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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

COURSE CONTENTS OF
B.SC. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
UNDER SEMESTER SYSTEM
(FROM 2007 ENTRY ONWARDS)




UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,
TAXILA.
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NOTIFICATION



The approved courses of B.Sc Electrical Engineering vide Notification No.
UETT/A&R/C-1/510 Dated: 05-10-2009 for the following sessions:

1. B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 2007 session.
2. B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 2008 session
3. B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 2009 and onward sessions.



(Prof. Dr. Tahir Nadeem Malik)
Chairman EED




Errors and omissions are accepted.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Semester-1: ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Semester-2: ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Semester-3: ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Semester-4: ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Semester-5: ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Semester-6: ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Semester-7: ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Semester-8: ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
List of Electives ..................................................................................................................... 10
1. Power Engineering ......................................................................................................................... 10
2. Electronics Engineering ................................................................................................................ 11
3. Telecommunication Engineering ................................................................................................ 11
4. Computer Engineering .................................................................................................................. 12
5. Control Engineering ...................................................................................................................... 12
Semester-I .............................................................................................................................. 13
EE-111 Linear Circuit Analysis (3+1) .............................................................................................. 13
EE-112 Workshop Practice (1+1) ...................................................................................................... 13
GS-113 Applied Physics (3+0) .......................................................................................................... 14
CS-114 Computer Fundamentals (3+1) ........................................................................................... 14
GS-115 Applied Calculus (3+0)........................................................................................................ 15
HU-116 Islamic Studies (2+0) ........................................................................................................... 15
Semester-II ............................................................................................................................ 16
EE-121 Electro Mechanical Systems-I (3+1) ................................................................................... 16
EE-122 Electronic Devices & Circuits (3+1) ................................................................................... 17
EE-123 Engineering Drawing & CAD (1+1) .................................................................................. 17
GS-124 Linear Algebra (3+0) ............................................................................................................ 18
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GS-125 Differential Equations (3+0) .............................................................................................. 18
ME-126 Basic Mechanical Engineering (3+0) ................................................................................ 19
Semester-III ........................................................................................................................... 19
EE-211 Digital Logic Design (3+1) ................................................................................................... 19
EE-212 Network Analysis (3+1) ....................................................................................................... 20
GS-213 Complex Variables & Transforms (3+0) .......................................................................... 20
CS-214 Object Oriented Programming (3+1) ................................................................................ 20
HU-215 Communication Skills (3+0) .............................................................................................. 21
HU-216 Pakistan Studies (2+0) ........................................................................................................ 22
Semester-IV ........................................................................................................................... 22
EE-221 Instrumentation & Measurements (3+1) ........................................................................... 22
EE-222 Electro Mechanical Sytems-II (3+1) ................................................................................... 23
EE-223 Introduction to Power Engineering (3+0) ......................................................................... 23
CS-224 Computer Organization (3+1) ............................................................................................ 24
GS-225 Numerical Analysis (3+0) ................................................................................................... 24
HU-226 Engineering Ethics (3+0) .................................................................................................... 25
Semester V ............................................................................................................................. 25
EE-311 Signals & Systems (3+1)....................................................................................................... 25
EE-312 Electromagnetic Field Theory (3+0) ................................................................................... 26
EE-313 Basic Power Electronics (3+1).............................................................................................. 26
GS-314 Probability & Statistics for Engineers (3+0) .................................................................... 26
Semester VI ........................................................................................................................... 27
EE-321 Microcomputer Systems (3+1) ............................................................................................ 27
EE-322 Linear Control Systems (3+1) .............................................................................................. 27
ME-323 Applied Thermodynamics (3+0) ....................................................................................... 28
MS-324 Engineering Economics (3+0) ............................................................................................ 28
Semester VII .......................................................................................................................... 29
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EE-411 Digital Signal Processing (3+1) .......................................................................................... 29
MS-413 Engineering Management (3+0) ........................................................................................ 29
Semester VIII ........................................................................................................................ 30
HS-422 Social Sciences (3+0) ............................................................................................................ 30
Elective Courses for Specialization .................................................................................. 30
1. Power Engineering........................................................................................................... 30
Power System Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 30
Power Economics & Management .................................................................................................. 31
Renewable Energy Systems ............................................................................................................. 31
Power Generation .............................................................................................................................. 32
Power Distribution & Utilization ................................................................................................... 32
Electrical Machine Design & Equipment Training ..................................................................... 33
Power System Protection .................................................................................................................. 33
Power System Operation & Control ............................................................................................... 34
Electrical Power Transmission......................................................................................................... 34
Fundamentals of High Voltage Engineering ................................................................................ 35
Power Electronics ............................................................................................................................... 35
Electrical Insulation Material .......................................................................................................... 35
Electrical Estimation Installation & Planning .............................................................................. 36
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools ..................................................................................................... 37
Fundamentals of Power System Economics .................................................................................. 37
2. Electronics Engineering ................................................................................................. 37
Electronic Circuit Design .................................................................................................................. 37
Industrial Automation ...................................................................................................................... 38
Microelectronics ................................................................................................................................. 38
Digital Electronics .............................................................................................................................. 39
Digital Instrumentation .................................................................................................................... 39
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Optoelectronics ................................................................................................................................... 39
Computer Communication Networks ............................................................................................ 40
Microwave Engineering .................................................................................................................... 40
Power Electronics ............................................................................................................................... 41
Antenna & Wave Propagation ......................................................................................................... 41
Advanced Digital Design ................................................................................................................. 41
Communication Systems .................................................................................................................. 42
Digital Image Processing .................................................................................................................. 42
Radar & TV Engineering .................................................................................................................. 43
Digital Communication .................................................................................................................... 43
Mobile Communication .................................................................................................................... 44
3. Telecommunication Engineering .................................................................................. 44
Microwave Devices ............................................................................................................................ 44
Communication Systems .................................................................................................................. 44
Optical Fibre Communication ......................................................................................................... 45
Radar Systems ..................................................................................................................................... 46
Mobile Communication .................................................................................................................... 46
Satellite Communication .................................................................................................................. 46
Telecommunication Management .................................................................................................. 47
Wave Propagation & Antennas ....................................................................................................... 47
Electromagnetic Compatibilty ........................................................................................................ 48
Multimedia Communication ........................................................................................................... 48
Digital Communication .................................................................................................................... 49
Computer Communication Networks ............................................................................................ 49
4. Computer Engineering ................................................................................................... 50
Computer Communication Networks ............................................................................................ 50
Multimedia Communication ........................................................................................................... 50
Digital Compression Methods ........................................................................................................ 51
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Computer Graphics ........................................................................................................................... 51
Digital Image Processing ................................................................................................................. 51
Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networs ...................................................................................... 51
Embedded System Design ................................................................................................................ 52
Computer Architecture & Organization ....................................................................................... 52
Data Structures & Algorithms ........................................................................................................ 53
Relational Database Management System .................................................................................... 53
Software Engineering ....................................................................................................................... 53
Management Information Systems ................................................................................................. 54
Parallel & Distributed Processing ................................................................................................... 54
Operating Systems ............................................................................................................................ 54
5. Control Engineering ........................................................................................................ 54
Robotics................................................................................................................................................ 54
Industrial Automation ...................................................................................................................... 55
Digital Control Systems .................................................................................................................... 55
Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks .................................................................................... 56
Fuzzy Logic .......................................................................................................................................... 56
Advanced Control Systems ............................................................................................................. 56
Optimal Control ................................................................................................................................. 57
Introduction to Adaptive Control ................................................................................................... 57
Stochastic Processes & Control ........................................................................................................ 57
Discrete Structures ............................................................................................................................. 58
Multivariable Control ...................................................................................................................... 58
Introduction to Non-Linear Control ............................................................................................... 58
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SEMESTER WISE COURSES

Semester-1
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I Part-II
EE-111 Linear Circuit Analysis 3 1
EE-112 Workshop Practice 1 1
GS-113 Applied Physics 3 0
CS-114 Computer Fundamentals 3 1
GS-115 Applied Calculus 3 0
HU-116 Islamic Studies 2 0
Total 15 3
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 18



Semester-2
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I
Part-
II
EE-121 Electro Mechanical Systems-I 3 1
EE-122 Electronic Devices & Circuits 3 1
EE-123 Engineering Drawing & CAD 1 1
GS-124 Linear Algebra 3 0
GS-125 Differential Equations 3 0
ME-126 Basic Mechanical Engineering 3 0
Total 16 3
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 19
Total for First Year 37



Semester-3
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I Part-II
EE-211 Digital Logic Design 3 1
EE-212 Network Analysis 3 1
GS-213 Complex Variables & Transform 3 0
CS-214 Object Oriented Programming 3 1
HU-215 Communication Skills 3 0
HU-216 Pak Studies 2 0
Total 17 3
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 20

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Semester-6
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I
Part-
II
EE-321 Micro-Computer System 3 1
EE-322 Linear Control System 3 1
ME-323 Applied Thermodynamics 3 0
MS-324 Engineering Economics 3 0
EE-325 Elective-II 3 1
Total 15 3
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 18
Total for Third Year 36


Semester-4
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I Part-II
EE-221 Instrumentation & Measurements 3 1
EE-222 Electro Mechanical Systems-II 3 1
EE-223 Introduction to Power Engineering 3 0
CS-224 Computer Organization 3 1
GS-225 Numerical Analysis 3 0
HU-226 Engineering Ethics 3 0
Total 18 3
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 21
Total for Second Year 41


Semester-5
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I Part-II
EE-311 Signals and Systems 3 1
EE-312 Electromagnetic Field Theory 3 0
EE-313 Basic Power Electronics 3 1
GS-314
Probability & Statistics for
Engineers
3 0
EE-315 Elective-I * 3 1
Total 15 3
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 18
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Semester-7
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I Part-II
EE-411 Digital Signal Processing 3 1
EE-412 Design Project 0 2
MS-413 Engineering Management 3 0
EE-414 Elective-III 3 1
EE-415 Elective-IV 3 1
Total 12 5
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 17




Semester-8
Code Subject Name
Credit Hours
Part-I
Part-
II
EE-421 Senior Design Project 0 3
HS-422 Social Sciences 3 0
EE-423 Elective-V 3 1
EE-424 Elective-VI 3 1
Total 9 5
Semester Total for Part-I & Part-II 14
Total for Final Year 31
Grand Total for Four Years 145


* Restricted Electives Identified in List of Electives.

LIST OF ELECTIVES

1. Power Engineering
1 Power System Analysis
2 Power Economics & Management
3 Renewable Energy Systems
4 Power Generation
5 Power Distribution & Utilization
6 Electrical Machine Design & Equipment Training
7 Power System Protection
8 Power System Operation & Control
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9 * Electrical Power Transmission
10 Fundamentals of High Voltage Engineering
11 Power Electronics
12 Electrical Insulation Materials
13 Electrical Estimation Installation & Planning
14 AI Tools
15 Fundamentals of Power System Economics

2. Electronics Engineering
1 * Electronic Circuit Design
2 Industrial Automation
3 Micro Electronics
4 Digital Electronics
5 Digital Instrumentation
6 OptoElectronics
7 Computer Communication Networks
8 Microwave Engineering
9 Power Electronics
10 Antenna & Wave Propagation
11 Advanced Digital Design
12 Communication Systems
13 Digital Image Processing
14 Radar & TV Engineering
15 Digital Communication
16 Mobile Communication


3. Telecommunication Engineering
1 Microwave Devices
2 Communication Systems
3 Optical Fiber Communication
4 Radar Systems
5 Mobile Communication
6 Satellite Communication
7 Telecommunication Management
8 Wave Propagation & Antennas
9 Electromagnetic Compatibility
10 Multimedia Communication
11 Digital Communication
12 Computer Communication Networks


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4. Computer Engineering
1 Computer Communication Networks
2 Multimedia Communication
3 Digital compression methods
4 Computer Graphics
5 Digital Image Processing
6 Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks
7 Embedded System Design
8 Computer Architecture and Organization
9 Data Structures & Algorithm
10 Relational Database Management System
11 Software Engineering
12 Management Information Systems
13 Parallel & Distributed Processing
14 Operating systems

5. Control Engineering
1 Robotics
2 Industrial Automation
3 Digital Control Systems
4 Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks
5 Fuzzy Logic
6 Advanced Control Systems
7 Optimal Control
8 Introduction to Adaptive Control
9 Stochastic Processes & Control
10 Discrete Structures
11 Multivariable Control
12 Introduction to Non-linear Control

Note:

1. Choice of Electives in 6th, 7th & 8th Semesters will be dependent on Elective chosen
in 5th Semester. No student can change the specialization area after choosing any of
above 5 areas in his 5th Semester.

2. The Elective Courses offered by the Department in a Semester can be changed
depending on the availability of teachers and related facilities and will be notified
one week before the start of the Semester.




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SEMESTER-I

EE-111 LINEAR CIRCUIT ANALYSIS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the knowledge and the tools to analyze linear circuits.
Course Contents:
Energy and energy transfer, electric charge, electric current, potential difference & voltage,
electric power & energy, electric circuits, sources, resistance, specific resistance temperature
coefficient of resistance, Ohms law, fundamental circuit laws, Kirchhoffs laws, direct
applications of fundamental laws to simple resistive networks, introduction to node voltage
and loop current methods, capacitance, permittivity expression for capacitance, charging and
discharging, series and parallel connection of capacitors. Basic Circuit Analysis: Loop and
node analysis using matrix approach. Circuit Transients: Current and voltage transients RL
and RC circuits with DC and AC excitation. Thevenins theorem, Nortons theorem,
superposition theorem, reciprocity theorem, maximum power transfer theorem. A.C.
fundamentals; RMS or effective, average and maximum values of current & voltage for
sinusoidal signal wave forms, introduction to phasor representation of alternating voltage
and current, single-phase circuit analysis, star-delta transformation for DC and AC circuits.
Recommended Books:
1. Electric Circuit Fundamentals by Franco, Latest Edition, Oxford University Press.
2. Network Analysis by Van Valkenburg.
3. PSpice Manual for Electric Circuits Fundamentals by J.S. Kang, Latest Edition, Oxford
University Press.
4. Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis by Irwin, John Wiley, Latest Edition.
5. Electrical Technology by Edward Hughes, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
6. Engineering Circuit Analysis by William H. Hayt, Jack Kemmerly, Steven M. Durbin,
McGraw-Hill, Latest Edition.
7. Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis by J. David Irwin, Robert M. Nelms, John Wiley &
Sons, Latest Edition.
8. Introductory Circuit Analysis by Robert L. Boylestad, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
9. Electrical and Electronic Technology by Edward Hughes, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.


EE-112 WORKSHOP PRACTICE (1+1)

Course Objectives:
To develop practical workshop skills in the students.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Various technical facilities in the workshop including machine shop, fitting
shop, smith shop, carpentry shop, welding shop and foundry shop. Concepts in electrical
safety, safety regulations, earthing concepts, electric shocks and treatment. Electric Wiring:
Use of tools used by electricians, wiring regulations, types of cables and electric accessories
including switches, plug, circuit breakers, fuses etc., symbols for electrical wiring schematics
e.g. switches, lamps, sockets etc., drawing and practice in simple house wring and testing
methods, wiring schemed of two-way and three-way circuits and ringing circuits, voltage and
current measurement, transformer windings (low voltage: 6,9 and 12 volts), motor and
generator windings (concept only). Electronic Circuits: Physical realization of the range of
discrete and integrated semiconductor devices. Soldering: solders, soldering and soldering
tools; soldering methods and skills, PCB soldering, PCB making steps: transferring a circuit to
PCB, etching drilling and soldering component on PCB testing.
Recommended Books:
1. Elements of Workshop Technology Vol. 1 by Choudhury, MPP, Latest Edition.
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2. Workshop Technology Part-I, II, III by Chapman, CBS, Latest Edition.

GS-113 APPLIED PHYSICS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the physics of electrical materials and electronic components
and devices.
Course Contents:
Electric Charge, Basics of Electricity, DC & AC, DC & AC Circuits, Transformers, Worldwide
Voltages & Frequencies, Home Wiring, Electrical Power, Magnetism, Magnets, Factors
determining Magnetic Properties, Magnetic field due to moving charges, Magnetism and
Lorentz Force, Electromagnetism, Electric Current, Electromagnetic devices, electromagnetic
waves, electromagnetic spectrum, infrared radiation, infrared gases and green house effect,
xray generation, sensors & detectors, lasers, classification of metals, insulators and semi
conductors on the basis of energy bands, semiconductors, pn junctions, types of diodes,
transistors, varactors, fiber optics, transducers, surface acustic wave devices. Equilibrium and
statics, statics problem solving strategies, angular motion of rigid bodies, moment of inertia,
measuring instruments, ammeters, ohmmeters, signal generator, multimeters, oscilloscope.

Recommended Books:
1. Electronic Principles: Physics Models and Circuits by Gray P. E., Searl C. L., John Wiley
& Sons, Latest edition.
2. Basic Electronics, by Grob B, McGraw Hill, Latest edition.
3. Electronic Devices and Circuits by Bogart T. F., Latest edition, Prentice Hall.

CS-114 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the structure, operation, programming, and applications of
computers.
Course Contents:
History of computers, classification, basic components, CPU, memory, storage media,
physical and logical storage, peripheral devices. Introduction to internet and networking.
Programs and software: System software (operating systems), application software (MS
Office), programming language (C++). Compilation, linkage and execution of programs.
Problem specification, algorithms, flow chart, pseudo code. Basic programming techniques,
header files, preprocessor directives, data types and declaration, keywords, identifiers,
operators and its precedence, variables and constants, input/output, termination, remarks,
control and branching, repetition and loops, basic library functions. Introduction to PSpice,
MATLAB & MS-Office.
Lab: Work::
Computation of number system, implementation of Boolean functions, basic machines
organization including motherboard, memory, I/O cards, networking devices, use of flow
charts, introduction to office tools, overview of different browsers including open-source
browsers, introduction to various operating systems, coding, executing and debugging
simple programs. Implementation of C++ programs using simple data elements and
operators, control structures, I/Os and loops. Introduction to PSpice, MATLAB & MS-Office.
Recommended Books:
1. Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton, McGraw-Hill, Latest Edition.
2. Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance by William
Stallings, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
3. Object Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore, SAMS Techmedia


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GS-115 APPLIED CALCULUS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to enable the students to understand the principles of calculus
and its application in solving engineering problems.
Course Contents:
Mathematical and physical meaning of functions, graphs of various functions, Hyperbolic
functions. Theorems of limits and their applications to functions: Some Useful limits, right
hand and left hand limits, continuous and discontinuous functions and their applications.
Introduction to derivatives: Geometrical and physical meaning of derivatives, partial
derivatives and their geometrical significance, application problems (rate of change, marginal
analysis) Leibnitz theorem, Rolles theorem, Mean value theorem. Taylors and Maclaurins
series, Indeterminate forms (0/0), (/). Asymptotes, tangents and normals, curvature and
radius of curvature, maxima and minima of a function for single-variable (applied problems)
differentials with pplications. Eulers theorem, total differentials, maxima and minima of two
variables. Methods of integration by substitutions and by parts, integration of rational and
irrational algebraic functions, definite integrals, improper integrals, Gamma and Beta
functions, reduction formulae. Cost function from marginal cost, rocket flights, area under
curve. Introduction to vectors, scalar and vector product of three and four vectors, volume of
parallelepiped and tetrahedron. Vector differentiation, vector integration and their
applications, operator, gradient, divergence and curl with their applications.
Recommended Books:
As approved by HEC/University/Institution.

HU-116 ISLAMIC STUDIES (2+0)
Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to improve the Islamic knowledge of the students and its
implementation in their practical life.
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Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.


SEMESTER-II


EE-121 ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS-I (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To understand the magnetic field and the reluctance of magnetic materials and air. Voltage-
current characteristics and voltage regulation of generator. Torque speed characteristics and
speed regulation of DC motors. Various techniques for starting, speed control, reversing and
braking. Remedial measures of main problems occurring in DC machines. Generalized
concepts of electromechanical energy conversion.
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Course Contents:
Magnetic circuits and calculations: Single and poly phase circuits.
Transformers: principle of operation, construction, types (core, shell, distribution, power 1-
and 3-phase), EMF equation and transformation ratio, equivalent values and equivalent
power circuit diagram, impedance matching, operation and phasor diagram with and
without load, measurement of losses and efficiency, parallel operation, cooling, 3-phase
connections, special transformers (CT, PT, auto-transformer, and scatt-connected).
DC machines: construction, types, armature reaction, no load and on voltage characteristics
of series, shunt generators, division of loads in parallel operation, torque speed
characteristics, measurement of losses and efficiency.
Recommended Books:
1. Electric Machinery Fundamentals by Stephen J. Chapman, McGraw-Hill, Latest Edition.
2. Electric Machinery by Fitzgerald, Kingsley and Umans, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition.
3. Electrical Machines by Hindmarsh, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition.

EE-122 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to teach the principle of operation and characteristics of various
electronic devices and their applications in circuits.
Course Contents:
Diode circuits: rectifiers, clippers, clampers, choppers, voltage doubler, peak detector, logic
gates, etc. BJT, FET, and MOSFET: DC biasing , amplifier circuits, I/O and transfer
characteristics, small signal low frequency models, AC analysis and design of amplifier
circuits, Low-frequency response of transistor amplifiers, Bias stability of transistor
amplifiers, multistage amplifiers and bootstrapping.
Recommended Books:
1. Integrated Electronics by Millman and Halkias, Mc-Grawhill
2. Principles of Electronic Devices and Circuits by Malvino, Latest Edition.
3. Electronic Devices and Circuits by Guillermo (Rico, Jeffrey S. Beasley, Theodore F.
Bogart), Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
4. Electronic Devices and Circuits: Conventional Flow Version by Michael Hassul and
Donald E Zimmerman, Latest Edition, Pearson / Prentice Hall.

EE-123 ENGINEERING DRAWING & CAD (1+1)

Course Objectives:
To equip the students with the basic knowledge and skills of engineering drawing and its
application in practical scenarios. The students will also be introduced to some popular commercial
CAD packages.
Course Contents:
Types of lines and usage, dimensioning, lettering, orthographic 1
st
angle projection, sheet
planning, orthographic 3rd angle projection, introduction of computer aided drawing,
isometric projection, sectional drawing and assembly drawing. The course consists of scale
drawing only. Drawing sheets will be prepared on drawing board and using computer
software. Electrical circuit drawing, Electrical and Electronics CADs, Industrial
wiring/drawing. Introduction to computer-aided design tools such as AutoCAD, OrCAD
and PCAD; computer-aided drafting principles and practices; engineering drawing
fundamentals using AutoCAD; drawing of electrical machinery and layouts of electronic
assemblies; design and layout of circuit boards using software (PCAD or OrCAD).
Recommended Books:
1. Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD by Shawna Lockhart, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Introduction to PSpice Using OrCAD for Circuits and Electronics by Muhammad H.
Rashid, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
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3. First Year Engineering Drawing by A.C Parkinson, Latest Edition.
4. Illustrated AutoCAD by T. W. Berghauser and P. L. Sclive, BPB, Latest Edition.
5. Mastering Autocad 2000 Publishers by George Amura, Latest Edition.

GS-124 LINEAR ALGEBRA (3+0)

Course Objectives:
To make the students learn vector algebra, scalar or dot product with geometrical
interpretation, vector space, subspaces, linear transformation, differentiation and integration
of vectors, gradient, divergence and curl with their interpretation; line, surface and volume
integrals.
Course Contents:
Brief introduction to matrices. Symmetric and Hermitian matrices, Introduction to elementary
row operations, Echelon form and reduced echelon form. Rank of a matrix. Inverse of a
matrix by using elementary row operations. Vector spaces. Vector subspaces.
Linear combination, Linear dependence and basis, linear transformation. System of non-
homogeneous and homogeneous linear equations, Gaussian elimination method, Gauss
Jardon method, Consistency criterion for solution of homogeneous and nonhomogeneous
system of linear equations. Applications of system of linear equations. Introduction to
determinants, Properties of determinants of order n, Axiomatic definition of a determinant.
Applications of determinants (Cramers Rule). Introduction Coordinates of a point dividing a
line segment in a given ratio. Vector form of a straight line, parametric equations of a straight
line, equation of a straight line in symmetric form, direction ratios and direction cosines,
angle between two straight lines, distance of a point from a line, Planes: Equation of a plane,
angle between two planes, intersection of two planes, a plane and a straight line, skew lines,
Cylindrical and spherical coordinate: Introduction to cylindrical and spherical. Quadratic
surfaces, degenerate surfaces, symmetry, traces, intercepts of the surfaces, surface of
revolution, Cylinder and cone: Cylinder, right cylinder, the cone, Sphere: General equation of
sphere, great circle. Definition, double integral as volume, evaluation of double integral,
change of order of integration, Application of double integrals, area, mass of an element,
moment of inertia, and center of gravity. Triple integrals, evaluation of triple integrals,
application of triple integrals, volume, mass of an element, center of gravity, moment of
inertia by triple integrals, triple integration in cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Recommended Books:
1. Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreysig

GS-125 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with differential equations and their
applications in engineering.
Course Contents:
Differential equations and their classification, formation of differential equations, solution of
differential equations, initial and boundary conditions, Methods of solution of differential
equation of first order and first-degree: Separable equations, homogeneous equations,
equations reducible to homogeneous, exact differential equations, integrating factor, linear
equations, Bernoulli equations, orthogonal trajectories in Cartesian and polar coordinates,
applications of first order differential equations. Non linear first order differential equations.
Non linear first order differential equations: Equations solvable for p, for y and for x,
Clairauts equations. Homogeneous linear equations of order n with constant coefficients,
auxiliary/ characteristics equations. Solution of higher order differential equation according
to the roots of auxiliary equation. (Real and distinct, Real and repeated, and Complex). Non-
homogeneous linear equations. Working rules for finding particular integral. Cauchy Euler
equation. Applications of higher order linear differential equations.
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Recommended Books:
1. Brief Calculus and its Applications by Doniel D. Benice, Latest Edition.
2. Applied Calculus by Raymond A. Barnett, Latest Edition.
3. Calculus and Analytical Geometry by Dr. S. M. Yusuf , Latest Edition.
4. Mathematical Methods by Dr. S. M. Yusuf, Latest Edition.

ME-126 BASIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The course is intended to give a thorough understanding of the basic mechanical engineering
concepts.
Course Contents:
Fundamental concepts and principles of mechanics, fundamental units, moments and
couples, laws of equilibrium, free body diagrams; structures, frames and machines.
Fundamentals of dynamics: Applications of Newton's second law of motion, analysis of
motion in two dimensional and three dimensional spaces, methods of energy and
momentum, applications of dynamics to the engineering concepts, pulleys, chains, design of
flywheel, bearings, mechanical power transmission, heat transfer.
Recommended Books:
1. Engineering Mechanics Dynamics, Vol. 2 by J. L. Merriam & L. G. Kraige, John & Wiley
Sons, Latest Edition.


SEMESTER-III


EE-211 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN (3+1)

Course Objectives:
Introduce the concepts and tools for the design of digital electronic circuits.
Course Contents:
Theory:
Basic concepts and tools to design digital hardware, number systems, Boolean algebra, logic
gates. Design and analysis of combinational and sequential circuits (adders, subtractors,
decoders, multiplexers, flip-flops, registers, counters etc), memory and Programmable Logic
Devices (PLDs), introduction to CPLDs and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays),
introduction to Hardware Descriptive Language (HDL Verilog), gate-level, dataflow and
behavioral modeling, use of simulation software such as Veriwell Verilog Simulator.
Lab Work:
Working with ICs of basic logic gates, design and testing of combinational and sequential
circuits on some digital hardware trainer. Verilog simulation and hardware implementation
of combinational (such as MUX/DEMUX, encoder/decoder, adders/subtractors) and
sequential circuits (such as flip-flops, registers, shift registers, counters), Implementation of
logic/sequential circuits using PLDs; project solving a real-life problem.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Design by M. Morris Mano, latest edition, Pearson Education
2. Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals by Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime, Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.
3. Digital Design & XILINX 6.3 XSE PKG by M. Morris Mano, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
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4. Digital Electronics: Principles and Applications, Student Text with MultiSIM CD-ROM by
Roger L Tokheim, McGraw-Hill, Latest Edition.
5. Verilog HDL by Samir Palnitkar, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.

EE-212 NETWORK ANALYSIS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To equip the students with the knowledge and techniques of analyzing electrical networks.
Course Contents:
Circuit Transients: Current and voltage transients RLC circuits with DC and AC excitation,
resonant circuit: series and parallel resonance in AC circuit, Q-Factor, bandwidth, selectivity.
Poly Phase Circuits: Poly phase generators, star and delta connections, phase sequence,
voltage and current relations, vector diagrams for balance and unbalanced three phase
networks, three phase unbalanced star and delta connected loads, power in three phase
circuits and different methods of its measurements. Two port network, characterization of
linear time-invariant, two ports by six sets of parameters, relationship among parameter sets,
interconnection of two port network. Initial condition determination, Laplace transform and
differential equations, Laplace transform of signals involving generalized functions,
convolution, introduction to poles & zeros and stability criteria, impedance functions and
network theorems, frequency response, magnitude and phase plots, Fourier series and
transform.
Recommended Books:
1. Electric Circuits Fundamentals by S. Franco, Latest edition, Oxford University Press.
2. PSpice Manual for Electric Circuits Fundamentals by J. S. Kang, Latest edition Oxford
University Press.
3. Basic Circuit Analysis by Nillson, Latest edition.

GS-213 COMPLEX VARIABLES AND TRANSFORMS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with the complex analysis, Laplace
transformation, Fourier series and transforms and use of these as a tool in engineering.
Course Contents:
Introduction to complex-number, complex variable, Argands diagram, modulus and
argument of a complex number, polar form, Demoivres theorem. complex functions,
analytical functions, harmonic and conjugate, harmonic functions, Cauchy-Riemann
equations (in Cartesian and polar coordinates), line integrals, Greens theorem, Cauchys
theorem, Cauchys integral formula, singularities, poles, residues and contour integration and
applications. Laplace transform of elementary functions, properties of Laplace transform,
periodic functions and their Laplace transforms, inverse Laplace transform and its properties,
convolution theorem, Heavisides expansion formula, solution of
ordinary differential equations by Laplace transform.
Recommended Books:
1. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Kreyszig E., John Wiley & Sons, 9
th
edition.
2. Complex Variables and Applications by Brown J. W. and Churchill R. V., McGraw-Hill,
7
th
edition.

CS-214 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the fundamentals of writing, testing, and debugging computer
programs following an object oriented approach.
Course Contents:
Theory:
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Fundamental concepts of OOP (Encapsulation, Polymorphism and Inheritance), structure,
enum, primitive and user defined data types, struct, union, class, global and static variables,
arrays, strings, multidimensional arrays. Functions: prototype, definition, function
overloading, default arguments, inline functions, recursion, class functions, constructors,
destructors, Inheritance: derived and base classes, access specifiers (public, private and
protected), class hierarchies, multiple and multilevel inheritance, function overriding,
operator overloading. Pointers and references, dynamic memory allocation, stack, heap,
records, linked lists. Virtual functions, friend functions, static functions. Streams and files,
Multifile programs, Template and exceptions, graphics.
Lab Work:
Introduction to C++ IDE like Borland or Turbo, Writing, debugging and execution of
programs for learning of OOP language concepts all listed in theory part.
Recommended Books:
1. Object-Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall
2. Programming with C++ by C.M. Aslam and T.A. Qureshi, Polymer Books, pak

HU-215 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to enable the students apply the knowledge and skills acquired
in English I and English II courses in the earlier semesters. The students will improve their
skills to optimal levels in reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course also aims at
enabling the students to enhance their technical writing skills and equipping them with fairly
good vocabulary.
Course Contents:
Explanation and practice of English (speaking, listening, reading and writing) skills, Lecture
listening and note-taking strategies, and Oral communication skills improved through
discussions & seminars. The rationale and importance of Communication Skills for Engineers
in practical life. Improvement of students speaking power, building their confidence and
helping them overcome their stage fright through following activities: Individual
presentations by students on assigned topics with a short question-answer session after each
presentation. Group discussion. Impromptu talk by students on topics of common interest.
Seminars. Reading of lessons 1 to 5 of the prescribed textbook and exercises on reading
comprehension. Improvement of listening skills by assigning students various
tasks/exercises after listening to pre-recorded audio cassettes in order to help them listen
more accurately and efficiently to a variety of authentic and semi-authentic recordings. Essay
writing with emphasis on techniques for clear and effective thinking and the three stages -
planning, writing and revising. Writing technical reports/research papers with guideline on
researching a subject, organizing information/data making an outline, formatting and
completing elements/parts of the report/research papers. Prcis (summary) writing, its
importance in practical life and method/procedure of writing an effective prcis followed by
practice by students. Letter writing Secrets of good letter writing, Handling your personal
correspondence, give your letters the right look. Letter Writing Exercises: including business
letters and letters seeking employment with emphasis on format and style. Resume writing
with emphasis on the format of the three types of resume, that is, chronological, functional
and chrono-functional resume. Vocabulary Building Students to be guided on quick and easy
ways of vocabulary building.

Recommended Books:
1. Anchor in English-II (Lessons 1-5), Latest Edition, A SPELT Publication.
2. Summary Writing (Book-I) by Christopher Fry (OUP), Latest Edition.
3. Speaking Clearly by Pamela Rogerson & Judy B Gilbert, Latest Edition.
4. Basic Technical Writing by Herman M Weisman, Latest Edition.
5. Intermediate English Course by Linguaphone Institute, London, Latest Edition.
6. Longman/Merriam-Webster/Oxford Dictionary, Latest Edition.
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7. Vocabulary Builder, www.number2.com


HU-216 PAKISTAN STUDIES (2+0)

Course Objectives:
To make the students aware about the historical and geopolitical significance of their
motherland and inculcate in them patriotism and the spirit to strive hard for its progress and
prosperity.
Course Contents:
A brief historical background of creation of Pakistan, Land of Pakistan: its geopolitical
significance; natural resources of Pakistan, Exclusive Economic Zone of Pakistan in Arabian
Sea/ Indian Ocean and its significance; Kashmir, Siachin and Sir Creek issues and their
significance for Pakistan; People of Pakistan and their panoramic cultural values and
heritage; Government and politics in Pakistan.
Recommended Books:
As approved by HEC/University/Institution.


SEMESTER-IV


EE-221 INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the concepts, methods and instruments for measuring electrical
and non-electrical quantities.
Course Contents:
Theory:
Precision measurements terminologies including resolution, sensitivity, accuracy, and
uncertainty; engineering units and standards; principles of different measurement
techniques; instruments for measurement of electrical properties, pressure, temperature,
position, velocity, flow rates (mass and volume) and concentration; systems for signal
processing and signal transmission; modern instrumentation techniques; static and dynamic
responses of instrumentation and signal conditioning; basic data manipulation skills using
personal computers and graphs; data acquisition systems; principles of operation,
construction and working of different analog and digital meters, oscilloscope, recording
instruments, signal generators, transducers, and other electrical and non-electrical
instruments; types of bridges for measurement of resistance, inductance, and capacitance;
power and energy meters; high-voltage measurements.
Lab Work:
Design, construction, and analysis of measurement circuits, data acquisition circuits,
instrumentation devices, and automatic testing; measurement of electrical parameters using
different lab instruments; calibration of measurement instruments; use of data acquisition
systems
for presentation and interpretation of data; use of microcomputers to acquire and process
data; use of simulation and instrumentation languages (Lab:View).
Recommended Books:
1. Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation by Klaas B. Klaassen and Steve Gee, Latest
Edition, Cambridge University Press.
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2. PC Interfacing and Data Acquisition: Techniques for Measurement, Instrumentation and
Control by Kevin James, Newness, Latest Edition.
3. Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques by W.D. Cooper & A.D.
Helfrical.
4. Fundamentals of Electrical Measurements by B.S. Gragory.
5. Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation by Oliver, Latest edition.
6. Sensors and Transducers by Usher M J, MacMillan, Latest Edition.
7. Transducers in Digital Systems by Woolvet G, Peter Peregrinus, Latest Edition.

EE-222 ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYTEMS-II (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To introduce the fundamentals of ac machine. Detailed operating principles of ac machines
including induction motor, synchronous motors, alternators and Transformers have been
included to develop thorough understanding of construction, characteristics, operation and
proper application of ac machines being used in industries.
Course Contents:

Induction Machines: Electromechanical energy conversion: armature winding, 3-phase
windings, MMF of distributed windings, speed and direction of rotating magnetic field.
Induction motor: types, construction, principle of operation, induced EMF, relation between
stator and rotor quantities, phasor diagram, equivalent circuit diagram, torque slip power
relations, maximum torque effect of rotor resistance deep rotor bars and double cage rotor,
starting, speed control, testing, circle diagram.
Synchronous Machines: Synchronous generator construction, types, EMF equation, armature
reaction, phasor diagrams, torque, synchronous impedance, tests, operating characteristics,
power angle characteristics of cylindrical generators, effect of salient poles, parallel operation,
regulation. Synchronous motor: starting, effect of changes in load and excitation on perfor-
mance, hunting and phase swinging.
Single phase motors: cross field theory, revolving field theory, types (single and split phase
induction, capacitor start, shaded pole, reluctance, universal, hysteresis and repulsion
motors).
Recommended Books:
1. Electric Machinery Fundamentals by Stephen J. Chapman, McGraw-Hill, Latest Edition.
2. Electric Machinery by Fitzgerald, Kingsley and Umans, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition.
3. Electrical Machines by Hindmarsh, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition.

EE-223 INTRODUCTION TO POWER ENGINEERING (3+0)

Course Objectives:
This course is intended to give the students an understanding of electric power systems
fundamentals and operation. Basic electrical terminology and concepts are explained in
simple to understand terms with regard to design, construction, operations and maintenance
of power plants substations and transmission and distribution lines. Basic of High Voltage
Engineering Concepts are also included.

Course Contents:
Fundamentals of Electric Power: Basic Concepts --- Active, Reactive, and Apparent Power,
Three Phase System, Components of Power System, One Line Diagram, Per Unit System of
Calculation.
Generation and Transmission: Energy Resources --- Conventional & Non-conventional and
Discussion of how these resources are converted into useable electrical energy. The operation
of generation plants, substations and transmission lines are explained plus how these systems
work together to efficiently transport electrical power long distances.
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Distribution and Utilization: Power delivery to residential, commercial and industrial
customers is explained including emergency backup generators. Types of Distribution e.g.
DC distribution and AC distribution, lighting, heating, battery and drives.
Power System Protection: Introduction, Quantities required for Protection, Components of
Protective System, and Protection Schemes.
Power System Operation: Power System Operation --- Concepts & Issues, Interconnected
Power System, Steps in System Operation, Introduction to Power system Control, and
SCADA.
High Voltage Engineering: Generation of High Voltage, measurement and testing.

Recommended Books:
1. Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems by Theodore Wildi.
2. Electrical Power Systems by B. M. Weedy and B. J. Cory

CS-224 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To give the students an understanding of RTL, Datapath, Control design and Processor
design. Use of HDL and synthesis tools for designing and implementation of complex digital
hardware on programmable devices.
Course Contents:

Theory:
Register Transfer Level (RTL), Algorithmic State Machines (ASM), Asynchronous sequential
logic, design of datapath and control, hardwired and microprogram design, pipelining.
Instruction set architecture, design of CPU, data and control hazards, RISC and CISC
architectures. Microprocessor: historical background of Intels processors, 8086/8088, internal
architecture, real and protected mode memory addressing, addressing modes, instruction set,
assembly mnemonics, pin assignments, bus buffering and latching, max/min mode, bus
cycle, timing and wait states. Bus controller (8288) and clock generator (8284).
Lab Work:
Simulation on Verilog for RTL and ASM. Programming in Assembly language of 8086 by
using MASM.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Design by M. Morriss Mano, 3
rd
edition, Pearson education.
2. Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals by Morris Mano and C. R. Kime, Pearson
education
3. The Intel Microprocessors by Barry B. Brey, Pearson education

GS-225 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
To enable the students appreciate the significance of numerical methods for solving
engineering problems.
Course Contents:
Floating point number system, error analysis, solutions of equations, interpolation, splines,
numerical differentiation and integration, numerical methods in linear algebra, system of
linear equations, method of least squares, eigen values, eigenvectors, solution of ordinary and
partial differential equations. This subject is to be supplemented with extensive computer
exercises.

Recommended Books:
1. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig, John Wiley, Latest Edition.

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HU-226 ENGINEERING ETHICS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
To develop engineering ethics in the students.
Course Contents:
Introduction to ethical concepts, Ethics and professionalism, Moral reasoning and codes of
ethics, Moral frame works, Engineering as social experimentation, Commitment to safety, risk
and liability in engineering, Workplace responsibilities and rights, Honesty, Integrity and
Reliability, Engineers as employees, Environmental ethics, Global issues, Engineers and
technological progress, Responsibility for research integrity, Fair credit in research and
publication, Credit and intellectual property in engineering practice, Making a life in
engineering and science, Case studies on professional behavior.
Recommended Books:
1. Ethics in Engineering by Martin M. W., Martin M. and R. Schinzinger, McGraw-Hill,
Latest Edition.
2. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research by Whitbeck C., Latest Edition, Cambridge
University Press.
3. Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases by Harris Jr. C. E., Pritchard M. S. and M. J.
Rabins, Latest Edition, Wadsworth Publishing.


SEMESTER V

EE-311 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
This is a basic course that is intended to provide the fundamentals of signals, systems and
transforms to the electrical engineering students. The course is aimed to build a
comprehensive foundation for later higher level courses in communication systems, control
systems and digital signal processing. Both discrete-time and continuous-time signals,
systems and transforms are covered in this course.
Course Contents:
Continuous time and discrete time signals, periodic signals, even and odd signals,
exponential and sinusoidal signals, the unit impulse and unit step functions, continues time
and discrete time systems, linear time invariant (LTI) systems, difference equation, causality,
BIBO stability, convolution and correlation, discrete time Fourier transforms, DFT and FFT
algorithms, time and frequency characterization of signals and systems, the sampling
theorem, aliasing, sampling the discrete time signals, z-transform, analysis and
characterization of LTI systems using z-transform, case studies: communication systems and
linear feedback systems.
Recommended Books:
1. Signals and Systems by Oppenheim A. V., Willsky A. S. and Nawab S. H., Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.
2. Signals, Systems and Transforms by Phillips C. L. and Parr J. M. , Latest Edition, Prentice
Hall.
3. Fundamentals of Signals and Systems Using the Web and MATLAB by Kamen Ed. and
Heck B., Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.

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EE-312 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY (3+0)

Course Objectives:
Introduce the concepts and mathematical methods to understand and analyze
electromagnetic fields and waves
Course Contents:
Vector analysis, Coulombs law and electric field intensity, Gausss law, flux density and
divergence, energy and potential, conductor dielectric and capacitance, Poissons and
Laplaces equations, steady-state magnetic field, magnetic forces, materials and inductance,
time-varying fields and Maxwells equations, uniform plane waves.
Recommended Books:
1. Engineering Electromagnetics by William Hayt and John A. Buck, McGraw-Hill,
Latest Edition.
2. Elements of Electromagnetics by Sadiku, Matthew N, Latest Edition, Oxford
University Press.
3. Electromagnetic Wave Theory by Kong J. A., Cambridge, Latest Edition.

EE-313 BASIC POWER ELECTRONICS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
In this course, the student is introduced to rectifier circuits and to power supplies with linear
regulators and with switch-mode techniques. After the course, the student will be able to
perform basic measurements and calculations on rectifier circuits and on the fundamental
switch mode topologies.
Course Contents:
Power electronic semiconductor switches: Power Diodes, Power Transistors, Thyristors,
Triggering methods of Thyristors, Thyristor Commutation circuits, Series and parallel
connection of SCR, AC to DC converters - Uncontrolled rectifier, controlled rectifier, AC
Controllers, Static Switching Circuits.

Recommended Books:
1. Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices, and Applications by M. Rashid, 3
rd
Edition., Prentice-
Hall.

GS-314 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
Introduce the basic concepts and engineering applications of probability and statistics
Course Contents:
Set theory, basic concepts of probability, conditional probability, independent events, Baye's
formula, discrete and continuous random variables, distributions and density functions,
probability distributions (binomial, Poisson, hyper geometric, normal, uniform and
exponential), mean, variance, standard deviations, moments and moment generating
functions, linear regression and curve fitting, limits theorems, stochastic processes, first and
second order characteristics, applications.
Recommended Books:
1. Introduction to Probability and Statistics: Principles and Applications for Engineering
and the Computing Sciences by Susan Milton and Jesse C Arnold, McGraw-Hill, Latest
Edition.
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2. Statistics for Engineers and the Sciences by William Mendenhall and Terry Sincich, Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.
3. Statistics and Probability for Engineering applications by DeCoursey W., Latest Edition,
Newness.
4. Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics for engineers by Soong T. T., John Wiley and
Sons, Latest Edition.

SEMESTER VI


EE-321 MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the programming, interfacing, and applications of
microprocessors and microcontrollers
Course Contents:
Interfacing concepts, data/address and control busses, address decoding, memory interface,
I/O interfaces: Programmable Peripheral Interface (8255), Keyboard/disply interface (8279),
Programmable Interval Timer (8254), Serial communication (16550), ADC and DAC
converters. Interrupts and Programmable Interrupt Controller (8259). Direct Memory Access
(DMA controller 8237). Bus Interfaces: ISA, EISA, VESA Local Bus, LPT, USB. Architecture of
80286 and higher processors.
Microcontroller: introduction, different families and their salient features. Detail study of any
one of the microcontroller series like 8051, PIC, ARM etc. their architecture, available
RAM/FLASH/ROM, instruction set and I/Os.
Lab Work:
Parallel and serial communication with computer system. Interface experiments on some
microprocessor development board like MTS 8088C. Programming of microcontroller
through some programmer or development board using assembly or high level language.
Some design project
Recommended Books:
1. The Intel Microprocessors by Barry B. Brey, Latest edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Microprocessor and Interfacing, by Douglas V. Hall, Tata McGraw- Hill
3. PIC Microcontroller: An Introduction to Software & Hardware Interfacing by Han-Way
Huang, Thomson Delmar Learning, Latest edition.
4. 8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems by M. Ali Mazidi, Prentice Hall.
5. Microprocessors: Principles and Application by Charles Gilmore, McGraw Hill.

EE-322 LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
This course is aimed to build a comprehensive foundation in the analysis and design of
control systems using classical and modern techniques. The course covers Signal flow graph,
State variable approach, Root-locus analysis and design, Frequency response analysis and
design, Discrete-time systems of digital control systems.
Course Contents:
Modeling of electrical, mechanical and biological control systems. Open and closed-loop
control, Block diagrams. Second order systems. Step and impulse response. Performance
criteria. Steady state error. Sensitivity, s-plane system stability. Analysis and design with the
root loci method. Frequency domain analysis, Bode plots, Nyquist criterion, gain and phase
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margins, Nichols charts. The State-space method, state equations, flow graphs, stability,
compensation techniques. Simulation and Controller design using Matlab
Recommended Books:
Linear Control Systems by McGraw-Hill, Katsushiko, Ogata, Latest Edition
ME-323 APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
To give basic understanding of the subject to the undergraduate students of Electrical
Discipline, and to satisfy requirements for an Engineering Degree
Course Contents:
Basic concepts and definitions, Processes & Cycles, concept of Thermodynamic Property and
definition of State; First Law of Thermodynamics, Work & Heat as energies in transition,
Interchange-ability of Energy States, Working Fluids and Steady / Unsteady Flow Energy
Equations, Perfect and Real Gases; Second Law of Thermodynamics, Reversible and
Irreversible Processes, Entropy & Carnot Efficiency, concept of Available Energy.
Recommended Books:
1. Applied Thermodynamics for Engineers & Technologists by T. D. Eastop & McConkey,
Longman, Latest Edition

MS-324 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to create awareness amongst the students about the economic
considerations involved in engineering.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Basic concept and principles of Economics, Microeconomic theory, the problems
of scarcity. Concept of Engineering Economy
Economic Environment: Consumer and producer goods, goods and services, demand & supply
concept. Equilibrium, elasticity of demand, elasticity of supply, measures of Economic worth.
Price-supply-demand relationship. Theory of production, factors of production, laws of
returns, break-even charts and relationships. Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic
competition and oligopoly, Fundamentals of Marketing
Elementary Financial Analysis: Basic accounting equation. Development and interpretation of
financial statement-Income statement, Balance sheet and cash flow. Working capital
management.
Break Even Analysis: Revenue/cost terminologies, behaviour of costs. Determination of
costs/revenues. Numerical and graphical presentations. Practical applications. BEA as a
management tool for achieving financial/operation efficiency.
Selection Between Alternatives: Time value of money and financial internal rate of return.
Present value, future value and annuities. Cost benefit analysis, selection amongst materials,
techniques, design etc36. Investment philosophy. Investment alternatives having identical
lives.
Alternatives having different lives. Make or buy decisions and replacement decisions.
Value Analysis/Value Engineering: Value analysis procedures. Value engineering procedures.
Value analysis versus value engineering. Advantages and applications in different areas.
Value analysis in designing and purchasing.
Linear Programming: Mathematical statement of linear programming problems, graphic
solution simplex procedure. Duality problem. Depreciation and Taxes: Depreciation concept,
economic life, methods of depreciations, profit and returns on capital, productivity of capital
gain (loss) on the disposal of an asset, depreciation as a tax shield. Business Organization:
Type of ownership, single ownership, partnerships, corporation, type of stocks and joint stock
companies banking and specialized credit institutions. Capital Financing & Allocation:
Capital budgeting, allocation of capital among independent projects, financing with debt
capital, financing with equity capital trading on equity, financial leveraging.
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Recommended Books:
1. Engineering Economy by A. Tarquin, Latest Edition.
2. Engineering Economy by Degarmo, Latest Edition.
3. Economics by Samaulson, Latest Edition.

SEMESTER VII


EE-411 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (3+1)

Course Objectives:
This course deals with the breadth and depth of digital signal processing, analog to digital
conversion, sampling theory, analysis of discrete-time signals and systems, convolution and
correlation, discrete Fourier frequency analysis, realization structures and FIR and IIR filter
design methods. The course will also enable the students to use MATLAB digital signal
processing tool box, other DSP software and DSP processors.
Course Contents:
Introduction scope, Comparison between continuous time signal and discrete time sequence,
properties of LSI system, difference equation, causality, stability, discrete Fourier transform,
applications of DSP, digital signals, systems and convolution, Fourier transform and
frequency response, sampling, discrete time Fourier transforms. DFT and FFT algorithms, Z-
transform, FIR, IIR filters and their implementation, FIR filter design methods and IIR filter
design methods, spectrum analysis, VLSI signal processors.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Signal Processing by J. P. Proakis and D. G. Manolakis, Latest edition.
2. Signals and Systems by Simon Haykin, John Wiley & Sons, Latest Edition.
3. Digital Signal Processing by John G. Proakis and Dimitris K. Manolakis, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.
4. Digital Signal Processors: Architecture, Implementation and Applications by Sen M. Kuo
and Woon-Seng S. Gan, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
5. Signals and Linear System Analysis by Gordon. E. Carlson, John Wiley & Sons, Latest
Edition.

MS-413 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (3+0)

Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to create awareness amongst the students about different
aspects of engineering management.
Course Contents:
Introduction, from science to engineering, people at work, developing engineers, organizing
engineering, managing engineering projects, the market for engineering products,
development testing, principles of production, quality, reliability and safety, selling, using,
and supporting engineering products, engineering in society, engineering standards,
concepts of total quality management (TQM), organizational behaviour and industrial
psychology.
Recommended Books:
1. The New Management of Engineering by Patrick D.T. OConnor, Latest Edition, Lulu
Press.

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SEMESTER VIII

HS-422 SOCIAL SCIENCES (3+0)
( A course such as, but not limited to, Sociology, Psychology, Society and Culture,
Anthropology and Fine Arts may be selected considering the availability of the faculty)
Course Objectives:
As approved by HEC/University
Course Contents:
As approved by HEC/University
Recommended Books:
As approved by HEC/University


ELECTIVE COURSES FOR SPECIALIZATION


1. POWER ENGINEERING

POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS

Course Objectives:
This course has been designed to introduce the importance of analyzing various aspects of
power system. It covers power flow studies, fault analysis and stability studies. This forms
the basis for power system operation, control and protection.

Course Contents:
Structure & Growth of Electrical Power Systems, One Line Diagram, Impedance & Reactance
Diagram, Bus Impedance and Admittance Matrices---Formation, Modifications and
Importance.
Load Flow Solution: Scope of Load Flow in Electrical Power System, Load Flow Problem
Formulation & Solution Methodologies, and Load Flow Control.
Fault Analysis: Importance of the Fault Analysis in Electrical Power System, Faults and their
Types, Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Faults Analysis,
Power System Stability: Stability Problem --- Scope and Significance, Steady State & Transient
Stability, Power Flow Relationship for Cylindrical & Salient Pole Machines, Derivation of Swing
Equation, Equal Area Criterion, Solution of Swing Equation, Factors Effecting Stability, Use of
Digital Computer Methods for the Stability Studies.

Recommended Book:
1. Power System Analysis by Hadi Saadat McGraw-Hill International Editions




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POWER ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives:
This course discusses basics of economics, load management, tariffs and reliability of power
systems.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Basic concept and principles of economics, microeconomic theory, the problems
of scarcity. Concept of engineering economy.
Economic Environment: Consumer and producer goods, goods and services, demand &
supply concept. Equilibrium, elasticity of demand, elasticity of supply, measures of economic
worth. Pricesupply- demand relationship. Theory of production, factors of production, laws
of returns, break-even charts and relationships. Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic
competition and oligopoly. Fundamentals of marketing.
Elementary Financial Analysis: Basic accounting equation. Development and interpretation of
financial statement-income statement, balance sheet and cash flow. Working capital
management.
Break Even Analysis: Revenue/cost terminologies, behaviour of costs, determination of
costs/revenues, numerical and graphical presentations. Practical applications. BEA as a
management tool for achieving financial/operation efficiency.
Selection between Alternatives: Time value of money and financial internal rate of return,
present value, future value and annuities. Cost-benefit analysis: selection amongst materials,
techniques, design etc. Investment philosophy, investment alternatives having identical lives,
alternatives having different lives, make or buy decisions and replacement decisions.
Value Analysis/Value Engineering: Value analysis procedures, value engineering
procedures, value analysis versus value engineering, advantages and applications in different
areas, value analysis in designing and purchasing.
Linear Programming: Mathematical statement of linear programming problems, graphic
solution simplex procedure, duality problem.
Depreciation and Taxes: Depreciation concept, economic life, methods of depreciations, profit
and returns on capital, productivity of capital gain (loss) on the disposal of an asset,
depreciation as a tax shield.
Business Organization: Type of ownership, single ownership, partnerships, corporation, type
of stocks and joint stock companies banking and specialized credit institutions.
Capital Financing & Allocation: Capital budgeting, allocation of capital among independent
projects, financing with debt capital, financing with equity capital trading on equity, financial
leveraging.
Recommended Books:
1. Engineering Economy by A. Tarquin, Latest Edition.
2. Engineering Economy by Degarmo, Latest Edition.
3. Economics by Samaulson, Latest Edition.

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
Students will learn about the state-of-the-art in renewable energy applications including
biomass for heat, electric power and liquid fuels as well as geo-energy sources such as wind,
solar, and hydro power. Students will do engineering calculations of power and energy
availability of renewable energy sources and learn about requirements for integrating
renewable energy sources into production, distribution and end-use systems.
Course Contents:
Principles of renewable energy, Essentials of fluid dynamics, Heat transfer, Solar radiation,
solar water heating, Buildings and other solar thermal applications, Photovoltaic generation,
Hydro-power, Wind power, .Photosynthetic process, Biomass and biofuels, Wave power,
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Tidal power, Ocean thermal energy conversion, Geothermal energy, Energy systems, storage
and transmission, Institutional and economic factors.
Recommended Books:
1. Renewable Energy Resources by John Twidell and Tony Weir , 2
nd
Edition, Taylor &
Francis.

POWER GENERATION

Course Objectives:
The students learn different power plant and modes of energy conversion to generate
electrical energy in this course and the concepts of fuel cells are introduced.
Course Contents:
Thermal Power Plants: Sources of conventional energy and method of harnessing, special
features and cycles used in steam, gas and diesel power plants, combine cycle systems and
cogeneration. Location of the above plants and selection of units, prime movers and
associated equipment.
Hydroelectric Power Plants: The plants and their equipment, layouts, run of the river and
accumulation type station, types of hydroelectric turbines and their stations.
Nuclear Power Plants: Nuclear reaction, fission and fusion reaction, critical mass chain
reaction, moderators, reactor control and cooling, classification of reactors, different types of
reactors, radiation damages, shielding of grays neutrons, materials for construction.
Thermoelectric Generators: Thermoelectric effect, solid state description of thermoelectric
effect, analysis and design of thermoelectric generators, figure of merit, device configuration,
solar and radioisotope powered generators, applications.
MHD Generators: Gaseous conductors, analysis and design of MHD generator, problems
associated with MHD generation, possible configuration.
Photovoltaic Generators: Radiation principles, optical effects in semiconductors and PN
junction, analysis and design of converter, fabrication of cells, solar cells in space.
Fuel Cells: Thermodynamic principles, efficiency of fuel cell factors limiting the performance,
design, new development in fuel cells, possibility of future use in electric vehicles.
Wind power generation.
Recommended Books:
1. Principles of Energy Conversion by Arche W. Culp, Latest Edition.
2. Power Plant Technology by M.M. Wakel, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition.

POWER DISTRIBUTION & UTILIZATION

Course Objectives:
Students are introduced to the basics of power distribution systems and effective utilization
of power in heating and illumination applications.
Course Contents:
Introduction to distribution system. Urban, suburban and rural distribution systems.
Primary, secondary and tertiary voltages. Radial and ring main systems, application of
distribution transformers, estimation of load, load characteristics, substation switchgears and
bus bar arrangements, calculation of voltage drop and regulation in distribution feeders.
Grounding and earthing, distribution transformer neutral, earthing resistance, earthing
practice in L.V. networks.
Power Factor: Disadvantages and causes of low power factor, methods for improvement,
application of shunt capacitors in distribution network.
Batteries & Electrochemical Processes: Main types of batteries and their working, battery
charging, electroplating, electrolysis and electrometallurgical process. Cathodic protection of
poles, gas pipes, oil pipes and water structures.
Heating and Welding: Electric heating, resistance, induction and dielectric heating, electric
furnaces, microwave heating, electric welding, resistance welding and its types.
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Fundamentals of Illumination Engineering: Laws, units and terms used, requirements for
good lighting, illumination schemes for various situations (street lighting,
commercial/industrial lighting, stadium/flood/stage/spot lighting etc.), types of lamps,
their working and relative merit.
Recommended Books:
1. A Text Book of Electrical Power by M.L. Anand, Latest Edition
2. Electrical Power Distribution System by Turan Gonen, Latest Edition

ELECTRICAL MACHINE DESIGN & EQUIPMENT TRAINING

Course Objectives:
Discussion of design and loading of Power Transformers and Induction motors is introduced
and electrical equipment installation; commissioning, testing and troubleshooting practices
are discussed.
Course Contents:
Part-A Machine Design: Industrial standardization, national and international standards,
codes and testing laboratories, manufacturing and operating systems, design considerations
for electrical machines, properties and applications of materials for magnetic machine
insulation system and its design considerations, thermal time constant, cooling systems of
transformers and rotating machines, duty cycles, ratings and temperature-rise, mechanical
design considerations, specific loading and output equations of power transformer and
induction motor, design of transformer or induction motor, introduction to computer aided
design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM).
Part-B Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Machines: Safety precautions,
troubleshooting and emergency repairs. Installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance,
and troubleshooting of (i) power transformers and (ii) induction motors. (iii) AC generators.
Part-C Equipments Training (Practical): Measurement of magnetic flux, inductance and
reluctance of a part of electrical machines, study of transformer and rotating-machine parts.
Understanding operating principles, ratings and application of the following equipment:
power supplies, magnetic contactors, thermal overloads, miniature circuit breakers, metallic-
clad circuit breakers, earth leakage circuit breaker, clip-on meters, cable fault locators, Megger
earth tester, relay testers, motor controllers, tachometers, phase tester (L.V. and H.V.). The
students will have to submit a hand written report consisting of class work, design and
laboratory work for evaluation and viva-voce examination. Theory paper will be from Part-A
only.
Recommended Books:
1. Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment by S. Rao, Latest
Edition, Khanna Publisher, India.
2. Alternating Current Machines by M.G. Say, Latest Edition.


POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION

Course Objectives:
The course presents different types of relays, relaying schemes, circuit breakers and fuses.
Topics like discrimination and coordination are also introduced.
Course Contents:
Introduction to protection system, types of faults, effect of faults, fuse as protective device,
types of fuses, characteristics of fuses, selection and application of fuses, discrimination and
coordination, current transformer and its operation, relay construction, basic relay
terminology, electromagnetic relays, thermal relays, static relays and introduction to
microprocessor based protective relays, over current protection, distance protection,
impedance relay, R-X diagram of impedance relay, operation of impedance relay in different
zones, reactance relay, differential protection of transformers, generator protection, bus bar
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protection, arc voltage, arc interruption, re-striking voltage and recovery voltage, resistance
switching, current chopping circuit breaker, classification of circuit breakers, oil circuit
breakers, air-blast circuit breakers, air break circuit breakers, SF6 circuit breakers, vacuum
circuit breakers, operational mechanism and rating of circuit breakers.
Recommended Books:
1. Switchgear and Protection by S. Rao, Latest Edition, Khanna Publisher.
2. Fundamentals of Power System Protection by Paithanker & Bhide, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.

POWER SYSTEM OPERATION & CONTROL

Course Objectives:
The course covers the different aspects of power system operation; monitoring and control
with a view to enrich knowledge of students in this important area of power engineering.

Course Contents:
Characteristics of power generation units, Economic Dispatch with & without taking into
account transmission loss, Unit commitment, Hydro-thermal coordination, Introduction to
power system control and its importance, control of generation, Voltage & frequency control,
SCADA System and its application to power system operation and control, and System
operation in deregulated environment.

Recommended Books:
1. Power Generation, Operation and Control by Allen J. Woolen Bruce F. Wollenberg , John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2. Power System Control Technology by Trosten Cegral, Latest Edition.
3. Power System Analysis --- Operation & Control by Abhijit Chakrabarti Sunita Halder,
Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd.

* ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION

Course Objectives:
The course presents basics of electrical power transmission along with electrical and
mechanical design impacts on power transmission in detail and HVDC transmission is
introduced.
Course Contents:
Transmission line as component of Power System, Line conductors and their types, Choice of
voltage and choice of AC/DC systems, economic comparison of various transmission
systems, standard voltages in Pakistan and abroad for transmission and sub-transmission,
Introduction to HV, EHV and UHV system, Primary parameters of transmission line and
their calculations, Steady State Performance Analysis: Short, medium, and long length lines,
Insulators for overhead lines, Insulator material, types of insulators with particular reference
to polymeric insulators, voltage distribution over insulator string, string efficiency, methods
of improving the string efficiency, testing of insulators, Corona effect, corona loss, radio
interference due to corona, Mechanical Design: Line supports, sag and tension calculation,
total length of conductor supports at different levels, mechanical degree of safety, effect of
wind pressure and ice loading, conductor vibration and use of dampers, and EHV DC
Transmission Lines.

Recommended Books:
1. Electrical Power Transmission System Engineering --- Analysis & Design by Turan
Gonen, John Wiely & Sons.
2. Elements of Power System by Stevenson, Latest Edition.
3. Power System Analysis by Grainger and Stevenson, Latest Edition.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING

Course Objectives:
The students should be introduced to high voltage generation, measurement, transients and
insulation breakdown.
Course Contents:
Introduction to High Voltage equipment & insulation, basic requirements of an insulation to
be used on high voltage (clearance, dielectric withstand ability, safety of humanbeing,
protection of equipment), types of discharges in gaseous insulations (arc, spark, decay,
corona), types of failures in solid insulations (flashover, puncture, erosion, tracking, partial
discharges, breakdown etc), lightening stroke formation, protection against lightening and
surges (expulsion tube, rod gap, and autovalve arrestors), types of ionization, gases, volt,
second characteristics of insulation, 1.2/50s waveform for testing of HV insulators, impulse
voltage generator, corona on AC & DC lines and its issues, types of solid insulators according
to material and shape (i.e. ceramic and polymeric and cap and pin, suspension disc and
cylindrical, bushings), leakage current measurement, partial discharge in solid insulation and
methods of its detection, puncture, erosion, breakdown etc of solid insulators, high voltage
underground cables and their types (oil filled, gas filled etc) and cooling issues, earthing of
high voltage electrical apparatus (requirements, soil characteristics, touch and step voltages),
preventive testing of ceramic insulators, bushings, underground cables, high voltage
apparatus, introduction to HVDC transmission, issues and advantages of polymeric
insulators, their testing and aging.

Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.

POWER ELECTRONICS

Course Objectives:
The course discusses Power Inverters and Choppers, PWM and Resonant converters in detail.
Course Contents:
Construction, characteristics, operations, losses, ratings, control and protection of thyristors.
Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers with resistive and inductive loads, un-controlled, semi
controlled and fully controlled rectifiers, three-phase rectifiers: un-controlled, semi controlled
and full controlled, six-pulse, twelve-pulse and 24-pulse rectification, PWM converters, DC to
AC converters, three-phase inverter, six-pulse, twelve-pulse inverters, PWM inverters,
switching mode power supplies, Resonant converters. FACTS Devices, Variable speed drives.
Recommended Books:
1. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications by M.H. Rashid, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.
2. Power Electronics by C.W. Lander, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition
3. Elements of Power Electronics by Philip T. Krein, Latest Edition, Oxford University Press.

ELECTRICAL INSULATION MATERIAL

Course Objectives:
As approved by the University.
Course Contents:
Introduction to different kinds of materials used for insulation, wood, paper, mineral oil,
plastics, vacuum & air as insulation, gases as insulation, ceramic materials, organic materials
like PVC, PP, PU, Bakelite, hard rubbers etc.
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Applications, uses, advantages, disadvantages & laminations of all above insulation
materials, Insulation characteristics of air and gases,
Dielectric withstand tests for different insulation materials, introduction to leakage current in
insulation, techniques of measurement of leakage current in insulators &electrical devices,
HIPOT tester and its uses,
Techniques of analysis for state estimation of insulation materials like SEM, FTIR,
hydrophobicity,
Theory of polymer materials for insulation, life testing for of polymer insulation materials,
Grounded and double insulated electrical equipments, safety standards for insulation
materials (IEC 950) etc,
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University.

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATION INSTALLATION & PLANNING

Course Objectives:
Student will be able to define different types of Electrical Installation, Interpret the Electrical
Engineering Drawing, State IE rules, NEC related to Electrical Installation and testing, State
and describe the basic terms, general rules, circuit design procedure, wiring design and
design considerations of Residential, industrial and commercial Electrical Installations,
Explain the sequence to be followed in carrying out the estimate of Residential Installations.
Prepare detailed estimate and costing of Residential, industrial and commercial Electrical
Installations. Test Industrial Electrical Installation. Understand the concept of contracts,
contractors, tender and tender document and its related procedures.

Course Contents:

Estimation: The Estimating Process; Components of an estimate, Types of estimates, Starting
the estimate, The quantity takeoff, Pricing the estimate, Direct costs, Indirect costs, The
estimate summary, Pre-bid scheduling, Bidding strategies, Cost control and analysis,
Components of Electrical System; Raceways, Conductors and grounding, Boxes and wiring
devices, Starter boards and switches, Transformers and bus ducts, Power systems and
capacitors, Lighting, Electrical utilities, Special systems, Electrical transmission and
distribution, Computerized estimating methods.
Installation: Three phase circuits, motors and generators, cells and batteries, illumination,
installation circuits, systems, tools and materials, earthing and bonding, protection circuits
and design, testing.
Planning: Planning and design of electrical distribution systems in buildings, Calculating
short circuit current in three-phase system, System protection, Low-voltage switch boards
and distribution system, Grounding system, Power factor correction and harmonic filtering,
Power cables and their applications, Supply systems for safety services, Electromagnetic
compatibility, Electrical installation equipment and system, International, regional and
national standards.

Recommended Books:
1. Electrical Estimating Methods by Paul H. Delong, John H. Chiang, And Mary P. Greene,
3
rd
Edition, R.S. Means Company.
2. Electrical Installation Work by Brian Scaddan, 5
th
Edition, Newnes.
3. Electrical Installations Handbook by G. G. Siep, 3rd Edition, John Wiley.
4. Electrical Installation Calculations: For compliance with BS 7671: 2001 (The
Wiring Regulations) by B. D. Jenkins, 3
rd
edition, , Wiley-Blackwell.
5. Electrical Distribution in Buildings by Dennis Poole, 2
nd
edition, Blackwell
Publishing.
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6. IEE Wiring Regulations: Explained & Illustrated by Brian Scaddan, 7
th
Edition,
Newnes.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TOOLS

Course Objectives:
This course has been designed to introduce the AI system with sufficient background keeping in
view their application to the engineering problems.
Contents
Introduction to AI Systems, Fundamental of Neural Networks, Backpropagation & Feedback
Networks, Fuzzy Set Theory, Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionary computation, Fundamentals of
Genetic Algorithm, Genetic Modeling, and Hybrid Systems.
Recommended Books:
1. Neural Neworks, Fuzzy logic, and Genetic Algorithm by S. Rajasekaran, G. A.
Vijayalakshmi Pai Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd.
2. Intelligent System Applications in Power Engineering
3. Evolutionary Programming & Neural Networks by Loi Lei Lai John Wiley & Sons
4. Fuzzy Engineering Expert Systems with Neural Network Applications by Adedeji B.
Badirn, John Y. Cheung, John Wiley & Sons

FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS

Course Objectives:
The concept of power market has been introduced in the power system. The market based
operation of the power system will be its future working environment. This course discusses the
concept of power system in the competitive environment course.
Contents
Objectives of Deregulation, Models of Competition, Markets for Electricity Energy, Market
Players, System Security and Ancillary Services, Transmission Networks & Electricity
Markets, Investment in Generation & Transmission, Regulation Approaches & Role of
Regulatory Authority.

Recommended Books:
1. Fundamental of Power System Economics by Daniel Kirschen & Goran Strbac, John
Wiley & Sons
2. Electricity Economics by Geoffrey Rothwell, Tomas Gomez, John Wiley & Sons


2. ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING


* ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGN

Course Objectives:
Analysis and design of electronic circuits like power amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, op-
amps, oscillators,
Course Contents:
Audio frequency large signal power amplifiers: class A, push-pull, class B, complementary
symmetry, SCR, RF circuits, Transistor at high frequencies, multistage amplifier, frequency
response, Feedback amplifiers and oscillators, Differential amplifier, Operational amplifiers:
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internal structure and application circuits, linear and non-linear analog circuits.
Digital/Switching circuits, logic families.
Recommended Books:
1. Integrated Electronics by Millman and Halkias, McGrawhill.
2. Electronic Circuits: Discrete and integrated by Schilling and Belove, McGrawhill.

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with basic skills useful in identifying the
concepts of automated machines and equipment and describe the terms and phrases
associated with industrial automation. The student will perform preventative maintenance,
identify or solve problems in machines, and other technologies. Performance will be
satisfactory when student can demonstrate competence in maintaining and troubleshooting
technology includes identifying, understanding, and performing routine preventative
maintenance and service on technology; detecting more serious problems; generating
workable solutions to correct deviations; and recognizing when to get additional help.
Course Contents:
General function of Industrial Automation, Basic Devices in Automated Systems, Controllers
Employed In Automated Systems, Safety in Industrial Automation, Lockout-Tag Out
Procedures in Industrial Environments, Practical Programmable Logic Controller
Applications, History of the PLC, Fundamentals of Programming Including; Programming,
Coils, Contacts, Timers and Counters and Logical Program Development, Categorize
Input/Output Modules And Wiring; Input & Output Module differences, Proper Wiring
Techniques, Arithmetic and Advanced Instructions in Industrial Automation Including
Common Arithmetic Instructions; Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, and Compare Function;
Logical Operators, Average, Standard Deviation, Trigonometric; Numbering System
Conversion, Sequencers and Shift Register; Types of Industrial Sensors, Optical, Inductive,
Capacitive, Encoders, Ultrasonic, Thermocouples; Fundamentals of Process Control
Including, Process and Control, Proportional, Integral, Derivative (PID) Control, Tuning;
Classify Process Control System; Types of Process Control Devices, Apply Process Control
Devices to Practical Level, Flow, and Temperature, Control Systems.
Recommended Books:
1. Industrial Control Electronics Devices, Systems, & Applications by Terry Bartlet, 3
rd

Edition, Delmar.
2. Programmable Logic Controllers by W. Bolton, 4
th
Edition, Newnes.

MICRO ELECTRONICS

Course Contents:
MOS device electronics, CMOS transfer characteristics, Noise margin, CMOS inverter,
Transmission gates, VLSI technology, Design rules, Capacitance and Resistance, Delay and
Timing, Power dissipation, Circuit techniques and Design Methodology, Clocks and
communication, Low power design, Recent advances in VLSI design, Design concepts,
Behavioral description, Design tools, Simulators, Test vector generations, Basic features of
VHDL and Fundamentals of Models, Objects, Types, Operators, Delay, Multiple
architectures, Concurrency, Iterations, Modeling Techniques, Sequential Operations,
variables, Sequential modeling using attributes, Functions, Procedures, Architecture level
design, Register level design, Numeric, Array, Record types, Declarations, Packages,
Libraries, Structure, Components, Configurations and Generics, Review of design, Practical
example, Presentation of concepts and techniques used in the fabrication of VLSI integrated
circuits, Topics included basic semiconductor and MOSFET theory, Integrated circuit
fabrication, Integrated circuit layout, NMOS and CMOS logic design, DC analysis of
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MOSFET, Memory and processor design testing of VLSI system architecture, CMOS circuit
design, Programmable logic devices and their programming through Hardware Description
Languages, Student design project in which a CMOS circuit is designed and laid out.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Integrated Circuits by Jan M.R., Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Electronic Circuits by Schilling and Belove, latest Edition.
3. Micro Electronic circuits by Dr. Habibullah Jamal, Latest Edition.
4. Micro Electronic circuits by Sedra, Smith, Oxford University Press.
5. VLSI Design by James A. Phillips.
6. Verilog Computer-Based Training Course by Zainulabedin Navabi, Latest Edition,
McGraw-Hill.


DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Course Objectives:
Introduction to digital electronic devices.
Course Contents:
Transistor inverter design and analysis. Noise margin. Fan-out. Propagation delay. Switching
speed. Detailed design of pulse and switching circuits. Switch. Mono-stable, astable and bi-
stable circuits. Emitter coupled flip-flop. Schmitt trigger. Precision timing circuits, Sweep
generators. Saturating and non-saturating logic families (DTL, TTL, ECL, I2L, CMOS).
Transfer characteristics, Speed, Power consumption, Detailed study of timer ICs and their
applications, Analogue and digital circuit interface with applications, Oscillators, RC phase
shift, Hartley, Colette and Clapp configurations, Introduction to the fabrication of digital
microelectronic PMOS, N-MOS, C-MOS, and Bi-CMOS circuits, Epitaxy, ion implantations
and oxidation.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Integrated Circuit Design by Martin K., Latest Edition, Oxford University Press.
2. Electronic Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices and Applications by Floyd T. L., Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION

Course Objectives:
To familiarize the students with various digital instruments.
Course Contents:
Study of conventional electronic test and measurement instruments, review of sensors and
transducers, automatic testing and measuring instruments, applications of computers in
automatic testing and in day to day applications such as Biomedicine etc.
Recommended Books:
1. Instrumentation by Butterworth Heinemann. Noltingk B.E, Latest Edition.

OPTOELECTRONICS

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the devices and techniques used in optoelectronic systems.
Course Contents:
Theory:
Nature of light, basic laws of light, optical fiber, types of optical fiber, fiber material,
fabrication and components, laser, threshold condition, laser losses, population inversion and
threshold conditions, laser modes, classes of lasers, semiconductor light sources, light
emitting diodes, semiconductor laser diodes (SLDs), optical transmitter, optical receivers,
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wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), FDM versus WDM, WDM multiplexer, benefits of
WDM, dense wavelength division multiplexing, optical networks.
Lab Work:
Optical sources, optical detectors, optical amplifiers, optical transmitters, optical receivers,
optical transreceivers, optical fibers, propagation of light through an optical fiber, losses in
fiber optic elements, optical modulation, multiplexing, optical systems.
Recommended Books:
1. Fiber Optics Communications by Harold Kolimbiris, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (3+1)

Course Objectives:
To help the students gain an understanding of the terminology and standards in modern day
computer networks. To make the students understand communication basics, networking
and network technologies; with emphasis on data and computer communication within the
framework of the OSI and TCP/IP protocol architectures, internet and internetworking and
how to apply these in the design and analysis of networks.
Course Contents:
Introduction, protocols and Architecture, Data transmission, transmission media, data
encoding, data communication interface, data link central, multiplexing, circuit switching,
packet switching, ATM and frame relay, congestion central in data networks, LAN
technology, LAN systems, Internet protocols, Inter network operation, transport protocols,
ISDN and broad ban ISDN. Telecommunication networks, hardware and software, reference
models, transmission media, wireless transmission, the telephone system, narrow- and broad-
band ISDN, ATM, cellular radio, communication satellites. The data link layer: design issues,
error detection and correction, sliding window protocols. The medium access sub-layer: MAC
protocols, IEEE 802.3 for LANs and MANs, fast Ethernet, satellite networks. The network
layer: routing, congestion control, internetworking, the network layer in the Internet. The
transport layer: the transport service, TCP and UDP. The application layer: network security,
domain name system, electronic mail, the worldwide web, multimedia.
Recommended Books:
1. Computer and Data Communication by William Stllinf, Latest Edition.
2. Computer Communication and Networking Technologies by William M. Hancock, Latest
Edition.
3. Understanding Data Communication and Networks by William A. Shy., Latest Edition.


MICROWAVE ENGINEERING

Course Contents:
Course outline & introduction, Basic wave types, TE waves in parallel plate wave guide,
Cutoff wavelength, Guided wavelength, Group & phase velocity, Numerical problems,
Waveguide types, Comparison between waveguides and coaxial cable, Rectangular
waveguides, Solution of wave equation in rectangular waveguide, Modes in rectangular
waveguide, Field component for (TE modes and TM modes), Field configuration of TE and
TM modes, Single mode operation of rectangular waveguides, Losses in waveguides,
Circular waveguide, Solution of wave equation in waveguide in cylindrical coordinates, Field
pattern of various modes in circular waveguide, Losses in circular waveguide, Microwave
resonators introduction, Rectangular cavity resonator, Cylindrical resonator, T
nmp
modes, Q
of a circular cavity, Q of a cylindrical cavity, S-parameters of a microwave network
introduction, Scattering matrix & its properties, Properties of S-parameters, E-plane Tee, H-
plane Tee, Hybrid Tee, Hybrid ring, Directional coupler, S-matrix of a directional coupler,
Waveguide bends, Corners and twist, Two hole directional coupler, Flap attenuator,
Waveguide aperture, Waveguide posts, Matched load, Microwave tubes, Klystron tube,
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Magnetron, TWT, Microwave diodes like Gun diode, IMPATT & LASERS, Solid state
oscillators.
Recommended Books:
1. Microwave Devices & Circuits by Samuel Y.Liao, 3
rd
Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Electronic Communication by Kennedy.

POWER ELECTRONICS

Course Objectives:
The course discusses Power Inverters and Choppers, PWM and Resonant converters in detail.
Course Contents:
Construction, characteristics, operations, losses, ratings, control and protection of thyristors.
Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers with resistive and inductive loads, un-controlled, semi
controlled and fully controlled rectifiers, three-phase rectifiers: un-controlled, semi controlled
and full controlled, six-pulse, twelve-pulse and 24-pulse rectification, PWM converters, DC to
AC converters, three-phase inverter, six-pulse, twelve-pulse inverters, PWM inverters,
switching mode power supplies, Resonant converters. FACTS Devices, Variable speed drives.
Recommended Books:
1. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications by M.H. Rashid, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall
2 Power Electronics by C.W. Lander, Latest Edition, McGraw Hill
3 Elements of Power Electronics by Philip T. Krein, Latest Edition, Oxford University Press

ANTENNA & WAVE PROPAGATION

Course Objectives:
To make the students understand different aspects of electromagnetic wave propagation and
the role of antenna as transducer. Different characteristics of antennas are also explained.
Course Contents:
Transmission lines, micro strip transmission lines, transient waves. The wave equation and
waveguides. Traveling and standing waves. EM plane waves. EM radiation. Properties of
antennas. Measurement of antenna characteristics. Computer aided design and testing.
Propagation of radio waves.
Recommended Books:
1. Wave Propagation and Antenna by Vargs Kraus, Latest edition.
2. Elements of Electromagnetic by M.N.O. Sadiku, Latest edition, Oxford University Press.


ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN

Course Objectives:
Advanced Digital Design course introduces the Verilog hardware description language for
developing and verifying designs of digital circuits for ASICs and also exposes to mapping
Finite State Machines and computationally intensive algorithms in different engineering
applications on FPGAs.
Course Contents:
Advanced Digital Design course introduces Logic Design with Verilog, Behavioral Models of
Logic Design with Verilog, Synthesis of Logic Design, Datapath and Controller Design,
Algorithmic state machine based design, Programmable Logic & Storage Devices,
Architectures for Arithmetic Processors, FPGA based Digital Design using XILINX ISE.
Recommended Books:
1. Advanced Digital Design with the Verilog HDL by Michael D. Ciletti, 1
st
edition, Prentice
Hall.
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2. Verilog HDL: A guide to Digital Design & Synthesis by Samir Palnitkar , 2
nd
edition,
Prentice Hall.



COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
This course is structured as a senior-level design course emphasizing fundamental
communication principles and the application of these principles to contemporary analogue
and digital communication systems. It assumes students have a background in signals &
systems, the frequency spectrum (both continuous and discrete), and probability and
statistics (random variable theory). Students learn basic concepts (both digital and analogue)
associated with information, coding, modulation, detection, and signal processing in the
presence of noise. They apply these concepts to the design of contemporary communications,
and digital telephony such as television, radio, and satellite communications.

Course Contents:
Amplitude Modulation Systems: Frequency translation, recovery of base signal, amplitude
modulation, maximum allowable modulation, square law demodulator, spectrum of AM
signal modulators, balanced modulator, single sideband, vestigial sideband and compatible
single sideband system, multiplexing. Frequency Modulation Systems: Angle modulation,
phase and frequency modulation, relationship between phase and frequency modulation,
spectrum of FM signal effect of modulation index on bandwidth. EF generation and detection
methods, limiters, frequency multiplication. Pulse Modulation Systems: Sampling theorem,
low pass signals, pulse amplitude pulse width and pulse position modulation, bandwidth
requirements, spectra, cross talk. methods of generation and detection of PAM, PVVM
signals, pulse code modulation, quantization and commanding. PCM systems, equalization,
synchronous and asynchronous PCM systems, delta modulation, phase shift keying,
differential phase shift keying, frequency shift keying. Noise: Mathematical representation,
effect of filtering, response of narrow band filter to noise, superposition of noise, probability
density, noise in am, FM system noise calculations, shot noise, thermal noise, noise
temperature, noise bandwidth, noise figure, noise figure and equivalent noise in cascaded
system, signal to noise ratio. Information Theory and Coding: Discrete messages, concept of
amount of information, average information, entropy information rate, Shannons theorem,
channel capacity, relation between band width and S/N ration. Coding: Parity check coding,
error correction elementary system.
Recommended Books:
1. Principles of Communication Systems by Taub Schilling, Latest edition, McGraw Hill.
2. Communication Systems by Bruce Carlson, Latest edition.
3. Analog and Digital Communication by Simon Haykin, Latest edition.
4. Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems by B. P. Lathi, Latest Edition,
Oxford University Press.
5. Digital and Analog Communication Systems by Leon W. Couch, Latest Edition, Prentice
Hall.
6. Communication Systems Engineering by John G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi, Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.


DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to provide the understanding of the concepts involved in the
field of digital image processing. The course starts with the basics of image processing and
then covers in detail the image enhancement both in spatial and transform domains. This is
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followed by covering other important topics such as morphological operations, feature
extraction and representations, multi-resolution processing, object recognition and image
compression.

Course Contents:
Image formation process, types of images (Infrared, thermal and video range etc.), image
segmentation, Hough transform, shape from stereo, motion and shading. Image acquisition
techniques, digitization, acquisition flaws, image storage, compression techniques, image
transformation ( translation, scaling, rotation, stereo, 3D modeling, discrete time description
of signals , fast Fourier transform image enhancement image histogram, contrast
enhancement, histogram manipulation , thresh holding, binarization, Grey scale and colour
images, smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, morphological operators ( erosion, dilation,
opening, closing) medical axis transform, skeletonization, and thinning.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Image Processing by Gonzalez and Wood, Addition Wesley, Latest edition.

RADAR & TV ENGINEERING

Course Contents:
Introduction to basic TV terminology, Block diagram of TV system, Study of different TV
systems tube, NTSC, PAL, Color TV, TV applications, Radar equation, Block diagram of a
Radar system, Components of Radar block diagram, Matched filter, Types of Radar, Blind
landing of air craft, Applications.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
Digital communication course introduces design principles for digital communication system
with emphasis on system design goals and the need for trade-offs among basic system
parameters.

Course Contents:
Digital Communication course covers mathematical definition of a random process,
stationary processes, mean, correlation, and covariance functions, ergodic processes.
Sampling, Pulse Code Modulation, line coding, baseband pulse transmission, matched filter,
error rate due to noise, intersymbol interference (ISI), equalization, and effect of noise in PCM
systems. Signal space analysis, conversion of the continuous AWGN channel into a vector
channel, likelihood functions, and coherent detection of signals in noise: maximum likelihood
decoding; correlation receiver; probability of error. Techniques of digital modulation,
multicarrier modulation, probability of error, synchronization, and performance trade-offs.
Spread spectrum systems, and multiple access. Introduction to error control coding, linear
block codes, cyclic codes, convolutional codes, maximum likelihood decoding of
convolutional codes, trellis coded modulation.

Recommended Books:
1. Digital communications: Fundamentals and Applications by Bernard Sklar, 2
nd
edition,
Prentice Hall, 2001
2. Communication Systems by Simon Haykin, 4
th
edition, Wiley, 2001
3. Digital Communications by J.G. Proakis, 4
th
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MOBILE COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
To provide an overview of the fundamental concepts and technologies involved in modern
mobile communication systems.
Course Contents:
Introduction to wireless communication system, the cellular concept system design
fundamentals, mobile radio propagation, modulation techniques for mobile radio, multiple
access techniques for wireless communication, wireless networking, wireless systems and
standards, AMPs, GSM, truncking theory, wireless application protocols (WAP), wireless
markup language (WML), Bluetoothcompatible cellular telephone system.
Recommended Books:
1. Wireless Communications by Theodore S. Rappaport, Latest edition.
2. Wireless Application Programmers Library by Phil Schmauder, Latest edition.
3. Multiple Access Protocols for Mobile Communication, Latest edition.
4. Illustrated Telecom Dictionary, Latest edition.
5. Telecom Fact Book by Garbin, Latest edition.


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MICROWAVE DEVICES

Course Objectives:
To familiarize the students with the wave propagation in bounded field systems. To develop
a comprehensive understanding of components, tubes and semiconductor devices. To
understand microwave measurement techniques.
Course Contents:
Microwave components: waveguides, waveguide junctions, directional couplers, isolators,
circulators, resonators, micro-strips. Microwave generators: microwave tubes, two cavity
klystron, reflex klystron, TWT, magnetron. Microwave semiconductor devices. Gunn diode,
Impact diode, PIN diode, Mixers, Detectors. Microwave measurements, measurement of
frequency, VSWR, power, noise and impedance.
Recommended Books:
1. Microwave Engineering by Pozar D. M., Willey, Latest edition.
2. Microwave Engineering by Rizzi P. A., Englewood Cliff, Latest edition.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
This course is structured as a senior-level design course emphasizing fundamental
communication principles and the application of these principles to contemporary analogue
and digital communication systems. It assumes students have a background in signals &
systems, the frequency spectrum (both continuous and discrete), and probability and
statistics (random variable theory). Students learn basic concepts (both digital and analogue)
associated with information, coding, modulation, detection, and signal processing in the
presence of noise. They apply these concepts to the design of contemporary communications,
and digital telephony such as television, radio, and satellite communications.
Course Contents:
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Amplitude Modulation Systems: Frequency translation, recovery of base signal, amplitude
modulation, maximum allowable modulation, square law demodulator, spectrum of AM
signal modulators, balanced modulator, single sideband, vestigial sideband and compatible
single sideband system, multiplexing. Frequency Modulation Systems: Angle modulation,
phase and frequency modulation, relationship between phase and frequency modulation,
spectrum of FM signal effect of modulation index on bandwidth. EF generation and detection
methods, limiters, frequency multiplication. Pulse Modulation Systems: Sampling theorem,
low pass signals, pulse amplitude pulse width and pulse position modulation, bandwidth
requirements, spectra, cross talk. methods of generation and detection of PAM, PVVM
signals, pulse code modulation, quantization and commanding. PCM systems, equalization,
synchronous and asynchronous PCM systems, delta modulation, phase shift keying,
differential phase shift keying, frequency shift keying. Noise: Mathematical representation,
effect of filtering, response of narrow band filter to noise, superposition of noise, probability
density, noise in am, FM system noise calculations, shot noise, thermal noise, noise
temperature, noise bandwidth, noise figure, noise figure and equivalent noise in cascaded
system, signal to noise ratio. Information Theory and Coding: Discrete messages, concept of
amount of information, average information, entropy information rate, Shannons theorem,
channel capacity, relation between band width and S/N ration. Coding: Parity check coding,
error correction elementary system.
Recommended Books:
1. Principles of Communication Systems by Taub Schilling, Latest edition, McGraw Hill.
2. Communication Systems by Bruce Carlson, Latest edition.
3. Analog and Digital Communication by Simon Haykin, Latest edition.
4. Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems by B. P. Lathi, Latest Edition,
Oxford University Press.
5. Digital and Analog Communication Systems by Leon W. Couch, Latest Edition, Prentice
Hall.
6. Communication Systems Engineering by John G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi, Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.

OPTICAL FIBRE COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to enable the students to develop knowledge of Fibre-optic
fundamentals and use of an alternate medium to transfer information at a higher data rate
having larger bandwidth with reliability. They will learn basic concept of light ray theory,
transmission and reception and recovery of information at minimum losses encountering all
attenuation, degradation factors etc. The students will be capable to design a Fibre-optic
communication link.
Course Contents:
Optical beams and resonators including ray tracing, Gaussian beam propagation, stable and
unstable resonators; classical theory of spontaneous and stimulated emission including a
discussion of homogeneous and inhomogeneous line broadening; laser pumping and
population inversion in three level and four level systems; fundamentals of laser oscillation,
dynamics and threshold; laser cavity equations; laser spiking and mode competition; Q-
switching; active and passive mode locking; injection locking; single frequency operation;
introduction to fiber lasers and active optical fiber devices design considerations of a Fiber
Optics Communication Systems: Analog and Digital Modulator, Noise in Detection Process,
BIT Error Rate (BER), System design. Maximum transmission distance due to attenuation and
dispersion.
Recommended Books:
1. Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice by John M. Senior, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.
2. Optical Fiber Communications by Gerd Keiser, Latest Edition, McGraw- Hill
3. Fiber Optics Communications by Harold Kolimbiris, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
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4. Fiber-Optic Communications Technology by Djafar Mynbaev and Lowell Scheiner, Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.
5. Opto Electronic by Wilson and Hawks, Latest edition.
6. Laser Electronics by Joseph T. Verdeyen, Latest edition.

RADAR SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
To teach the principle of operation of radar; commonly used devices in radar; statistical
nature of the received signal and signal processing; different types of radar and their
applications
Course Contents:
Principle of operation of radar; CW and pulse radar; radar range equation; measurement of
target range, velocity and angular position; FMCW radar; detection of signals in noise; radar
clutter; principle of operation of surface acoustic wave (SAW) device and its application in
radar; phase processing in radar; MTI and pulsed Doppler radar; coherent and non-coherent
radars; pulse compression radar; tracking in range and angle; radar antennas; duplexers,
transmitters, receivers and displays; different types of radar and their applications.
Recommended Books:
1. Introduction to Radar Systems by Merrill I. Skolnik, Latest edition.
2. Principles of Modern Radar by Gerry L Eaves & Edward K Reedy, Latest edition.

MOBILE COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
To provide an overview of the fundamental concepts and technologies involved in modern
mobile communication systems.
Course Contents:
Introduction to wireless communication system, the cellular concept system design
fundamentals, mobile radio propagation, modulation techniques for mobile radio, multiple
access techniques for wireless communication, wireless networking, wireless systems and
standards, AMPs, GSM, truncking theory, wireless application protocols (WAP), wireless
markup language (WML), Bluetooth compatible cellular telephone system.
Recommended Books:
1. Wireless Communications by Theodore S. Rappaport, Latest edition.
2. Wireless Application Programmers Library by Phil Schmauder, Latest edition.
3. Multiple Access Protocols for Mobile Communication, Latest edition.
4. Illustrated Telecom Dictionary, Latest edition.
5. Telecom Fact Book by Garbin, Latest edition.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the principle of operation of satellite communication, its
benefits and the technology involved.
Course Contents:
Introduction to satellite communication, satellite link design, propagation characteristics of
fixed and mobile satellite links, channel modeling, access control schemes, system
performance analysis, system design, mobile satellite services, global satellite systems,
national satellite systems, mobile satellite network design, digital modem design, speech
codes design, error control codec design, low earth orbit communication satellite systems.
Recommended Books:
1. Mobile Communication Satellites: Theory and Applications by Tom Logsden, Latest
edition, McGraw Hill.
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2. Satellite Communication Systems: Systems, Techniques and Technologies by Gerald M.,
Michel Bousquet, Latest edition, John Willey.
3. Digital & Analog Communication Systems by Leon W. Couch, Latest Edition, Prentice
Hall.
4. Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice by Theodore S. Rappaport, Latest
Edition, Prentice Hall.
5. Mobile Communications by Jochen Schiller, Addison, Latest Edition, Wesley.
6. Satellite Communications by Timothy Pratt, Charles W. Bostian and Jeremy E. Allnutt,
Latest Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.

TELECOMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the management techniques in the telecommunication
industry
Course Contents:
Theories of Telecommunications Management: A Concept of Management, different
approaches to the management, components of telecommunications management,
telecommunications management skills, functions of telecommunications management,
roles for telecommunications management, model of telecommunications management.
Telecommunications Financial Management: Basic financial aspects of telecommunications
management, tangible assets, intangible assets, liabilities, depreciation and amortization,
methods of financial reporting, financial planning and projections, computerized
telecommunication management, traffic, sale, accounting, programming.
Personnel management and Employee relations: Functions of personnel administration in
telecommunications, organizational hierarchy, core departments in telecommunications. Job
Description in telecommunications staffing: recruitment, training and evaluation policies,
telecommunications management and labor relations. Guids and union, union organization
and operation management and collective bargaining,
Industry and market Structure of Telecommunication: Elements of market Structure,
elements of market conduct, elements of market performance, acquisition strategies, media
valuation, market analysis.
Telecommunications Management in Future: Globalization and vertical integration,
technological convergence, telecommunications management and social change, successful
management for new millennium.
Recommended Books:
1. Telecommunications cost Managementby S.C.Strother, Latest edition, Artech House.
2. Telecommunications Management by Barry L. Shurman, Latest edition, McGraw Hill.

WAVE PROPAGATION & ANTENNAS

Course Objectives:
To make the students understand different aspects of electromagnetic wave propagation and
the role of antenna as transducer. Different characteristics of antennas are also explained.
Course Contents:
Transmission lines, micro strip transmission lines, transient waves. The wave equation and
waveguides. Traveling and standing waves. EM plane waves. EM radiation. Properties of
antennas. Measurement of antenna characteristics. Computer aided design and testing.
Propagation of radio waves.
Recommended Books:
1. Wave Propagation and Antenna by Vargs Kraus, Latest edition.
2. Elements of Electromagnetic by M. N.O. Sadiku, Latest edition, Oxford University Press.


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ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILTY

Course Objectives:
The primary purpose of the course is to develop the fundamental concepts of EMI and EMC.
The course is devised to acquaint the students with the knowledge of sources and types of
interference, EMI effects, Coupling, Grounding, Shielding, filtering and military
EMI/EMC standards
Course Contents:
Introduction, sources of conducted & radiated interferences, Electromagnetic Pulse,
Interference coupling, Grounding, Bonding, Shielding, Filtering, Military EMC standards and
specifications.
Recommended Books:
1. Principles of Electromagnetic Compatibility by Brenhard Keiser, Latest Edition.
2. Electromagnetic Compatibility by Pierrre Degauque & Hamelin, Latest Edition.
3. Cable Shielding for Electromagnetic Compatibility by Anatoly Tsaliovich, Latest Edition.

MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
To develop familiarity with the science and technology of multimedia communication.
Course Contents:
Introduction: What is multimedia, multimedia scorecard: The PC, The television, The
telephone.
Digital Audio: Analog to digital conversion techniques, sample rates and size, codecs,
compression techniques, audio synthesis, FM synthesis, digital signal processing, IBM PC
sound cards, installing a sound card.
Digital Video: Building a digital picture, A PC graphic controller, RGB and YUV, color
representation, VGA and SVGA standards, mixing video and graphics.
Digital Picture Compression: Compression techniques, JPEG and motion JPEG, JBIG.
Digital Video Compression: Video compression techniques, MPEGI overview, MPEGI video
compression, MPEGI video compression process, MPEGI audio compression overview, the
MPEGI audio compression process, MPEGI systems, MPEG2 overview, MPEG2 video
compression, MPEG2 audio, MPEG2 systems, MPEG decoder, Indeo, Wavelet compression,
fractal compression, MPEG4, MPEG&.
CD-ROMs: CD-Rom technology, CD-Rom IBM, PC interfaces, Recordable CD-ROMs, Digital
video disc.
Modem Networking Methods for Multimedia: POTS/PSTN/ISDN/ADSL/LAN/ATM.
Multimedia Conferencing: What is multimedia conferencing, achieving interoperability,
delivering conferencing data, H.320 multimedia conferencing standards, H.320 overview,
H.261 coding and decoding, H.320 terminals, moving an H.320 cell, conferencing
applications, transcoding.
Digital Video Broadcasting: Overview of MCI for audio-visual control, overview of ISP for
telecommunication, POTS call, making a fax call, identifying the media stream, switches
video sources, mixed source dialing.
Recommended Books:
1. Multimedia Systems, Standards and Networks by Puri, Marcel Dekker, Latest edition
2. Multimedia and Communication Technology by Steve Heath, Latest edition, Focal Press.
3. Multimedia Telecommunication by Bill Whyte,Chapman and Hall, Latest Edition






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DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
Digital communication course introduces design principles for digital communication system
with emphasis on system design goals and the need for trade-offs among basic system
parameters.
Course Contents:
Digital Communication course covers mathematical definition of a random process,
stationary processes, mean, correlation, and covariance functions, ergodic processes.
Sampling, Pulse Code Modulation, line coding, baseband pulse transmission, matched filter,
error rate due to noise, intersymbol interference (ISI), equalization, and effect of noise in PCM
systems. Signal space analysis, conversion of the continuous AWGN channel into a vector
channel, likelihood functions, and coherent detection of signals in noise: maximum likelihood
decoding; correlation receiver; probability of error. Techniques of digital modulation,
multicarrier modulation, probability of error, synchronization, and performance trade-offs.
Spread spectrum systems, and multiple access. Introduction to error control coding, linear
block codes, cyclic codes, convolutional codes, maximum likelihood decoding of
convolutional codes, trellis coded modulation.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital communications: Fundamentals and Applications by Bernard Sklar, 2
nd
edition,
Prentice Hall, 2001
2. Communication Systems by Simon Haykin, 4
th
edition, Wiley, 2001
3. Digital Communications by J.G. Proakis, 4
th
edition, McGraw Hill, 2000

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Course Objectives:
To help the students gain an understanding of the terminology and standards in modern day
computer networks. To make the students understand communication basics, networking
and network technologies; with emphasis on data and computer communication within the
framework of the OSI and TCP/IP protocol architectures, internet and internetworking and
how to apply these in the design and analysis of networks.
Course Contents:
Introduction, protocols and Architecture, Data transmission, transmission media, data
encoding, data communication interface, data link central, multiplexing, circuit switching,
packet switching, ATM and frame relay, congestion central in data networks, LAN
technology, LAN systems, Internet protocols, Inter network operation, transport protocols,
ISDN and broad ban ISDN. Telecommunication networks, hardware and software, reference
models, transmission media, wireless transmission, the telephone system, narrow- and broad-
band ISDN, ATM, cellular radio, communication satellites. The data link layer: design issues,
error detection and correction, sliding window protocols. The medium access sub-layer: MAC
protocols, IEEE 802.3 for LANs and MANs, fast Ethernet, satellite networks. The network
layer: routing, congestion control, internetworking, the network layer in the Internet. The
transport layer: the transport service, TCP and UDP. The application layer: network security,
domain name system, electronic mail, the worldwide web, multimedia.
Recommended Books:
1. Computer and Data Communication by William Stllinf, Latest Edition.
2. Computer Communication and Networking Technologies by William M. Hancock, Latest
Edition.
3. Understanding Data Communication and Networks by William A. Shy., Latest Edition.



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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Course Objectives:
To help the students gain an understanding of the terminology and standards in modern day
computer networks. To make the students understand communication basics, networking
and network technologies; with emphasis on data and computer communication within the
framework of the OSI and TCP/IP protocol architectures, internet and internetworking and
how to apply these in the design and analysis of networks.
Course Contents:
Introduction, protocols and Architecture, Data transmission, transmission media, data
encoding, data communication interface, data link central, multiplexing, circuit switching,
packet switching, ATM and frame relay, congestion central in data networks, LAN
technology, LAN systems, Internet protocols, Inter network operation, transport protocols,
ISDN and broad ban ISDN. Telecommunication networks, hardware and software, reference
models, transmission media, wireless transmission, the telephone system, narrow- and broad-
band ISDN, ATM, cellular radio, communication satellites. The data link layer: design issues,
error detection and correction, sliding window protocols. The medium access sub-layer: MAC
protocols, IEEE 802.3 for LANs and MANs, fast Ethernet, satellite networks. The network
layer: routing, congestion control, internetworking, the network layer in the Internet. The
transport layer: the transport service, TCP and UDP. The application layer: network security,
domain name system, electronic mail, the worldwide web, multimedia.
Recommended Books:
1. Computer and Data Communication by William Stllinf, Latest Edition.
2. Computer Communication and Networking Technologies by William M. Hancock, Latest
Edition.
3. Understanding Data Communication and Networks by William A. Shy., Latest Edition.

MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:
To develop familiarity with the science and technology of multimedia communication.
Course Contents:
Introduction: What is multimedia, multimedia scorecard: The PC, The television, The
telephone. Digital Audio: Analog to digital conversion techniques, sample rates and size,
codecs, compression techniques, audio synthesis, FM synthesis, digital signal processing, IBM
PC sound cards, installing a sound card. Digital Video: Building a digital picture, A PC
graphic controller, RGB and YUV, color representation, VGA and SVGA standards, mixing
video and graphics. Digital Picture Compression: Compression techniques, JPEG and motion
JPEG, JBIG. Digital Video Compression: Video compression techniques, MPEGI overview,
MPEGI video compression, MPEGI video compression process, MPEGI audio compression
overview, the MPEGI audio compression process, MPEGI systems, MPEG2 overview,
MPEG2 video compression, MPEG2 audio, MPEG2 systems, MPEG decoder, Indeo, Wavelet
compression, fractal compression, MPEG4, MPEG&. CD-ROMs: CD-Rom technology, CD-
Rom IBM, PC interfaces, Recordable CD-ROMs, Digital video disc. Modem Networking
Methods for Multimedia: POTS/PSTN/ISDN/ADSL/LAN/ATM. Multimedia Conferencing:
What is multimedia conferencing, achieving interoperability, delivering conferencing data,
H.320 multimedia conferencing standards, H.320 overview, H.261 coding and decoding,
H.320 terminals, moving an H.320 cell, conferencing applications, transcoding. Digital Video
Broadcasting: Overview of MCI for audio-visual control, overview of ISP for
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telecommunication, POTS call, making a fax call, identifying the media stream, switches
video sources, mixed source dialing.
Recommended Books:
1. Multimedia Systems, Standards and Networks by Puri, Marcel Dekker, Latest edition.
2. Multimedia and Communication Technology by Steve Heath, Latest edition, Focal Press.
3. Multimedia Telecommunication by Bill Whyte, Chapman and Hall, Latest Edition.


DIGITAL COMPRESSION METHODS

As approved by the University.

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Course Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the techniques involved in computer aided graphics design.
Course Contents:
Architecture and implementation of display and interaction devices, 2D and 3D vision,
clipping and transformation, raster graphics scan conversion algorithms, hidden lines, edges
and surface removal algorithms, rendering shading algorithms.
Recommended Books:
1. Interactive Computer Graphic by Gillies & Burger, Latest Edition, Addison Wesley.
2. Fundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics by Foley & Wandem, Latest Edition,
Addison Wesley.

DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to provide the understanding of the concepts involved in the
field of digital image processing. The course starts with the basics of image processing and
then covers in detail the image enhancement both in spatial and transform domains. This is
followed by covering other important topics such as morphological operations, feature
extraction and representations, multi-resolution processing, object recognition and image
compression.
Course Contents:
Image formation process, types of images (Infrared, thermal and video range etc.), image
segmentation, Hough transform, shape from stereo, motion and shading. Image acquisition
techniques, digitization, acquisition flaws, image storage, compression techniques, image
transformation ( translation, scaling, rotation, stereo, 3D modeling, discrete time description
of signals , fast Fourier transform image enhancement image histogram, contrast
enhancement, histogram manipulation , thresh holding, binarization, Grey scale and colour
images, smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, morphological operators ( erosion, dilation,
opening, closing) medical axis transform, skeletonization, and thinning.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Image Processin by Gonzalez and Wood, Latest edition, Addition Wesley.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & NEURAL NETWORS

Course Objectives:
The course is aimed to build a comprehensive foundation in the analysis of Artificial
Intelligence and to develop an understanding of the related field of AI.
Course Contents:
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Types of intelligence, cognitive models, knowledge representation, pattern matching,
functional programming in LISP (or Prolog), goal-based systems, heuristic search and games,
expert systems, language understanding, robotics and computer vision, theorem proving and
deductive systems and learning, applications using commercially available expert systems
Introduction to neural networks basic building blocks of neural networks, Hebb network,
Perception networks, Adline networks, Hetro associative memory neural networks, auto
associative nets, recurrent net, Hop field net, bi-directional associative memory (BAM)
maxnet, hamming net, Kohonen self organizing maps, learning vector quantization (LVQ),
adoptive resonance theory (ART) back propagation net.
Recommended Books:
1. Knowledge Systems and PROLOG by Walker, Latest Edition, Addison-Wesley.
2. Artificial Intelligence by Winston, Latest Edition, Addison-Wesley.
3. Artificial Intelligence by Rich, Latest Edition, McGraw-Hill.

EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN

Course Objectives:
To develop an understanding of various embedded systems.
Course Contents:
Trends and challenges in embedded system design, introduction to the design and use of
single-purpose processors (hardware) and generalpurpose processors (software), memories
and buses, hardware/software tradeoffs, advanced computation models, control systems,
chip technologies, modern design tools, embedded processor selection, hardware/firmware
partitioning, glue logic, circuit design, circuit layout, circuit debugging, development tools,
firmware architecture, firmware design, and firmware debugging; study of Intel 8051;
microcontroller architecture and instruction set. Each student will be required to build and
debug a micro-controller board. The course will culminate with a significant final project
which would extend the base microcontroller board completed earlier in the course. Learning
may be supplemented with periodic guest lectures by embedded systems engineers from
industry.
Recommended Books:
1. Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software, Latest Edition.
2. Introduction by Frank Vahid and Tony Givargis, Latest Edition, John Wiley & Sons.

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE & ORGANIZATION

Course Objectives:
The students will gain insight into the architecture and organization of computers.
Course Contents:
Difference Between Architecture & Organization: The Organization and structuring of the
major components of a modern computer: The CPU, ALU, and Memory. I/O, Peripherals;
different levels of computer organization; data representation; arithmetic circuits; a detailed
study of a microcomputer or minicomputer. Micro and macro instructions, arithmetic shifts,
overflow and underflow, fixed-point and floatingpoint data, instruction codes, non-numeric
data, processor logic design, design of ALU, design of registers and shifters, design of
accumulator, memory organization, DMA, input and output Interfaces. Memory systems,
interleaving techniques, memory organizations, virtual memory and its organization,
advance techniques of virtual memory implementation, segmentation and paging techniques,
algorithms of page memories.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.



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DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS

Course Objectives:
The students will acquire the knowledge of computer data structures and the algorithms to
manage these efficiently.
Course Contents:
Introduction and brief overview of Data Structures and operations performed on them,
mathematical notation and functions, algorithmic notations, control structures (sequential
flow, conditional flow, repetitive flow), complexity of algorithms, sorting strings, string
operations, word processing (replacement, insertion and deletion algorithms), pattern
algorithms, array, linear arrays, operations performed on linear Arrays and their
representation in memory, Records and their representation in memory. Matrices, algebra of
Matrices (Matrix multiplication algorithm), introduction to linked lists, representation of
linked lists in memory, operations performed on linked lists, traversing, searching, insertion,
deletion, introduction to header linked lists, two-way linked lists. Stacks and their
implementations by an array and by linked lists, queues and their applications, searching,
sequential search. Binary search, comparison trees. Hashing, Sparse tables, analysis of
Hashing, sorting, insertion sort, selection sort, shell sort, divide and conquer algorithm,
recursion, binary trees, trees and graphs, removal of recursion, the Polish notation.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.

RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Course Objectives:
To make the students gain insight into the Relational Database Management System and its
application.
Course Contents:
Introduction to database concepts; Relational data structure, relational algebra, relational
calculus, query language; normalization process; design, implementation and maintenance of
relational database, Contemporary topics in relational database systems; Evaluation and
selection of relational database management system (DBMS), object-oriented databases.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Course Objectives:
To teach the students different aspects of software engineering.
Course Contents:
Introduction to Software Engineering, characteristics and applications, process models,
methods and tools. Project management concepts, Software measurement, Software project
Planning, Risk management, Software Portability, Software Quality Assurance standard,
documentation and management of a Software Process. To explore the personal process and
competencies necessary to function in a small team setting. The seven key Process areas;
Coding Standards, Size Measurement, Test Reporting, Size Estimating, Task and Schedule
Planning, Code and Design reviewers, Design Templates, Examples of Projects will be
implemented in VISUAL BASIC.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.



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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
As approved by the University/Institution.
Course Contents:
As approved by the University/Institution.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University/Institution.

PARALLEL & DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING

Course Objectives:
Introduction to various parallel data communication hardware and techniques.
Course Contents:
Data parallelism, multi-processor architecture, process communication, data sharing,
synchronous parallelism, multicomputer architecture, data partitioning, distributed memory,
scheduling parallel program, object oriented parallel program.
Recommended Books:
1. Introduction to Parallel Computing by Ted, G. Lewis, Hesham El- Rewani, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.
2. The Art of Parallel Programming by Bruce P. Lester, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
Teach the basics and administration of various operating systems including DOS, Windows,
and Unix/Linux.
Course Contents:
Overview and history, operating system concepts, DOS, Windows, Unix/Linux, processes
and threads, process scheduling, device and file management, memory management,
concurrency and deadlocks, Windows systems administration, Unix system administration
and shell programming, virtual memory, multiprocessors and real time scheduling, file
sharing, servers, distributed processing, process migration.
Recommended Books:
1. Operating Systems Design and Implementation by Andrew Tanenbaum and Albert
Woodhull, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Modern Operating Systems by Andrew Tanenbaum, Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.



5. CONTROL ENGINEERING


ROBOTICS

Course Objectives:
Basics of robotics and their applications will be introduced.
Course Contents:
Introduction to Robotics, requirement of a robot, types of robots, robot hardware, robot
sensors, vision systems, robot applications; material transfer, spray coating, machine loading,
process operation, welding, assembly inspection.
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Recommended Books:
1. Industrial Robots-Computer interface and Control by W.E. Snyder, Latest Edition,
Prentice-Hall.
2. Robotics: An Introduction by Malcolm, Latest Edition, Breton publishers.

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with basic skills useful in identifying the
concepts of automated machines and equipment and describe the terms and phrases
associated with industrial automation. The student will perform preventative maintenance,
identify or solve problems in machines, and other technologies. Performance will be
satisfactory when student can demonstrate competence in maintaining and troubleshooting
technology includes identifying, understanding, and performing routine preventative
maintenance and service on technology; detecting more serious problems; generating
workable solutions to correct deviations; and recognizing when to get additional help.
Course Contents:
General function of Industrial Automation, Basic Devices in Automated Systems, Controllers
Employed In Automated Systems, Safety in Industrial Automation, Lockout-Tag Out
Procedures in Industrial Environments, Practical Programmable Logic Controller
Applications, History of the PLC, Fundamentals of Programming Including; Programming,
Coils, Contacts, Timers and Counters and Logical Program Development, Categorize
Input/Output Modules And Wiring; Input & Output Module differences, Proper Wiring
Techniques, Arithmetic and Advanced Instructions in Industrial Automation Including
Common Arithmetic Instructions; Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, and Compare Function;
Logical Operators, Average, Standard Deviation, Trigonometric; Numbering System
Conversion, Sequencers and Shift Register; Types of Industrial Sensors, Optical, Inductive,
Capacitive, Encoders, Ultrasonic, Thermocouples; Fundamentals of Process Control
Including, Process and Control, Proportional, Integral, Derivative (PID) Control, Tuning;
Classify Process Control System; Types of Process Control Devices, Apply Process Control
Devices to Practical Level, Flow, and Temperature, Control Systems.
Recommended Books:
1. Industrial Control Electronics Devices, Systems, & Applications by Terry Bartlet, 3rd
Edition, Delmar
2. Programmable Logic Controllers by W. Bolton, 4
th
Edition, Newnes, 2006

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
Students will gain knowledge of digital control loop analysis and will study methods of
compensator design.
Course Contents:
Sampled data systems, discrete signals and sampling, discrete transfer functions, digital to
analog conversion. Discrete equivalents for continuous controller discrete models for
sampled data systems, pulse transfer functions for feedback systems, stability of digital
control systems, direct digital design by transform methods.
Recommended Books:
1. Digital Control System Analysis and Design by Charles L. Phillips and H. Troy Nagle,
Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.




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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & NEURAL NETWORKS

Course Objectives:
The course is aimed to build a comprehensive foundation in the analysis of Artificial
Intelligence and to develop an understanding of the related field of AI.
Course Contents:
Types of intelligence, cognitive models, knowledge representation, pattern matching,
functional programming in LISP (or Prolog), goal-based systems, heuristic search and games,
expert systems, language understanding, robotics and computer vision, theorem proving and
deductive systems and learning, applications using commercially available expert systems
Introduction to neural networks basic building blocks of neural networks, Hebb network,
Perception networks, Adline networks, Hetro associative memory neural networks, auto
associative nets, recurrent net, Hop field net, bi-directional associative memory (BAM)
maxnet, hamming net, Kohonen self organizing maps, learning vector quantization (LVQ),
adoptive resonance theory (ART) back propagation net.
Recommended Books:
1. Knowledge Systems and PROLOG by Walker, Latest Edition, Addison-Wesley.
2. Artificial Intelligence by Winston, Latest Edition, Addison-Wesley.
3. Artificial Intelligence by Rich, Latest Edition, McGraw-Hill.

FUZZY LOGIC

Course Objectives:
Fuzzy decision making and programming will be introduced.
Course Contents:
The concept of fuzziness, fuzzy set, fuzzy quantities, logical aspects of fuzzy sets, basic
connectives, fuzzy implications, fuzzy relations, universal approximations, possibility theory,
partial knowledge, Fuzzy Measures, Fuzzy Integrals, Fuzzy Modeling and Control.
Recommended Books:
1. A First Course in Fuzzy Logic by Hung T Nguyen, Elbert A Walker, Latest Edition, CRC
Press.
2. An Introduction to Fuzzy Logic for Practical Applications by Kazuo Tanaka, Latest
Edition, Springer.
3. Fuzzy Logic With Engineering Applications by Timothy J Ras, Latest Edition, John
Willey.

ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS

Course Objectives:
This course will introduce modern state space analytical and design methods and non-linear
analysis tools.
Course Contents:
Analysis of control systems in state space; design of control systems by state space methods;
non-linear phenomena and their effect on design. Describing functions, limit cycles. Phase
plane analysis, trajectories, linearization of non-linear differential equations, equilibrium
points and their classification. Uncertainty and robustness; Design for Robust Performance;
an Introduction to multivariable and adaptive control. Liapunov ability analysis.
Recommended Books:
1. Advanced Control Engineering by Roland Burns, Latest Edition, Elsevier.
2. Modern Control Engineering by Ogata, K., Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.




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OPTIMAL CONTROL

Course Objectives:
This advanced level course aims at defining optimal performance objective and
characterizing optimal control.
Course Contents:
State Space Representation of Physical Systems; Selection of a Performance Measure; The
Optimal Control Law; The Principle of Optimality Applied to the Optimal Control Problem;
The Calculus of Variations; Necessary Conditions of Optimal Control; Linear Regulator
Problems; Pontryagins Minimum Principle and State Inequality Constraints; Minimum Time
and Minimum Control Effort
Problems; Numerical Determination of Optimal Control by the Method of Steepest Decent
and by the Method of Variation of Extremals.
Recommended Books:
1. Optimal control theory; An Introduction by Kirk, D.E., Latest Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Optimal Control by Lewis, F.L., Latest Edition, John Wiley.


INTRODUCTION TO ADAPTIVE CONTROL

Course Objectives:
Adaptive control basics and design techniques will be introduced.
Course Contents:
Motivation, Definitions and Classifications, Model Reference Adaptive Systems, Continuous
Time MRAC Systems, Discrete- Time MRAC Systems, Self Tuning Regulators, Multivariable
Self Tuning Regulators, Adaptive Control Strategies, Recent Trends in Adaptive Control and
Applications,
Recommended Books:
1. Adaptive Control Systems: Techniques and Applications by Chalam V. V., Marcel
Dekker, Latest Edition.
2. Adaptive Control Design and Analysis by Gang Tao., Latest Edition, Willey and IEEE.


STOCHASTIC PROCESSES & CONTROL

Course Objectives:
Concept of non-deterministic processes and analysis methods will be introduced. State
estimation of stochastic process and control will be discussed.
Course Contents:
Deterministic Signal Representation and Analysis; Introduction to Random Processes and
Spectral Analysis; Correlation Function and Power Spectral Density of Stationary Processes,
Gaussian and Poisson Processes; The Analysis of Linear and Non-Linear Systems with
Random Inputs; Stochastic Signal Representation; Orthogonal Expansions; Linear Mean
Square Filtering; The Orthogonal Principle; Optimum Wiener and Kalman Filtering; State
Estimationfor Discrete and Continuous Stochastic Systems; Extended Kalman Filtering and
Adaptive Kalman System.
Recommended Books:
1. Elements of Applied Stochastic Processes by Bhat, U.N., Latest Edition, John Wiley.
2. Stochastic Process with Applications by Bhattacharya, R.N. and E.C. and E.C. Waymire,
Latest Edition, John Wiley.




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DISCRETE STRUCTURES

Course Objectives:
As approved by the University.
Course Contents:
As approved by the University.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University.

MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL

Course Objectives:
This advanced level course aims at defining multivariable control techniques.
Course Contents:
Algebraic Functions Theory; Non-Properness in Closed Loop Systems; Skew Symmetric
Matric Equations in MIMO Systems; Finite Hidden Modes and Causality; Decomposition of
MIMO Systems; Stability Analysis of MIMO Systems; Additive and Multiplicative
Perturbations; MUDT Systems; Minimizing Conservativeness of Robustness; Frequency
Assignment Problems; State Minimal Design; Pole Placement in MIMOs; LQRs and their
Sensitivity Reduction; Two level Optimal Regulators; Canonical State-Space Model; Eigen
Value Assignment, Feedback Deadbeat Control; State Observer.
Recommended Books:
1. Multivariable Feedback Design by Maciejowski, J.M., Latest Edition, Addison Wesley.

INTRODUCTION TO NON-LINEAR CONTROL

Course Objectives:
As approved by the University.
Course Contents:
As approved by the University.
Recommended Books:
As approved by the University.

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