Caverly, R. H. (2011, June), Project-based Learning Experiences in RF and Microwave Wireless Communications System Components  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18542

\bibitem{asee_peer_18542}
  Caverly, R. H. (2011, June), \emph{Project-based Learning Experiences in RF and Microwave Wireless Communications System Components}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18542

Robert H. Caverly.  "Project-based Learning Experiences in RF and Microwave Wireless Communications System Components".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://strategy.asee.org/18542 Internet.  30 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18542}
  Robert H. Caverly.
  "Project-based Learning Experiences in RF and Microwave Wireless Communications System Components".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://strategy.asee.org/18542 Internet.  30 Jun, 2024

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AB  -                  Project-based Learning Experiences in RF and            Microwave Wireless Communications System Components.___________________ University, with the help of various NSF educational as well ascombined research and education grants, has developed a novel RF and Microwave WirelessEngineering curriculum track that introduces undergraduates to principles of this importanttechnology. In fact, the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS 2009 [1[)shows that RF and “wireless applications may replace computers as the key driver inmanufacturing” over the next 10 years. In addition, a number of magazines in this technologyarea are beginning to express concern of the low numbers of students graduating from USuniversities in this area, and a number of IEEE-sponsored conferences have introduced designcompetitions as a way to instill excitement in this important area. Our curriculum attempts toaddress education in the RF and Microwave Wireless Engineering field in our own small way.The curriculum has been in force for approximately five years and has evolved from smallprojects to reinforce in-class learning to more detailed projects that involve both in-class as wellas independent work for undergraduate electrical engineering students. The projects, which willbe detailed in the final paper, all focus on the well-established pedagogy of completing thedesign-fabricate-test-compare loop.       Among the projects and related pedagogy outlined in the talk are:            • Exercises suitable for in-class use: passive filters, low noise amplifiers,                mixers, oscillators (some identified as main drivers for RF/Wireless in ITRS                2009)            • Exercise suitable for independent projects: high efficiency power amplifiers                for HF, VHF and UHF frequencies (another focus area of the 2009 ITRS)A short outline of the current curriculum supporting this pedagogy will be provided in the finalpaper, but the main focus will be the student-centered projects in this area. Assessment of classand project outcomes becomes the answer to the question: ‘Does the student design meet theperformance specification described in the problem statement’. A discussion of how thesespecifications are developed and met in the projects will also be presented.[1] International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors 2009 Ed.,http://www.itrs.net/Links/2009ITRS/Home2009.htm , 2010
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