Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop sufficient skills in Matlab to implement and characterise wireless communication schemes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Fundamental research methods and techniques used in Mobile Communications
- The role and application of carrier and baseband simulation of analogue and digital modulation schemes
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 74 |
| Wider reading or practice | 38 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 6 |
| Supervised time in studio/workshop | 9 |
| Lecture | 17 |
| Follow-up work | 6 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Andrea Goldsmith. Wireless Communications. Cambridge University Press.
David McMahon. MATLAB DeMYSTiFieD. McGraw-Hill.
Duane Hanselman and Bruce Littlefield. Mastering MATLAB 7. Pearson Prentice Hall.
David Baez-Lopez. MATLAB with Applications to Engineering, Physics and Finance. CRC Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 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 |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External