Shared Laboratory Experience: A Comprehensive Resource for Teaching Engineering Concepts

电气工程（55）研究人员正在开发一个实验室，统一的通信，数字设计，信号处理和超大规模集成电路使用罗文大学的“综合实验室经验”的概念领域。 该项目涉及一个跨越多个学期的实施，通过开发可应用于多门课程的实验，并通过创建实验室，学生设计和开发“产品”，并将此“产品”传递给其他相关课程的学生。 为了实现这一总体目标，研究人员正在进行七项实验，这些实验将产生“产品”，这些产品将成为拟议的开放实验室的一部分。这些努力不仅为其他大学提供了一套不同寻常的实验室手册和“罐装”实验，以适应他们的需求，而且还为未来的项目提供了一个新的范例。 建议的开放实验室将提供机会（1）设计不可能在单一课程中开发的复杂系统/实验;（2）让学生在课堂上接触真实的世界设计问题;（3）通过跨学科小组实验项目提高学生的团队合作;以及（4）通过所需的产品文档提高沟通技巧。 所有的实验描述，整合问题，评估结果，和其他成果正在使用一个专门的项目网站和工程教育文献中的出版物传播。研究人员还在为中小学生举办的各种推广活动中展示了开放实验室的“产品”和实验演示。

Electrical Engineering (55)The investigators are developing a laboratory that unifies the areas of communications, digital design, signal processing, and VLSI using Rowan University's concept of an "integrated lab experience". The project involves an implementation that spans multiple semesters by developing experiments that may be applied to more than one course and by creating labs where students design and develop a "product", and pass this "product" on to students in other related courses. In order to achieve the overall objective, the investigators are creating seven experiments leading to "products" that will be a part of the proposed open laboratory. These efforts are not only producing an unusual set of laboratory manuals and "canned" experiments for other universities to adapt to their needs, but also a new paradigm that future programs can adopt. The proposed open laboratory will provide an opportunity to (1) design sophisticated systems/experiments that are impossible to develop in a single course; (2) expose students to real world design problems in the classroom; (3) improve student teamwork via inter-disciplinary group laboratory projects; and (4) improve communication skills through required product documentation. All experiment descriptions, integration issues, assessment findings, and other outcomes are being disseminated using a dedicated project web site and publications in the engineering education literature. The investigators also are showcasing the open-lab "products" and experimental demos in various outreach activities for elementary and secondary students.