Undergraduate Fiber Optics and Communications for Engineering Technology

光纤与通信工程技术本科课程旨在向来自社区和本科学院的30名教职员工介绍这一不断发展的技术。计划于1996年6月举行两次为期一周的讨论会/讲习班。该项目是由马萨诸塞州波士顿地区的三所社区学院和一所四年制技术学院合作完成的。在第一周，15名教师将接受40小时的培训，其中一半将在温特沃斯理工学院的光纤实验室进行，其余20小时将包括讲座、计算机模拟和分析。工业界的参与是该计划不可或缺的一部分。实验室练习允许参与者处理光纤和一些专门为光纤开发的专门仪器和测试设备。将强调光纤的基础知识、用途和应用，特别是与两年制和四年制工程技术教育有关的内容。在选拔过程中，妇女、少数民族和那些打算在其本国院校引进/加强光纤教学的教员将得到优先考虑。不需要光纤或通信技术的先验知识。提议在1997年夏季举行一次为期一周的后续会议。

Undergraduate Fiber Optics and Communications for Engineering Technology is designed to introduce 30 faculty members from community and undergraduate colleges to this expanding technology. Two one-week seminars/workshops are planned for June 1996. The program is a collaborative effort involving three community colleges in the Boston, MA area and one four-year technical college. During the first week, 15 faculty will be offered 40 hours of training, half of which will be in the fiber optic laboratory at Wentworth Institute of Technology, and the remaining 20 hours will consist of lectures, simulation and analysis using computers. Involvement by industry is integral to the program. The laboratory exercises allow participants to handle optical fibers and a number of specialized instrumentation and test equipment developed specifically for fiber optics. The basics, uses, and applications of fiber optics will be emphasized, especially as they relate to engineering technology education at the two- and four-year level. In the selection process, women, minorities and those faculty who intend to introduce/enhance fiber optic instruction at their home institutions will receive priority. No prior knowledge of fiber optics or communications technology is required. A follow-up one-week session is proposed for the summer of 1997.