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Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.Overview
In this unit, you will gain experience in designing, communication systems and networks. You will be introduced to the relevant communication principles and techniques, common signal transmission media, transmission mechanisms and modes, and signal processing techniques used in communication systems. You will apply mathematical analysis techniques to study different telecommunications systems and their applications. You will be introduced to the concepts of data communication and local area network. This unit will provide you with opportunities to further develop communication skills through collaborative teamwork and participation in class discussions. Furthermore, the unit aims to promote the UN sustainable development Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation by developing an understanding of how to build resilient and sustainable communication systems to support industrial innovation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre requisites: (ENEE13018 Analogue Electronics AND ENEE13020 Digital Electronics) OR ENEX12002 Introductory Electronics
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Survey
The design assignment is open-ended and therefore the expectation could be a bit vague.
Provide an assessment rubrics and marking sheet for the design assignment to clearly show assessment expectations.
Feedback from Unit Survey
Online quizzes seem to be more difficult than they should have been.
Redesigning the online quizzes to have a range of questions with various levels of difficulty.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator's observation
Long videos of learning sessions are challenging for distant students to use and less accessible and effective for their learning.
Checking the materials to modules and breaking the lectures and tutorials into shorter videos.
- Explore the fundamental concepts and principles of communications systems, including modulation, signal transmission media and modes, signal processing tasks, and error control mechanisms
- Explain the operation of modern communications network devices and systems
- Apply mathematical analysis techniques to solve telecommunication systems problems
- Design simple communication systems and networks using appropriate analytical tools
- Evaluate the performance of communication systems and networks
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs, and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams, and symbols that conform to Australian Standards.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Introductory
Intermediate
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course-level mapping information
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
Data and Computer Communications, International Edition, 10th edition
Edition: 10 (2015)
Authors: William Stallings
Pearson
ISBN: 9781292014395
Binding: eBook
Electronic Communications: A Systems Approach
Edition: 1 (2014)
Authors: Jeffrey S. Beasley, Jonathan D. Hymer, and Gary M. Miller
Pearson
ISBN: 9780133109283
Binding: eBook
Additional Textbook Information
Textbooks can be accessed online at the CQUniversity Library website. If you prefer your own copy, you can purchase either paper or eBook versions at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- eBooks from the CQUniversity Library
- Online Resources from Library
- Online Resources as specified on Moodle
- Microsft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Zoom Capacity (microphone required, webcam preferred if possible)