| Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: (ELE1502 and ELE1801) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or GEPR
Overview
Engineers and technologists need to understand and apply telecommunications in a variety of areas, for both human communication and telemetry. This course provides students with a framework for understanding both analog and digital communication systems.
The electronic communications industry is an essential part of the modern world. It provides two-way communications for both voice and data services as well as radio and television broadcasts. This course introduces the building blocks and the principles on which typical electronic communications systems operate. It examines the nature of signals in both the time and frequency domain and considers how information signals may be transmitted using modulated carrier signals. Radio frequency transmission lines, radio wave propagation and basic antennas are included. The course also covers fibre-optic data communication systems.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- describe in detail the principles upon which selected communication systems operate;
- analyse the operation of representative communication systems using block diagrams;
- predict or evaluate system parameters for particular applications;
- compare alternative methods of modulating information onto a carrier waveform;
- interpret mathematical or graphical descriptions of characteristics of communication system components.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Signal Processing for Telecommunications | 15.00 |
| 2. | Modulation Principles | 25.00 |
| 3. | Radio Principles | 15.00 |
| 4. | Selected Current Applications of Telecommunications | 15.00 |
| 5. | Transmission Lines and Fibre Optics | 15.00 |
| 6. | Radio-Wave Propagation and Antennas | 15.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
MATLAB Student Version.
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model (theoretical) | No | 10 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Problem Solving | No | 40 | 1,3,4,5 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5 |