Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Communication Systems 1
  • Unit Code

    ENS3555
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit teaches the fundamentals of analog and digital communication systems. It provides an in-depth coverage of continuous wave modulation systems, with particular emphasis on the influence of noise on the performance of these systems. An introduction to digital modulation is also provided towards the end. For each modulation technique, the methods for generation and recovery of the signals arediscussed and performance comparisons are made between different implementations.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from ENS3341, ENS3553

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENS3441

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the operating principles of basic analog and digital communication systems.
  2. Apply mathematical techniques to evaluate performance parameters of communication systems.
  3. Identify the components of a communication system and describe their functions and engineering principles.

Unit Content

  1. Modulation techniques, baseband versus carrier communications, amplitude modulation and demodulation, angle modulation and demodulation, performance comparison of various AM, FM detectors.
  2. Performance analysis of continuous wave modulation systems in the presence of noise.
  3. Pulse modulation, bandwidth-noise trade off, pulse code modulation, noise consideration in pulse modulation, generation and detection of pulse modulated signals, time-division multiplexing.
  4. Spectral analysis, signal energy and energy spectral density, signal power and power spectral density, signal to noise ratio and noise figure with applications to antennas and communication links.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and laboratory activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestIn-semester tests25%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory work and reports25%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Lathi, B.P. & Ding, Z. (2009). Modern digital and analog communication systems (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Couch, L.W. (2012). Digital and analog communication systems (8th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall
  • Silva, M. M. (2012). Multimedia communications and networking. New York: Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press.
  • Haykin, S. (2009). Communication systems (5th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Communication Systems 1
  • Unit Code

    ENS3555
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit teaches the fundamentals of analog and digital communication systems. It provides an in-depth coverage of continuous wave modulation systems, with particular emphasis on the influence of noise on the performance of these systems. An introduction to digital modulation is also provided towards the end. For each modulation technique, the methods for generation and recovery of the signals arediscussed and performance comparisons are made between different implementations.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from ENS3341, ENS3553

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENS3441

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the operating principles of basic analog and digital communication systems.
  2. Apply mathematical techniques to evaluate performance parameters of communication systems.
  3. Identify the components of a communication system and describe their functions and engineering principles.

Unit Content

  1. Modulation techniques, baseband versus carrier communications, amplitude modulation and demodulation, angle modulation and demodulation, performance comparison of various AM, FM detectors.
  2. Performance analysis of continuous wave modulation systems in the presence of noise.
  3. Pulse modulation, bandwidth-noise trade off, pulse code modulation, noise consideration in pulse modulation, generation and detection of pulse modulated signals, time-division multiplexing.
  4. Spectral analysis, signal energy and energy spectral density, signal power and power spectral density, signal to noise ratio and noise figure with applications to antennas and communication links.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and laboratory activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestIn-semester tests25%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory work and reports25%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Lathi, B.P. & Ding, Z. (2009). Modern digital and analog communication systems (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Couch, L.W. (2012). Digital and analog communication systems (8th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall
  • Silva, M. M. (2012). Multimedia communications and networking. New York: Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press.
  • Haykin, S. (2009). Communication systems (5th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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