Communications Principles
(EE320)
First day Course Materials
Assistant Prof. Dr. Muhammad Islam
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Course Identification and General Information
Student Learning Outcomes
Course Objectives
Catalog Description
Course Schedule
Course Materials
Course Instructor
Course Identification and General
Information
Title and code
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Communications Principles, EE 320
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Program(s) on which the course is given
Electrical Engineering
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Level of programs:
Level 5
3
Prerequisite
EE 301 (Signal and System Analysis)
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Credit hours (Theoretical, Tutorial, practical)
3 (3, 1, 0)
5
Course Instructor:
Assistant Prof. Dr. Muhammad Islam
Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the student should be able
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1. Explain the basic communication concepts
2. Identify and explain the types of modulation
schemes.
3. Define the implementation and effect of basic
modulation and demodulation schemes.
4. Understand the basic principles of digital
communication.
Course Objectives
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Understanding of the construction, connections, principle of operation and
equivalent circuit of analog modulation techniques.
Understanding of how to calculate the performance characteristics (spectrum
and power efficiency) of the analog modulation techniques.
Understanding of the Super-heterodyne transceivers (TRX).
Understanding of the construction, connections, principle of operation and
equivalent circuit of pulse modulation techniques.
Ability of how to calculate the performance characteristics (channel
bandwidth) of the multiplexed signal (FDM and TDM)
Understanding of Pulse code modulation fundamentals such as quantization
and coding
Understanding of the Construction, principle of operation and frequency
division multiplexing.
Ability of calculating the bit rate.
Ability to determine and analyze the signal to quantization noise ratio.
Obtaining the knowledge of how to calculate the maximum # of multiplexed
message signals for a given channel BW.
Catalog Description
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Basic Elements of a Communication System
Basic Modulation Techniques
Pulse modulation Techniques
Signal Multiplexing
Introduction to digital communication
Course Schedule
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Introduction: Communication System need of Modulation for
Information Transmission.
Amplitude Modulation (AM) & demodulation (Envelop detector)
Amplitude modulation: DSB_SC & Quadrature-Carrier Multiplexing
Applications: Mixer, Super-heterodyne AM radio receiver
SSB, Applications: FDM in Telephone Network
Types of angle modulation: PM & FM
NBFM modulation
WBFM modulation
FM Demodulation
Applications: FM Stereo transmitter and receiver
Sampling Theory and Types of Pulse Modulations: PAM, PWM &
PPM
Applications: TDM - PCM Transmitter: Quantization and Coding
PCM Receiver
Line Coding & TDM
Advantages of digital communications: regenerative repeaters
Student Performance Assessment
Methods
Method of assessment
Attendance
02 %
Quizzes
8%
Assignments, Reports and Presentation
12 %
Two Mid Term Exams
2×15 %=30 %
Final Exam
50 %
Total
(Note: 2% Bonus are given to students who attend more
than 95% of classes)
Percentage of total
102 %
Text Books and References
Course Instructor
Name
e-mail
Mobile & Ext
Office
Assistant Prof. Dr. Muhammad Islam
m.islam@qec.edu.sa,
0598894291 Ext: 5111
Level 2 – Room No 39
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