Semester 1
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-0120 | English Language 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-1500 | Discrete Mathematics I | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-1200 | Structured Programming | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 321-1400 | Introduction to Computer Science and Communications | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-2000 | Logic Design | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-1100 | Calculus | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2400 | Probability and Statistics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 2
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-0130 | English Language 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-2100 | Object-Oriented Programming I | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2450 | Discrete Mathematics II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3300 | Computer Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2550 | Circuit Theory | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3150 | Linear Algebra | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-2050 | Physics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 3
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-0140 | English Language 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-3650 | Object-Oriented Programming II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3350 | Computer Architecture | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3000 | Data Structures | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-5500 | Signals and Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3750 | Stochastic Procedures | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8950 | Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Semester 4
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-4200 | Algorithms and Complexity | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3100 | Information Systems Analysis and Design II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3200 | Databases I | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7900 | Electronics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-4100 | Operating Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-4120 | Advanced Topics of Programming Languages | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 5
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-3700 | Databases II | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6450 | Computer Networks | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6700 | Theory of Computation | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-2300 | Operation of Business & Information Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-4000 | Software Engineering | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3450 | Telecommunications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 6
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-3400 | Information and Communication Systems Security | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7950 | Distributed Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-5200 | Information Law | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-6500 | Information Systems Management | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-88100 | Internet Programming | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-3600 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Semester 7
Cycle 1: Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-9700 | Computer Network Security and Privacy Enhancing Technologies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-5750 | Privacy and Data Protection Law | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 2: Information Systems and Entrepreneurship |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-8100 | Project Management | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7650 | and Tools | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-5150 | Information Systems Analysis and Design Methodologies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 3: Computer and Telecommunication Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7050 | Digital Systems Design | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-10300 | Digital Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 4: Communication Systems and Networks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-8350 | Network Management | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-7000 | Performance Evaluation and Simulation of Computer Systems an | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 5: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7750 | Introduction to Robotics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6100 | Natural Language Processing | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 6: Computer Science Foundations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-8600 | Information Theory | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Semester 8
Cycle 1: Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-10750 | Mobile and Wireless Networks Security | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-6000 | Security on Physical Layer | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-8050 | Cryptography | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 2: Information Systems and Entrepreneurship |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-5600 | Human - Computer Interaction and Web Applications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8500 | Decision Support Systems | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-11100 | Electronic Government Technologies and Applications | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 3: Computer and Telecommunication Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7800 | Wireless Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8750 | Introduction to VLSI | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-7850 | Microprocessors | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-9350 | Digital Image Processing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 4: Communication Systems and Networks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7250 | Mobile Communication Networks | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6250 | Internet Protocols and Architectures | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-11000 | Cloud Technologies | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 5: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-10200 | Information Retrieval | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-9250 | Data Mining | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6050 | Intelligent Recommender Systems | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-6600 | Computer Vision | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 6: Computer Science Foundations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-99000 | Numerical Analysis | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-8000 | Game Theory | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-9850 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-9000 | Forecasting Techniques | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Optional courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-2630 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 321-7600 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Semester 9
Cycle 1: Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-99100 | Regulatory and Social Issues in Information Society | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 2: Information Systems and Entrepreneurship |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-5400 | Information Systems Strategy and Investment | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-8200 | E-Commerce Technologies and Applications | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 3: Computer and Telecommunication Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-3250 | Internet of Things | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-10650 | Satellite Communications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-8650 | Optoelectronics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-6550 | Multimedia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 4: Communication Systems and Networks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-9400 | Sensor Networks | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 321-9120 | Design and Development of Mobile Computing applications | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cycle 5: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-9450 | Applied Topics in Data Structures and Databases | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 321-7400 | Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Systems | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Cycle 6: Computer Science Foundations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-10000 | Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimization | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Optional courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-2600 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Semester 10
Compulsory courses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson Code | Title | H(T) | H(L) | ECTS |
| 321-7100 | Degree Thesis | 30 | ||
| Title | Digital Communications |
|---|---|
| Lesson Code | 321-10300 |
| Semester | 7 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Hours (Theory) | 3 |
| Hours (Lab) | 2 |
| Faculty | Mesaritakis Charis |
Syllabus
Characteristics of a digital communications system. Characteristics of telecommunications channels. Mathematical models of telecommunications channels. Coding of discrete information sources: PCM, differential PCM, adaptive PCM. Binary representation of signals: PAM, PSK, QAM, FSK, CPFSK, MSK. Spectral characteristics of digitally modulated signals. Optimal receiver for white Gaussian noise. Bit error rate performance of the optimal receiver for different digital modulation techniques. Synchronization. Inter-symbol interference. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission.
Learning Outcomes
The main goal of the course is to familiarize the students with the theory of modern digital communications and to deepen their knowledge on the philosophy of digital communication systems. The course allows the students to develop their skills in performance evaluation of communication systems using Matlab and Simulink and to understand various relevant performance metrics. Finally, by simulating modern communication systems (digital modulaton, coding, OFDM, MIMO), the student will understand their mode of operation.
The students after the successful completion of the course will:
- Have the knowledge to analyze the performance of various digital communication systems, in terms of spectral-power efficiency, error probability. He/she will be able to extract the advantages and limitations of each technique and evaluate performance depending on the targeted application.
- He/she will be able to apply techniques that will enable the extraction of the error probability under noise for digital modulation schemes such as (PAM, PPM, PSK, DPSK and QAM) and to apply techniques for optimising the efficiency of signal detection.
- He/she will be able to develop simulation scenarios of a full scale communication system, where parameters such as BER will be extracted for different system architecture and channel impairments.
Prerequisite Courses
Not required.
Basic Textbooks
1. B. Sklar, Digital Communications, 2nd version, ISBN 978-960-491-019-9.
2. J. Proakis & M. Salehi, Telecommunications Systems, ISBN: 960-8313-04-Χ.
Additional References
1. IEEE Communications Magazine
2. IEEE Wireless Communications
3. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
4. IEEE Transactions on Communications
5. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
6. IEEE Access
Teaching and Learning Methods
| Activity | Semester workload |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 hours |
| Laboratory hours | 30 hours |
| Personal study | 42 hours |
| Group Exercises | 11 hours |
| Final exams | 3 hours |
| Course total | 125 hours (5 ECTS) |
Student Performance Evaluation
Written exam on the theory of digital communication system (60% of the overall score)
Reports of laboratory excercises (30% of the overall score)
Two semester projects based on litarature survey (10% of the overall score)
Language of Instruction and Examinations
Greek, English (for Erasmus students)
Delivery Mode
Face-to-face