The infrastructure for the course (lab materials, software radios, compute devices, software and other utilities) were hosted by
WITest, the GENI wireless testbed at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering.
In the first half of the course, students studied wireless communication and software radio basics through lectures and guided lab exercises. On their midterm exam, 50% of the points were earned by answering
questions from this mailing list :)
In the second half of the course, students (in teams) developed software radios and competed against one another in a format similar to the Spectrum Challenge. Students also presented their designs in a poster session attended by other faculty in the department. Two prizes were awarded: one for "the best innovative idea" from among the designs implemented for the competition (selected by the faculty committee), and one for the team that won the tournament.
I'd be happy to answer any questions about this course.
Best,
Fraida Fund