Program of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Wolaita Sodo University, College of Engineering

Course Number ECEG-4111
Course Title Introduction to Communication Systems
Degree Program BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Module Communication Systems Module
ECTS 5 ECTS

Lecture Practice or Laboratory Tutorial Home study

Contact Hours (per week)
2 0 3 5
• To give a strong background in communication systems
engineering.

Course Objectives • To teach the different analog and digital linear and non-linear
modulation and demodulation techniques that are common to
many communication systems.
 1. Overview of Communication Systems
• Basic principles of communication systems,
• Communications system diagram,
• Frequency domain analysis of signals,
• Base band transmission techniques.
2. Analogue Modulation Techniques

● Introduction to modulation techniques,

● Linear (Amplitude)modulation techniques, AM, DSB,
SSB, VSB,
● Application of amplitude modulation,
Course Description/Course ● Non-linear (Angle) modulation techniques, PM and
Contents
FM,
● Application of angle modulation.
3. Radio transmitters and receivers
● AM radio transmitters, FM transmitters,
● Receiver & Performance parameters, AM receivers,
FM receivers, Transceivers.
4. Pulse and Digital Modulation Techniques
• Sampling Techniques for Analog Modulation
Systems:
PAM, PPM, PDM
• Principle of digital data transmission
 • PCM Techniques and Principles DM, ADM,
DPCM
• Introduction to digital modulation techniques:
ASK, PSK, FSK
Pre-requisites ECEG-3083 Applied Electronic II
Semester Year 4, Semester I
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures, tutorials
Methods
Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance Requirements A student must attend at least 85 % of the classes.

Reference Books:
• Haykin: Communication Systems
• Taub and Schilling: Principles of Communication Systems,

Literature • Simon Haykins, ' Communication Systems ', John Wiley, 4th
Edition 2001.
• A.Bruce Carlson et al, „Communication Systems, McGraw-Hill
Int., 4th Edition, 2002.