units

ECE4024

Faculty of Engineering

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Engineering
Organisational UnitDepartment of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
OfferedMalaysia Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Professor Jean Armstrong (Clayton); Dr M H Jaward (Malaysia)

Synopsis

This unit is a study of the fundamentals of radio transmitters and receivers, the wireless radio channel and radio/wireless networks. An investigation into the configuration of wireless units to create communications systems and networks leads on to an appreciation of the diversity of wireless applications for personal and public use.

Outcomes

  • to understand the basics of radio transmission and reception in different frequency bands and different physical environments
  • to understand the limitations on radio communications imposed by the radio channel
  • to learn the wide range of applications of radio/wireless technology
  • to understand mobile radio communications and its networking capabilities.

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 30%
Examination: (3 hours): 70%.
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Workload requirements

3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory and practice classes and 6 hours of private study per week

Prerequisites

Prohibitions

ECE5024