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FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
DUNGUN TERENGGANU


PROGRAMME Diploma in Electrical Engineering
COURSE Basic Communication Engineering (ECM 241)
CREDIT HOUR 3 (3 Hours Lecture 1 Hour Tutorial)
PART 4
COURSE STATUS Core
PREREQUISITE None
LECTURER
Wan Ahmad Khusairi Bin Wan Chek
H/P: 013 - 2857668


COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion, the students should be able to:
i) Explain the basic elements of communication system.
ii) Describe the process of amplitude and frequency modulations.
iii) Explain and apply the concept of pulse code modulations.
iv) Identify the different types of practical communication system.


COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course introduces the basic idea about communication systems. It considers the requirement
and development of the system.



COURSE EVALUATION
Course Work
1. Tests
2. Quizzes and Assignments

Total Course Work
Percentage
30 %
10 %

40 %
Final Examination 60 %
Total Marks 100%


REFERENCES
1. Frenzel, Communication Elecronics, Mc. Graw Hill, 3rd Edition, 2000.
2. L Wayne Tomasi, Electronic Communication Systems, 5th Edition, Prentice-Hall.
3. Paul H. Young, Electronic Communication Techniques, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition, 2003.
4. Miler G.M, Modern Electronic Communication, Prentice Hall, 9th Edition, 2007.
5. Kennedy, G., Electronic Communication Systems, McGraw-Hill, 1992.
6. A. Bruce Carlson, Communication Systems, Mc. Graw Hill, 4rd Edition, 2001.






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Date/week Chapter Topic Assessment

Week 1 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Elements of A Communication System
Block diagram of a communication system
Duration (explaination for each block)
(7 hours) 1.3 Modulation & Demodulation
Date/week 1.4 Transmission Media
i)Guided Transmission Media
ii)Unguided Transmission Media
1.5 Transmission Modes
1 Hour 1.6 Electromagnetic Spectrum & Transmission Frequencies
Week 3 1.7 Introduction To Noise


2 hours 2 ANALOG MODULATION
week 3
2.1 Introduction to Amplitude Modulation (AM)
2.2 AM Signal Analysis
2.3 AM Signal Characteristics & Parameters
i) AM envelope
ii) AM frequency spectrum and AM bandwidth
Duration iii) Coefficient of Modulation & Percent of Modulation
(9 hours) iv) AM Voltage & Power Distribution
2.4 AM Transmitter / Modulator
2.5 AM Receiver / Demodulator
2.6 AM Transmission Techniques
1 hour i)Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier (DSBSC)
week 6 ii)Single Sideband (SSB)

TEST 1



2 hour
3 ANGLE MODULATION

week 6 3.1
Frequency Modulation (FM) and Phase Modulation (PM)
Signal


Analysis

i) Deviation Sensitivity
ii) FM and PM Waveforms
Duration iii) Phase Deviation and Modulation Index
(9 hours) iv) Frequency Deviation
v) Frequency Analysis of Angle Modulated Waves
vi) Bandwidth Requirements for Angle Modulated Waves
3.2 FM Transmitter and Receiver
3.3 Wideband and Narrowband FM
1 hour 3.4 Frequency Modulation vs Amplitude Modulation
week 9

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2 hour

4 DIGITAL MODULATION
week 9
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Pulse Modulation (PAM, PPM, PWM)
4.3 Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
i) PCM Block Diagram
ii) Sampling Rate
iii) Quantization & Quantization Error
iv) Encoding
v) Transmission Bit Rate
Duration 4.4 Introduction to Coded Modulation
(12 hours) i)ASK
ii)FSK
iii)PSK

(Basic Introduction To BPSK, QPSK, 8-PSK, 16-PSK,
QAM)
4.5 Data Communication Modems
4.6 Multiplexing
1 hours i)TDM
week 13 ii)FDM
iii)WDM
TEST 2



2 hour
5
PRACTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
week 13


5.1 Fiber Optic Communication System
Duration 5.2 Public Switching Telephone Networks (PSTN)
(8 hours) 5.3 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
5.4 Mobile and Cellular Communication
week 15 5.5 Satellite Communication System