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ELE2601 Telecommunications Principles

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

Staffing

Examiner:

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:

  1. describe in detail the principles upon which selected communication systems operate;
  2. analyse the operation of representative communication systems using block diagrams;
  3. predict or evaluate system parameters for particular applications;
  4. compare alternative methods of modulating information onto a carrier waveform;
  5. 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

Either MATLAB (Student Version) or Excel. MATLAB is recommended for students in the BEng program.

MATLAB Student Version.
Leis, JW 2018, Communication Systems Principles Using MATLAB, John Wiley, NY.

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

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Design Model (theoretical) No 10 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Problem Solving No 40 1,3,4,5
Examinations Non-invigilated Time limited online examinatn No 50 1,2,3,4,5
Date printed 10 February 2023