Title :
An optical communication design laboratory
Author :
Buck, John A. ; Owen, Henry W L, III ; Uyemura, John P. ; Verber, Carl M. ; Blumenthal, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A senior-level design laboratory course is described, in which an optical fiber communication network is expanded or improved by successive generations of students. In this evolutionary approach, student teams base their work on the final written reports of students in previous course offerings. In addition to its primary goal of providing a high-level technical experience, the course requires multidisciplinary teamwork and provides incentive for the development of effective oral and written communication skills. Results of four offerings of the course are presented
Keywords :
educational courses; laboratories; optical fibre networks; student experiments; telecommunication engineering education; evolutionary approach; final written reports; high-level technical experience; multidisciplinary teamwork; optical communication design laboratory; optical fiber communication network; oral communication skills; senior-level design laboratory course; student teams; written communication skills; Documentation; Force measurement; Helium; Laboratories; Logistics; Meeting planning; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Teamwork;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
