Paper
An Optical Communication Design Laboratory
Publication
Volume Number:
42
Issue Number:
2
Pages:
Starting page
138
Ending page
143
Publication Date:
Publication Date
May 1999
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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.
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Winner of 1999 IEEE Transactions on Education Theodore E. Batchman Best Paper Award