Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / EEM-413 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Code: EEM-413 Course Title: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+1 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ŞAKİR ŞİMŞİR (sakirsimsir@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Informing the students about the advantages, general structure and basic elements of digital communication, teaching the stages of analog-to-digital conversion named sampling, quantization and coding, providing students with information about digital baseband transmission and some line coding techniques, introducing various types of digital modulation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Has the knowledge about the advantages, general structure and basic elements of digital communication PO-1 Mathematics, science and engineering information to gain the practical skills.
PO-2 Ability to identify engineering problems, modelling, formulate and improve the ability to solve.
Examination
LO-2 Can convert any analog signal into digital form using the stages of analog-to-digital conversion PO-1 Mathematics, science and engineering information to gain the practical skills.
PO-2 Ability to identify engineering problems, modelling, formulate and improve the ability to solve.
PO-4 Individual and/or in groups to gain the ability to work.
PO-11 The techniques required for engineering applications, methods and improve the ability to use modern tools.
Examination
LO-3 Can express digital information bits in the form of a physical signal using line coding PO-1 Mathematics, science and engineering information to gain the practical skills.
PO-2 Ability to identify engineering problems, modelling, formulate and improve the ability to solve.
PO-4 Individual and/or in groups to gain the ability to work.
PO-11 The techniques required for engineering applications, methods and improve the ability to use modern tools.
Examination
LO-4 Can explain some digital modulation methods, technically PO-1 Mathematics, science and engineering information to gain the practical skills.
PO-2 Ability to identify engineering problems, modelling, formulate and improve the ability to solve.
PO-4 Individual and/or in groups to gain the ability to work.
PO-11 The techniques required for engineering applications, methods and improve the ability to use modern tools.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to digital communication, basic signal properties, Fourier transform and frequency space, autocorrelation and power spectral density, channel response for distortion-free transmission, band-limited signals, sampling theorem, ideal impulse sampling, practical limitations on sampling, natural sampling, flat-top sampling, quantization, uniform quantizers, quantization error, non-uniform quantizers, compression-expansion quantization, pulse code modulation (PCM), delta modulation, adaptive delta modulation, digital baseband transmission, line coding, detection of baseband signals, probability of detection error in binary and multilevel signaling, digital modulation techniques, amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK), quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), M-phase shift keying (MPSK), pulse width modulation (PWM).
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to digital communication Lecture, question and answer, discussion
2 Basic communication mathematics: Basic signal properties, Fourier transform and frequency space Lecture, question and answer, discussion
3 Basic communications mathematics: Autocorrelation and power spectral density Lecture, question and answer, discussion
4 Basic communications mathematics: Channel response for distortion-free transmission, band-limited signals Lecture, question and answer, discussion
5 Sampling theorem, ideal impulse sampling, practical limitations on sampling Lecture, question and answer, discussion
6 Natural sampling, flat-top sampling Lecture, question and answer, discussion
7 Quantization, uniform quantizers Lecture, question and answer, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Quantization error, non-uniform quantizers, compression-expansion quantization Lecture, question and answer, discussion
10 Pulse code modulation (PCM) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
11 Delta modulation, adaptive delta modulation Lecture, question and answer, discussion
12 Digital baseband transmission, line coding Lecture, question and answer, discussion
13 Detection of baseband signals, probability of detection error in binary and multilevel signaling Lecture, question and answer, discussion
14 Digital modulation techniques, amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
15 Quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), M-phase shift keying (MPSK), pulse width modulation (PWM). Lecture, question and answer, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Sarp Ertürk, Sayısal Haberleşme, Birsen Yayınevi
2 Ahmet H. Kayran, Erdal Panayırcı, Ümit Aygölü, Sayısal Haberleşme, Birsen Yayınevi
Required Course instruments and materials
Course book, laptop computer, projector

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 8 8
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 8 8
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 7 7
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 1 7 7
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90