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Introduction to the fundamentals of basic digital communication methods. Topics include data transmission, signal encoding techniques, digital data communication techniques, optical fiber communications.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
| Hour Exams (2) | 50% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Homework and Quizzes | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
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I use a grading scale where 100 is the maximum possible score for exams and 10 is the maximum score for lab reports and quizzes. Numerical and letter grades correspond as follows:
| 90 - 100 | = A | ||
| 80 - 85 | = B | 86 - 89 | = AB |
| 70 - 75 | = C | 76 - 79 | = BC |
| 60 - 65 | = D | 66 - 69 | = CD |
| 0 - 59 | = F |
Numerical scores are recorded and used throughout the semester, being converted to a letter grade at the end of the quarter. The overall course grade will be determined by the relative contributions from exams, quiz, lab, homework, and final exam as given on the course syllabus.
10% penalty for each lecture after due date.
All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with the Michigan Tech Senate Policies, specially the Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures.
Following is the policy adopted by the Senate on November 9, 1960 and approved by the President:
“A student detected cheating beyond any reasonable doubt during any examination period or in the preparation of any significant individual assignment such as a quarter report, is to receive a failing grade for the course, and a record of the failure is to be submitted to the Dean of Students. This record is to be for the confidential use of the Dean of Students and is to be destroyed upon the student's graduation. On the second such occurrence, a student shall be expelled from the University without the possibility of readmission.”
Cheating shall be considered to include using any information to which you are not entitled. During an exam this would include written crib sheets, writing on your body, using the information from another student's exam paper, programming formulas or data into the memory of a programmable calculator, etc. I will make every effort to enforce this cheating policy.
MTU complies with all federal and state laws and regulations regarding discrimination, including the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 (ADA). If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for equal access to education or services at MTU, please call Dr. Gloria Melton, Associate Dean of Students, at 7-2212. For other concerns about discrimination, you may contact your advisor, department head, or the Affirmative Action Office 7-3310.
Regular class attendance is a very important part of the learning process.
You are expected to attend class and laboratory sessions on a regular and continuing basis, as stated in the Student Handbook and Catalog.
You are expected to arrive on time, according to the class schedule, and not depart until given permission.
Tell me in advance if you will be absent (a short email note with your name, class section number, and the date(s) you expect to be absent will suffice).
Make up tests and other assignments can only be made up with a statement from a doctor or a documented proof of a genuine emergency. Otherwise, make up will be made only upon the instructor discretion.
If you know you will be absent the day an assignment is due, tell me in advance. If you don't contact me, your score will be zero.
The proper use of units, abbreviations, and prefixes is expected at all times. Standards exist for all of the units used in our profession and following them will greatly reduce ambiguities. If you do not remember the proper abbreviation, spell the word out! Scores will be reduced for incorrect or missing units and prefixes. Using an excessive number of significant digits in a final answer is discouraged. Usually, more than three is not appropriate.
This syllabus is subject to change as found appropriated by the instructor. The changes will be announced in class in a timely fashion.