Department: CIT

Unit Title: Data Communication

Unit Code: CSC 207

Pre-requite: CSC 205

Lecturer: J.Makasa

Purpose

This course introduces students to fundamental principles of data communications with the
view to enabling them understand the basic concepts of data transmission and data processing;
types of media and methods of accessing the media; error detection and error correction
techniques; design considerations; information theory; channel coding, entropy etc. It aims at
preparing students for computer networking , mobile computing and other advanced courses in
data communication.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course a student should be able to:

1. To understand the principles of radio propagation and data transmission

2. To understand underlying principles on data encoding and decoding
3. Analyze encoding techniques
4. To understand different types of media and their characteristics
5. Determine design parameters for a communication system

Course Content

CSC 217 DATA COMMUNICATION

TOPIC ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENT

WEEK1 INTRODUCTION TO DATA -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

COMMUNICATION and slides Signals

-attend scheduled
online class

-Devotion

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WEEK2 INFORMATION THEORY -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-
and slides , watch entropy calculations
YouTube illustration

-attend scheduled
online class

-Devotion

WEEK3 TRANSMISSION MEDIA -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

and slides Media types and
characteristics
-attend scheduled
online class

-Devotion

WEEK4 MODULATION TECHNIQUES -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

and slides including Draw related circuits
watching YouTube on and describe their
related subject operation

-attend scheduled
online class

-Devotion

WEEK5 DIGITAL TO DIGITAL -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

CONVERSIONS and slides
Illustrate various
-attend scheduled conversion
online class techniques

-Devotion

WEEK6 ERROR DETECTION AND -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

CORRECTION and slides
Design error
-attend scheduled detection circuits
online class

-Devotion

WEEK7 MEDIA ACCESS METHODS -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

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 and slides How different access
methods work and
-attend scheduled
their application on
online class
different media types
-Devotion

WEEK8 MULTIPLEXING -Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

and slides
Application of
-attend scheduled different multiplexers
online class and their design

-Devotion

WEEK9 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

and slides
Functions of various
-attend scheduled segments and their
online class challenges and
solutions
-Devotion

WEEK10 CELLULAR COMMUNICATION Weekly text reading Weekly assignment-

and slides
Structure of a cellular
-Attend Scheduled system
online class

-Devotion

Teaching Methodologies

One hour online Lecture session using Google hangout or zoom,

Instructional Materials

Laptop , Internet connection , slides and class notes.

Methods of Evaluation

Continuous assessment tests- weekly tests -40 %

Final Examination- 60%

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Course Text books

1. William Stalling, Data and computer communications , Ninth Edition

2. Glove and Grant, Digital Communications, 3rd Edition ,2010
3. William Stallings and Thomas Case, Business and data communications
4. Behrouz A Forouzan, Data communication and Networking, 4th Edition Tata McGraw Hill
2006
5. Curt White, Data communications and networks, 5th edition , course technology 2009
6. Dr k.v.k.k Prasad, Principles of digital communication systems and computer networks,
reprint edition Dreamtech 2010

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