Collaborative: TUES: Software Defined Radio Laboratory Platform for Enhancing Undergraduate Communication and Networking Curricula

这项工作是建立在以前的国家科学基金会支持的CCLI项目“用于加强本科无线工程教育的可进化无线实验室设计和实施”的基础上的，在该项目中，该团队为三个本科课程开发并演示了低成本、基于软件定义无线电（SDR）的实验室。合作小组现在正在多个机构的通信和网络课程中扩展和扩展基于软件定义无线电的实验室。该项目正在开发一套实验和实验室，以插入一系列课程（从大一的入门课程到大四的选修课程和顶点设计项目），垂直整合基于sdr的实验方法。电气和计算机工程（ECE）的三个最大的分支学科是计算机、通信和电力。无线技术需要在相关的工程学位课程中解决这三个问题。最近廉价的软件无线电平台的可用性使得为所有欧洲经委会本科生创造实践教育体验成为可能。该团队正在制作一个可扩展和可转移的模型，用于重新设计本科电子工程和计算机科学课程，为学生提供更多的基于实验室的学习机会。本项目是对SDR方法与传统硬件设备方法的教学效果进行评估和比较。特别提款权方法和实验室套件正在三个参与机构——莱特州立大学、迈阿密大学（主要为本科生服务的机构）和中央州立大学（HBCU）——实施和制度化，以研究其他机构加强学生学习和适应的潜力。该项目对俄亥俄州的STEM教育产生了积极影响。它还帮助招收高中学生进入STEM领域，使各种各样的学生受益。中央州立大学（HBCU）的参与正在帮助招收和培训少数民族学生，并为全国其他少数民族院校树立榜样。所建议的课程实验室开发的尖端技术相对便宜；而使用的软件是GNU软件广播，它是免费的，并且有一个庞大的支持社区。项目材料和评估结果正在广泛传播，并通过课程网站、出版物和潜在书籍免费提供。这一努力的结果为无线通信和网络课程的国家模式的发展提供了信息。该计划有助发展和培养具备所需技能的劳动力，以应付新一波无线资讯科技的社会需求。

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS: Wright State University (Lead)Miami University Oxford CampusCentral State UniversityPROJECT DESCRIPTION This effort is building on a previous NSF supported CCLI project "Evolvable wireless laboratory design and implementation for enhancing undergraduate wireless engineering education", in which the team developed and demonstrated lower cost, software defined radio (SDR) based laboratories for three undergraduate courses. The collaborating team is now extending and expanding the software defined radio based laboratories throughout the communication and networking curriculum at multiple institutions. The project is developing a suite of experiments and laboratories for insertion in a sequence of courses (ranging from freshmen year introductory course - to senior year elective courses and capstone design projects) that vertically integrates the SDR-based experiment approach.The three largest sub-disciplines within electrical and computer engineering (ECE) are computers, communications and power. Wireless technology requires all three to be addressed in a related engineering degree program. The recent availability of inexpensive software radio platforms makes it possible to create a hands-on educational experience for all ECE undergrads. The team is producing a scalable and transferable model for redesigning undergraduate electrical engineering and computer science courses to include lab-based learning opportunities for students in more classes.The project is evaluating and comparing the teaching effectiveness of the SDR approach to that of traditional hardware equipment approach. The SDR approach and laboratory suite are being implemented and institutionalized at the three participating institutions - Wright State University, Miami University (a mostly undergraduate serving institution), and Central State University (an HBCU) - to study the potential for enhancing student learning and adaptation by other institutions. BROADER SIGNIFICANCE The project is positively impacting STEM education in the state of Ohio. It is also helping recruit high school students into STEM fields and benefiting a diverse population of students. The participation of Central State University (a HBCU) is helping to recruit and train minority students and serving as an example for other minority institutions in the nation. The cutting-edge technology on which the proposed course lab development is relatively inexpensive; while the software used is GNU software radio, which is free and has a large supporting community. The project materials and the results of evaluation & assessment are being broadly disseminated and made freely available via a course website, publications, and potential books. Results from the effort are informing the development of a national model for wireless communication & networking courses. The project is helping to develop and produce a workforce with the skills necessary to meet the societal demand of the new wave of wireless IT.