1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SE750 Communication Systems
12.5 credit pointsvfour hours per weekvHawthom
Prerequisites: Nil Assessment: laboratory, assignment and
exam
A subject in the Master of Engineering/Graduate Diploma
in (Telecommunications and Computer Systems
Engineering)
0 b jectives
To develop an understanding of basic communications
principles and techniques.
Content
Electrical/electromagnetic elements of communication
Spectrum, bandwidth, filtering and noise concepts.
Spectral analysis, time and frequency domains.
Signal transmission: transfer functions, amplitude, phase,
frequency, hybrid. Digital modulation basics.
Noise effect in modulation systems, detection performance.
Transmission lines.
Antennas.
Fiber optics.
Recommended Reading
Duncan, F.R., Electronic Communications Systems, Delmar
Publishers Inc., NY., 1987
Haykin, S., An Introduction to Analogue & Digital
Communications, Wiley, N.Y. 1989
Stanley, W.D., Electronic Communications Systems, Reston, VA,
Reston Pub. Co., 1982
Tomasi, W., Fundamentals of Electronic Communications Systems,
Prentice-Hall, N.J. 1988
Ziemer, R.E., and Tranter, W.H., Principles of Communications,
3rd ed., Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1990
SKI 80 Computing (Engineers)
10 credit points fi hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: nil Assessment: laboratory assignments, CML
tests, examination
A one semester subject for students in the first year of the
Bachelor of Engineering course. It introduces the topic of
computing relevant to engineers and provides a foundation
for further computer studies taken during the course.
Objectives
Introduces students to computing concepts; provides an
appreciation of computer systems, their hardware,
software and terminology;
provides training and insights into a selection of relevant
software application packages;
fosters familiarity with personal computer operating
systems, their commands and use;
fosters skills in using a high level of language to program
personal computers.
Content
Computer hardware overview of typical personal
computers, peripheral devices and networks. Software tools:
Operating systems overview, commands and use; relevant
applications such as a word processor, spreadsheet, and a
drawing package. Program development: problem analysis,
algorithm design; implementation in high-level language
covering: data types, input/output, branching, loops,
procedures, functions, parameters, textfiles, arrays, sets,
records, etc.
Recommended reading
PacSfic Computer Weekly or similar publication.
The manuals supplied with your computer.
Manuals for or references to AutoDesk's Autosketch and
Microsoft's Windows, Word and Excel.
SKI80 Computing Student Resource Package (for the relevant year)
is a compulsory manual which should be obtained and read prior
to the course. It gives full details of the subject and specifies the
texts to be used.
SKI 90 Computer Science (Chemists)
10 credit points 5 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a first year subject of the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Chemistry) and (Biochemistry).
Content
This is an introductory course in computing - - for students
majoring in chemistry. Computing dominates the modern
dav , ~ractice of chemistrv from comuuter aided automation
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in the laboratory to scientific research involving
supercomputers. The aim of this course is to provide a good
foundation in computing principles. No previous computing
knowledge is assumed. An introduction to both computers
and the DOS operation system is presented. A programming
language, currently QBASIC, is introduced and applied to
solve problems typically encountered in chemistry.
SK2 10
Introduction to Computing
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisite: . . Nil Assessment: laboratory assignments,
examination
A first year subject for students in the Environmental
Health and Psychology and Psychophysiology streams of
the Bachelor of Applied Science.
0 bjectives
Introduce students to computing concepts; provide an
appreciation of computer systems, their hardware and
software;
Provide training and insights into a selection of relevant
software application packages;
Provide a brief exposure to programming.
Content
Computer hardware: typical Personal Computer systems, an
overview of computer architecture, peripheral devices,
communications and up to date means of input and output
of data.
Software tools: Operating system commands and their use;
relevant application packages such as a word-processor,
spreadsheet, database etc.
An introduction to ~ro~ramming
a high-level language,
including particular reference to its use in the software
packages being studied.
Recommended reading
Manuals or texts referring to Microsoft Windows, Word and
Excel.
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