University Of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
Mayagüez Campus
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachellor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Course Syllabus
1. General Information:
Alpha-numeric codification: INEL 5029
Course Title: TELECOMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS
Number of credits: 3
Contact Period: Two hours of lecture per week and one two-hour laboratory per week
Electives in INEL
2. Course Description:
English: Study of the theory of operation of radio frequency (RF) and microwave devices and components
and fundamentals of RF design, with the purpose of understanding the operation of the different
components of telecommunications systems
Spanish: Estudio de la teoría de operación de dispositivos y componentes de radio frecuencia (RF) y de
microondas y los fundamentos de las técnicas de diseño de sistemas de RF con el propósito de entender la
operación de los diversos componentes de sistemas de
3. Pre/Co-requisites and other requirements:
Prerequisites: INEL 4301, INEL 4201, INEL 4152
4. Course Objectives:
After completing the course, the students should be able to use telecommunications theory principles,
examine different applications and apply Fourier transforms, convolution, filtering, sampling, noise,
modulation and demodulation, to solve communications electronics problems.
5. Instructional Strategies:
conference
discussion
computation
laboratory
seminar with formal presentation
seminar without formal presentation
workshop
art workshop
practice
trip
thesis
special problems
tutoring
research
other, please specify:
6. Minimum or Required Resources Available:
7. Course time frame and thematic outline
Outline
Contact Hours
Radio communication systems
1
Two-port networks
5
Impedance matching
8
Noise in linear systems
2
RF filters
7
RF amplifiers
6
Oscillator circuits
4
Phase Lock loops
8
Mixer Circuits
7
Frequency Synthesizers
5
Modulators and Demodulators
4
Exams
3
Total hours: (equivalent to contact period)
60
8. Grading System
Quantifiable (letters)
Not Quantifiable
9. Evaluation Strategies (Suggested): The faculty member teaching the course will provide the student with the
evaluation strategy he/she will be using throughout the semester. This will be done within the first week of
classes.
Quantity
Percent
Exams
3
60
Final Exam
1
20
Short Quizzes
Oral Reports
Monographies
Portfolio
Projects
Journals
Other, specify: Lab work
20
TOTAL:
100%
10. Bibliography:
RF Circuit Design: Theory and Applications, Bogdanov, G., 2 Edition 2009, Prentice Hall.
Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems vol I, Besser and Gilmore, Artech House, 2003
Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems vol II, Gilmore and Besser, Artech House, 2003
Microwave Circuit Design Using Linear and Nonlinear Techniques, Vendelin, Pavio and Rohde, John
Wiley and Sons, 2005
11. According to Law 51
Students will identify themselves with the Institution and the instructor of the course for purposes of
assessment (exams) accommodations. For more information please call the Student with Disabilities Office
which is part of the Dean of Students office (Chemistry Building, room 019) at (787)265-3862 or
(787)832-4040 extensions 3250 or 3258.
12. Contribution of Course to meeting the requirements of Criterion 5:
Math
Basic Science
General
Engineering Topic
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13. Course Outcomes
Map to Program
Outcomes
1. Describe the components of a communication system and explain the
(b)
purpose of each component in the system
2. Calculate the impedance, admittance, hybrid and scattering matrices for two-
(a)
port networks
3. Design impedance matching networks
(c)
4. Calculate the noise parameters and the signal to noise ratio of
(a)
communication systems
5. Design lumped element RF filters and RF amplifiers
(c)
6. Describe the operation of phase locked loops, frequency synthesizers, mixers
(b)
and modulator and demodulator circuits
7. Design simple mixers and oscillator circuits
(c)
8. Design telecommunication electronics circuits using RF circuit simulators
(k)
9.
Person(s) who prepared this description and date of preparation: Rafael Rodríguez, September, 2007.
Submitted by: Rafael Rodríguez.
