募和教育多样化的学生群体。 该项目与电信业合作伙伴共同制定示范课程，成为全国性的示范项目。 为此，还在大力发展多样化的电信劳动力队伍，包括非传统工人。 目标受众是两年制学院、大学和中学的教师和学生。 传统的和新兴的教学方法（如虚拟教室和实验室）都被采用。 鉴于电信领域的重要性日益增加，在对该项目进行评价后，其结果正在全国范围内传播。 在马萨诸塞州的斯普林菲尔德技术社区学院和纽约的哈德逊山谷社区学院的领导下，一个由六所高级机构、十所社区技术学院、许多中学、几个商业/工业伙伴、政府机构和新英格兰高等教育委员会组成的联合体参加了该项目。电信的主要领域是网络，无线/RF，微波/毫米波和光波技术。 该计划与四所地区大学的BSET学位以及NYNEX“下一步”计划相结合。