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Syllabus 2020-21 - 74212004 - Signal Processing for Communication (Procesado de señal para comunicaciones)

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DEGREE: Máster en Ingeniería de Telecomunicación
FACULTY: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF LINARES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-21
COURSE: Signal Processing for Communication
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Signal Processing for Communication
CODE: 74212004 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-21
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
ECTS CREDITS: 4.0 YEAR: 1 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: CAÑADAS QUESADA, FRANCISCO JESÚS
DEPARTMENT: U134 - INGENIERÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIÓN
FIELD OF STUDY: 800 - TEORÍA DE LA SEÑAL Y COMUNICACIONES
OFFICE NO.: D - 124 E-MAIL: fcanadas@ujaen.es P: 953648510
WEBSITE: http://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/ingtel/4647
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3873-6078
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Next, the Units of the subject are detailed in the following sections:

THEORY AND PROBLEMS (S2-S3)

Unit 0. Presentation of the subject

Unit 1. Introduction to digital communication systems.

 1.1 Digital communication systems

1.2 Modulation not using the concept of memory

1.3 Modulation using the concept of memory

1.4 Channel equalization

Unit 2. Spread spectrum communications

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Spread spectrum communications

2.3. Synchronization

2.4. RAKE receiver 

2.5. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

2.6. Spread spectrum applications

Unit 3. Multicarrier communications

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Multicarrier systems

3.3. Characteristics of propagation in mobile radio channels

3.4. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

3.5. Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM)

3.6. Multicarrier communication standards

 4. Channel coding

4.1 Introduction

4.2. Convolutional coding

4.3. Reed-Solomon coding 

 

PRACTICES  

- Practice 1. Channel Equalization

- Practice 2. Communications based on Spread Spectrum

- Practice 3. Communications based on Multicarrier transmission

 

SEMINARS

-  Seminar about the use and programming with the software MATLAB.

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

A1. Lectures with big group of students 

They are based on the explanation of the theory concepts, exercises and practical problems of the course. 

A2. Lectures with practical groups 

They are based on the explanation of the practical units in the lab including the execution by the students and resolution of problems in class. 

The use of electronic devices both in classes and exams is forbidden except that they are required for the right develoment of learning activities and always with the authorization of the lecturer.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

At the end of the semester, the student has to choose between two methods of evaluation: CONTINUOUS EVALUATION or FINAL EXAM.

1. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

This assessment method is organised according to the activities described in the following table. The assessment aspects evaluated in both parts and their contribution to the final mark are summarized in the following table:

Aspect

Teaching period

Final Exam

Total by aspect

S1 Attendance and participation

10 %

-

10 %

S2 Theoretical concepts

15 %

15 %

30 %

S3 Exercises, problems and study cases

15 %

15 %

30 %

S4 Laboratory or computer practical work

30%

 

30 %

Total for the subject

70 %

30%

100%

During the teaching period, it will be evaluated aspects S2 and S3 in a single exam including Unit 1 and Unit 2, while during the official examination period it will be evaluated the remainder units, specifically, Unit 3 and Unit 4. The evaluation of the Unit 3 and Unit 4, according to continuous evaluation, will be the same day of the official exam of the subject established by the centre.

Aspect S4 will be evaluated after the completion of each practice of the subject according to the decision of the lecturer. The date of such assessments will be set by the lecturer. The evaluation of each practice may be oral, handwritten or using a computer.

To pass the subject, the student has to get a mark higher or equal than 5.0 out of 10 in the overall result of the evaluated aspects, as long as the student has obtained a mark higher or equal than 4.0 out of 10 in each one of those assessed aspects (S2-S3 and S4). In the event that the average mark S4 or S2-S3 obtained throughout the course including the official exam is lower than 4.0 out of 10, the mark that will appear in the record of the subject will be the minimum mark of the two previous ones.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

For those students whose assessment is carried out using continuous evaluation, it will be based on the monitoring and implementation of the activities in the four categories presented in the table above, that make up the total of the evaluable elements of the subject: 
S1: Attendance, 10%. 
S2: Theoretical concepts of subject, 30%. 
S3: Exercises, problems and study cases, 30%. 
S4: Lab/Computer Practices, 30%.

Each of these blocks will be detailed as follows, 

S1. Attendance (10%) 
This aspect will be assessed in terms of attendance at large group and reduced group classes. Failure to collaborate in maintaining a good working environment in the classroom and obstructing the work of the lecturer in any session will result in an attendance mark equals 0. 
If there are activities organized by the Telecommunication Engineering department and the attendance has been recommended by the lecturer responsible for the subject, then 75% of the S1 mark will be due to the attendance in class and the remaining 25% will be due to the attendance at all the above activities organized by the Telecommunication Engineering Department and have been recommended by the lecturer responsible of the subject. If there is more than one organized activity, then each activity will have an equal weight within 25% of the S1 mark.

S2. Theoretical concepts S2 (30%) 
The evaluation of the theoretical concepts will be carried out by means of evaluation tests or exercises proposed in class by the lecturer. Each test will be evaluated separately and the student will be able to obtain a mark between 0 and 10 points. The weight of each test in the final evaluation is equal. Thus, a single test will be performed considering together Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a weight of 100%. The mark to be obtained will be between 0 and 10, extrapolating correspondingly to the range between 0% and 30%. This value coincides with the total value of the assessment of the theoretical concepts of the subject.

S3. Exercises, problems and study cases S3 (30%) 
The evaluation of exercises will be carried out through evaluation tests or exercises proposed in class by the lecturer. Each test will be evaluated separately and the student will be able to obtain a mark between 0 and 10 points. The weight of each test in the final evaluation is equal. Thus, a single test will be performed considering together Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a weight of 100%. The mark obtained will be between 0 and 10 points, extrapolating correspondingly to the range between 0% and 30%, coinciding with the total value of the assessment in this section. Each test will be evaluated from 0 to 10 points and the total mark will be the arithmetic mean of all of them, which will be extrapolated to the range between 0% and 30%.

S4. Laboratory or computer practice work S4 (30%) 
The evaluation of the practical concepts will be carried out by means of evaluation tests or exercises proposed in class by the lecturer. Each test will be evaluated separately and the student will be able to obtain a mark between 0 and 10 points. The weight of each test in the final evaluation is equal. Thus, four tests will be carried out corresponding to the MATLAB seminar, Practice 1, Practice 2 and Practice 3 with weights of 25%. The mark to be obtained will be between 0 and 10 points, extrapolating correspondingly to the range between 0% and 30%.

2. FINAL EXAM EVALUATION

This type of evaluation is based on a single written exam that evaluates all aspects of the subject, assessing the knowledge of students' acquisition of all the competences and learning outcomes established in the subject. This exam will take place during the official examination period on a date established by the centre. The parts of the final exam will be weighted in the following way:

- Attendance (S1), Theoretical concepts (S2) and exercises, problems and study cases (S3): 70%.

- Laboratory and computer practical work (S4): 30%.

In order to pass the subject, the student must have marks higher or equal to 5.0 out of 10 at each part of the final exam. In the event that the S4 mark of the official exam or the S2-S3 mark of the official exam is lower than 5.0 out of 10, the mark that will appear in the record of the subject will be the minimum mark of the two previous ones. 

IMPORTANT: the students who have already fulfil the requirements of aspect S4 through the continuous evaluation, by obtaining a mark higher or equal to 5.0 out of 10 do not have to make this part in the FINAL EXAM EVALUATION.

Those aspects, S2-S3 (not individually) or S4, successfully completed with a mark higher or equal to 5.0 will be considered passing during that academic year.

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Digital communications fundamentals and applications. Edition: 2nd ed, Pearson New International ed. Author: Sklar, Bernard. Publisher: Harlow : Pearson, 2014  (Library)
  • Digital communications. Edition: 5th ed. Author: Proakis, John G. Publisher: Boston [etc.] : McGraw-Hill, 2008  (Library)
  • Communication systems. Edition: 4th ed. Author: Haykin, Simon. Publisher: New York. [etc.]: John Wiley, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Digital modulation techniques. Edition: -. Author: Xiong, Fuquin. Publisher: Boston ; London: Artech House, 2000  (Library)
  • Multi-carrier and spread spectrum systems : from OFDM and MC-CDMA to LTE and WiMAX. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Fazel, Khaled. Publisher: Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2008  (Library)
  • Discrete-time signal processing. Edition: 3rd ed.. Author: Oppenheim, Alan V.. Publisher: Upper Saddle River [N.J.] : Pearson, c2010  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Digital communication. Edition: 2nd ed., 3th imp. Author: Lee, Edward A.. Publisher: Boston [etc.]: Kluwer Academic, 1997  (Library)
  • Modern digital and analog communication systems . Edition: -. Author: Lathi, B. P.. Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009  (Library)
  • Multi-carrier digital communications: theory and applications of OFDM. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Bahai, Ahmad R. S.. Publisher: New York: Springer, cop. 2004  (Library)
  • MIMO-OFDM wireless communications with MATLAB. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Singapore ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2010  (Library)
  • OFDM and MC-CDMA for broadband multi-user communications, WLANs and broadcasting. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2006  (Library)
7. VIRTUAL / CLASSROOM TEACHING SCENARIO

Teaching methodology and learning activities 

Learning activities

Format

Teaching methodology Description

A1. Lectures with big group of students

100% in person class

Participatory master class sessions, lasting 45 minutes each, held in the classroom.

A2. Lectures with practical groups

100% in person class

Development of practical sessions, lasting 90 minutes each, in laboratory or classroom.  


Schedule

The schedule can vary mainly in the multimodal and online scenario in order to adapt it to these new teaching scenarios.

Evaluation system (Ordinary and Extraordinary call)

There are no changes in the evaluation format with respect to the  100% in person class mode. 

Evaluation

Format

Description

Percentage

Official exam (continuous evaluation)

 

In-person

 

This kind of evaluation is based in only one written exam that evaluates all the aspects S2 and S3 related to the Unit 3 and Unit 4, by assessing the students' acquisition of all the competences and learning outcomes established in the subject.

This exam will take place during the Examination period on a date established by the centre.

30% (15% S2 ad 15% S3)

Official exam (final exam evaluation)

 In-person This kind of evaluation is based in only one written exam that evaluates all the aspects S2, S3 and S4 related to all the Units, by assessing the students' acquisition of all the competences and learning outcomes established in the subject.

This exam will take place during the Examination period on a date established by the centre.

S1,S2,S3: 70%

S4: 30% 

Resources

Given that the attendance in the large group lectures and in the classes in practice groups is 100%, no exceptional resources are foreseen for them.

 

 

8. VIRTUAL TEACHING SCENARIO

Teaching methodology and learning activities 

Learning activities

Format

Teaching methodology Description

A1. Lectures with big group of students

- Synchronous classes by videoconference.

- Asynchronous classes based on videos and / or audiovisual content, forums, interactive material, etc

Online

The sessions of participative face-to-face classes, of one or two hours each, are replaced by other activities carried out through the Internet such as:

 - Classes by videoconference or in virtual classroom

- Visualization of videos with explanation of the theoretical contents.

- Review of interactive material on the subject.

- Review of content on the Internet (forums, specialized websites)

A2. Lectures with practical groups

Online

Practical sessions are replaced by online training activities, of two hours each, by other activities carried out through the Internet such as:

- Virtualized or simulation activities.

- Solving exercises

- Visualization of videos with explanation of the practical contents.

- Review of interactive material about practices.

- Online content review (forums, specialized websites, etc.)


Schedule

The schedule can vary mainly due to the change from multi-modal scenario to the online one.

Evaluation system (Ordinary and Extraordinary call)

There are no changes in the evaluation format with respect to the 100% in person class mode. However, the tests of continuous evaluation of the aspects S2, S3 and S4 of the 100% in-person and Multimodal modalities that take place during the teaching period become an online exams in this modality in the same dates that were initially planned in the schedule of the subject .

Evaluation

Format

Description

Percentage

Official exam (continuous evaluation)

 

Online

 

This kind of evaluation is based in only one written exam that evaluates all the aspects S2 and S3 related to the Unit 3 and Unit 4, by assessing the students' acquisition of all the competences and learning outcomes established in the subject.

This exam will take place during the Examination period on a date established by the centre.

30% (15% S2 ad 15% S3)

Official exam (final exam evaluation)

Online This kind of evaluation is based in only one written exam that evaluates all the aspects S2, S3 and S4 related to all the Units, by assessing the students' acquisition of all the competences and learning outcomes established in the subject.

This exam will take place during the Examination period on a date established by the centre.

S1,S2,S3: 70%

S4: 30% 

In an online exam (synchronous online exam):

  • It will be organized in a written evaluation by videoconference at the same day and time for all students.
  • At the latest one week before the date of the exam, and following the instructions of the responsible person for the subject, the students must inform the teacher of their intention to take the synchronous online exam. If a student does not communicate his/her intention to take the exam, then his/her personal interview by videconference will be in the following days of the date of the exam.
  • Each student must maintain the camera and microphone active during the exam and the interview.
  • Each student will send through a delivery of exercises in ILIAS the photographs, in .zip of pdf format, of the solutions he/she has made in relation to the exam received. The student is solely responsible for ensuring the quality of the photos of solutions. If a photograph with the solutions does not have enough quality to know perfectly what the student has answered in his/her answer, this question will not be corrected in the assessment.
  • The second part of the exam will consist of a video conference interview with each student to validate the contents delivered, at the time indicated, with a maximum of 10 minutes. The purpose of these interviews is to corroborate the authorship of the answers given in the first part by means of complementary questions on the assessment test. If a student does not correctly answer a question in the second part, then the question in the first part with which it is linked will be invalidated. This video conference will be recorded to ensure the quality of the assessment.
  • If due to technical problems of any student his/her video conference cannot be carried out normally, an examination of incidents will be considered in the synchronous online mode.

Resources

Since all the teaching, either in the exposition classes in large groups or in the classes in practice groups, be taught online, the following resources will need to be used:

Common telematic means (teachers and students):

- PC or similar equipment and Internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to correctly receive both the audio as well as video broadcast.
- Videoconference system or virtual classroom, such as Google Meet or BigBlueButton 
- Use of interactive tools: screen sharing to use comments as a whiteboard virtual in PDF presentations.
- Use of the teaching platform of the University of Jaén: messaging, forums, tasks, activities and media of evaluation.
- Remote access to the equipment in the assigned laboratory to be able to use the practice software in case required

DATA PROTECTION CLAUSE (on line exams)

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

CLASS RECORDING CLAUSE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es