Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology

Quality Assurance & Accreditation Unit

Course Specifications
Department on which the course is given: B.Sc. in Communications and Electronics
Program on which the course is given:

Bachelor degree

Major or Minor element of program:

Major

Department offering the program:

Electronics and Communications Eng.

Department offering the course:

Electronics and Communications Eng.

Academic Level: 5,

Semester: 1

A- Basic Information:
Title: Optical Semiconductors

Code: CEE 503

Prerequisites: CEE402
Credit hours: 3
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

Exercises: 2

Total: 5

B- Professional Information
1 Overall aims of course
- Overall aims of course
Familiarize the student with the concepts of communication networks and basics of
communications network design.
Familiarize the student with the routing protocols.

2 - Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs)

a- Knowledge and understanding:
b- Intellectual skills:
Program(s) on which the course is given: B.Sc.
Department offering the program: Electrical Engineering
Department offering the course: Electrical Engineering
Academic Year/Level: Five
Major or minor element of program: Major
a- Knowledge and understanding:
a1 Ability to analyze the special structures in the global and wide and local networks.
a2- Understanding the basics of routing protocols, traffic management, and network
topologies.
b- Intellectual skills:
b1- Apply the learned techniques in solving problems with communication networks.
b2 - Approach the suitable tools for modeling and simulation techniques.
3- Contents

Tutorial/Practical

Lecture

No. of
Hours

Topic

14

20

Concepts of communication Networks

basics of communications network design

12

18

network hierarchical special structures in

the global and wide and local networks

14

22

high-speed access control protocols

12

routing protocols, traffic management and

network topologies

12

performance, modeling and simulation

techniques

28

56

84

Total

4 Teaching and learning methods

4.1- Lectures
4.2- Tutorial
- Student assessment methods
Assessment schedule
5.1 Quizzes to assess Knowledge and understanding, Intellectual skills, Professional and
practical skills
5.2 Practical exam to assess General and transferable skills, Intellectual skills, Professional and
practical skills
5.3 Final- term Exam to assess Knowledge and understanding, Intellectual skills, Professional
and practical skills
Assessment schedule
Assessment 1: Quizzes

Week Every week

Assessment 2: Final- term Exam

Week 15

Weighting of assessment
Mid-Term Examination

20 %

Final Term Examination

60 %

Oral Examination

0%

Practical Examination

0%

Semester work
Other types
Total
6 - List of references
6.1 Course notes
6.2 Essential books (text books)

20 %
0%
100 %

1- D. K. Mynbaev and L. L. Scheiner, Fiber-Optic Communications Technology, Prentice-Hall,

2001.
2- 6.3 Recommended books
7 - Facilities required for teaching and learning
- Video projector, Computer Lab
Course coordinator: Dr. Islam Shaalan
Head of Department: Dr. Haythem Hussein Abdullah