COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EHE 4105 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION COMPULSORY 1 1 0 3

Offered By

Telecommunication Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SADETTIN KESKIN

Offered to

Telecommunication Technology
Telecommunication Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

The main goal of this course is to give an understanding of fundamental issues on analog communication and, to inform about modulation types used in analog communication and noise.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To introduce communication and basic elements of a communication system
2   To understand amplitude modulation and its mathematical representations
3   To apprehend frequency modulation and its mathematical representations
4   To apprehend phase modulation and its mathematical representations
5   To explain switching modulation and its mathematical representations
6   To review noise and its types

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of communication and basic elements of a communication system
2 Signals and modulation
3 Base band signal types and evolution of the base band width
4 The need for modulation and a classification of the types of modulation
5 The benefits of modulation in communication systems
6 Amplitude modulation theory The mathematical equations for amplitude modulation The various types of amplitude modulation Amplitude modulator Demodulator circuits
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Frequency modulation (FM) theory and its fundamentals The mathematical equations for FM The various types of FM Advantages & disadvantages of FM
10 Phase modulation (PM) theory and its general analysis Differences between FM and PM Some examples of PM applications
11 Switching (binary) modulation and its applications
12 Switching amplitude modulation Switching frequency modulation
13 Phase-shift keying modulation and multilevel phase-switched scroll
14 Noise and its types

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Communication Systems, A. B. Carlson, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Supplementary book(s):
Haberleşme Teorisi ve Mühendislik Uygulamaları, O. N. Uçan ve O. Osman, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2006.
References: -
Materials: -

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Problem solving
3. Weekly assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Assessment Criteria

Six learning outputs will be measured by mid-term and final exams. Besides that, weekly assignments will be used to pursue the students learning achievements.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.
All types of reproducing action will be prosecuted with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: sadettin.keskin@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232-3012562

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 8 8
Preparation for Final Exam 1 16 16
Preparing Individual Assignments 12 1 12
Final 1 1 1
Mid-term 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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