Syllabus ( ELEC 639 )
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Basic information
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| Course title: |
Advanced Topics in Communications |
| Course code: |
ELEC 639 |
| Lecturer: |
Prof. Dr. Oğuz KUCUR
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| ECTS credits: |
7.5 |
| GTU credits: |
3 (3+0+0) |
| Year, Semester: |
1/2, Fall and Spring |
| Level of course: |
Second Cycle (Master's) |
| Type of course: |
Area Elective
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| Language of instruction: |
English
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| Mode of delivery: |
Face to face
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| Pre- and co-requisites: |
ELEC663 |
| Professional practice: |
No |
| Purpose of the course: |
To study advanced communication systems. |
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Learning outcomes
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Learn advanced communication techniques.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Acquire scientific knowledge
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Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Homework assignment
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Term paper
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Learn skills to develop new techniques.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Design and conduct research projects independently
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Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
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Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Homework assignment
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Term paper
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Contents
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| Week 1: |
Wireless communication channels. |
| Week 2: |
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) modulation. |
| Week 3: |
Advantages of OFDM. Applications of OFDM. |
| Week 4: |
Problems of OFDM: ICI, PAPR. |
| Week 5: |
MIMO-OFDM. |
| Week 6: |
OFDM-IM. |
| Week 7: |
Multiple Access: TDMA, FDMA, Random Access. |
| Week 8: |
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA). |
| Week 9: |
Midterm exam, Scheduling in OFDMA. |
| Week 10: |
Non-orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) |
| Week 11: |
Performance of NOMA. |
| Week 12: |
Spread spectrum modulation. |
| Week 13: |
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Multi-carrier CDMA. |
| Week 14: |
Multiuser detection in CDMA. |
| Week 15*: |
- |
| Week 16*: |
Final sınavı. |
| Textbooks and materials: |
Lecture notes
Digital Communications, J. G. Proakis, M. Salehi, McGraw-Hill Yayınevi, 5th ed. |
| Recommended readings: |
Digital Communications over Fading Channels, M. K. Simon, M.-S. Alouini, Wiley, 2nd ed.
Order Statistics in Wireless Communications: Diversity, Adaptation, and Scheduling in MIMO and OFDM Systems, Yang, Hong-Chuan, Hong-Chuan Yang, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Cambridge University Press , 2011 |
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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Assessment
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| Method of assessment |
Week number |
Weight (%) |
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| Mid-terms: |
9 |
30 |
| Other in-term studies: |
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0 |
| Project: |
3,6,9,12 |
20 |
| Homework: |
2,4,6,8,10,12 |
10 |
| Quiz: |
- |
0 |
| Final exam: |
16 |
40 |
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Total weight: |
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Workload
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| Activity |
Duration (Hours per week) |
Total number of weeks |
Total hours in term |
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| Courses (Face-to-face teaching): |
3 |
14 |
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| Own studies outside class: |
4 |
14 |
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| Practice, Recitation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Homework: |
6 |
6 |
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| Term project: |
6 |
4 |
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| Term project presentation: |
2 |
4 |
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| Quiz: |
0 |
0 |
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| Own study for mid-term exam: |
10 |
1 |
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| Mid-term: |
3 |
1 |
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| Personal studies for final exam: |
10 |
1 |
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| Final exam: |
3 |
1 |
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Total workload: |
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Total ECTS credits: |
* |
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* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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