Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The techniques used to design and analyse the performance of a communications system.
- Channel coding for error correction.
- Antenna type, antenna array and modern antenna concepts.
- Channel propagation and path-loss models.
- Source coding for compression.
- Analogue and digital modulation
- The principles of communications and related theories.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use the communications point of view to analyse generic problems.
- Use mathematical software for design and simulation.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Compress the digital representation of an analogue signal and protect it from transmission errors.
- Create a digital representation of an analogue signal, which is suitable for use in communications systems
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand the relevance of the frequency-domain analysis in communications system.
- Analyse and design simple communications systems.
- Apply time and frequency domain techniques for the analysis of linear systems of any order.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 8 |
| Specialist Laboratory | 3 |
| Lecture | 36 |
| Tutorial | 12 |
| Wider reading or practice | 45 |
| Completion of assessment task | 15 |
| Revision | 17 |
| Follow-up work | 18 |
| Total study time | 154 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Laboratory space and equipment required. Bespoke Laboratory Experiments
Software requirements. Matlab and toolboxes
Internet Resources
Website of the course: copy of the slides used by the lecturers.
Textbooks
L. Hanzo, S. X. Ng, W. T. Webb and T. Keller (2004). Quadrature Amplitude Modulation: From Basics to Adaptive Trellis-Coded, Turbo-Equalised and Space-Time Coded OFDM, CDMA and MC-CDMA Systems. New York, USA: John Wiley, IEEE Press.
I. Otung (2001). Communication Engineering Principles. Palgrave.
Dorf R C & Bishop R H (5). Modern Control Systems. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
This module is assessed by a combination of coursework, assessed laboratories and a final assessment in the form of a written examination.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 85% |
| Laboratory | 5% |
| Coursework | 10% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External