COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: TELECOMMUNICATION CIRCUITS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 325	B	5	-	-	-	4	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Endri Stoja , not available yet
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	not available yet
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	The most important objective is to give the students an understanding of the main components found in telecommunication systems, be them analog or digital. The student will be presented with different trans-receiver architectures and a thorough analysis of their building blocks. Design approaches pertaining the field of radio-frequency (RF) engineering will be discussed and practiced in class demonstrations.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to electronic communication; brief review of signals & systems
2	Basic concepts: gain, attenuation, tuned circuits, filters
3	Amplitude modulation, modulation index
4	Sidebands and the frequency domain, SSB and power related issues
5	AM modulator and demodulator circuits
6	Banced and SSB circuits
7	Frequency and phase modulation principles
8	Frequency and phase modulators and demodulators
9	Midterm Exam
10	Architecture of radio transmitters and their subsystems
11	Carrier generators, power amplifiers and impedance-matching networks
12	Receivers, principles of signal reproduction, superheterodyne receivers
13	Frequency conversion, intermediate frequency and images
14	General review

Prerequisite(s):	ECE 221 Electronic Circuits I, ECE 260 Electronic Circuits II, ECE 317 Signals & Systems
Textbook:	L. E. Frenzel, "Principles of Electronic Communication Systems," Fourth Ed., McGraw-Hill Education, New York, 2016.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	Electronics Lab
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students will learn the principles of electronic communication systems
2	They will be able to understand the challenges posed by noise affecting a communication system
3	Strong knowledge of analog communication techniques will be gained
4	Hands-on laboratory experience will equip students with troubleshooting techniques of communication systems
5	Students will have the knowledge required for their further study of digital communication techniques

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	5
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	5
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	4
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	4
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	5
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	3
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Quiz	2	6
Laboratory	2	9
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	7	7
Assignments	6	2	12
Final examination	1	10	10
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5