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Master of Engineering (MEng)

MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience

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  • Duration: 5 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H601 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Industrial experience
  • Scholarships available
  • Accredited course

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Course unit details:
Analogue and Digital Communications

Course unit fact file
Unit code EEEN20262
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

Background and fundamentals section:
Signal spectrum, Fourier analysis, PSD, ESD and Wiener-Kitchen relationship, Parseval’s theorem, linear time invariant channels, and equalisation.

Analog modulation techniques:
Amplitude modulation, frequency, phase modulation and demodulation techniques. Bandwidth definition. Examples of phase and frequency modulation transceiver, superhetrodyne receiver, frequency division multiplexing, time division multiplexing.

Baseband signalling and detection:
Sampling theorem, quantization, binary pulse code modulation, m-ary code modulation, properties and spectral occupancies, matched filter detection.

Digital modulation techniques:
Sampling theorem, pulse shaping theorem, Binary and M-ary generic digital modulation techniques such as amplitude (ASK), phase (PSK) and frequency (FSK) modulation and demodulation and combinations of (APSK). BER graph reading and relations to SER.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Signals and Systems EEEN20131 Pre-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

The course unit aims to: Introduce the students to a wide range of fundamental communication concepts and techniques using example applications from contemporary communication systems.

Learning outcomes

On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

ILO 1: Apply various signal analysis such as spectrum estimation technique.

ILO 2: Define and explain of the process of transmission through linear time invariant systems.

ILO 3: Describe fundamental types of analogue and digital modulation techniques.

ILO 4: Apply various fundamental concepts in analog and digital communication systems

ILO 5: Design basic forms of frequency and time division multiple access techniques.

Teaching and learning methods

  • Lectures
  • Pre-recorded videos
  • Online quizzes
  • Podcasts
  • Simulation software based Labs and demonstration

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 20%
Written exam 80%

Coursework forms 20% of the overall unit assessment.

Feedback methods

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Recommended reading

An introduction to analog and digital communications: Haykin, S. S., Wiley, 1989.
Analogue and digital communication techniques: Smillie, Grahame., Arnold, 1999.
Principles of digital and analog communications: Gibson, Jerry D., Collier Macmillan, 1989. 
Communication systems: Haykin, Simon S., John Wiley, 2010. 
Communication systems : an introduction to signals and noise in electrical communication: Carlson, A. Bruce, McGraw-Hill, 2010. 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 20
Practical classes & workshops 3
Tutorials 2
Independent study hours
Independent study 75

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Emad Alsusa Unit coordinator

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