ELEC5744: Foundations of Digital Comm Systems (2013 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | ELEC5744: Foundations of Digital Comm Systems (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Electrical and Information Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Mao, Guoqiang
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Digitally modulated signals: non-linear modulation methods, continuous phase FSK, continuous phase modulation. Modulated carrier data transmission: QPSK, QAM, MFSK, MSK. Trellis coded modulation and modem technologies. Spread spectrum, including frequency hopping and CDMA principles. Plus selected topics from: Optical communication systems - single and multi-channel systems, performance criteria and systems analysis. Satellite communications systems. Cellular mobile radio systems. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Mao, Guoqiang
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| Timetable: | ELEC5744 Timetable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Laboratory: Hardware laboratories with TIMS equipment. Tutorial: Tutorials Independent Study: Self study and home study by students |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Design and analysis skills developed in context of communication system implementation. | Design (Level 3) |
| Advanced system level design knowledge of modern communication systems. | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 4) |
| Fundamental knowledge of the techniques that underpin modern communication systems. Understanding of fundamental engineering design trade-offs. | Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) |
| Need to understand and follow lab procedures and conduct experiments under controlled conditions. Need to read and understand the text and the lecture notes. Need to do a significant amount of information search and research for the essay component of assessment. | Information Seeking (Level 4) |
| Advanced research literature based skills in essay writing. | Communication (Level 4) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Lab Report: Lab reports Final Exam: Final Exam Assignment: Tutorial submissions Essay: Essay |
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| Faculty Policies & Procedures: | Academic Honesty in Coursework. All students must submit a cover sheet for all assessment work that declares that the work is original and not plagiarised from the work of others. Coursework assessment and examination policy. The faculty policy is to use standards based assessment for units where grades are returned and criteria based assessment for Pass/Fail only units. Norm referenced assessment will only be used in exceptional circumstances and its use will need to be justified to the Undergraduate Studies Committee. Special consideration for illness or misadventure may be considered when an assessment component is severely affected. This policy gives the details of the information that is required to be submitted along with the appropriate procedures and forms. Special Arrangements for Examination and Assessment. In exceptional circumstances alternate arrangements for exams or assessment can be made. However concessions for outside work arrangements, holidays and travel, sporting and entertainment events will not normally be given. Student Appeals against Academic Decisions. Students have the right to appeal any academic decision made by a school or the faculty. The appeal must follow the appropriate procedure so that a fair hearing is obtained. Note that policies regarding assessment submission, penalties and assessment feedback depend upon the individual unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, will be found above with other assessment details in this unit outline. All university policies can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/policy Various request forms for the Faculty of Engineering and IT can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/forms/ |
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Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Communications Systems: Source coding, channel coding |
| Week 2 | Lab 1 |
| Communications Systems: Modulation, channels, equaliztion | |
| Week 3 | Modulated carrier data transmission: PSK |
| Tutorial 1 | |
| Week 4 | Modulated carrier data transmission: QAM |
| Tutorial 2 | |
| Week 5 | Modulated carrier data transmission: MFSK |
| Lab 2 | |
| Week 6 | Tutorial 3 |
| Trellis coded modulation and Viterbi detection | |
| Week 7 | Spread spectrum including frequency hopping techniques |
| Lab 3 | |
| Week 8 | Tutorial 4 |
| CDMA principles | |
| Week 9 | Selected topics on optical communication systems |
| Lab 4 | |
| Week 10 | Selected topics on single and multi-channel systems |
| Tutorial 5 | |
| Week 11 | Selected topics on performance criteria and systems analysis |
| Tutorial 6 | |
| Week 12 | Selected topics on satellite communications systems |
| Lab 5 | |
| Week 13 | Selected topics on cellular mobile radio systems |
| Review Questions | |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | Self Study and Exam Preparation |
| Exam Period | Final Exam |
| Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design (Level 3) | Yes | 11.67% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 4) | Yes | 18.33% |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) | Yes | 30.83% |
| Information Seeking (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 4) | Yes | 39.17% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
