Class Website for ECE 321 - Princioples of Communication Systems

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ECE 321 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
SEPTEMBER 2025 - DECEMBER 2025

	Syllabus -ECE 321 - Principles of Communication Systems
	Glossary of Analogue Communication Terms - Terms and Definitions students should know at the end of this course.
	Assignments
	Study Guides & Self-Test Exercises
	Slides/Class Presentations
	Continuous Assessment Tests
	Laboratory Sessions
	Communication SystemsTraining Videos

	NOTES/HAND-OUTS WEEK 1 - INTRODUCTION TO ANALOG COMMUNICATION (a) Read Chapter 1 - Introduction to Electronic Communications (Pages 3 -23)
	WEEK 2 (a) Read Chapter 3 - Amplitude Modulation Fundamentals (Pages 93-104) (a) Read Chapter 5 - Fundamentals of Frequeny Modulation (Pages 151-160)
	WEEK 3 (a) Basics Amplitude Modulaton (b) Amplitude Modulator and Demodulator Circuits (c) Introduction to FM-Stereo-RDS Modulation (d) Distribution of the Analog or Digital FM Composite Multiplex Signal across IP Networks
	WEEK 4 (a) Kenya National Numbering Plan
	WEEK 5 (a) GSM Architecture & Interfaces (b) Global System for Mobile Communication(GSM) - International Engineering Consortium
	Recommended e-Books and Other References
	Continuous Assessments Tests
	Class Attendance