Course Description - Bachelor of Communication Engineering Technology

  • 13020001: Hebrew Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020010: Islamic Econmic System [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020013: History of Jerusalem [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020019: Democracy and Elections [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020020: Anti-Corruption [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020022: Library and Research Methods [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020024: Environmental Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020025: Agriculture in Palestine [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020029: My Career II [2 Credit Hours]


  • 12110102: Electrical Circuits I Lab. [1 Credit Hours]

    Resistors and resistive circuits; potentiometers; KVL, KCL, superposition principle; Thevenin’s theorem and maximum power transfer; RLC current and voltage characteristics; frequency response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; series and parallel resonant circuits; transient response.


  • 12110203: Electrical Circuits 2 [3 Credit Hours]

    Units. The unit of charge. Current voltage and power, types of circuits and circuit elements. Ohms law. KVL and KCL, single –loop and single node – pair circuits resistance and source combination. Nodal and mesh analysis, source transformations, superposition, Thevenins and Norton. The inductor, V-I relationships for the inductor, capacitors, V-I for the capacitor. Source free RL and RC. Step response for RL and RC. Natural and step response of RLC circuits


  • 12130525: Electromagnetic Waves And Acoustics [3 Credit Hours]

    Plane Wave equations and their solutions, wave in material media, Dielectric and conductors Polarization, reflection and transmission of waves, Propagation of EM waves, space ground waves, wave propagation in the troposphere and ionosphere. Acoustics, acoustical wave equation, plane and spherical acoustical waves, sound power and loudness, reflection, transmission and absorption of sound, Environmental acoustics, noise control. Electro-acoustics, sound systems, acoustic transducers,


  • 12130408: Microwaves Engineering [3 Credit Hours]

    TEM mode transmission lines, field and distributed circuit analysis, frequency and time domain analysis, wave guiding structures. Rectangular and circular waveguides. Impedance transformations and matching techniques. S-matrix, Z- matrix, Y-matrix, ABCD-matrix, Signal flow graph of N-port networks, passive reciprocal and nonreciprocal devices. Electromagnetic resonators, microwave filters. Microstripline structures and coupled lines.


  • 12130409: Antenna and Wave Propagation [3 Credit Hours]

    Antenna parameters, linear antennas, influence of earth on antenna radiation pattern and impedance, radiation from dipole antenna, loop antenna, aperture antennas, antenna arrays and the general array formula. receiving antenna theory, elements of ground waves, tropospheric and ionosphere propagation


  • 12120207: Logic Circuits Design [3 Credit Hours]

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  • 12130532: Modern Communication Systems [3 Credit Hours]

    Analog and digital communication systems, ADC, digital transmission via carrier modulation, channel capacity and coding, digital transmission through band- limited channels. All the above systems modeled in Mat lab,


  • 15200101: Palestinian Issue [3 Credit Hours]

    The course deals with the events of the Palestinian issue through the most important ages from the Canaanites until the year 2021. It focuses on the Islamic conquest of Palestine in the year 15 AH 636 AD, the Crusader torch from 1099 to the liberation of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi of Palestine in 1187, and it talks about the Ottomans in Palestine from 1516 to 1917. The course is concerned with the Palestinian issue during the British occupation in 1917, until the Nakba in 1948, and the establishment of the occupation state .It deals with the Palestinian resistance and revolutions during 100 years, and Arab-Israeli wars from 1948 to 2021.The course talks about Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestinian resistance movements and parties, Palestinian Authority and the peace negotiations projects since the 1978 Camp David Accords until 2021.The course talks about attempts to Judaism Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque since the Palestinian setback in 1967 until 2021, and the issue of Palestinian refugees since 1948. It also anticipates the future of the Palestinian issue.


  • 15200102: Arabic Language [3 Credit Hours]

    The course aims to develop the students’ cognitive abilities and communication skills in Arabic language by introducing Arabic dictionaries, spelling and grammatical errors, and familiarizing them with ancient and modern Arabic literary models including models from the Holy Qur’an.


  • 15200104: Social Services [1 Credit Hours]

    Students perform voluntary work such as donating blood, repairing homes, tourist trails, or holding educational workshops at the university, and the student is committed to training or working for 40 hours.


  • 13020009: Islam and Contemporary Issues [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020014: Political Science [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020016: Law in Our Lives [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020021: History of Science Among the Arabs [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020023: Astronomy [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020026: Leadership and Creativity [2 Credit Hours]


  • 12130414: Communication Electronics Mobile Communications [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction to electronic communications ,tuned circuits, Filters, Amplitude modulators and demodulators, FM circuits, Frequency modulators and demodulators circuits, phase modulators, frequency demodulators ,radio transmitters, communication receivers ,telecommunication systems, TV-signals, TV-receivers.


  • 12140558: Advanced Prog. language [3 Credit Hours]

    This course offers an aggressively moderate introduction to MATLAB. It is designed to give students confidence in MATLAB, including popular toolboxes. The course consists of interactive lectures with students doing sample MATLAB problems in real-time. Problem-based MATLAB assignments are given which require significant time on MATLAB. A student is recommended strongly to work at home to improve and gain hands-on experience. A student will use MATLAB in a variety of applications such as analyzing data, developing codes, and creating models. Students will be able to analyze and simulate simple continuous linear systems using the MATLAB controls toolbox and Simulink.


  • 12130520: Graduation Project [3 Credit Hours]

    Complement of the ' Introduction to Graduation Project' where a final report and presentation is required. A theoretical as well as practical discussion will be performed.


  • 12130406: Digital Communications [3 Credit Hours]

    Pulse code modulation sampling process, pulse amplitude modulation, time- division multiplexing, quantization, line codes, baseband pulse transmission, digital passband transmission, Inter-symbol interference, Noise in digital communications.


  • 12210468: Sensors,  Transducers and Interfacing Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    This lab course aims to provide students with the skills of the Measurement and calculation of errors, implementing DC and AC bridges, designing of Analog multi-meter, measurement of frequency and phase, operational amplifier applications circuits, designing function generator, Photovoltaic Cell, Phototransistor, Photoconductive cells, LVDT, Strain gauge transducer, Speed and Displacement sensors, Humidity Sensors, Dynamic Microphone and ultrasonic R/T.


  • 12130412: Mobile Communications [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems. Modern Wireless Communication Systems. The Cellular Concept, System Design Fundamentals. Mobile Radio Propagation: Large-Scale Techniques for Mobile Radio. Equalization, Diversity, and Channel Coding. Speech Coding. Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications. Wireless Networking. Wireless Systems and Standards


  • 12310599: Engineering Projects Management [3 Credit Hours]


  • 12110445: Artificial Intelligence Technologies [2 Credit Hours]


  • 15200099: Pre-English [3 Credit Hours]

    Remedial English: The course is a compulsory service course offered for first year students. It is a prerequisite for E1 and it focuses mainly on the language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is intended to equip the students with basic skills necessary for successful communication in both oral and written forms of the language. In addition to grammar and how to use vocabulary in a meaningful context.


  • 13020011: Contemporary Problems [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020033: Child Rearing and Family Upbringing [2 Credit Hours]


  • 15010101: Calculus (1) [3 Credit Hours]

    Functions: domain, operations on functions, graphs of functions; trigonometric functions; limits: meaning of a limit, computational techniques, limits at infinity, infinite limits ;continuity; limits and continuity of trigonometric functions; the derivative: techniques of differentiation, derivatives of trigonometric functions; the chain rule; implicit differentiation; differentials; Roll’s Theorem; the mean value theorem; the extended mean value theorem; L’Hopital’s rule; increasing and decreasing functions; concavity; maximum and minimum values of a function; graphs of functions including rational functions (asymptotes) and functions with vertical tangents (cusps);


  • 15020101: General Physics I [3 Credit Hours]

    Measurement and system of units, vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, particle dynamics and Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of system of particles, center of mass, conservation of linear momentum, collisions, impulse, rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum.


  • 12210444: Introduction To Research Methodology [3 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to promote the breadth of scientific endeavour, the integrated nature of scientific disciplines, the importance of scientific process and critical thinking. The course includes discussions about how data, information, knowledge and decision-making relate to research. The course also focuses on the theoretical considerations involved in the first stage of the research process: formulating the research problem and research questions, hypotheses or objectives. Tips on writing research questions and developing hypotheses are provided. Students are expected to examine a series of scientific issues, dealing with medical, environmental, social and other issues. This course is taught using a combination of scientific discussion, self-directed learning, student presentations, class activities and a research assignment.


  • 12130415: Optical Fiber Systems [3 Credit Hours]

    Optics review: lenses, NA. Light-wave fundamentals: EM waves, dispersion, polarization, cavities, reflection at boundaries, critical angle. Integrated optic waveguides: Dielectric slab and modes, coupling, integrated optic components. Optic fibers waveguides: SI, GRIN. Light sources: LED, LD, optical amplifiers. Light decoders: photo detectors, multipliers. Couplers and connectors.


  • 12130516: Optical Fiber Systems Lab Mobile Communications [1 Credit Hours]

    Characteristics and typical parameters of optical fibers, Optical components, Measurement techniques, Design of optical fiber communication system, Testing optical fiber communication, optical fibers and cables. Characteristic curves of LEDs with different color as transmitter and with different frequency. Experiments using different types of fibers (Glass and Plastic), their advantages and disadvantages. Using these components in experiments to design communication systems with different modulation types.


  • 12110204: Electrical Circuits 2 Lab. [1 Credit Hours]

    Resistors and resistive circuits; potentiometers; KVL, KCL, superposition principle; Thevenin’s theorem and maximum power transfer; RLC current and voltage characteristics; frequency response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; series and parallel resonant circuits; transient response.


  • 12120305: Microcontrollers [3 Credit Hours]

    Microprocessors and Microcontroller Systems: microprocessors, microcontrollers, memory, input/output, busses (data, address, control). Microprocessor and Microcontroller Architecture: internal structure, ALU, registers, flags, interrupts and I/O ports. Programming: instruction set, assembly language, programming techniques. Subroutines, addressing modes. Examples of microprocessors and microcontrollers in engineering applications.


  • 12130407: Digital Communications Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    Pulse modulation, line codes (encoders and decoders), sampling process, pulse amplitude modulation, ASK, FSK, PSK modulation and demodulation.


  • 12210136: Engineering Drawing [2 Credit Hours]

    This course is to teach students the tools and techniques for making engineering drawings. Students will gain the knowledge of hand drafting instruments and their use; orthographic projection; and principal views. Applications will include two-dimensional drawings using CAD software.


  • 15010229: Engineering Mathematics 1 [3 Credit Hours]

    Linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces and subspaces, linear transformation, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, similarity of square matrices, diagonalization. First order differential equation. The existence and uniqueness theorem differential equation of Higher order. Using lab face transform in solving differential equation. Power series solution of differential equations.


  • 12140310: Computer Networks [3 Credit Hours]

    This course teaches the design and implementation techniques essential for engineering robust networks. Topics includethe Internet, protocol layers and their service models (both the OSI and TCP/IP models), networking principles, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, naming and addressing (Domain Name System), data encoding/decoding techniques, link layer protocols, routing protocols, transport layer services, congestion control, quality of service, data link layer issues: framing, error control, flow control, media access protocols, data link control and protocols, error detection and correction, line configurations, LAN Switching and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), virtual LANs, Wireless Networking,.


  • 12120334: Advanced Electronics for Communications [2 Credit Hours]

    Operational amplifiers applications, differential amplifiers, FET amplifiers, power amplifiers, amplifiers frequency response, Bode-plots, special purpose op-amp circuits, and active filters. Special purpose diodes and transistors, multi- vaibrators.


  • 12130306: Analog Communications [3 Credit Hours]

    Amplitude and angle modulation techniques, Amplitude modulation, double side band, single side band, vestigial side band, quadrature amplitude modulation. Frequency modulation, phase modulation, phase locked loops. Super heterodyne receivers, frequency division multiplexing. Television. Noise in CW systems


  • 12130531: Data Communications [3 Credit Hours]

    Model of data communication systems, data transmission, modes of data transmission, digital signal encoding, bipolar line codes: AMI, HDB3, B8ZS, transmission channel, data compression, transmission media, transmission line characteristics, linear distortion, crosstalk, metallic transmission media, optical fibers, radio media, equalization, telephone networks, transport network, SDH, long distance networks, signal impairments, ISDN, digital point-to-point links, voice channel bandwidth. error control, error detection, forward error detection


  • 15200106: ُEnglish (1) [3 Credit Hours]

    English 1 is a theoretical, 3-credit hour university requisite, and a general English Course which is designed to serve all BA and BSc Students of (PTUK) in all faculties. This course aims at developing students’ repertoire of the English language main skills as well as sub-skills through providing them with broad varieties of language patterns, grammatical and structural rules, and vocabulary items that can enable them to communicate meaningfully within ordinary and real-life contexts and situations. This course is also oriented towards equipping students with the skills they need to comprehend texts, contexts, and situations that are related to ordinary and real-life topics. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a wide and various aural inputs in order to broaden and deepen their skills in listening, judgment, and critical thinking. Students of this course are expected to acquire and practice the skills they need to maximize their capabilities to express opinions about ordinary and real life topics both orally and in a written format, which will help in widening the students’ academic horizon.


  • 13020002: French Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020005: Turkish Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020017: E-government Legal Framework [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020018: The Palestinian Captive Movement [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020027: Health Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020028: My Career I [2 Credit Hours]


  • 15010102: Calculus (2) [3 Credit Hours]

    antiderivatives; the indefinite integral; the definite integral; the fundamental theorem of calculus ; the area under a curve; the area between two curves.Techniques of integration: integration by substitution; integration by parts, integrating powers of trigonometric functions, trigonometric substitutions, integrating rational functions, partial fractions, rationalization, miscellaneous substitution; improper integrals; application of definite integral: volumes, length of a plane curve, area of a surface of revolution infinite series: sequences, infinite series, convergence tests, absolute convergence, conditional convergence; alternating series; power series: Taylor and Maclurine series, differentiation and integration of power series:


  • 15020105: Lab. For General Physics I [1 Credit Hours]

    Experiments on balance of forces, motion, free fall and motion of projectiles, force and motion, Newton's laws, friction, rotational motion, work, the principle of conservation of energy, the principle of conservation of linear momentum, the moment of inertia of bodies.


  • 12130518: Mobile and Wireless Communications Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    Filters and oscillators for wireless communications, Transceiver for analog wireless communication, implementation of telephone systems and controllable, Transceiver for digital wireless communication, Introduction to full Duplex communication, Compressor, pre-emphasis and de-emphasis, Expander, Band-pass filter and Squelch Circuit PLL Oscillator, transmitter and receiver, Half and Full Duplex.


  • 12130521: Satellite Communications [3 Credit Hours]

    current and Future Trends, Detailed Link Budget Considerations, Transmitters, Propagation and Rain, Receivers, LNAs, Figure of Merit, Total System Performance, Spectrum Sharing, Additional Noise Issues, Interference and Coordination, MSS Issues, Telemetry and Tracking, Power Limitations, Reliability Types of Satellite Communications Systems, Basic Link Budgets, Antennas, Propagation, Noise, C/N, Orbital Mechanics, Constellations, RF and Licensing Issues, Spectrum Allocations, Modulation, Multiplexing, Multiple Access


  • 12120306: Microcontrollers Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    Study of microcontroller architecture, I/O input /output, timers, interrupt structures, analog-to-digital converters, capture compare and PWM modules. Testing and evaluation of microcontrollers based systems. Design and development of complete microcontrollers based digital systems (project).


  • 12120206: Electronics Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    This course is an introductory experimental laboratory that explores basic topics in electronics: Rectifier diodes, characteristics representation of diodes of different semiconductor materials, half-wave rectifier and bridge rectifier. Special purpose didoes, LED, Zener characteristics, Series and series-opposed circuit of Zener diodes, DC and AC voltage limitations and overload protection with Zener diodes. Bipolar transistors, testing and rectifying behavior, control characteristics, feedback characteristics and amplifier circuits. JFET and MOSFET.


  • 12140101: Computer Programming [4 Credit Hours]

    Computer Programming is an introduction to the automated processing of information, including computer programming. This course gives students the conceptual background necessary to understand and construct programs, including the ability to specify computations, understand evaluation models, and utilize major constructs such as functions and procedures, data storage, conditionals, recursion and looping. At the end of this course, students should be able to read and write small programs in the language of C++ in response to a given problem or scenario, preparing them to continue on to Object Oriented Programming. The knowledge and skills acquired and practiced will enable students to successfully perform and interact in a technology-driven society. Students enhance reading, writing, computing, communication, and reasoning skills and apply them to the information technology environment.


  • 12110355: Control Systems I [3 Credit Hours]

    In this module, students are expected to learn about the definition of control systems, Laplace transform, mathematical modelling of control systems, open and closed loops (feedback) control systems. In addition, the modelling of physical systems: electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems is covered. Not only that, but also system representations which includes system block diagrams and signal flow graphs is discussed. Other topics covered include state variable models, feedback control system characteristics, performance of feedback control systems, Routh-Hurwitz stability, steady state error coefficient and Rout locus method.


  • 12130530: Broadband Access Technologies [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction and legacy networks, Broadband access networks, Demand for broadband, Broadband access technologies, Services, Status of global broadband markets, Penetration and growth, Business model, Convergence and bundling of services, Future broadband, Basic communication system, Channel coding, Modulation, Spectrum efficiency , Contention ratio, Digital subscriber lines, Copper access networks, Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), DSL network architecture and network elements, Deployment strategies, Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), xDSL in a multiservice 21st Century Network, Powerline broadband, Fibre optic systems, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Satellite broadband access, High altitude platforms, Wireless access networks (PAN, LAN, WAN, MAN), WiMAX, Introduction to 3G, Background and Standardisation of 3G, History of 3G and 3G standards, Drivers for 3G- Spectrum, services, bearers, UMTS, HSDPA, LTE, IMT- Advanced, Femto cells, Power control, Handover, Admission control, Load control (congestion control), Interferencemanagement


  • 12130527: Digital Signal Processing [3 Credit Hours]

    Discrete convolution, Fourier transform analysis of discrete time signals and systems, DTFT, DFT and FFT. Z-transform analysis of discrete time signals and systems, implementation of discrete time systems, FIR systems, IIR systems, design of IIR filters from analog filters


  • 13020003: German Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020007: English language III [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020012: Islamic Civilization [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020032: Economy in the Third World [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020034: Introduction to Automotive Engineering [2 Credit Hours]


  • 12210137: Engineering workshop [1 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to provide students with Workshop principles basics, safety measures and precautions. Also it aims to provide students with basic manual skills in dealing with measuring equipments, manual sheet cutting operations, manual metal sawing and filing, Riveting process, manual threading, electrical metal welding, and Lathe cutting processes.


  • 15020102: General Physics II [3 Credit Hours]

    Charge and matter, electric field, gauss's law, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, ampere's law, faraday's law of induction.


  • 15010325: Numerical Analysis [3 Credit Hours]

    Numerical errors and their estimation, approximation and interpolation, roots of equations, solution of linear and nonlinear simultaneous equations, differentiation and integration, ordinary and partial differential equations, statistical methods


  • 12130519: Intro. to Graduation Project [1 Credit Hours]

    A group of students apply their theoretical knowledge gained throughout their study to design and build a certain circuit/device to perform a specific function under the supervision of one of the instructors at the department. A final report and presentation are required.


  • 12120208: Logic circuits design Lab. [1 Credit Hours]

    Practice on the following topics: : basic Logic gates, bistable multivibrators with focus on lateches and flip-flops. Code converter circuits, arithmetic circuits, counting circuits including synchronous and asynchronous counters, register circuits, multiplexers,demultiplexers, and Arithmatic Logic Unit(ALU).


  • 12130307: Analog Communications Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    Addition and multiplication of signals, voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), filter circuits, Am modulation and demodulation, DSB-SC, SSB, FM modulation and demodulation, TDM, FDM.


  • 12130524: Radar Communication Systems [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction to radar, radar equation, MTI and pulse Doppler radar, tracking radar, detection of signal in noise, information from radar signal, radar clutter, propagation of radar waves, radar antenna, radar transmitter and receiver


  • 12130528: Communications Security [3 Credit Hours]

    Remote Access technologies including VPN, RADIUS, TACAS+, L2TP, and SSH. Web, e-mail, and instant messaging vulnerabilities such as Spam, hoaxes, and packet sniffing. Directory and file transfer technologies. Wireless considerations such as WEP and WAP. IEEE 802.1x standard, virtual private network (VPN), Point to Point Protocol (PPP) and Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), Instant Messaging (IM), vulnerabilities of Instant Messaging (IM), directory services ,IEEE 802.11 standards, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), wireless vulnerabilities.


  • 13010007: Communication Skills [1 Credit Hours]


  • 13020015: International Relations [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020030: Individual and Society [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020036: Software Applications [2 Credit Hours]


  • 12130302: Signals & Systems [3 Credit Hours]

    Representation of signals and systems, Basic continuous and discrete time signals, Continuous and discrete time systems, Memory, causality, stability, inevitability, linearity, and time invariance. LTI systems, impulse response, Time domain analysis of CT systems convolution integral, Fourier series analysis of CT signals. Fourier transform analysis of CT signals , Properties of Fourier transform , Fourier transform of periodic signals , Frequency response , Energy and power spectral densities, Hilbert transform.


  • 12210473: Control Systems Lab. [1 Credit Hours]

    The following topics are covered: Introduction to MATLAB/Simulink, time Response of 1st and 2nd order systems. Characteristics of PID controller, tuning of PID controller using Ziegler and Nichols methods and DC motor control.


  • 12130410: Microwave and Antenna Lab [1 Credit Hours]

    Characteristic impedance of transmission line measurement, reflection coefficient and VSWR measurement for matched and unmatched lines, measuring the parameters of power dividers and couplers, frequency and wave length measurements, power attenuation measurements, power gain measurements, microwave receivers and transmitters measurements, parameters for dipole and micro-strip antenna, linear and circular antenna array.


  • 15050101: General Chemistry (1) [3 Credit Hours]

    This is the first of two general chemistry courses. It introduces the basic principles of chemistry and shows students how chemists describe matter. It revolves around bonding, the most central concept in chemistry. Material covered includes introduction to chemical calculations, stoichiometry and simple reactions, gases, thermochemistry, atomic structure, the periodic table, types of bonding, liquids and solids.


  • 12120205: Electronics [3 Credit Hours]

    Provides a broad introduction to the fundamentals of Electronics. The atom, materials used in semiconductors, current in semiconductors, N-type and P-type semiconductors and the PN junction. Diodes and its applications with emphasis on half-wave rectifiers, full wave rectifiers, filters, regulators, limiters clampers and multipliers. Special-purpose diodes with particular emphasis on Zener diode and its applications. Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) including BJT bias circuits and BJT amplifier configurations with a focus on common-emitter amplifier. Filed-Effect Transistors (FETs), JFET, MOSFET, characteristics, parameters and biasing.


  • 12130522: Optical Communication Systems [3 Credit Hours]

    Overview of optical fiber communication, optical fiber power launching and coupling, LED modulation and circuits, LD modulation and circuits, analog modulation formats, digital modulation formats, optic heterodyne receivers, thermal and shot noise, SNR, CNR, error rates, modal noise, amplifier noise, Laser noise, jitter noise, receiver circuit design, analog system design, digital system design


  • 12130523: Information Theory & Coding [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction to radar, radar equation, MTI and pulse Doppler radar, tracking radar, detection of signal in noise, information from radar signal, radar clutter, propagation of radar waves, radar antenna, radar transmitter and receiver


  • 12130526: Passive and Active Filters [3 Credit Hours]

    Filters, review of CT signals and systems. Concept of filtering. Butterworth, Chebyshev, elliptic, filters, etc. Frequency transformations. Phase and loss equalizers. Synthesis of passive filter networks. Active filters. Switched capacitor. Implementation of filters in different technologies used in communication systems


  • 12130533: Advanced Digital communications [3 Credit Hours]

    Representation of Digitally Modulated Signals, Memory less Modulation Methods, Signaling Schemes with Memory, Power Spectrum of Digitally Modulated Signals, Waveform and Vector Channel Models, Waveform and Vector AWGN Channels, Optimal Detection and Error Probability for Band- Limited Signaling, Optimal Detection and Error Probability for Power-Limited Signaling, Optimal Detection in Presence of Uncertainty, A Comparison of Digital Signaling Methods, Detection of Signaling Schemes with Memory, Optimum Receiver for CPM Signals, Performance Analysis for Wire line and Radio Communication Systems, Carrier Phase Estimation, Symbol Timing Estimation, Joint Estimation of Carrier Phase and Symbol Timing, Performance Characteristics of ML Estimators


  • 13020031: Contemporary Global Issues [2 Credit Hours]


  • 12130517: Wireless Communication Networks [3 Credit Hours]

    Diversity, capacity, space division multiple access, selection combining, maximal ratio combining, equal gain combining, square law combining, MIMO antenna systems, MIMO capacity, channel matrix,STC-MIMO, orthogonal space time block codes, transmitter and receiver structure, noise performance, smart antennas, BLAST and turbo-BLAST systems, wireless architectures.


  • 12130201: Electromagnetism [3 Credit Hours]

    Review of vector analysis, electrostatic fields, magneto-static field concepts, EM fields in vacuum and material bodies, dielectric properties of materials, electro static energy and forces, steady currents and conductors. Static magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials, magnetic energy and forces. Maxwell’s equations in time varying fields.


  • 12130303: Probability and Random Variables [3 Credit Hours]

    Axiomatic definition of probability spaces, combinational methods, conditional probability, product spaces, random variables, distribution and density functions, multivariate distributions, conditional distributions and densities, independent RVs, functions of RVs, expected values, moments and characteristic functions, joint and marginal distributions, generating functions.


  • 15010230: Engineering Mathematics 2 [3 Credit Hours]

    Higher order differential equations using Laplace transform in solving differential equations.  Power series. Solution of differential equations. Fourier transforms complex numbers and the complex plane, Polar coordinates and graphing in polar coordinates. Multiple integral


  • 12130411: Communication Networks [3 Credit Hours]

    Data line devices, modems, DSL, ADSL, network architecture, physical layers, interface specifications, common configurations, data link layers, frame design configurations, data link error control, data link protocols, LANs, WLANs, Ethernets, carrier sense multiple access.


  • 15200107: Islamic Studies [3 Credit Hours]


  • 15200112: English 2 [3 Credit Hours]

    This course is designed to serve PTUK students in the faculties of Science and Engineering as well as the students of Educational Technology (ET); it offers a broad overview of the English language learning skills in reading, writing, speaking that will enable them to communicate meaningfully in scientific contexts and situations. It also offers a broad variety of scientific language grammatical patterns and vocabulary items that are needed to comprehend scientific contexts and trends. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a variety of scientific topics, aural input in order to broaden and deepen their critical thinking skills and to help them express opinions about modern scientific topics and problems.


  • 13010006: Computer Skills and Applications [1 Credit Hours]


  • 13020004: Russian Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020006: Italian Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020035: Professional Communication Skills [2 Credit Hours]


  • 15020106: Lab. For General Physics II [1 Credit Hours]

    Experiments on Galvanometer and its uses, Ohm's law, electric field, electric potential , capacitor, Wheatstone bridge, potentiometer, electromotive force, Kirchoff''s laws.


  • 12210467: Sensors, Transducers and Interfacing [3 Credit Hours]

    Transducers and Sensors principles: Resistive, Capacitive, and Inductive Sensors, Transducers for temperature such as: Thermocouple Sensors. Resistance-Temperature Detectors, Thermometers, Solid-State Temperature Sensors, Transducers for light, Proximity Transducers, Strain gauge transducer, LVDT, Displacement and Motion Transducers, Other types of sensors, Transducers interfacing and conditioning circuits.


  • 12110101: Electrical Circuits 1 [3 Credit Hours]

    The unit of charge. Current voltage and power, types of circuits and circuit elements. Ohms law. KVL and KCL, single –loop and single node – pair circuits resistance and source combination. Nodal and mesh analysis, source transformations, superposition, Thevenins and Norton. The inductor, V-I relationships for the inductor, capacitors, V-I for the capacitor. Source free RL and RC. Step response for RL and RC. Natural and step response of RLC circuits


  • 12130529: Multimedia Communications Technology [3 Credit Hours]

    Statistical Analysis of Multimedia Signals, Linear Systems and Transforms, Pre- and Post-processing, Perceptual Properties of Vision and Hearing, Features of Multimedia Signals, Signal and Parameter Estimation, Feature Transforms and Classification, Signal Decomposition, Quantization and Coding, Still Image Coding, Video Coding, Audio Coding, Transmission and Storage, Signal Composition, Rendering and Presentation, Multimedia Representation Standards.