Communication Laboratory Enhancement for an Undergraduate ECE Program

拟议的CCLI-A&AMP；I项目的目标是为阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校(UAH)的一个通信实验室提供设备。该设备支持启动两门新的通信技术和数据网络本科实验室课程，学分为一学分。新的实验室课程与本系现有的通信系统讲授课程紧密相连。密歇根大学、哈特福德大学、丹佛大学和其他地方目前正在使用的一些实验将在UAH实施。这些实验涉及调制/解调、锁相环(PLL)、滤波器、振荡器、射频设计和模拟/数字/计算机通信，它们完整地记录在由HP维护的Education‘s Corner网站上(此外，HP还免费提供光盘版本)。此外，主要和联合主要调查人员产生的原始材料将用于实验室实验。最后，在锁相环、振荡器、模拟/数字通信和相关主题领域，将在UAH实施Lab Volt，Inc.的“交钥匙”实验。对于实验室，将编制和广泛分发手册。通过使用.pdf文件格式标准，这些信息被放在万维网上。此外，在华东大学开发的原始材料将提交给企业项目，如教育者角。最后，当地技术公司Adtran和Dynetics的关键人员将担任独立的项目审查员/评估员。拟议的项目涉及几个应有的主题，包括多样性、教师发展和将技术整合到教育中。它的重要性源于这样一个事实，即它直接满足了国家对受过通信系统科学和技术培训的工程师的迫切需求，通信系统是21世纪经济增长的主要引擎。

The goal of the proposed CCLI-A&I project is to supply equipment for a communication laboratory at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The equipment supports the startup of two new, one-credit-hour, undergraduate laboratory courses in communication technology and data networks. The new laboratory courses are tightly coupled to existing communication-system lecture courses offered by the department. A number of experiments that are currently in use at the University of Michigan, the University of Hartford, the University of Denver and elsewhere will be implemented at UAH. These experiments deal with modulation/demodulation, phase-locked loops (PLLs), filters, oscillators, RF design and analog/digital/computer communication, and they are documented completely on the Educator's Corner web site maintained by Hewlett-Packard (also, a compact disc version is distributed freely by HP). In addition, original material generated by the principal and co-principal investigators will be used in laboratory experiments. Finally, in the areas of PLLs, oscillators, analog/digital communication and related topics, "turn key" experiments from Lab Volt, Inc. will be implemented at UAH. For the laboratories, manuals are to be compiled and disseminated widely. By using the.pdf file-format standard, this information is placed on the world wide web. In addition, original material developed at UAH will be submitted to corporate programs, such as Educator's Corner. Finally, key personnel at Adtran and Dynetics, local technology companies, will serve as independent project reviewers/evaluators. The proposed project addresses several DUE themes, including diversity, faculty development and the integration of technology in education. Its importance follows from the fact that it directly addresses the nation's critical need for engineers trained in the science and technology of communication systems, a major engine for economic growth in the 21st century.