1	Course Title:	INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
2	Course Code:	EEM4405
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. GÜNEŞ YILMAZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-posta:gunesy@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 294 20 16 Adres: Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü 5. Kat, No:532
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To inform students about integrated communication networks including ISDN, ATM, SDH, LAN, MAN and WAN systems.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Learning of Integrated Communication networks.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To have knowledge about signalling and switching systems, transmission media types and characteristics; 2 To comprehend ISDN standards, protocols and services; 3 To have an opinion about ATM and SDH technologies, local and metropolitan area network structures and application areas, X.25 and Frame Relay protocols.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Wideband integrated communication networks- general characteristics
2	Signalling techniques in communication systems
3	Switching techniques in communication systems
4	Wideband transmission media: twisted pair, coaxial cables
5	Wideband transmission media: optical fibers
6	Wideband ISDN: Standards, services and protocols
7	Wideband ISDN: Standards, services and protocols
8	Midterm Exam + General Review
9	Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
10	Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
11	Synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)
12	Local area networks (LANs)
13	Metropolitan area networks (MANs)
14	Wide area networks (WANs), interoperability among wideband communication networks

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, R. Horak, 2nd Ed., Wiley- Interscience, 2008. 2.Data and Computer Communications, W. Stallings, 9th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2010. 3.Bilgisayar Haberleşmesi ve Ağ Teknolojiler, R. Çölkesen ve B. Örencik, Papatya Yayınları, 2008.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Measurement and evaluation are performed according to the Rules & Regulations of Bursa Uludağ University on Undergraduate Education.
Information	1 midterm and 1 final exam is conducted, and graded by using University's relative evaluation system.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	5	70
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	4	4
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	4	4
Total WorkLoad			124
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High