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Basics of Telecommunications

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: IITA0106
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: I-IT 2011
Level: Bachelor of Engineering
Year of Study: 3 (2013-2014)
Credits: 7 cr
Responsible Teacher: Gao, Chao
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2013-2014

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
3I-IT-2N2013-10-28 – 2014-05-02Antti Virtanen, Chao GaoEnglish2013-08-16 – 2013-09-13
4I-IT-3N2013-09-02 – 2013-12-20Antti Virtanen, Chao GaoEnglish2013-08-16 – 2013-09-13

Learning Outcomes

The student will get an overview of the telecommunication engineering, master the concepts related to the subject, understand the general phenomena appearing in it and know how to apply knowledge to practice.

Student's Workload

The total amount of student's work is 189 h, containing 98 h of scheduled contact studies.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basics of Computer Networks.

Contents

The concepts, units and methods of the telecommunication engineering. Signals and Spectra. Types of modulations. Noise. Electromagnetic fields and waves; filters, transmission lines, antennas and propagation of radio waves. Optical transmission. Basic idea of different telecommunication equipment, networks and systems.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Hioki, W. Telecommunications, 4th ed., 2001, Prentice Hall Forouzan, B. A. Forouzan, B. A., Data communications and networking, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2007, 4th International edition.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments and laboratory exercises.

Assessment Criteria

1: The student understands at least 40% of lecture content.
3: The student understands at least 60% of lecture content.
5: The student understands at least 90% of lecture content and is able to do advanced design and calculation of telecommunication system.

Assessment Methods

Assignments, laboratory exercises and an examination. Numerical grading.


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