Noise control education at Iowa State University

Noise control education for engineering students at Iowa State University consists of two formal courses devoted to the area of noise control, a number of supporting courses in related areas and research or design experience involving industrial noise control problems. The development of this educational package and the various levels of undergraduate and graduate student participation in the package are discussed. This highly informal program in noise control attempts to serve the needs of students who desire an introduction to the concepts of noise control as well as those of students who wish to informally specialize in the area of noise control. The core of noise control education for both groups is a senior level elective course which incorporates formal lecture-recitation instruction, text book problems, laboratory experience and actual industrial noise control design problems. The content and organization of this course will be discussed and examples of typical laboratory and project work will be presented. Supporting courses in related areas and an introductory graduate course in noise source analysis are also summarized.