| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Understand the basic concept of communication systems design.
- Have detailed understanding of mobile RF communication systems and wireless communication standards.
- Ability to design various transceiver systems.
- Ability to designn heterodyne and direct conversion receivers.
- Ability to design image reject receivers and Low-IF receivers.
- Ability to design heterodyne and direct conversion transmitters.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Factors influencing the design of communication systems. Variation of wave propagation across frequency bands. Atmospheric effects on wave propagation, scattering, diffraction, refraction, and trough effects. Radio and TV broadcasting. Cable TV systems. In-line communication systems. Sources of signal attenuation and noise. Some applications: mobile communication systems. Fading and shadowing. Bit error rate calculations in fading channels. Examples in satellite communication, radar, and cellular radio systems. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Basic concepts of communication systems design. |
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2nd Week |
Requirements and gain-loan relationships of communication systems design. |
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3rd Week |
Analog and digital communication system design factors. |
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4th Week |
Mobile RF communication systems |
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5th Week |
Multiple access techniques |
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6th Week |
Wireless communication standards |
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7th Week |
Fundamentals of transceiver architectures |
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8th Week |
Basic heterodyne receivers |
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9th Week |
Modern heterodyne receivers |
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10th Week |
Direct conversion receivers |
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11th Week |
Image suppressor receivers |
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12th Week |
Low-IF receivers |
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13th Week |
Direct conversion transmitters |
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14th Week |
Heterodyne transmitters |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Haykin, S. (2009), Communication Systems /5th Ed., John Wiley & Sons.
2. Razavi, B.(2012), RF Microelectronics /2nd Ed., Prentice Hall. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Practice
- Problem Solving
- Presentation
- Questions/Answers
- Discussion
- Project
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
20 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Quiz |
2 |
10 |
| Project |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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