Module Descriptors
SIGNALS, SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS
ELEC50224
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Anas Amjad
Email: A.Amjad@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAM CONDITIONS (SUG2) weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures (36 hours), tutorials (12 hours) and laboratories (24 hours) will form the main teaching activities.
Module Indicative Content
Signal and System Representation
Convolution
Fourier Transforms
Laplace Transform
Z-transform
Linear Feedback Systems
Software Modelling and Simulation: Extensive use of MATLAB/Simulink software package and its toolboxes.
Communication Systems
Communication system representation and process
Types of communication Information theory and data compression
Example TV signal example transmission and retrieval
Capacity and Spectral Efficiency
Source specific signal processing for communication
Channels and interference
Random processes, Gaussian, noise, SNR
Analogue and Digital Modulation and performance
Synchronisation
Multiplexing
Convolution
Fourier Transforms
Laplace Transform
Z-transform
Linear Feedback Systems
Software Modelling and Simulation: Extensive use of MATLAB/Simulink software package and its toolboxes.
Communication Systems
Communication system representation and process
Types of communication Information theory and data compression
Example TV signal example transmission and retrieval
Capacity and Spectral Efficiency
Source specific signal processing for communication
Channels and interference
Random processes, Gaussian, noise, SNR
Analogue and Digital Modulation and performance
Synchronisation
Multiplexing
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework (50%) Comprising two practical assignments, equally weighted - which will assess Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
1 x 3 hour final examination (50%), which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
1 x 3 hour final examination (50%), which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Texts
Hsu, H. (2010) Signals and Systems, 2nd Edn., Mc Graw-Hill Schaum’s Outlines.
Oppenheim, A. V. and Willsky, A. S. (1997) Signals and Systems, 2nd Edn., Prentice-Hall.
Buck, J. R. and al. (2002) Computer Explorations in Signals and systems using MATLAB, 2nd Edn., Prentice-Hall.
Chaparro, L.F. (2011) Signals and Systems Using MATLAB, Oxford: Academic Press.
Lathi, B. P. (2009) Linear Systems and Signals, 2nd Edn., Oxford University Press, Inc.
Phillips, C. L. et al. (2008) Signals, Systems, and Transforms, 4th Edn., Pearson Education Inc.
Haykin S., 2009, Communication Systems, International Student Version, 5th Ed, Wiley
Proakis J. G., Salehi M., Bauch G., 2012, Contemporary Communication Systems Using MATLAB, 3rd Edn, Thomson Boos/Cole
Oppenheim, A. V. and Willsky, A. S. (1997) Signals and Systems, 2nd Edn., Prentice-Hall.
Buck, J. R. and al. (2002) Computer Explorations in Signals and systems using MATLAB, 2nd Edn., Prentice-Hall.
Chaparro, L.F. (2011) Signals and Systems Using MATLAB, Oxford: Academic Press.
Lathi, B. P. (2009) Linear Systems and Signals, 2nd Edn., Oxford University Press, Inc.
Phillips, C. L. et al. (2008) Signals, Systems, and Transforms, 4th Edn., Pearson Education Inc.
Haykin S., 2009, Communication Systems, International Student Version, 5th Ed, Wiley
Proakis J. G., Salehi M., Bauch G., 2012, Contemporary Communication Systems Using MATLAB, 3rd Edn, Thomson Boos/Cole
Module Resources
MATLAB/Simulink
TIMMs Telecommunication Equipment, Scopes. Signal Generators;
Key Website References:
GNU Octave: http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/;
MIT Open Courseware: http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-6-007-signals-and-systems-spring-2011/;
Smith, S. W. (2002) Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd Edn., Newnes. Available free at: http://www.dspguide.com/;
Wikibooks: Signals and Systems: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Signals_and_Systems.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/guesthome.jsp) including:
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Journals and Magazines, IET Transactions on Signal Processing, IET Journals and Magazines.
+ additional sources as directed by the Module Tutors.
TIMMs Telecommunication Equipment, Scopes. Signal Generators;
Key Website References:
GNU Octave: http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/;
MIT Open Courseware: http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-6-007-signals-and-systems-spring-2011/;
Smith, S. W. (2002) Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd Edn., Newnes. Available free at: http://www.dspguide.com/;
Wikibooks: Signals and Systems: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Signals_and_Systems.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/guesthome.jsp) including:
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Journals and Magazines, IET Transactions on Signal Processing, IET Journals and Magazines.
+ additional sources as directed by the Module Tutors.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None