The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Name: Satellite Communication
Course Code: ELE 467
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Communicational Engineering
Department offering the course: Electrical Engineering
Academic level: 5th level
Semester in which course is offered: Varies
Course pre-requisite(s): ELE 361
Credit Hours: 3 H
Contact Hours Through:
Lecture
2.0
Tutorial*
2.0
Practical*
0.0
Total
4.0
Approval date of course specification: September 2014
II. Overall Aims of Course
An overview of satellite communication systems. Orbital concepts: Orbital parameters,
geostationary orbits, low earth and medium earth orbits. System components: The
space Link, space and earth segments. Earth stations technology. Space link (uplink
and downlink) analysis. Frequency division multiple - access, time division multiple access, and code division multiple - access. Packet switching in satellite systems.
Examples of satellite communication systems
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K2, K8, K14, K15,
K18
I2, I4 ,I13, I14
P8, P12, P13
General
Skills
G2,G3
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IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
k. 1 Identify and demonstrate competence in university level mathematics, natural
sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge
appropriate to the program.
k. 2 Recognize the innovations and recent trends in communications technologies.
k. 3 Relate practical application of theories in different fields through projects and
field studies.
k. 4 Recognize the analysis of signal processing
k. 5 Identify the types of communication systems used
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
i.1 Use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and
solve complex engineering problems in order to reach substantiated
conclusions
i.2 Use brainstorming and innovation techniques to deal with problems and
to develop new ideas.
i.3 Identify the practical industrial problems..
i.4 Analyze the performance of the system on the digital and analogue
communication, mobile communication, coding, and decoding systems.
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
p.1 Collect information and develop new ideas.
p.2 Select engineering techniques taking into account industrial and commercial
constraints
p.3 Distinguish and understand the roles and responsibilities of the professional
engineer in society.
p.4 Analyze the experimental results correctly.
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
g.1 Use the scientific evidence based methods in the solution of problems
g.2 Express creativity and innovation in problem solving and working with limited
or contradictory information
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics / Chapters
1- Satellite Systems and Orbits
2- - Losses in Space Links
3-
- Satellite System Noise
Temperature
4- - Link Budget Calculation
5- - Up and Down Links
6- - Digital Signals
Duration
(Weeks)
2
2
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
k1, k2
i1
p1
k3
i2, i3
2
k3
i3
p4
3
2
1
k4
k3, k4
k3, k5
i3, i4
i4
i2, i3
p3
g1
p3
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7-
- Satellite Access
k1, k2,
k4
1
Net Teaching Weeks
i4
p2, p3
g2
13
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
Sub-Topics
1
Satellite Systems and Orbits
2
3
4
5
6
7
Satellite Systems and Orbits
Losses in Space Links
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
Final Exam
50
26
24
Losses in Space Links
Satellite System Noise Temperature
Link Budget Calculation
Modulation Techniques
8
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
Total
Hours
Midterm Exam
Modulation Techniques
Modulation Techniques
Up and Down Links
Satellite and Earth Station Communication
System
Satellite Services
Revision
Total Teaching Hours
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
Teaching/Learning
Method
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
All
k3, k4
Intellectual
Skills
i1,i2,i3
All
Professional
Skills
All
p1
k3
i2,i3,i4
p3, p4
i2
i4
p1
p3
K&U
General
Skills
g1
g2
k5
k1
k3
3
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Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis
Others (Specify):
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
Report Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
Presentations
Practical
Group Project
Individual Project
k1,k2,
k3
k1, k2,
k3, k4
k1, k2,
k3
k1,k2,k3
Assessment
Weight /
Percentage
i1, i2, i3
Week
No.
20 %
All
i1,i2
10 %
p2
i4
g2
5%
p3, p4
5%
All
10 %
Others (Specify):
IX. List of References
Essential Text Books
Course notes
Recommended books
Periodicals, Web sites,
etc …
Dennis Roddy, Satellite Communications, McGraw-Hill Co.,2001)
Satellite Communications, Prat, Bostian, and
Allnut, Second edition, John Wiley& Sons. 2003
Google Search
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
big sized lecture rooms - computers (Personal & Notebook) - data show
Course coordinator: Associate Professor. Kamel A. Fattah
Head of Department: Associate Professor/ Tamer Abdel Rahman
Date: September 2014
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