TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the basic concept of communication systems design. 2) Have detailed understanding of mobile RF communication systems and wireless communication standards. 3) Ability to design various transceiver systems. 4) Ability to designn heterodyne and direct conversion receivers. 5) Ability to design image reject receivers and Low-IF receivers. 6) Ability to design heterodyne and direct conversion transmitters.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Requirements and trade-offs for the design of telecommunication systems. Fundamentals of wave propagation in LF, MF, HF, VHF, SHF and optical bands. Atmospheric effects on propagation, scattering, refraction, diffraction, and ducting. Radio and TV broadcasting. CATV systems. Link analysis of LOS systems. Sources of signal loss and noise. Case studies: description of the mobile communication channel. Fading and shadowing phenomena. Bit-error rate calculations in fading channels. Applications. Satellite communications, radar and cellular radio systems.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Requirements and trade-offs for the design of telecommunication systems. 2nd Week Analog and digital system design considerations 3rd Week Wave propagation in LF, MF, HF, VHF, SHF and optical bands 4th Week Atmospheric effects on propagation, scattering, refraction, diffraction and ducting 5th Week Communication Link Analysis 6th Week Received signal power and noise power, Range equation 7th Week Noise Figure, Noise Temperature and System Temperature 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Sky Noise Temperature, Radio Maps of the Sky. Key parameters of a link analysis 10th Week Regenerative and non-regenerative repeaters 11th Week Radio and Television broadcasting, Satellite Communications 12th Week Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) 13th Week Small Terminal-Satellite link analysis 14th Week Mobile-Satellite Systems and Mobile Communication Systems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Stern, H.P.E. ve Mahmoud, S.A. (2004), Communication Systems Analysis and Design, Pearson 2. Tomasi, W. (2001), Advanced Electronic Communication Systems /5 E, Pearson
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Problem Solving,Presentation,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 1 10 Quiz 2 10 Project 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 2 4 8 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 8 16 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No