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

参与机构：莱特州立大学(牵头)迈阿密大学牛津校区中央州立大学项目描述这项工作建立在之前由NSF支持的CCLI项目“用于加强本科无线工程教育的可演化无线实验室设计和实施”的基础上，该团队为三个本科课程开发并展示了成本较低的基于软件定义无线电(SDR)的实验室。协作小组现在正在多个机构的通信和网络课程中推广和扩大基于软件定义的无线电实验室。该项目正在开发一套实验和实验室，以供插入一系列课程(从一年级的入门课程到四年级的选修课程和顶尖设计项目)，这些课程垂直整合了以特别提款权为基础的实验方法。电气和计算机工程(欧洲经委会)的三个最大的子学科是计算机、通信和电力。无线技术要求在相关的工程学学位课程中解决这三个问题。由于最近提供了廉价的软件无线电平台，因此有可能为所有欧洲经委会本科生创造实践教育体验。该团队正在开发一个可扩展和可移植的模型，用于重新设计本科电气工程和计算机科学课程，以便为更多班级的学生提供基于实验室的学习机会。该项目正在评估和比较SDR方法和传统硬件设备方法的教学效果。SDR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(主要是本科生在职机构)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。更广泛的意义该项目正在积极影响俄亥俄州的STEM教育。它还帮助招收高中生进入STEM领域，并使不同群体的学生受益。中央州立大学(HBCU)的参与有助于招收和培训少数族裔学生，并为该国其他少数族裔机构树立了榜样。拟议的课程实验室开发所使用的尖端技术相对便宜；而所使用的软件是GNU软件无线电，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、出版物和潜在的书籍免费提供。这一努力的结果正在为无线通信与网络课程的全国性模式的发展提供参考。该项目正在帮助培养和培养一支拥有必要技能的劳动力队伍，以满足新一轮无线信息技术浪潮的社会需求。

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.