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Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will gain hands-on experience in designing, dimensioning and simulating industrial data communication networks. You will be introduced to 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 also be introduced to different communication standards and protocols commonly used in industrial communication and automation systems. This unit will also provide you with opportunities to further develop communication skills through collaborative team work and individual presentations.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 4. Practical and Written Assessment | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: SUTE
The unit requirements could be clearer.
The unit assessments and requirements should be highlighted during class.
The unit assessment requirements were mentioned during Week 1.
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Unit content covers too many topics.
The unit content should be revised to be more concise.
The unit content covers the essentials in Communication Technology.
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Online quizzes need more descriptive feedback.
Online quizzes should be improved to offer more detailed feedback.
Some questions in Online Quizzes were improved and this process is continuing.
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Some students had difficulty to relate the unit materials to the knowledge required for their degree and future career.
The relevance of the unit content to other engineering topics and the final-year project should be discussed in class.
The relevance of the unit was discussed in Week 1.
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The open-ended design project enhanced understanding of communications technology.
This practice should be continued.
This practice was continued.
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Students appreciated the learning provided through the assessments.
This practice should be continued.
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Quizzes contained a few questions with incorrect answers.
Quizzes should be revised to enhance students' learning.
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Tutorial and assignment questions were disconnected from the reading and lecture materials.
The tutorial questions should be revised to show the connection between the lecture material and the tutorials to improve the students' learning.
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Some students have indicated that the feedback could be made more useful for their learning.
The general feedback should be discussed in the class, highlighting common mistakes and key issues. This will help students learn not only from their own errors, but also from those of their peers, fostering a deeper understanding of the content.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply the fundamental concepts and principles of data communications, including modulation, signal transmission media and modes, signal processing tasks and error control mechanisms
- Explain the operation of modern data communications network devices and systems
- Apply and explain the use of mathematical analysis techniques in the study of telecommunication systems
- Compare and evaluate data communication standards used in the instrumentation and control environments
- Design simple communication networks using appropriate software tools
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams and symbols that conform to Australian Standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs
The learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities.
You can find the mapping for this on the Engineering Undergraduate Course website.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | ||||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | |||||||