Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Wireless mobile communications is the fastest growing electronic industry in the world at present. There is a shortage of engineers with knowledge and experience in this area and opportunities for graduates to enter this field exist in Australia and overseas. With the increasing importance of wireless systems and services in the telecommunication industry, a unit covering the fundamentals and applications of wireless information systems is indispensable in the Electrical Engineering Curriculum.

Aims

The aim of this unit is to give you in depth knowledge of wireless communication systems.

Objectives

On completion of this this unit, you should be able to:
1. Understand the terms that describe wireless communication systems.
2. Gain understanding of various coding techniques used in wireless communication.
3. Understand the effects of various propagation impairments and the modelling these effects.
4. Gain knowledge of the GSM standards.
5. Gain knowledge of the 3 G and WCDMA standard.

Content

Cellular Mobile Radio System Concepts
Cellular concepts
Frequency reuse
Teletraffic considerations
Handover
Co channel and adjacent channel Interference

Mobile Radio Propagation
Gaussian Channel
Rayleigh Fading Channel
Rician Channel
Path Loss
Small scale fading
Indoor radio propagation

Channel Coding for Wireless communication
Block coding
Convolutional Coding
Interleaved coding

Second and 3rd Generation cellular mobile systems and standards
GSM
CDMA
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Evolution of 3G
WCDMA 3G

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Teaching Mode:
Lectures: 3 hrs/wk
Tutorials: 1 hrs/wk

Lectures will provide the knowledge base required for this unit and will be supported by tutorials enabling you to develop problem solving skills and apply the theory described in lectures.

There will also be a laboratory based demonstration and a site visit to wireless telecommunication facilities.

Assessment

The assessment for this unit will test your understanding of the theory and applications of wireless communications techniques. A total 50% of the assessment is based on a testing your problem skills and your knowledge and understanding in a formative assessment process through the semester. A final end of semester examination worth 50% in will test your knowledge and problem solving skills a summative assessment process.Questions are encouraged during lectures. Marks for intermediate assessment components are made available via Blackboard. You will receive feedback on your assessment items.

Assessment name: Problem Solving Task
Description: Questions administered during lecture by the tutor - without external invigilation. You will be tested on knowledge and the understanding of contents 1, 2 and 4 through this task.
Relates to objectives: 1, 3, 4, 5
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 7

Assessment name: Examination (Theory)
Description: Test your knowledge and understanding of content 1, 2 and 3.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Exam Period

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Text:
Wireless Communications : Principles and Practice by Rappaport, Second Edition.

Reference:
Sklar, B., (2001), Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, Prentice Hall
Haykin, S., (2009) Communications Systems, John Wiley, 5th Edition

On-Line: QUT Blackboard

Risk assessment statement

You will undertake lectures and tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.

You will be required to undertake practical sessions in the laboratory under the supervision of the lecturer and technical staff of the School. In any laboratory practicals you will be advised of requirements of safe and responsible behaviour and will be required to wear appropriate protective items (e.g. closed shoes or steel capped shoes).

You will undergo a health and safety induction before the commencement of the practical sessions and will be issued with a safety induction card. If you do not have a safety induction card you will be denied access to laboratories.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 02-May-2012