TRANSMISSION MEDIA AND

ANTENNA SYSTEMS CASE

STUDY

Case Study General Outline

INTRODUCTION
Title
Background of the

Case Study
Time Context
Viewpoint
Relevant Facts
Problems / Issues
Statement
Alternative Courses
of Action

METHODOLOGY
Framework of the

Study
RESULTS
ACA Design
DISCUSSION
Analysis and
Evaluation
Conclusion and
Recommendation

TITLE
Example:

Bayan Telecommunications Inc. Data

Communications System: A Case
Study

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In a single paragraph, state the

adopted company and its brief

nature which includes:
Location
Telecommunications services offered
Telecommunications system used
Nature and typical size of information

sent over the telecom system used

TIME CONTEXT
In a single paragraph, state the

date the study started, the

duration of the entire study and the
date the study culminated.

VIEWPOINT
On another paragraph, provide the

general description of those

individuals (profession and
company related to) who were
involved in the:
Design of the system
Installation of the system
Operation of the system
Maintenance of the system

RELEVANT FACTS
Design of the communication system
Create a block diagram of the communication system.
Briefly discuss each block of the diagram from its

general description (how information transferred from

Tx to Rx including its operating frequency) up to the
details of the electronic and communication devices
used which build up the block.
A picture of the whole system will be great if you will
be allowed.

TRANSMITTE
R

RECEIVER

RELEVANT FACTS
Operation of the system
Discuss the following in series of

paragraphs:
Provide the general system flow in

checking the operation of the system.

State all the indications (manual or
automatic) that the system is working fine
including values that should be maintained
on each electronic device building up the
whole system.
State how often the system is checked.

RELEVANT FACTS
Maintenance and troubleshooting of the

system
Discuss the following in a series of

paragraph:
How often the system experienced downtime?
What are the usual causes of downtime?
How do they determine which part of the system

is contributing to the downtime of the system?

What are the usual troubleshooting steps for
each electronic and communication devices who
were identified to malfunction?

PROBLEM / ISSUES
STATEMENT
Problems or issues which you have

seen on the communication system

during the conduct of the study
which includes but not limited to
the following:
Design of the antenna system
Operation of the antenna system
Maintenance of the antenna
system

ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION

(ACA)
Enumerate in sentence form your

alternative plan of action to

address the problems or issues
about the antenna system.
One statement for each problem or
issue

FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY

Based from the identified problems, create a

framework (block diagram) which will illustrate

on how to improve the whole communication
system from its design up to the equipment
used.
Verify if there were new electronics and
communication equipment available in the
internet which can improve the system.
Check System Engineering books if the process
used by the company follows accepted models
in operating and maintaining a system.

FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY

INPUT
Bayantel
System
Operation
Diagram

PROCESS
Smith
Model for
System
Operation

OUTPUT
Improved
System
Operation

RESULTS
Create alternative course of action

design based from the accepted

theories in the design of the
system and models in checking the
operation of the system.
Models are general so modify them
to fit system of the adopted
company.

ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

What will be the possible benefits

in following your ACA? How will it

improve the system?
What are the possible problems in
following your ACA?

CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDAT
ION
In general, what can you say about

the existing antenna system and

what are your possible
recommendation on the existing
system.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Provide video transcript on all the

interviews to be made using CD.

Include on the appendices, pictures
of the whole group visiting the
company.
Use proper citation (APA) on all the
information which will be included on
the manuscript from books, internet
and even verbal information.

In text citation
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty
using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p.
199).
Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using
APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for
teachers?
Jones's (1998) study found the following:
Students often had difficulty using APA style,
especially when it was their first time citing sources.
This difficulty could be attributed to the fact that many
students failed to purchase a style manual or to ask
their teacher for help. (p. 199)

In text citation
A. P. Smith also claimed that many of her
students had difficulties with APA style
(personal communication, November 3,
2002).