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    <Code>EEEN60481</Code>
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    <Title>Foundations of Communication Systems and Signal Analysis</Title>
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  <MaxUnits Applicant="Y" Label="Credit rating" Student="Y">
    <Units>15</Units>
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    <Period>Semester 1</Period>
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  <AcademicCareer Applicant="Y" Label="Academic career" Student="Y">
    <Value>Postgraduate Taught</Value>
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    <Level>Level 6</Level>
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  <StaffList Applicant="Y" Label="Teaching staff" RoleLabel="Course Unit Role" Student="Y">
    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Khairi Hamdi</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
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  <OfferedBy Applicant="Y" Label="Offered by" Student="Y">
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        <LevelName>FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' </LevelName>
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      <MaxUnits>European Credit Transfer &amp; Accumulation System Rating :   7.5</MaxUnits>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Signal Analysis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fourier transform and its properties. Autocorrelation and power spectrum. Sampling of low-pass and band-pass signals. Applications to the analysis and simulations of band-pass communication systems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Probability and Random Signals:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Probability and random variables. Common Probability models. Vector random variables. Stochastic process and their properties. Random signals and their spectral characteristics. &amp;nbsp;Response of linear System. Applications to communication systems and signal processing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estimation and Detection:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Estimation and linear estimators. Hypothesis testing. Applications to communication systems and signal processing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Simulation of Communication Systems:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monte-Carlo simulation techniques with applications to communication systems and networks. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <UnitOverview Applicant="" Label="Course unit overview" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Signal Analysis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fourier transform and its properties. Autocorrelation and power spectrum. Sampling of low-pass and band-pass signals. Applications to the analysis and simulations of band-pass communication systems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Probability and Random Signals:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Probability and random variables. Common Probability models. Vector random variables. Stochastic process and their properties. Random signals and their spectral characteristics. &amp;nbsp;Response of linear System. Applications to communication systems and signal processing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estimation and Detection:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Estimation and linear estimators. Hypothesis testing. Applications to communication systems and signal processing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Simulation of Communication Systems:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monte-Carlo simulation techniques with applications to communication systems and networks. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <Aims Applicant="Y" Label="Aims" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The course unit aims to:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Develop mathematical and simulation tools essential for the design and analysis of modern communication systems and networks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Appreciate the links between the various theoretical models and their practical applications to solve contemporary communication engineering and signal processing problems.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Application of the probability models and statistical methods to solve signal processing and communication engineering problems.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</Content>
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  <LearningOutcomes Applicant="Y" Label="Learning outcomes" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;All ILOs are developed and assessed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ILO 1 - Apply the Fourier methods to signals and systems, and Infer the interplay between time and frequency domains&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ILO 2 - Apply the Nyquist sampling theorem to low-pass and band-pass signals and systems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ILO 3 - Appraise the importance of probabilistic models for the design and analysis of communication systems and apply them to predict and evaluate the performance of communication systems and networks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ILO 4 - Apply Monte-Carlo simulation methods to model the random behaviour of communication systems and evaluate their average performance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ILO 5 - Identify key properties of discrete and continuous stochastic processes and apply them to solve communication and signal processing problems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ILO 6 - Apply statistical tools to derive optimal estimators and detectors for signal processing.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <Knowledge Applicant="Y" Label="Knowledge and understanding" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <IntellectualSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Intellectual skills" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <PracticalSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Practical skills" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <TransferableSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Transferable skills and personal qualities" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <EmployabilitySkillsList Applicant="Y" Label="Employability skills" Student="Y">
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      <SkillDescription></SkillDescription>
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  <Syllabus Applicant="Y" Label="Syllabus" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <TeachingMethods Applicant="Y" Label="Teaching and learning methods" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Lectures: 30 hours&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tutorials/problems classes: 6 hours&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
    <Method>
      <MethodId>0</MethodId>
      <MethodName>Other</MethodName>
      <MethodWeight>20%</MethodWeight>
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    <Method>
      <MethodId>1</MethodId>
      <MethodName>Written exam</MethodName>
      <MethodWeight>80%</MethodWeight>
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    <OtherDescription>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coursework:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Matlab-based Monte-Carlo simulation exercise on a communication problem.&amp;nbsp; Technical report that summarizes and criticises the simulation results. Worth&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;20%&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;of the unit assessment.&lt;/p&gt;</OtherDescription>
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  <FeedbackMethods Applicant="Y" Label="Feedback methods" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <AcademicPrograms Applicant="Y" Label="Academic programmes" Student="Y">
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      <Program>MSc Comm and Signal Processing</Program>
      <Plan>MSc Comm and Signal Processing</Plan>
      <Level>PGDT Taught Component</Level>
      <Requirement>Mandatory</Requirement>
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      <Program>MSc Comm &amp; Signal Process w ER</Program>
      <Plan>MSc Comm &amp; Sign Proc w ER</Plan>
      <Level>PGDT Taught Component</Level>
      <Requirement>Mandatory</Requirement>
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    <Content>N</Content>
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  <Accreditation Applicant="Y" Label="Accreditation" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <RecommendedReading Applicant="Y" Label="Recommended reading" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Signals, Systems and Inference, Global Edition by Alan Oppenheim. Pearson, 2017.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fundamentals of Communications Systems by Michael Fitz. Cengage Learning, 1980.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A foundation in digital communication by Lapidoth, Amos. Cambridge University Press, 2017.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communication systems principles using MATLAB &amp;nbsp;by Leis, John. John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons, Inc., 2018.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communication systems engineering by Proakis, John G. Prentice Hall, 2002.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communication systems: an introduction to signals and noise in electrical communication Carlson, A. Bruce, 1937- McGraw-Hill Higher Education 2010.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communication systems by Haykin, Simon S. John Wiley, 2010.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modern digital and analog communication systems. by Lathi, B. P. (Bhagwandas Pannalal). Oxford University Press, 2010.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Probability and stochastic processes: a friendly introduction for electrical and computer engineers by Yates, Roy D. John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons, 2014.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Random Signals and Processes Primer with MATLAB by Dolecek, Gordana Jovanovic. Springer New York, 2013.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to probability models by Ross, Sheldon M. Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2019.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Probability and random processes: with applications to signal processing and communications by Miller, Scott L. Academic Press, 2012.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Probability, random processes, and statistical analysis by Kobayashi, Hisashi. Cambridge University Press, 2012.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Probability, random variables, statistics, and random processes: fundamentals &amp;amp; applications by Grami, Ali. Wiley, 2020.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fundamentals of applied probability and random processes by Oliver Chukwudi. Academic Press, 2014.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to probability by Bertsekas, Dimitri P. Athena Scientific, 2008.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to probability: models and applications by Balakrishnan, N. Wiley, 2019.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stochastic simulation by Ripley, Brian D. Wiley, 1987.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
    <ScheduledHours Applicant="Y" Label="Scheduled activity hours" Student="Y">
      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType>Lectures</ActivityType>
        <Hours>30</Hours>
      </ActivityHours>
      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType>Tutorials</ActivityType>
        <Hours>6</Hours>
      </ActivityHours>
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    <PlacementHours Applicant="Y" Label="Placement hours" Student="Y">
      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType></ActivityType>
        <Hours>0</Hours>
      </ActivityHours>
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    <TotalHours Applicant="Y" Label="Independent study hours" Student="Y">
      <Hours>114</Hours>
    </TotalHours>
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  <Notes Applicant="Y" Label="Additional notes" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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