COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications I | EEE 302 | Spring | 03+00+02 | Elective | 4 | 6 |
| Academic Unit: | Electrical-Electronics Engineering |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | - |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | 1. Signal systems concepts ın analog communications
2. Basic concepts on analog communications techniques 3. Design techniques of analog transmitters and receivers 4. Practical applications of analog communication systems in real life. |
| Course Contents: | The course will cover the fundamentals of analog communications systems, more emphasizing on the analog signal processing and analog modulation techniques. The following topics will be covered in varying degrees of depth:
1. Elements of an analog electrical communıcatıon systems communication channels and their mathematical models. 2.Frequency domain analysis of signals in communications, power and energy density spectral density functions. 3. Analog signal transmission and reception, Linear modulation techniques, amplitude modulation (AM), supressed carrier double side band modulation (SC-DSB), single side band (SSB) and vestigal side band (VSB) modulations. Modulators and demodulators 4. Nonlinear modulation techniques, frequency modulation (FM), phase modulation (PM). FM modulators and demodulators. 5. Radio and television broadcasting techniques. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | Lectures, individual projects, tests, use of MATLAB, Lab Assignments |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elements of electrical communication systems, Communication channels and their mathematical models, Representation of signals in time-domain and frequency- domain | Basic concepts reading list |
| 2 | Generation of signals, making in-class calculations. Project introduction | Giving of the draft of the application report and giving project topics. |
| 3 | Presentation and discussion of generation of signals project. | Research on the project, preparation of project reports. |
| 4 | Amplitude modulation (AM) | Basic concepts reading list |
| 5 | AM modulator design, making in-class calculations. Project introduction | AM modulator design, making in-class calculations. Project introductionB2: AM modulator design, making in-class calculations. Project introduction |
| 6 | Presentation and discussion of the AM modulator design project. | Research on the project, preparation of project reports. |
| 7 | Review and evaluation | |
| 8 | DSB, SSB, VSB modulations | Basic concepts reading list |
| 9 | DSB and SSB modulator design, making in-class calculations. Project introduction | Giving of the draft of the application report and giving project topics. |
| 10 | Presentation and discussion of DSB and SSB modulator design. | Research on the project, preparation of project reports. |
| 11 | Frequency and Phase Modulation techniques | Basic concepts reading list |
| 12 | FM modulator design, making in-class calculations. Project introduction | Giving of the draft of the application report and giving project topics. |
| 13 | Presentation and discussion of FM modulator design project | Research on the project, preparation of project reports. |
| 14 | Review and evaluation |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| Salehi and Proakis, Communications Systems Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2002, Second Edition |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
| Communications Systems: Haykin, Wiley, 1994, 3th ed. Communications Systems: Carlson, Mc Graw Hill, 1999, 4th Edition |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterms | 3 | 20 |
| In-Class Application Reports | 8 | 20 |
| Project Reports | 3 | 60 |
| Total: | 14 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.) | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| Preparations (in class) | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| In-Class Studies where Faculty Members are Active | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| In-Class Studies where Students are Active | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 150 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High