Syllabus
ECE4601: Communication Systems
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Fall 2011
Prerequisite:
Undergraduate Semester level ECE 3040 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate
Semester level ECE 3770 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate Semester level ISYE
3770 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate Semester level MATH 3770 Minimum Grade
of D or Undergraduate Semester level ISYE 2027 Minimum Grade of D)
Course Objective:
To present the fundamentals of modern digital communication system design and to evaluate
the performance of digital signaling schemes on realistic communication channels.
Emphasis is placed on physical layer digital communications, including waveform design and receiver design. This is a course in "communication signal processing."
Web Site:
Required Text:
A First Course in Digital Communications, Ha Nguyen and Ed Shwedyk,
Cambridge, 2009.Instructor:
Office Hours:
Centergy One, Rm 5138: MW 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Course Location/Times:
Van Leer C241, MWF 11:05am-11:55am
Homework:
Assignments are issued bi-weekly and due at the beginning of class on their due
date.
There may be one homework due during the final week of classes.
Late homework will not be accepted. No excuses!
Choose a topic from the suggested list or a topic of your own with instructors
consent.
Projects are to be completed individually or in pairs. Projects are due Wednesday November
30, 2011. Late projects cannot be accepted.
Quiz and Final Exam:
Quiz: Wednesday October 5, 2011, in-class
Final Exam: Monday December 12, 2011, 8:00am - 10:50am
Quiz and Exam Policy:
Course textbook and one 8 1/2" X 11" crib sheet are allowed
(one side for quiz and two sides for exam).
No Classes: September 5, October 17,
November 25
Grading
20% Homework
20% Quiz 1
30% Project
30% Final Exam
Excused Absences:
No make-up quizzes will be given. If you miss the quiz, the final exam
counts 50%. If you miss the quiz, homework, or project due to severe illness
or circumstances beyond your control, a written note from the doctor or
other official will be required. The written
excuse must be submitted to the course instructor immediately upon arrival
to the Georgia Tech campus; in any event no more than 3 days after the event.
Academic Honesty:
All violations of the Georgia Tech Honor Code will be referred directly to the Dean of Students
for prosecution. Infractions include cheating on quizzes and exams,
plagiarism in the course
project, and verbatim copying of homework solutions. You are permitted to discuss homework problems
with each other, but you should write your own solutions and not just copy them from any source.