Wireless Communications (EE402) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Wireless Communications EE402 Area Elective 2 2 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE316
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
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 in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in the solution of complex engineering problems.
2 Ability to formulate, and solve complex mechatronics engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 Ability to design a complex mechatronics engineering system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4 Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in mechatronics engineering and robot technology practices; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5 Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex mechatronics engineering and robot technology problems or research questions.
6 Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7 Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself
9 a-) Knowledge on behavior according to ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility b-) Knowledge on standards used in engineering practices.
10 a-) Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management b-) Awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11 Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions in the field of mechatronics engineering.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planning, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

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