Wireless Communications - Spring 2005
Dr. Mohab Mangoud
The term project is a
research project related to any topic in the wireless area.
Some suggested topics are
listed below, but you are by no means limited to these topics. The project can
be a
If you want to be ambitious
you can propose a project that includes original research. However,
repeating a simulation
experiment, or a literature survey is also fine.
Note that your references
must be published and/or you must supply an electronic link to them on your
website.
Two people (maximum) may
collaborate on the project if the joint project satisfies the following three
criteria:
1.
The project is of sufficient scope to merit collaboration by two people. It is
expected that the amount of work on the collaborative project be approximately
double that of a project undertaken by just one student.
2.
The joint project cannot be separated into two effectively separate projects.
In other words, there must be some reason why the work is done as a joint
project rather than two separate projects.
3.
The work can be delineated between the collaborators so that I can grade you
separately.
Due to the more complicated
nature of collaborative projects and their need to satisfy these three
criteria, collaborative projects must be approved by the instructor prior to
the proposal deadline.
The three criteria required
for collaboration must be discussed in the project proposal. Both the project
proposal and final report must have separate sections written by each
collaborator describing their contribution. In rare cases collaboration by
three students may be permitted, this also requires instructor approval prior
to the proposal deadline.
Details and Deadlines:
• A
1 page proposal is due 3rd weeks
lecture 2/5/2005. The project proposal should include
(I should not have to read the papers to understand your project
proposal).
Do
not propose an overly ambitious project that cannot be completed by the end of
the term. Your project proposal will be graded independently of the
final project report. The proposal grade will be based on the level of detail
and clarity in your description of the proposed work, as well as my assessment
as to whether you can complete the proposed work in the available time. You are
strongly urge you to meet with the instructor prior to the project deadline to
get feedback on your project proposal. On average, a good proposal will require
5-10 hours of work.
As
part of your project proposal, you must create a web site for your project
and post your project proposal to the web site including your name and email. You
must post your project proposal and email the instructor and the web site
address by the proposal deadline. Project proposals submitted in any other form
will receive no credit. Your project website will be linked to the class
homepage.
The project is due by the 8th
week and must be posted to your project website by then. The
project after that time will be penalized, unless specific arrangements are
made with the instructor in advance. Your final report should be around 10-20
pages. On average, a good project will require 20-40 hours of work beyond the
project proposal, and projects with original research may require much more
than that.
The
final project should be presented using Microsoft power point presentation by a
seminar for each student individually starting from the 9th week.
10. Smart antennas. (Special topic)
[1]
Theodore Rappaport, “Wireless Communications principles and practice”, Second
Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, 2002
[2] Andrea
Goldsmith “Wireless Communications”, Cambridge University Press, 2005
The course grades
The
grade will be as follows:
Project
Proposal 10
marks
Project
website 5 marks
Final
project Report (10-20 page) 15
marks
Final
project presentation and exam 20 marks
Total
project grades 50
marks
Attendance
and discussions 10
marks
Mid
term exam 15
marks
Final
year exam 25
marks