| Course Title: | EE 278: Wireless Communication Systems |
| Category: | ECE Science or ECE Technical Elective |
| Class Information: | Fall 2007 Class time: 15:30-16:45 T R Class location: Lafayette L100 |
| Instructor Information: | Dr. Jeff Frolik 357 Votey Phone: 802.656.0732 jfrolik@uvm.edu http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~jfrolik/ |
| Office Hours: | Open door policy or email for an appointment |
| Pre-requisite: | EE 174: Intro to Communication Systems
OR graduate standing in engineering or computer science |
| Course Objectives: | To provide the theoretical foundation needed to understand and analyze modern wireless communication systems. |
| Text: | T. Rappaport, Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, 2 ed , Prentice
Hall, 2001. Online supplement |
| References: | Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 3 ed., Oxford, 1998. |
| Undergraduate Grading: | Quizzes: 20% Midterm: 25% Final: 35% Labs: 10% Presentation: 10% | Grade Scale: | A [90, 100] B [80, 90) C [70, 80) D [60, 70) F [0, 60) breaks within above ranges are used to set +/- |
| Graduate Grading: | Quizzes: 20% Midterm: 25% Final: 35% Labs:10% Report/Presentation: 10% | Grade Scale: | A [90, 100] B [80, 90) C [70, 80) D [60, 70) F [0, 60) breaks within above ranges are used to set +/- |
| Tentative schedule of weekly lectures: |
Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems (~1 week)
The Cellular Concept - System Design Fundamentals (~2 weeks) Mobile Radio Propagation: Large-Scale Path Loss (~2 weeks) Mobile Radio Propagation: Small-Scale Fading and Multipath (~2 weeks) Modulation Techniques for Mobile Radio (~2 weeks) Equalization, Diversity and Channel Coding (~2 weeks) Speech Coding (~2 weeks) Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications (~2 weeks) |
| General: | The instructor posts all assignments, solutions, and additional
material at the WebCT site for this class. This can be found at: http://webct.uvm.edu/. Homework will be assigned but not collected/graded. Solutions for these problems will be posted on the WebCT site. Most weeks, a quiz will be given related to important topics covered during the previous few lectures. On all quizzes you will be allowed to use ONE sheet of notes. You may use both sides of the paper and you may put anything you want on it. No additional notes or text may be used unless specifically noted. Mid-term and finals will both be take-home exams. Approximately one week will be allocated to complete these exams. Throughout the semester, the instructor will give students feedback on how they are progressing in the course. |
| Undergraduate Presentations: | Students working in teams of two will research technologies or systems
in the area of wireless communications and give a 10 minute presentation
on their chosen subject. The presentation will account for 10% of the
final grade. The due dates for the presentation related material are as follows: |
| Graduate Project Report and Presentations: | The students will each research technologies or systems in the area of
wireless communications, write a 4-6 page, well-referenced technical paper
and give a 10 minute presentation on their chosen subject. It is expected
that the paper be a clear presentation of technical material found in
journals and advanced texts. The paper should follow standard
proceedings-style format (to be provided). The paper along with
presentation will account for 10% of the final grade. The due dates for paper/presentation related material are as follows: |
| Labs: | Students working in teams of two in performing four different lab
experiments throughout the semester. Lab reports will constitue 10% of the
final grade. Tentative topics include: |
| Attendance and Participation: | It is expected that the class size will be relatively small. As such,
each student's participation is vital to the course's success. However,
attendance will not be taken.
University Policy on Religious Holidays: Students have the right to practice the religion of their choice. Each semester students should submit in writing to their instructors by the end of the second full week of classes their documented religious holiday schedule for the semester. Faculty must permit students who miss work for the purpose of religious observance to make up this work. |
| Plagiarism: | Any students found giving and/or receiving assistance on Exams or
Quizzes will receive a failing grade for the course. However,
students are encouraged to work together and to exchange ideas when
working on their papers/presentations. Students must be sure to reference
their work properly, including all web sources. Cut and paste from website
is considered plagiarism unless referenced and put in quotations. UVM's
policy on honesty is clearly defined and can be found at http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmppg/ppg/acad/other/honesty.htm |
| ADA: | Students with disabilities should contact the instructor as soon as possible regarding necessary accommodations. |
| ABET Matrix:
0 – no contribution |
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