Integrating Sensor Networks in Undergraduate Curriculum: A Marriage between Theory and Practice

工程-电气(55)这个项目正在将传感器网络的材料整合到本科工程课程中，通过创造实验来帮助学生看到理论在现实生活中的应用。研究人员正在与一个实验室一起开发一门新的初级嵌入式系统课程，该实验室提供传感器网络的设计、编程和评估的实践经验。他们还提供了一个小型会议来展示学生项目，并与嘉宾演讲者一起举办了一系列研讨会，以探索传感器网络应用和课程开发。该实验室还将为其他课程提供服务，并支持一年级和高级设计项目。评估工作由一名经验丰富的评估专家领导，正在使用学生调查以及对学生考试和报告的分析来监控进展情况。开发的材料和研究结果正通过网络帖子、会议演示文稿和期刊论文进行传播。通过调查人员参与的现有RET计划，有一个高中外展部分。该项目的更广泛影响包括材料的传播和高中的宣传。

Engineering - Electrical (55)This project is integrating material on sensor networks into the undergraduate engineering curriculum by creating experiments to help students see the application of theory to real life problems. The investigators are developing a new junior-level embedded systems course with a laboratory that is providing hands-on experience with the design, programming, and evaluation of sensor networks. They also are offering a mini-conference to showcase student projects and a seminar series with guest speakers to explore sensor network applications and curriculum development. The laboratory also will serve other courses and support first-year and senior design projects. The evaluation effort, led by an experienced assessment specialist, is using student surveys and the analysis of student exams and reports to monitor progress. The developed material and study results are being disseminated through web postings, conference presentations, and journal papers. There is a high school outreach component through an existing RET program in which the investigators participate. The broader impacts of the project include the dissemination of the material and the high school outreach.