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Hands-on Learning for Radio Frequency Spectrum Innovation

Registration Fee: $500

Included courses (2.0 CEUs Total):

HLSI-01 (0.5 CEUs): Fundamental Concepts for Wireless Communications (FCW)
HLSI-02 (0.5 CEUs): Introduction to the Radio Frequency Spectrum and Spectrum Management (RFS)
HLSI-03 (0.3 CEUs): Methods for Smart Control of Spectrum Agile Radio Frequency Systems (MSC)
HLSI-04 (0.7 CEUs): Controller Implementation for Spectrum Agility (ISA)

Included course resources:

Narrated slide presentations with closed captioning and downloadable 2- and 3-per-page slide handouts
Video demonstrations produced using software defined radio (SDR) software and testbeds
Guided interactive simulation exercises and mini-projects that let students see how radio link performance changes as they use manual controls and editable control code to adapt transmission parameters such as center frequency, bandwidth, power level, and modulation & error correction coding scheme
Links to external videos, simulations, and documents
Supplemental notes that reinforce and extend the material covered in the slide presentations
Ungraded practice quizzes for each module in the first three courses.
Post-module graded quizzes or self-reflections as well as pre- and post-course surveys to help you assess knowledge gained and help us improve the courses and simulations

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For information about this program contact: Carl Dietrich cdietric@vt.edu