Mobile Communications (UESTC) UESTC4017

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course covers the basic concepts, technologies and principles of modern mobile communication systems, including mobile radio propagation channels, digital modulation, channel impairment mitigation techniques, modern mobile communication systems and networking.

Timetable

Course will be delivered continuously in the traditional manner at UESTC.

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Assessment

Total ＝ Coursework (5%) +Course design and project (20%) + Final exam (75%)

Details are as follows：

Coursework：including homework.

Course design and project: including the assignment of lab, the lab report, and the oral presentation of the assignment and the project.

Final exam: close-book exam

 

Reassessment

In accordance with the University's Code of Assessment reassessments are normally set for all courses which do not contribute to the honours classifications. For non-honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students, and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions are listed below in this box.

 

Due to the nature of the coursework and sequencing of courses, it is not possible to reassess the coursework laboratory and/or projects.

Main Assessment In: December

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

 

Due to the nature of the coursework and sequencing of courses, it is not possible to reassess the coursework laboratory and/or project.

 

The initial grade on coursework laboratories will be used when calculating the resit grade.

 

Reassessment is offered only to meet the special requirement that all courses must be passed for graduation in this programme.

Course Aims

This course aims to strengthen students' basic knowledge, professional competence, comprehensive quality and analyze ability; from the perspective of mobile communication system, to enhance students' professionalism and understanding of the basic knowledge and application. Through programming/simulation and project design, students can master a solid theoretical knowledge of mobile communication and improve expertise and engineering literacy in the field of mobile communications.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Explain the fundamentals of mobile communications.

■ Analyse simple radio links and mobile networks.

■ Critically assess complex real life radio and communication systems.

■ Apply simulation-based laboratory and workshop skills to investigate the techniques of mobile access networks with given constraints.

■ Evaluate the effectiveness of own and team performance corresponding to the laboratory and workshop practice.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment. In addition, students must submit work for assessment for the course laboratory or a grade of credit withheld will be given.

 

Students must attend the timetabled laboratory classes.

 

Note that these are minimum requirements: good students will achieve higher participation/submission rates. Any student who misses an assessment or a significant number of classes because of illness or other good cause should report this by completing a MyCampus absence report.