Faculty of Engineering, Computing & Mathematics Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering

Unit Outline

Communications Systems ELEC3302

SEM-1, 2012 Campus: Crawley Unit Coordinator: Professor David Huang
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Unit Details
Unit title Unit code Availability Location Communications Systems ELEC3302 SEM-1, 2012 (27/02/2012 - 23/06/2012) Crawley Credit points Mode 6 On-campus

Contact Details
Faculty School School website Unit coordinator Unit coordinator email Unit coordinator telephone number Consultation hours Unit contact hours Online handbook Unit website

Faculty of Engineering, Computing & Mathematics Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering http://www.ee.uwa.edu.au
Professor David Huang david.huang@uwa.edu.au 64881543

10am-11.30am every Tuesday (except Weeks 14, 15, and 16), Room 3.24, EEE building 54 (lectures: 36 hrs; tutorials: 12 hrs; labs: 6 hrs) http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/ELEC/ELEC3302 Http://student.ee.uwa.edu.au/units/elec3302

Unit Rules
Prerequisites Advisable prior study

ELEC2305 Signals and Systems 2 MATH2040 Engineering Mathematics or MATH2213 Algebra A

Unit Description
Description
This unit covers the following topics: analogue communicationsreview of signal representations; random processes and noise; modulation and demodulation techniques (AM, FM); spectrum utilisation; noise performance; pulse modulation (PAM, PCM); digital communicationsbaseband digital transmission; intersymbol interference; Nyquist criteria; line coding; signal space analysis; passband digital transmission (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM); bit error rate; bandwidth efficiency; and information theory and codingentropy; mutual information; binary channels (BSC, BEC); channel capacity; source coding (Huffman codes); fundamentals of channel coding (Hamming distance); and Shannon's coding theorems.

Learning outcomes
# 1 2 Outcomes Work effectively in lab teams/pairs. Communicate effectively using written lab reports. Explain the basics of communication systems, including the basics about souce coding, channel coding, and information theory. Carry out performance analysis of relevant systems. Be able to conduct simple simulations using MATLAB. Assessment Activity lab and lab reports assignments and final exam

Teaching and Learning Responsibilities

Charter of student rights and responsibilities
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Student Guild contact details

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ACE/AISE/CARS
All newly enrolled students (at any level) are required to complete the Academic Conduct Essentila (ACE). More information on this requirement can be found at http://www.ace.uwa.edu.au. ACE is completed online through your WebCT page (http://webct.uwa.edu.au).

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Assessment
Assessment overview
This is based on a final examination, submitted assignments, and written laboratory reports. The assignments and examination test students understanding of the fundamentals and their ability to solve theoretical problems in communications systems. The laboratory reports demonstrate students ability to interpret laboratory experiments and communicate the results in a written form.

Assessment mechanism
Item 1 2 3 Component Lab Report 1 Assignment 1 Lab Report 2 Percentage 10 10 10 Due Date 11am, Thursday, April 12, 2012 11am, Thursday, April 19, 2012 11am, Thursday, May 24, 2012

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Lab Report 2 Assignment 2 final exam

10 10 60

11am, Thursday, May 24, 2012 11am, Thursday, May 31, 2012

Assessment items
Item Title Lab Reports 1 and 2 Assignments 1 and 2 Submission Procedure for Assignments Assignment box on the first floor of EECE building (outside of the photocopy room) Assignment box on the first floor of EECE building (outside of the photocopy room)

Academic literacy and academic misconduct

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Appeals against academic assessment

The regulations governing the Facultys appeals procedures are available online at http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/students/exams.

Textbooks and Resources

Recommended texts
Haykin, S. Communications Systems, 4th edn: Wiley 2001 or Haykin, S. Communications Systems, 5th edn: Wiley 2009

Other Important Information

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