Communication component fabrication educational program for information technology

Since the propagation of global communications, information technology (IT) plays a very important role in improving quality of life. Educational institutions have the responsibility to educate Students with knowledge in this field. A fundamental IT educational program is currently conducted in the College of Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. This IT program is based on three main IT technology subjects: system, design and fabrication. Five subprograms are designed based on the interrelationships between these three subjects. In this paper, we present the teaching goal, curriculum design and teaching outcome of one of these subprograms aiming for enhancing the students' ability in communication component fabrication. We focus particularly on the students' ability in system integration including theory, microfabrication, packaging and testing. Course teaching is accompanied with hands-on experiments performed in the supported laboratories. Front the student projects, it was found that this subprogram successfully achieved the educational goal. The students were able to integrate the knowledge in class to create innovative communication systems and microfabrication processes.