GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS/EE-326
Course Title: DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Yücel
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/muyucel
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  muyucel@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students taking this course, Knows what is the optimum receiver at the general outline.
Students taking this course, Knows that maximum likelihood (ML) vs maximum a-priority (MAP) decoding.
Students taking this course, Makes the optimum BER performance of various M-ary modulation schemes in AWGN channels.
Students taking this course, Error-correction coding:Block and convolutional codes.
Students taking this course, Knows the turbo and low-density parity-check codes (LDPC).
Students taking this course, Knows the Spread-spectrum (SS) techniques.
Students taking this course, Knows the Direct-sequence spread spectrum, Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum.
Students taking this course, Has a knowledge in the fields of multiple access and range estimation.
Students taking this course, Makes the organization of digital control loops.
Students taking this course, Giving the fundamental information about digital communication systems.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  Communication System 1,2
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Optimum Receiver: Matched-filter vs correlation receiver.
2. Week  Maximum likelihood (ML) vs maximum a-priority (MAP) decoding.
3. Week  Optimum BER performance of various M-ary modulation schemes in AWGN channels.
4. Week  Optimum BER performance of various M-ary modulation schemes in AWGN channels.
5. Week  Error-correction coding:Block and convolutional codes.
6. Week  Introduction to turbo and low-density parity-check codes (LDPC).
7. Week  Spread-spectrum (SS) techniques
8. Week  Midterm Exam.
9. Week  Direct-sequence spread spectrum, Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum.
10. Week  AJ, LPI, ranging,
11. Week  multiple-access capabilities.
12. Week  Synchronization of SS systems.
13. Week  Organization of numerical control loops
14. Week  Organization of numerical control loops
15. Week  Final Exam.
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Textbook : “Digital Communications, Proakis, McGraw Hill
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
7
2
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
2
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
7
7
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
12
12
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Identifying and defining scientific problems in Electrical and Electronic EngineeringX
2Modeling and scientific problems solving in the field of engineering skills acquisition.X
3An electrical system analysis and the components of its, design skills; in this direction acquire the ability to apply modern design methods.X
4Modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications with the ability to use effective use of information technology, experiment design, implementation, data collection, analyzing and interpreting skills to obtain results.X
5To know access method to information and for this purpose the literature to do research, databases and other information resources the ability to use, disciplinary working groups to adapt to in the community Ability to work effectively and confidence to take responsibility, Turkish verbal / written communication skills and at least one foreign language skills have .X
6Knowledge of professional and ethical responsibility, project management, field applications, employee health, environment and safety conscious of; awareness about the legal implications of engineering applications having.X
7Acquire awareness of lifelong learning; scientific and technological developments have monitoring and self-renewal ability.X
8Be aware of the effects engineering solutions and applications for our country and the benefit of mankind, to know of the social dimension of work.X
9Entrepreneurial and innovative approach has to be one active.X
10Project planning and to disseminate the project results.X