COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
EEM304	COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS	8	5	4	6

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. DİDEM YILMAZ ÇAPKUR
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	It is aimed to give the following abilities to the students; Understand fundamentals of radiation and antennas, signal propagation in cellular radio systems. Understand and calculate the receiver noise and control its effect on the SNR at the receiver output. Understand the fundamentals of indoor and outdoor propagation mechanisms and modeling these channels. Understand the operation of cellular radio systems, including 2G and 3G, and calculate their performance.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Antenna fundamentals Receiver noise and communication link budget Channel modeling for mobile communications Cellular radio systems Introduction to 3G systems

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Fundamentals of radiation and antennas .
Sources of the receiver noise, its calculation and its effect on the SNR at the receiver output.
The fundamentals of atmospheric propagation; effects of the ground and other sources of scattering and modeling indoor and outdoor propagation mechanisms.
The fundamentals of cellular radio systems, including 2G and 3G, and performance calculations.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Antenna fundamentals. Radiation from Hertz dipole and linear dipole antenna.	-
2	-	Fundamental antenna concepts; gain, directivity, radiation pattern, polarization, effective receiving area and effective antenna height. Impedance and polarization matching. Friis transmission formula.	-
3	-	Receiver noise and communications link budget. Receiver noise. Noise figure and equivalent noise temperature of cascaded receiver components. Antenna noise temperature. Receiver signal-to-noise ratio.	-
4	-	Channel modeling for mobile communications. Propagation impairments; attenuation, reflection, diffraction, tropospheric refraction, ducting, atmospheric noise. Free space and line-of-sight propagation. Fresnel zones. Knife-edge diffraction.	-
5	-	Reflection and scattering from earth?s surface. Propagation over flat and spherical earth. Surface roughness, tropospheric propagation. Introduction to multipath propagation. Outdoor channel modeling; Hata and COST 231 models.	-
6	-	Indoor channel modeling; signal penetration into buildings. Atmospheric effects in terrestrial links; signal attenuation, noise and distortion effects. Atmospheric absorption, rain attenuation. Antenna noise.	-
7	-	Cellular radio systems. Fundamental concepts of cellular radio systems, GSM architecture, GSM frame structure, power control. Speech coding in GSM.	-
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	-	Frequency-reuse, cluster size, handover, co-channel interference, cell-sectorization, cell-splitting, antenna tilting.	-
10	-	Adaptive antennas; switch beam vs. adaptive beamforming. Statistical analysis of co-channel interference due to fading and shadowing. Statistical analysis of cell coverage.	-
11	-	Traffic calculations: Erlang-B and Erlang-C formulas. Cell capacity.	-
12	-	Introduction to 3G systems. Introduction to CDMA; PN sequences, variable spreading. Multi-user interference and capacity of CDMA systems	-
13	-	Beyond 3G systems. Introduction to OFDM and OFDMA. HSPA and LTE technologies.	-
14	-	Preparation for Final exam	-
15	-	Preparation for Final exam	-
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Gain sufficient knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Industrial Engineering.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Analyzes and evaluates existing application areas in the field of Industrial Engineering and develops applications for their solutions.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Analyzes a system, the components of that system, the process of that system, and designs the system by examining it in line with realistic constraints and goals.
2	Gains the ability to model and solve engineering problems.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Identifies the problems that may be encountered in the field of industrial engineering and acquires the ability to choose and apply the appropriate method to be used in problem solving.
2	Selects and uses technical tools necessary for industrial engineering applications; uses information technologies effectively.
3	Designs experiments, conducts experiments, collects data, analyzes and interprets the results to examine problems in the field of industrial engineering.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Gains the ability to work effectively within a team.
2	Works effectively individually and takes responsibility.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Accesses the necessary information for a determined problem and searches for resources for this purpose.
2	Has the ability to follow all developments in the field of industrial engineering and constantly renew itself.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Gains oral and written communication skills and speaks at least one foreign language.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Has awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
2	Has knowledge about the universal and social effects of industrial engineering applications and reaches solutions by being aware of the importance of an innovative approach in solving engineering problems.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	4	56
Preliminary & Further Study	14	4	56
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	3	4	12
Laboratory	7	2	14
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	7	2	14
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	0	0	0
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	0	0	0
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	47	0	154