ECTS - Communication Electronics
Communication Electronics (EE410) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Communication Electronics | EE410 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| EE 313 and EE 316 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To give an understand about circuits used to generate continuous wave and digital modulations. Understand the sensitivity, selectivity and dynamic range of a radio receiver. Understand the circuit design of Phase-Lock Loop (PLL), frequency synthesizer, Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA), Power Amplifier. Understand the fundamental design considerations of digital communication systems. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Communication systems overview. System blocks; transmitters and receivers, modulation and modulator circuits. Oscillators, filters and Phase Lock Loop (PLL) circuits, frequency synthesizer and amplifier design for communication systems of a broad range of frequencies. Project assignments on the design of communications circuits and/or subcircuits. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to Communication Electronics. Technology. LC circuits, Oscillators, Noise, Noise measurements. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 2 | Amplitude Modulation: Transmission. Circuits for AM generation, AM transmitter Systems, Transmitter Measurements. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 3 | Amplitude Modulation: Reception. AM detection, Superheterodyne receivers, Automatic Gain Control, AM Receiver Systems. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 4 | Single-Sideband (SSB) Communications. Sideband generation (Balanced Modulator), SSB filters, SSB Transmitters, SSB Demodulation, SSB Receivers. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 5 | Frequency Modulation: Transmission. FM generation (Direct and indirect FM Generation), Phase-Locked Loop FM transmitter, Stereo FM. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 6 | Frequency Modulation: Transmission. FM generation (Direct and indirect FM Generation), Phase-Locked Loop FM transmitter, Stereo FM. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 7 | Frequency Modulation: Reception. RF amplifiers, Limiters, Discriminators, Phase-Locked Loop, Stereo Demodulation. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 8 | Frequency Modulation: Reception. RF amplifiers, Limiters, Discriminators, Phase-Locked Loop, Stereo Demodulation. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 9 | Frequency synthesis, Receiver noise, sensitivity, Dynamic range, High frequency communication modules. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 10 | Frequency synthesis, Receiver noise, sensitivity, Dynamic range, High frequency communication modules. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 11 | Data Transmission, Time-Division Multiple Access, Digital Signal Encoding, Computer Communication. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 12 | Digital Modulation Techniques, Spread-Spectrum Techniques, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 13 | Basic Telephone Operation, Mobile Communications, Local Area Networks, LAN Interconnection. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 14 | Television Receivers, Digital Television, The Front End and IF Amplifiers. | Please, review the lecture notes and glance this week’s topics from your text book. |
| 15 | Final examination period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final examination period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Modern Electronic Communication, J.S.Beasley and G.M.Miller, 8th edition, Prentice Hall, 2005. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Communication Electronics, L.E. Frenzel, McGraw Hill, 3rd edition, 2000. |
| 3. Modern Communication Circuits, J.R.Smith, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill, 1998. | |
| 4. Microelectronic Circuits and Devices, M.N.Horenstein, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1996. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this. | X | ||||
| 4 | The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | X | ||||
| 6 | An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working. | |||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |||||
| 8 | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated. | |||||
| 9 | Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications. | |||||
| 10 | Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
| 11 | Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||