Module Database Search
| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Analogue and Digital Communications | |||
| Reference | EN3522 | Version | 3 |
| Created | September 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | March 2004 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | September 2022 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with a wide understanding and technical awareness of modern analogue and digital communication systems. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Describe signal coding procedures and show awareness of modern architectures used in the processing and transmission of digital signals. |
| 2 | Apply knowledge of data networks to design, configure, analyse, and troubleshoot a small IP network. |
| 3 | Explain types of LAN & WAN systems and define factors influencing design, operation and performance. |
| 4 | Discuss key operational principles of radar systems, satellite networks and fibre optic communications, and distinguish important design features. |
| 5 | Contrast and compare types of antenna systems used in long range and short range communication systems. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Features of digital signals (error coding and detection, jitter, eye diagrams.). Spread spectrum systems. Mobile networks. Low power wireless networks (Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.). LANs/WANs: OSI layer, data transmission protocols, IPV4, IPV6. Transmission lines, Maxwells equations. Antennas and propagation. Transmitter and receiver architectures, Frequency synthesis, Phase Noise. Radar and satellite systems. Fibre optics. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This module is delivered by a combination of lectures and tutorials. It will be supported by practical examples and activities including computer based laboratory exercises. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 60% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 4, 5 |
| Description: | Closed book examination. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 40% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2, 3 |
| Description: | Virtual learning environment assessment. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: EX is worth 60% and CW is worth 40%. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Examination: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | E | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | E | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| F | E | E | E | F | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | EN2520 or similar. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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| An Indicative Bibliography will normally reference the latest edition of a text. In some cases, older editions are equally useful for students and therefore, those are the editions that may be stocked. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | Bensky A. Short-range wireless communication. Newnes; 2019 Aug 1. |
| 2 | Kumar S. Wireless Communications Fundamental & Advanced Concepts: Design Planning and Applications. River Publishers; 2015 Mar 31. |
| 3 | Stallings W. Data and computer communications. Pearson Hall, 10th edition; 2014. |
| 4 | Introduction to Networks Companion Guide (CCNAv7) By Cisco Networking Academy, 2020. |
| 5 | Roshan, Pejman, and Jonathan Leary. 802.11 Wireless LAN fundamentals. Cisco press, 2004. |