Digital Communications
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EEEE3007 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 3 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- EEEE3007
- School
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module is an introduction to the operation of modern digital communication systems. Topics covered include:
• communication systems
• information content and channel capacity
• digital modulation techniques
• data compression techniques
• error-correcting and line coding techniques
• digital signal regeneration techniques
• system examples, telephone, digital television and CD technologies.
Reassessment of this module, if required, will be 100% by a centrally timetabled exam in the University's resit period exam.
Target Students
3rd/4th Year and MSc students in the Department of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAvailable to JYA/Erasmus students
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 25% Coursework 1: A report, approximately 10 pages in length on Signal digitisation and reconstruction
- 25% Coursework 2: An 8 page report on JPEG compression
- 50% Exam 1 (2-hour)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To introduce students to the concepts and operating principles of modern digital communication systems. The module will use a number of system examples such as compact disk, local area networks and digital television to illustrate the application of these concepts and operating principles.Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
LO1 Evaluate and analyse of the methods employed in the digital coding.
LO2 Select and propose suitable digital coding and decoding methods for specified signals or data.
LO3 Adapt and apply analytical techniques to assess the performance of specified digital communication systems.
This module contributes to the delivery of the following Engineering Council outcomes:
C1, C2, C3 and M3
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
LO1 Evaluate and analyse of the methods employed in the digital coding.
LO2 Select and propose suitable digital coding and decoding methods for specified signals or data.
LO3 Adapt and apply analytical techniques to assess the performance of specified digital communication systems.
This module contributes to the delivery of the following Engineering Council outcomes:
C1, C2, C3 and M3