Analysis and design of digital communications systems in AWGN: signal space concepts, modulation, matched filter and correlation detection, synchronization, performance. Computer-based design exercises.

ECEn 370 (or equivalent); ECEn 380

A listing of the assigned reading for each period is listed in the class schedule. A link to the class schedule is also on the menu on the side bar on the left-hand side of most of the class pages.

Homework will be assigned regularly and will be due in class at the beginning of class on the due date. Since I do not allow late homework to be turned in, there is no "late homework policy."

Some homework assignments will include problems with MATLAB programming to give you some hands-on application experience. MATLAB is available on all the CAEDM machines. For those of you unfamiliar with MATLAB (you either forget, or never learned it the first time in ECEn 380), on-line help is included for documentation on any built-in function. Just type "help function-name."

SIMULINK Exercises are designed to reinforce the theoretical concepts covered in the course by providing a hands-on experience at the block diagram level. The exercises are based on the MATLAB's SIMULINK block diagram simulator and use the SIGNAL PROCESSING BLOCK SET and the COMMUNICATIONS BLOCK SET. MATLAB and SIMULINK are available in the CAEDM lab (425 CB) on both the PC and UNIX platforms.

The SIMULINK exercises form the "laboratory" portion of the class. As such, this is an "open lab" course since there is no time and location dedicated exclusively to ECEn 485 and SIMULINK. Each SIMULINK exercise has a due date. This means the results of the SIMULINK exercised must be mailed to the ECEn 485 TA by the beginning of class on the date it is due. A teaching assistant (TA) is available to answer questions in room 425 CB as indicated by the schedule on the class home page.

Three writing projects are required this semester. The intent is to give you opportunities for writing in the spirit of leavening your educational experience. I hope you find the topics interesting as you create your own technical document and consider societal impacts and leadership. The writing projects are described on the Writing Projects Page . A link to the writing projects page is also on the menu on the side bar on the left-hand side of most of the class pages.

There will be two mid-term exams this semester. The exams will consist of 20 multiple-choice questions and will be administered in the testing center. The final exam will be comprehensive and consist of 30 multiple-choice questions. The final exam will also be administered in the testing center.

In keeping with the principles of the BYU Honor Code, students are expected to be honest in all of their academic work. Academic honesty means, most fundamentally, that any work you present as your own must in fact be your own work and not that of another. Violations of this principle may result in a failing grade in the course and additional disciplinary action by the university. Students are also expected to adhere to the Dress and Grooming Standards. Adherence demonstrates respect for yourself and others and ensures an effective learning and working environment. It is the university's expectation, and my own expectation in class, that each student will abide by all Honor Code standards. Please call the Honor Code Office at 422-2847 if you have questions about those standards.

Sexual discrimination or harassment (including student-to-student harassment) is prohibited both by the law and by Brigham Young University policy. If you feel you are being subjected to sexual discrimination or harassment, please bring your concerns to the professor. Alternatively, you may lodge a complaint with the Equal Employment Office (D-240C ASB) or with the Honor Code Office (4440).

If you have a disability that may affect your performance in this course, you should get in touch with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (1520 WSC). This office can evaluate your disability and assist the professor in arranging for reasonable accommodations.