Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

"The module continues the development of concepts and techniques required for an understanding of fundamental aspects of wireless communications. The module’s aims are: To present fundamental theory and its application in understanding the operation of the physical layer of a wireless communications system, such as antennas, propagation, shadowing and diversity. "

Principal learning outcomes

"By the end of the module the student should be able to: Understand the properties of electromagnetic waves; Understand the propagation mechanisms; Understand the antenna fundamentals; Understand antenna array basics; Understand basic propagation models and propagation in fixed links; Understand path loss/propagation prediction methods; Understand the basics of shadowing and fading; Understand the fundamentals of diversity and multiple-input-multiple-output techniques; Understand the fundamentals of linear equalizers and Rake receivers; Understand the fundamentals of digital modulation techniques; Understand cellular communications and organization and spread spectrum basics. "

Timetabled teaching activities

Spring. This module includes 30 hours of lectures. Required self-study: 120 hours

Departmental link

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/modules/year4/es4d2

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
15 CATS (Module code: ES4D2-15)
D (Assessed/examined work)	Assignment 1	15%
	Assignment 2	15%
	3 hour examination (Summer)	70%
VA (Visiting students only)	100% assessed (part year) visiting	100%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

• MEng Engineering (H10G) - Year 4
• MEng Electronic Engineering (H60D) - Year 4

Optional Core

N/A

Optional

• MEng Engineering (H107) - Year 4
• MEng Engineering with Intercalated Year (H109) - Year 5
• MEng Engineering (H10C) - Year 4
• MEng Engineering (H10D) - Year 4
• MEng Engineering (H10K) - Year 4
• MEng Engineering (H10L) - Year 4
• MEng Engineering (H10M) - Year 4
• MEng Engineering with Year in Research (H110) - Year 5
• MEng Electronic Engineering (H60C) - Year 4
• MEng Electronic Engineering (H635) - Year 4
• MEng Electronic Engineering with Intercalated Year (H636) - Year 5
• MEng Electronic Engineering with Year in Research (H637) - Year 5