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Course Plan Format
Academic Year : 2015-16
FF No. 182
Branch : Electronics, E & TC
Semester : I / II
Subject Name : Analog Communication
Subject Code: EC20102
Unit
No.
I
Topic
Method
Media
Student Activity
Assessment Tool
Class Test (CT):
Questions based on
fill in the banks
(30%) with negative
marking and (70
%)
subjective
questions;
Analog Communication & Digital Interactive Lecture
Communication
basics-comparison,
merits and demerits
Blackboard
--
Need for Analog Communication
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
--
Communication System Overview
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
--
The Electromagnetic
Spectrum and its usage
&
Optical Interactive Lecture
Simplex and Duplex Communication;
Interactive Lecture
Base
band
and
Broadband Interactive Lecture
Communication – Merits, demerits,
applications
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Blackboard
Communication Channels (Coaxial Interactive Lecture; Power
cable, twisted pair cables, waveguides,
presentation
fiber optic cable)
Demonstration of
various channels
point Home
(HA)
assignment
Home assignment
(HA)
Remarks
Test I out of 30
marks, to be
converted to 10
marks
Book(s): T1
Timely submission
of completed home
assignment 1
End
Semester
Examination (ESE)
Evaluation of lab
activity: 60 % MCQ
-based assessment +
40 % regularity &
neatness
of
submission;
Oral
point Tutorial on study of
exam
based
various
experiments
communication
channels
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Noise Classification, Expressing Noise Interactive Lecture
Levels
Blackboard
--
Noise in Cascaded Stages
Blackboard
Laboratory:
Gain
and
Noise
Calculations
of
Cascaded Systems
Using MATLAB
Interactive Lecture
Modulation- Need, Types
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Tutorial
on
estimating overall
noise factor of
cascaded stages
--
AM Concepts;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
--
Mathematical Treatment for an AM Interactive Lecture
signal;
Blackboard
--
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Laboratory:
Spectral analysis of
various signals such
as sine, square,
triangular etc.
Laboratory:
Methods
of
modulation index
measurement
Home assignment
(HA)
Spectral Analysis;
Modulation Index; Efficiency;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power Relations;
Low-level and high-level modulation
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Tutorial on various
Test II
Test II out of 20
marks, to be
Timely submission converted to 20
of completed home marks
assignment 2
End
Semester Book(s): T1,T2
Examination (ESE)
Evaluation of lab
activity: 60 % MCQ
based assessment +
40 % regularity &
neatness of
submission; Oral
exam based
experiments
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DSB-FC moduation;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
DSB-SC moduation;
Interactive Lecture
SSB-SC moduation
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
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amplifiers and AM
transmitter
Laboratory: Study
of
DSBFC
generation
+ Laboratory: Study
point of
DSBSC
generation
Laboratory: Study
of
SSBSC
generation
Home assignment
(HA) on application
(FDM)
Laboratory:
Behavior of AM /
FM / PM system in
presence of noise
using MATLAB
+
-Test II
point
Timely submission
of completed home
-assignment 3
Comparison of modulation techniques Interactive Lecture
based on BW requirements, merits,
demerits & applications
Behavior of AM System in presence of Interactive Lecture
noise
Blackboard
Basic principles of FM and PM;
Interactive Lecture
Mathematical Representation;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Modulation Index and Sidebands;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Semester
Laboratory: Study End
Examination (ESE)
of FM generation
Spectral Analysis;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
+ Laboratory: Study Evaluation of lab
activity: 60 % MCQ
point of FM generation
based assessment +
40 % regularity &
Laboratory:
Behavior of AM / neatness of
FM / PM system in submission; Oral
presence of noise exam based
Behavior of FM/PM
presence of noise,
System
in Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Test II out of 20
marks, to be
converted to 20
marks
Book(s): T1,T2
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using MATLAB
experiments
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
--
FM Generation Methods-Varactor Interactive Lecture
modulator, Reactance Modulator,
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
+ Tutorial
point Reactance
Modulator
--
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
--
Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Tutorial on design
of Pre-emphasis and
de-emphasis circuits
NBFM and WBFM;
Comparison – AM, FM, PM
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Home
(HA)
Signal Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Laboratory: Study
of
performance
characteristics
of
super
heterodyne
radio receiver
--
Noise Suppression Effects of FM;
on
Indirect FM generation,
Demodulators;
IV
Basic
Principles
Reproduction
( Selectivity,
Sensitivity,
Fidelity )
of
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
assignment
End Semester
Examination (ESE)
Timely submission
of completed home Book(s): T1,T2, R1
assignment 4
TRF Receivers;
Super
Heterodyne
Receivers;
Automatic gain control circuits;
Dual Conversion Receivers,
+ Laboratory: Study
point of
performance
characteristics
of
super
heterodyne
radio receiver
25% weightage in
ESE
Evaluation of lab
activity: 60 % MCQ
based assessment +
40 % regularity &
neatness
of
submission;
Oral
exam
based
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Home
(HA)
Intermediate Frequency and Image
Frequency;
Interactive Lecture
experiments
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
+ Tutorial on Image
point Frequency
Interference Issues
Laboratory: Study
DSBFC detection
DSB-SC and SSB-SC Detector
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Antenna Fundamentals –Radio waves,
Interactive Lecture
Antenna operation,
Interactive Lecture
Basic Antenna;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Laboratory: Study
DSBSC and SSBSC detection
+
-End Semester
point
Examination (ESE)
Diode detector;
V
assignment
Interactive Lecture
Common Antenna Types;
Ground
mechanism,
Wave
propagation Interactive Lecture
Sky Wave mechanism,
Interactive Lecture
Line of Sight mechanism;
Interactive Lecture
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Power
+ Laboratory: Study
point of radiation pattern
of Yagi antenna
+
-point
Timely submission
of completed home
assignment 5
Book(s): T1,T2
Evaluation of lab
activity: 60 % MCQ
+ Laboratory: Study based assessment +
point of radiation pattern 40 % regularity &
neatness
of
of Yagi antenna
submission;
Oral
based
Tutorial on types of exam
experiments
antennas
+
-point
+
point
--
+
point
--
25% weightage in
ESE
Additional
reference for fading
mechanisms: IEEE
Proceedings
on
Cognitive Radio
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presentation
Calculating Received Power;
Interactive Lecture
Interactive Lecture
Fading Mechanism
Blackboard
Power
presentation
Blackboard
Power
presentation
+
point
--
+ Additional reading
point by the students for
fading mechanisms:
IEEE Proceedings
on
Cognitive
Radio
Types of fading mechanisms – Interactive Lecture
Multipath Fading, Shadow Fading,
Rayleigh Fading,
Blackboard
Power
presentation
+ Home
point (HA)
assignment
Diversity system
Blackboard
Power
presentation
+ Home
point (HA)
assignment
Interactive Lecture
Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy applicable for the course – Knowledge / Comprehension / Application / Analysis / Synthesis / Evaluation
List of Reference Books and Text Books -
1. T1. “Principles of Electronic Communication Systems”, Louis E Frenzel, Tata McGraw Hill Publications, Third Edition
2. T2. “Electronic Communication”, Kennedy & Devis, Tata McGraw Hill Publications
3. R1. “Electronic Communication”, Dennis Roddy & Coolen, Tata McGraw Hill Publications
Name and Signature of Faculty executing the course plan
1)
Vijay Gaikwad
2)
Ajay Talele
3)
Sneha Vivian
Signature of Chairman – BOS
Date :25.03.2015