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Syllabus ( ELEC 361 )

   Basic information
Course title: Analog Communication Systems
Course code: ELEC 361
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Saliha BÜYÜKÇORAK EDİBALİ
ECTS credits: 5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 3, Fall
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: ELEC 264 Signals and Systems
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: To teach the analog communication systems, to establish ability to design.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Examine and evaluate signals and systems on the basis of communications engineer.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Electronics Engineering.
    2. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Develop the ability of the design and analysis of amplitude modulation based communication systems.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems
    2. Formulate and solve engineering problems
    3. Develop his/her knowledge in using different techniques and modern equipment for engineering applications

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Achieve the ability of the design and analysis of frequency modulation based communication systems.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems
    2. Formulate and solve engineering problems
    3. Develop his/her knowledge in using different techniques and modern equipment for engineering applications

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  4. Produce analog solutions to the fundamental problems of communications

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems
    2. Formulate and solve engineering problems
    3. Develop his/her knowledge in using different techniques and modern equipment for engineering applications

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to communication systems.
Week 2: Review of Signals and Systems.
Week 3: Review of Signals and Systems.
Week 4: Energy and power signals, autocorrelation functions, energy and power spectral density functions.
Week 5: Ideal transmission and distortion.
Week 6: Modulation concept. Double-sideband suppressed carrier (DSB-SC) amplitude modulation (AM) and demodulation.
Week 7: Double-sideband large carrier (DSB-LC) AM and demodulation.
Week 8: Midterm exam, Spectrum efficiency: Single sideband modulation (SSB)-AM.
Week 9: Spectrum efficiency: Single sideband modulation (SSB)-AM, Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), Vestigial sideband modulation (VSB)-AM, Frequency division multiplexing (FDM).
Week 10: Modulator and demodulator structures. Superheterodyne AM receiver.
Week 11: Angle modulation: Phase modulation (PM), Frequency modulation (FM).
Week 12: Narrow band and wide band FM.
Week 13: Generation and demodulation of FM signals, stereo FM.
Week 14: Noise analysis of analog communication systems.
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final exam.
Textbooks and materials: Fundamentals of Communication Systems, J. G. Proakis, M. Salehi, Prentice Hall, 2005, 1st Ed., ISBN: 0-13-147135-X
Recommended readings: Introduction to Analog & Digital Communications, S. Haykin, M. Moher, 2nd Ed., Wiley, 2007, ISBN: 13 978-0-471-43222-7
Communication Systems, S. Haykin, J. Wiley, 2001, 4th Ed., ISBN: 0-471-17869-1
Contemporary Communication Systems Using MATLAB, J. G. Proakis, M. Salehi, PWS, 1998, ISBN: 0-534-93804-3
Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, B. P. Lathi, Oxford University Press, 1998, 3rd Ed. ISBN: 0-19-511009-9
Introduction to Communication Systems, F. G. Stremler, Addison Wesley, 1990, 3rd Ed., ISBN: 0-201-51651-9
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 9 40
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 11 5
Homework: 5,10 5
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 2 14
Practice, Recitation: 3 2
Homework: 6 2
Term project: 10 1
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 1
Mid-term: 3 1
Personal studies for final exam: 10 1
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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