Introduction to Digital Communications
ELEC367-S, Fall 2018
1- General Information
1.1- Schedule
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 13:15-14:30, room MB 3.270
Laboratories: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 17:45-20:30
First lab of sections SK, SM and SI are scheduled on Sept. 11, 12 & 14, respectively.
First lab of sections SL, SN, SP and SJ are scheduled on the Sept. 18, 19, 20 & 21, respectively.
Tutorial: Tutorials will start on Wednesday Sept. 5.
1.2- Instructor
Instructor Name: Dr. Yousef R. Shayan
Office Location: Room EV 5.161
Tel.: (514) 848-2424 ext. 3076
Email: yousef.shayan@concordia.ca
Office hours: Mondays from 13:00 TO 15:00.
Students may email for an appointment outside the office hours.
1.3- Course Web Site
http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~yshayan/teaching
Username: “ELEC367” Password: “ID#”
2- Course Content and Objectives
2.1- Calendar Course Description
ELEC 367 Introduction to Digital Communications (3.5 credits)
Prerequisite: ELEC 342 or ELEC 364; ENGR371
Analog communications and frequency multiplexing; pulse-code-modulation and time multiplexing; additive white Gaussian noise; matched filter and correlator receiver; maximum likelihood receiver and error probability; intersymbol interference, pulse shaping filter; Signal Space Analysis; Union Bound on the probability of error; Pass-band communication Systems; coherent and non-coherent communication systems; linear block codes, syndrome-based decoding; coding versus modulation. Lectures: three hours per week. Laboratory: 15 hours total.
2.2- Knowledge Required for this Course
Knowledge of probability theory and signals & systems are required.
2.3- Course Objectives
This course will teach you point-to-point wired and wireless communication systems. This course will teach analog communication schemes, analog-to-digital convertor, digital-to-analog convertor. The main part of the course will teach digital communication schemes. At the end of this course, you will be able to analyze and design basic blocks of point-to-point communication systems.
2.4- Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
• Analyze and design amplitude modulator and demodulator.
• Analyze and design analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog convertors
• Analyze and design Frequency Division Multiplexing and Time Division Multiplexing schemes.
• Analyze and design various digital modulators and demodulators such as BPSK, QPSK, MQAM, MPSK and MFSK.
• Evaluate bit error rate of digital communication systems.
2.5- CEAB Graduate Attribute
This course emphasizes and develops the following CEAB (Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board) graduate attributes and indicators.
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE |
INDICATOR |
LEVEL |
Evaluation Method |
KB - A knowledge base for engineering
Demonstrated competence in university level mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program |
ECE-KB-3.
Knowledge base in a specific domain of electrical engineering |
Advanced
|
Whole Course |
INV – Investigation
An ability to conduct investigations of complex problems by methods that include appropriate experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of information in order to reach valid conclusions |
ECE-INV-3.
Conducting experiments and collection of data
ECE-INV-4.
Analysis and interpretation of data |
Intermediate
Introductory
|
Lab 4, 5
Lab 4, 5
|
UET - Use of engineering tools
(A n ability to create, select, apply, adapt, and extend appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools to a range of engineering activities, from simple to complex, with an understanding of the associated limitations) |
ECE-UET-1.
Ability to use appropriate tools, techniques, and resources
ECE-UET-3.
Demonstrate awareness of limitations of tools, create and extend tools as necessary
|
Advanced
Introductory
|
Lab 1, 5
Lab 3, 4
|
DE - Design
An ability to design solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, and economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations. |
ECE-DE-2.
Idea generation and Selection
ECE-DE-3.
Detailed design |
Intermediate
Intermediate
|
Final Exam
Final Exam
|
3- Course Material
3.1- Text Book
Simon Haykin and Michael Moher, Introduction to Analog and Digital Communications,
2nd Edition, Wiley, 2007.
Following books may be used as reference:
• B. P. Lathi and Z. Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4 th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2009.
• Bernard Sklar, Digital Communications, 2 nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.
3.2- Other Course Material
Qther required course material will be posted on the course web site.
4- Assessments
4.1- Tutorials
There will be 13 tutorials in the form of workshop. Students are supposed to attend each tutorial and solve the problems presented by the tutor in the tutorials session and submit his/her solution to the tutor. The tutor will be helping the students and teaching them how to solve the problems.
4.2- Assignments
There will be several assignments which are to be answered and delivered to the instructor. Solutions will be provided after the due time.
4.3- Laboratory
There are five experiments bi-weekly and a final lab test. See the course web site for detailed lab schedule, lab rules and lab descriptions.
4.4- Midterm Exam
One closed book midterm exam will be held which is related to the material covered up to the midterm date. Midterm exam will be held on Sunday Oct. 21 from 15:00 up to 18:00. If you do not write the midterm exam without any legitimate reason, the grade of your midterm exam will be zero. If a student has a legitimate reason not attending the midterm exam, he/she should immediately inform the instructor (either before or immediately after the exam). If you do not write the midterm exam with a legitimate reason, the weight of that midterm exam will be added to the final exam.
4.5- Final Exam
A closed book exam will be held from whole the course material. The final examination will be scheduled by the university during the examination period (Dec. 5 to Dec. 19).
5- Grading Scheme
The letter grade will be given based on your overall mark out of 100 which will be calculated as follows:
Tutorial: 5%
Assignment: 5%
Laboratory: 15%
Midterm Exam: 25%
Final Exam: 50%
Following scheme will be used to issue letter grades without any curving:
A-, A, A+: Overall mark of 80% or above
B-, B, B+: Overall mark of 68% to 79%
C-, C, C+: Overall mark of 56% to 67%
D-, D, D+: Overall mark of 50% to 55%
Note: If you do not write both midterm and final exams, your grade will be R-DNW.
6- Rights and Responsibilities
6.1- Academic Code of Conduct
All Concordia University students must abide by the University's code of conduct which can be found in section 17.10 of Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar.
6.2- Expectations of Originality
Please note that you have to submit a signed copy of “expectations of originality” form to the TA in your first laboratory experiment.
You must write one of the following statements on the title page of each piece of work that you submit:
For individual work: “I certify that this submission is my original work and meets the Faculty's Expectations of Originality” , with your signature, I.D. #, and the date.
For group work: “We certify that this submission is the original work of members of the group and meets the Faculty's Expectations of Originality” , with the signatures and I.D. #s of all the team members and the date. |