Wireless Communications (EE402) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Wireless Communications EE402 2 2 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE 316
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Problem Solving, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaser DALVEREN
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to provide a background for wireless principles and techniques.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • describe operation of wireless communication systems
  • discuss radio propagation including path loss and multipath fading
  • discuss effects of noise and interference on wireless transmission systems
  • describe and compare some important bandpass modulation schemes
  • discuss importance of multiple access techniques in multiuser wireless systems
  • describe spread spectrum communication, diversity and combining techniques
Course Content Introduction to wireless systems and standards, radio propagation effects, coverage and statistical channel modeling, time-varying channels, fading effects, various bandpass modulation schemes and detection systems, channel capacity, spread spectrum communications, diversity and combining in cellular systems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to wireless communication systems, current wireless systems and standars, wireless spectrum-1 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
2 Introduction to wireless communication systems, current wireless systems and standars, wireless spectrum-2 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
3 Introduction to wireless communication systems, current wireless systems and standars, wireless spectrum-3 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
4 Radio propagation effects, path loss and shadowing, ray tracing, outage probability, cell coverage-1 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
5 Radio propagation effects, path loss and shadowing, ray tracing, outage probability, cell coverage-2 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
6 Radio propagation effects, path loss and shadowing, ray tracing, outage probability, cell coverage-3 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
7 Midterm examination-1 Study the lecture notes
8 Cellular systems, cell planning, interference effects on capacity, dynamic resource allocation-1 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
9 Cellular systems, cell planning, interference effects on capacity, dynamic resource allocation-2 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
10 Midterm examination-2 Study the lecture notes
11 Wireless channel capacity, AWGN channels, flat-fading and frequency selective channels-1 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
12 Wireless channel capacity, AWGN channels, flat-fading and frequency selective channels-2 Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
13 Statistical channel modeling, time-varying channel responses, narrowband and wideband channels, space-time channel models Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
14 Digital modulations, signal space analysis, receiver structures, speread spectrum techniques, diversity techniques Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
15 Review of topics Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson
16 Final examination period Please, download the lecture notes and review them before the lesson

Sources

Course Book 1. Haykin, S. and Moher, M., Modern Wireless Communications, Prentice Hall, 2005.
Other Sources 2. Goldsmith, A., Wireless Communications, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.
3. Couch, L.W, Digital and Analog Communicatin Systems, 7th ed., Prentice Hall, 2007.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 10 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 12 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
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.
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
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 10 1 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 125