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Princess Sumaya University
for Technology
King Abdullah II Faculty
of Engineering
Bachelor Degree
In
Communications Engineering
Curriculum
Starting Academic Year
2015 / 2016
The King Abdullah II Faculty of Engineering ـةــــي للهندســـهللا الثانـ بدــلك عــــة المــــكليـ
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Bachelor in Communications Engineering
Curriculum
Curriculum Composition
University Requirements 27 16.9 %
College Requirements 30 18.8 %
Department Requirements 103 64.4 %
Total 160 100 %
Course Numbering System
D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
Where:
Digit Description Details
D1 Serial Number Within the area
D2 Area 1. General Engineering
2. General Electrical Engineering
3. Electronics
4. Computers
5. Communication 6. Power & Machines
7. Control & Specialized Topics
8. Technical Electives
9. Senior Project and Training
D3 Level (Year)
D4 Academic Program 1. Electronics Engineering
2. Computer Engineering
3. Communications Engineering
4. Electrical Power & Energy
D5 College 1. King Hussein Faculty of Computing Sciences
2. King Abdullah II Faculty of Engineering
3. King Talal Faculty of Business & Technology
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1. University Requirements (27 Credit Hours): a. Mandatory courses (12 credit hours):
Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours Prerequisite
11000 Computer Skills Placement Test 0 ̶
11100 Computer Skills (Remedial) (1) 0 ̶
31010 Arabic Language Placement Test 0 ̶
31019 Arabic Language (Remedial) (2) 0 ̶
31020 English Language Placement Test 0 ̶
31029 English Language (Remedial) (2) 0 ̶
31111 Communication Skills/Arabic Language 3 31019
31121 Communication Skills/English Language 3 31029
31151 National Education (Jordanian Students) (3) 3 ̶
31153 Introduction to Society, Technology and
Environment Protection 3 -
31251 Military Science (Jordanian Students Only) (4) 3 ̶
(1) Students who pass the placement test successfully or obtain the ICDL certification
are exempted from this remedial course. (2) Students who pass the placement test successfully are exempted from taking this
remedial course.
(3) Non Jordanian students may choose to take it or any other University Elective course
instead.
(4) Non Jordanian students may choose to take, in lieu of this course, any other
University Elective course.
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b. Elective Courses (15 credit hours):
1. Scientific & Practical Skills (9 credit hours)
Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours Prerequisite
31255 Entrepreneurship for Business 3 -
31311 Scientific Research Method 3 -
31372 Business Skills 3 -
31130 Foreign Language 3 -
2. General (6 credit hours)
Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours Prerequisite
31161 Introductions to Library Science 3 ̶
31261 Introductions to Politics and Economics 3 ̶
31262 Introductions to Educational Science 3 ̶
31361 Introductions to Philosophy 3 ̶
31100 Sport & Health 3 ̶
20251 History of Science 3 ̶
31271 Environmental Science 3 ̶
31371 Health Education 3 ̶
31152 Islamic Arabic Civilization 3 ̶
31211 Arabic Literature 3 31111
31351 Current Issues in the Arab World 3 ̶
31352 Jerusalem: History and facts 3 ̶
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2. College Requirements (30 credit hours):
Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
(* Co-requisite)
11103 Structured Programming 3 11100
11151 Structured Programming Lab 1 11103*
24218 Engineering Drawing Using Computers 1 ̶
24219 Engineering Workshop 1 ̶
24411 Engineering Ethics 1 99 Cr. Hrs.
20132 Calculus (1) 3 ̶
20133 Calculus (2) 3 20132
20141 Physics (1) 3 ̶
20142 Physics (2) 3 20141
20148 Physics (1) Lab 1 20141*
20149 Physics (2) Lab 1 20142*
20231 Calculus (3) 3 20133
20200 Technical Writing & Communication Skills 3 31111, 31121
32431 Engineering Economics 3 99 Cr. Hrs.
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3. Department Requirements (103 credit hours):
a. Mandatory Courses (94 credit hours):
Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
(* Co-requisite)
21231 Electronics (1) 3 24221
21331 Electronics (2) 3 21231
21332 Digital Electronics 3 21331
21338 Electronics Lab 1 24229, 21331*
21339 Digital Electronics Lab 1 21338, 21332*
21431 Communications Electronics 3 21331, 23353
21439 Communications Electronics Lab 1 21338, 21431*
22241 Digital Logic Design 3 ̶
22344 Microprocessors 3 22241, 21231
22347 Logic & Microprocessors Lab 1 22344*
22442 Embedded Systems 3 22344
22448 Embedded Systems Lab 1 22442
23321 Electromagnetics (1) 3 20142, 20331
23351 Signals and Systems 3 24222, 20232,
23352*
23352 Programming Applications in Signals and Systems 1 23351*
23353 Analog Communications 3 23351
23421 Electromagnetics (2) 3 23321
23422 Microwave Engineering 3 23421
23451 Digital Communications 3 23353, 20334
23458 Cellular Applications Lab 1 11103
23459 Communications Lab 1 21338, 23451*
23490 Engineering Training 3 99 Cr. Hrs.
23551 Optical Communication 3 23353
23552 Cellular Communication 3 23451
23553 Communication Networks 3 23451
23557 Optical Communication Lab 1 23551*
23558 Cellular Communication Lab 1 23552
23559 Communication Networks Lab 1 23553*
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Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
(* Co-requisite)
23571 Digital Signal Processing 3 23351
23591 Senior design Project (1) 1 120 Cr. Hrs.
23592 Senior design Project (2) 2 23591
24221 Electric Circuits (1) 3 20142
24222 Electric Circuits (2) 3 24221
24229 Electric Circuits Lab 1 24222*
24471 Automatic Control 3 23351
24479 Automatic Control Lab 1 24471*
20232 Engineering Mathematics (1) 3 20133
20241 Physics (3) 3 20142
20331 Engineering Mathematics (2) 3 20231, 20232
20333 Numerical Analysis 3 20133
20334 Applied Probability 3 20231
b. Elective Courses (9 credit hours):
Course
No. Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
(* Co-requisite)
11206 Object Oriented Programming 3 11103
21573 Image Processing 3 23351
22443 Computer Networks 3 22344
22444 Computer Architecture & Organization (1) 3 22241
22546 Network Management and Security 3 22443
23554 Coding and Cryptography 3 23451
23555 Advanced Communication Systems 3 23451
23556 Satellite Communication 3 23451
23572 Telecommunications Equipment Operation 3 23451
23573 Radar Systems 3 23353
23574 Wireless Networks 3 23451
24464 Electric Machines & Power Systems 3 24222, 23321
24561 Power Electronics 3 21331
21581 Special Topics in Electronics Engineering 3 To be set by Dept.
22581 Special Topics in Computer Engineering 3 To be set by Dept.
23581 Special Topics in Communication Eng. 3 To be set by Dept.
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24583 Special Topics in Power and Energy Eng. 3 To be set by Dept.
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Bachelor in Communication Engineering Curriculum Course Distribution
Science & Electricity Electronics Communication Computers Control No. Course Title Cr No. Course Title Cr No. Course Title Cr No. Course Title Cr No. Course Title Cr
24221 Electric Circuits
(1)
3 21231 Electronics (1) 3 23351 Signals and Systems 3 22241 Digital Logic
Design
3 24471 Automatic
Control
3
21331 Electronics (2) 3 23352 Programming
Applications in Signals &
Systems
1
24222 Electric Circuits
(2) 3 21332 Digital
Electronics
3 22341 Microprocessors 3 24479 Automatic
Control Lab
1
22347 Logic &
Microprocessors
Lab
1
24229 Electric Circuits
Lab
1 21338 Electronics Lab 1 23353 Analog Communications 3
21339 Digital
Electronics Lab
1 23422 Microwave Engineering 3
23321 Electromagnetics
(1)
3 23451 Digital Communications 3 22442 Embedded
Systems
3
21431 Communications
Electronics
3 23458 Cellular Applications
Lab
1
23421 Electromagnetics
(2)
3 22448 Embedded
Systems Lab
1
21439 Communications
Electronics Lab
1 23459 Communications Lab 1
20232 Engineering
Mathematics (1)
3 23551 Optical Communications 3
23552 Cellular Communications 3
20331 Engineering
Mathematics (2)
3 23553 Communications
Networks
3
20241 Physics (3) 3 23557 Optical Communications
Lab
1
20333 Numerical
Analysis
3
23558 Cellular Communications
Lab
1
20334 Applied Prob. 3
23559 Communications
Networks Lab
1 23571 Digital Signal Processing 3
Total 28 Total 15 Total 30 Total 11 Total 4
Electives: 9 Credit Hours
Engineering Training: 3 Credit Hours
Senior Projects (1) & (2): 3 Credit Hours
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Suggested Study Plan for Bachelor in Communications Engineering (2015/2016) First Year (16 + 17) Second Year (17 + 16) Third Year (15 + 16) Fourth Year (17 + 16) Fifth Year (14 + 13)
No. Course Prereq. No. Course Prereq. No. Course Prereq. No. Course Prereq. No. Course Prereq.
31111 Arabic Language 31019 24218 Engineering Drawing −
21331 Electronics (2) 21231 22442 Embedded Systems 22344 23551
Optical
Communications 23353
20132 Calculus (1) − 21338 Electronics Lab
24229
21331*
23421 Electromagnetics (2) 23321
20141 Physics (1) −
24219 Engineering
Workshop − 23451
Digital
Communications
23353
20334 23552 Cellular Communications 23451
20148 Physics (1) Lab 20141* 22344 Microprocessors 22241 21231
31151 National Education − 24221 Circuits (1) 20142 22347
Logic &
Microprocessors Lab 22344* 23459 Communications Lab
21338
23451* 23557
Optical
Communications Lab 23551* University Elective 20231 Calculus (3) 20133
20232 Engineering
Mathematics (1) 20133
23351 Signals and
Systems
24222
20232
23352*
24471 Automatic
Control 23351 23571
Digital Signal
Processing 23351
20200 Technical Writing 1101 1104
24479 Automatic
Control Lab 24471*
Technical Elective
23352 Prog. Applications in
Signals & Systems 23351*
23591 Senior Design Project (1) 120 Cr.
Hrs. University Elective 20331
Engineering
Mathematics (2)
20231
20232
University Elective
11103 Structured
Programming 11100
21231 Electronics (1) 24221 21332 Digital Electronics 21331 21431
Communications
Electronics
21331
23353 23553
Communications
Networks 23451
22241 Logic Design − 21339
Digital Electronics Lab
21338 21332*
11151 Structured
Programming Lab 11103*
24222 Circuits (2) 24221 21439
Communications Electronics Lab
21338 21431*
23558 Cellular
Communications Lab 23552
24229 Electric
Circuits Lab 24222* 23321 Electromagnetics (1)
20142 20331 31121 English Language 31029
22448 Embedded Systems
Lab 22442 23559
Communications Networks Lab
23553* 20133 Calculus (2) 20132 20241 Physics (3) 20142 23353 Analog Comm. 23351
20142 Physics (2) 20141 31251 Military Science − 20334 Applied Probability 20231 23422 Microwave Engr. 23421 Technical Elective
20149 Physics (2) Lab 20142*
20333 Numerical Analysis 20133 23458 Cellular App Lab 11103 Technical Elective
University Elective
24411 Engineering Ethics 99 Hrs. 23592 Senior Design Project
(2) 23591
32431 Engr. Economics
99 Cr.
Hrs.
University Elective
* Prerequisite or co-requisite. (Students can take their practical training in any semester once they finish 99 Cr. Hrs. No courses or labs are allowed to be taken during that
semester.)
University Electives
Communication Engineering Technical Electives
Select 2 courses: Select 2 of the following courses:
No. Course No. Course No. Course Prereq. No. Course Prereq. No. Course Prereq.
31152 Islamic Arabic Civilization 31351 Current Issues in the Arab World 11206 OOP 11103 23554 Coding & Cryptography 23451 24464
Electric Machines
& Power Systems
24222 & 23321 31211 Arabic Literature 31352 Jerusalem: History and facts 21573 Image Processing 23351 23555 Adv. Comm. Systems 23451
31261 Intro. to Politics &
Economics 20251 History of Science 31262
Intro. to Educational
Science 22443 Computer Networks 22344 23556 Satellite Communication 23451 24561 Power Electronics 21331
31161 Intro. to Library Science 31361 Intro. to Philosophy 31371 Health Edu. 22444 Computer Arch (1) 22241 23572 Telecom. Equipment Oper 23451 21581 Special Topics in Electronics Engr.
Set By
Dept.
31100 Sport & Health 31271 Environmental Science
22546 Network Mgmt
& Security 22443
23573 Radar Systems 23353 22581 Special Topics in Computer Engr.
Select 3 courses:
23574 Wireless Networks 23451 23581 Special Topics in Comm. Engr.
31130 Foreign Language 31372 Business Skills
31311 Scientific Research Method 31255 Entrepreneurship for Business 24583 Special Topics in Power & Energy Eng.
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Course Description
11000 Computer Skills Placement Test
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 0
This test covers all topics taught in 2100 Computer skills (Remedial).
11100 Computer Skills (Remedial)
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 0
Introduction to computers: historical, components, functionality. Introduction to
computer hardware and software. Programming languages. Introduction to operating
systems. Introduction to word processing with practical applications in preparing
homework and reports. Spreadsheets. Computer graphics. Presentation design. Using
the Internet and emails.
11103 Structured Programming
Prerequisite: 11100
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts of structured programming. Structured programming languages. Program
design, development, running, and testing, and debugging programs. Syntax and
semantics of the programming language C++. Basic elements of the language:
variables, constants, and data types. Basic input/output functions. Conditional and
iterative control structures. Concept of procedural programming, Top/down design.
Structured decomposition. Functions and parameter passing. Recursive functions.
Pointers and dynamic variables. Basic data structures: one and two-dimensional
arrays, string manipulation, structures. Input / Output files, Concepts of OOP and
Classes.
11151 Structured Programming Lab
Co-requisite: 11103
Credit Hours: 1
Laboratory sessions on applications of structured programming. It includes training
on the different aspects and topics of the structured programming using C.
11201 Geographical Information Systems
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
The goal of this course is to introduce the students to the basics of GIS. Specific
features of the course include: coverage of basic geographic, cartographic, and GIS
concepts. Topics include: computer representation of physical, political, statistical,
and social aspects of space using vector-based maps, graphic design principles for
using shape, hue, size, and patterns in mapping, attribute-based and graphic feature-
based queries for spatial analysis. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow
individuals and organizations to pose, explore and answer a variety of public- and
private-sector questions using spatial data.
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11206 Object Oriented Programming
Prerequisite: 11103
Credit Hours: 3
Object oriented programming concepts and paradigms. Review of control structures,
data types and functions. Data abstraction and ADT. Encapsulation and information
hiding. Classes, attributes and methods (operations). Objects, instantiation, and
constructors. Software reuse and reengineering. Inheritance. Overloading.
Polymorphism. Templates. Graphical User Interface.
21231 Electronics (1)
Prerequisite: 21221
Credit Hours: 3
Basic semiconductor concepts. Diodes: DC and AC analysis, special type diodes.
Theory of Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT): biasing techniques, BJT amplifier
analysis. Field Effect Transistors (FET): biasing techniques, FET amplifier. Simple
applications of BJT’s and FET’s.
21331 Electronics (2)
Prerequisite: 21231
Credit Hours: 3
Operational amplifiers: basic theory, characteristics and applications. Differential and
multistage amplifiers. Frequency response of single and multistage amplifiers.
Negative feedback analysis: feedback topology, properties and stability analysis.
21332 Digital Electronics
Prerequisite: 21331
Credit Hours: 3
Dynamic operation of the BJT switch. Early form of the digital circuit. Study of DTL
and TTL circuits. Characteristics of the standard TTL circuit. TTL families with
improved performance. Emitter-coupled logic (ECL) circuits. Design and
performance evaluation of CMOS logic circuits. Types of the CMOS logic circuits:
pass transistor, dynamic logic. Latches, flip-flop, architecture of memories (SRAM,
DRAM, ROM). Logic gate based multi-vibrator circuits. BiCMOS and GaAs logic
circuits. Interface of various logic gates. Sampling circuit, D/A and A/D conversion
techniques.
21338 Electronics Lab
Prerequisite: 21229
Co-requisite: 21331
Credit Hours: 1
Diode characteristics and applications. BJT characteristics and DC biasing. FET
characteristics and DC biasing. BJT amplifiers. Operational amplifiers. Multistage
amplifiers. Differential amplifiers. Frequency response. Feedback techniques.
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21339 Digital Electronics Lab
Prerequisite: 21338
Co-requisite: 21332
Credit Hours: 1
Basic TTL circuits. TTL characteristics. Basic MOS logic circuits. MOS
characteristics. Logic gate based oscillators. Sampling circuits. A/D and D/A
converters. Introduction to Hardware Description Language (HDL).
21431 Communication Electronics
Prerequisite: 21331 and 23353
Credit Hours: 3
Power amplifiers: classification of output stage A, B, C, and AB. Efficiency analysis
of power amplifiers and basic techniques in heat sink design. Tuned amplifier: theory
and design. Oscillators: LC and crystal oscillators. Modulation and demodulation
circuits and synthesizers. Phase-Locked Loop (PLL): theory and design. Active and
passive filters.
21439 Communication Electronics Lab
Prerequisite: 21338
Co-requisite: 21431
Credit Hours: 1
Power amplifier. Oscillators. Modulation and demodulation circuits. Phase Locked
Loop (PLL) circuits. Active filters.
21573 Image Processing
Prerequisite: 23351
Credit Hours: 3
Enhancement in the spatial domain. Image enhancement in the frequency domain.
Image restoration. Color image processing. Wavelets. Image compression.
Morphological image processing. Image segmentation.
21581 Special Topics in Electronics Engineering
Prerequisite: To be set by the Dept.
Credit Hours: 3
The objective of this course is to introduce advanced and new topics in one of the
areas of electronics engineering. The topics can be changed from one year to another
depending on the instructor’s area of specialty.
22241 Digital Logic Design
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Number systems. Basic gates and logic functions. Boolean algebra, Boolean
expressions. Logic minimization techniques. Combinational logic building blocks:
decoders, encoders, multiplexers, demultiplexers and magnitude comparators. Digital
arithmetic: adders and subtractors. Basics of sequential circuits: latches and flip-
flops. Timing diagrams. Counters and shift registers. Basic PLDs, CPLDs and
FPGAs. State machines. System design with state machines using VHDL. Memory
devices and systems: RAM, ROM, FIFO, LIFO and DRAM.
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22344 Microprocessors
Prerequisite: 22241 and 21231
Credit Hours: 3
Assembly language instruction set. Addressing modes. Arithmetic instructions.
Logical and bit manipulating instruction. I/O instructions. Microprocessor pin out and
timing diagram. Address decoding circuits. Memory interfacing. Input output
interfacing. Serial and parallel communications. Counter and timers. Interrupts.
DMA controllers.
22347 Logic and Microprocessors Lab
Co-requisite: 22344
Credit Hours: 1
Combinational logic circuits. Decoders and Multiplexers. ROM and RAM. Registers
and Counters. Assembly language programming. Input/Output interfacing. Keyboard
and 7-Segment display interfacing.
22442 Embedded Systems
Prerequisite: 22344
Credit Hours: 3
Embedded systems characteristics. Microprocessors versus microcontrollers.
Microcontrollers characteristics. General-purpose microcontrollers. Examples of
microcontroller architectures. Interrupts. Counters/timers. Input/output ports.
Microcontroller programming. Instruction set. Program development and use of
assemblers. Memory maps and addressing modes. Digital to analogue and analogue
to digital conversion in microcontrollers. Data acquisition and distribution. Serial and
parallel communications. Real-time systems and its constraints. Interfacing to
external devices. Power consumption consideration. Applications.
22443 Computer Networks
Prerequisite: 22344
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to computer networks and the Internet. Protocol layers and the OSI
model. Application layer: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, DNS and peer-to-peer
applications. Transport layer: UDP, TCP and congestion control. Network layer:
virtual circuits, routers, IP protocols and routing algorithms. Link layer: error
detection and correction, multiple access, MAC addressing, switches, ARP, Ethernet,
PPP, local area networks and wide area networks. Wireless and mobile networks.
Security in computer networks.
22444 Computer Architecture and Organization (1)
Prerequisite: 22241
Credit Hours: 3
Register transfer & microoperations. Design of arithmetic logic unit. Computer
Instructions. Number representations and computer arithmetic. Computer
organization and components. Processor design: datapath and control units.
Instruction cycle. Pipelining.
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22448 Embedded Systems Lab
Prerequisite: 22442
Credit Hours: 1
Introduction to PIC MPLAB IDE. Interfacing switches and LED displays. Use of
mechanical and solid-state relays. Interrupts and counters. A/D conversion.
Temperature measurement. Waveform generation. PWM techniques.
22546 Network Management and Security
Prerequisite: 22443
Credit Hours: 3
Network management overview. Security policy and procedures. Cryptography and
its application to network security. Authentication. Intrusion detection and
prevention. Securing E-Commerce systems. Web security. Firewalls security
implementation. Application of security tools. Wireless security technologies.
Disaster recovery and continuation of E-Business functions.
22581 Special Topics in Computer Engineering
Prerequisite: To be set by the Dept.
Credit Hours: 3
The objective of this course is to introduce advanced and new topics in one of the
areas of computer engineering. The topics can be changed from one year to another
depending on the instructor’s area of specialty.
23321 Electromagnetics (1)
Prerequisite: 20142 and 20331
Credit Hours: 3
Review of coordinate systems and vector calculus. Electrostatic fields. Electric fields
in material space. Magnetostatic fields. Magnetic fields in material space. Maxwell’s
equations.
23351 Signals and Systems
Prerequisite: 24222 and 20232 and 23352
Co-requisite: 23352
Credit Hours: 3
Classification of signals and systems. System modeling and time domain analysis.
The Fourier series, the Fourier transform, and Laplace transform and applications.
Frequency response and filter concepts. Signal transmission. Spectral analysis.
Discrete-time signals and systems: classification of signals and systems. The Z-
Transform and applications.
23352 Programming Applications in Signals and Systems
Co-requisite: 23351
Credit Hours: 1
Introduction to MATLAB. Using MATLAB in signals and systems. Signal
generation and the convolution process. Fourier series. Laplace and Fourier
transforms. Transient and steady state response. Filter design. Discrete signals: Z-
transform and frequency domain analysis.
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23353 Analog Communications
Prerequisite: 23351
Credit Hours: 3
Spectral densities. Correlation function. Power-bandwidth product. Distortion and
distortionless channels. Analog modulation: DSB-SC, DSB-AM, SSB, Vestigial AM,
modulator, demodulator: coherent, non-coherent. Angle modulation: FM, PM,
modulator, demodulator. Base-band modulation: sampling theorem, PAM, PWM,
PPM. Noise in analog communications: noise types, signal to noise ratio, the additive
white Gaussian noise, signal interference.
23421 Electromagnetics (2)
Prerequisite: 23321
Credit Hours: 3
Electromagnetic wave propagation. Transmission lines. Smith chart. Rectangular and
cylindrical waveguides. Waveguide resonators. Antennas.
23422 Microwave Engineering
Prerequisite: 23421
Credit Hours: 3
Microwave transmission lines and matching techniques. Design of microwave
amplifiers and oscillators. Microwave passive devices. Microwave antennas.
Introduction to microwave systems.
23451 Digital Communications
Prerequisite: 21311 and 23353
Credit Hours: 3
Base band digital modulation techniques: PCM, DM, D-Σ, and DPCM. Line coding.
Intersymbol interference: M-ary signaling, bandwidth, data rate. Multiplexing: FDM,
TDM, CDM. Passband digital modulation and demodulation techniques: ASK, FSK,
PSK, DPSK, M-ary, coherent and non-coherent detection. Bit error rate performance.
Channel coding theory: convolution coding, block codes. Error performance using
coding.
23458 Cellular Applications Lab
Co-requisite: 11103
Credit Hours: 1
.
23459 Communications Lab
Prerequisite: 21338
Co-requisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 1
Spectral analysis. Amplitude modulation. Frequency modulation: phase shift keying,
amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying. TDMA. FDMA. Lab project.
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23490 Engineering Training
Prerequisite: Finish 99 Credit Hours
Credit Hours: 3
Grade: Pass/Fail
Students undertake suitable and supervised internships for a period of 8 consecutive
weeks in Jordan, or 6 consecutive weeks outside.
23551 Optical Communications
Prerequisite: 23353
Credit Hours: 3
Light propagation. Types of optical fibers and their properties. Light sources for
optical fibers. Optical detectors. Optical digital communications. Fiber optic
communications.
23552 Cellular Communications
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
Elements of cellular radio systems: specifications, cell coverage for signal traffic, cell
site, mobile antenna, frequency management and channel assignment. GSM network
systems. Introduction to the latest developments.
23553 Communication Networks
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to communications networks. Design principles of communications
networks TCP/IP protocol. The OSI model and applications. Introduction to queuing
theory. Network capacity improvements using coding techniques.
23554 Coding and Cryptography
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
Shannon limit theorem. Punctured codes. Turbo code-decode process (iterative
decoding). Iterative decoding error performance for block and convolutional codes.
Private and public key cryptography.
23555 Advanced Communications Systems
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communication link design and analysis.
Optimal design of practical communication systems. Spread spectrum, multicarrier
technologies.
23556 Satellite Communications
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
Orbital aspect of satellite communications and spacecraft. Satellite link design,
modulation and multiplexing techniques for satellite links. Earth station technology.
Global position satellites systems (GPS).
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23557 Optical Communications Lab
Co-requisite: 23551
Credit Hours: 1
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23558 Cellular Communications Lab
Prerequisite: 23552
Credit Hours: 1
Cell analysis and planning. Frequency management and channel assignment. GSM
network evaluation and performance measurements of cells through frequency noise
technique measurements of signal to noise ratio.
23559 Communication Networks Lab
Co-requisite: 23553
Credit Hours: 1
Network structure evaluation. Packet routing and delay evaluation. Throughput
evaluation. Packet arrival and queue distribution. Open project: evaluation of a
complete network performance and usage of different technology to improve the
actual performance.
23571 Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisite: 23351
Credit Hours: 3
Discrete-time signals and systems. Frequency analysis of discrete-time signals and
systems. Sampling and quantization. Discrete Fourier transform. Windowing effect.
Z-transform. FIR and IIR Digital filters design. Digital filters realization. Fast Fourier
transform.
23572 Telecommunications Equipment Operation
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to Mobile OS: Symbian, Windows Mobile, Linux and Android. The
architecture of Mobile OS and the mobile Environment. Advanced communication
on mobile networks. Active objects and threads. Client-Server framework. Protocols
and operations of telecommunication equipment: switches, routers, gateways, MSC
and BSC.
23573 Radar Systems
Prerequisite: 23353
Credit Hours: 3
Basic concepts of radar: reflection and refraction. Radar equation. Detection theory.
Radar signal types: AM, FM, and CW radars. Analysis of tracking. Radar Resolution.
Frequency (Doppler) measurements. Moving Target Indicators (MTI).
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23574 Wireless Networks
Prerequisite: 23451
Credit Hours: 3
This course emphasizes the description, modeling and performance evaluation of the
physical and medium access control layers of the wireless personal area network. It
includes Bluetooth and Zigbee, Wireless Local Area Networks (IEEE802.11 and
HyperLAN). The course also covers networking of wireless medium and Wide Area
Networks including WiMAX, and introduces cognitive radio and programmable
wireless networks.
23581 Special Topics in Communications Engineering
Prerequisite: To be set by the Dept.
Credit Hours: 3
The objective of this course is to introduce advanced and new topics in one of the
areas of Communications engineering. The topics can be changed from one year to
another depending on the instructor’s area of specialty.
23591 Senior Design Project (1)
Prerequisite: Finish 120 Credit Hours
Credit Hours: 1
Grade: Pass/Fail
Projects are aimed at developing independent engineering problem solving skills. A
project should be performed by two or more students under the supervision of a
faculty member.
23592 Senior Design Project (2)
Prerequisite: 23591
Credit Hours: 2
Continuation of Senior Design Project (1). Students are required to fulfill the project
objectives, perform a formal presentation and submit a final report.
24218 Engineering Drawing Using Computers
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 1
Introduction to engineering drawing and AutoCAD software. Setting up drawing
parameters. Coordinates entry. Object snap. Basic editing techniques. Blocks. Multi-
lines. Polylines. Spline. Layers. Dimensions. Orthographic projection. Auxiliary
views. Sections. Three-dimensional pictorials. Editing solids and 3-D operations.
Boolean Operations.
24219 Engineering Workshop
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 1
Development of basic skills in fields of hand filing, turning, welding, piping and
plumbing, carpentry, sand casting, glass works, sheet metal fabrication, and
household electric circuits. Theories related to metal machining, measurements,
metal forming, sand casting, and welding. Industrial Safety. Engineering Materials
and Their, Properties. Electrical wiring. Casting Processes. Metal Forming (Working)
Processes. Metal Machining Processes. Metal Joining. Carpentering.
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24221 Electric Circuits (1)
Prerequisite: 20142
Credit Hours: 3
Types of circuits and circuit elements. Revision of Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws.
Circuit analysis techniques: voltage and current division, nodal and mesh analysis,
source transformation, superposition, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems. Inductance
and capacitance. Source-free RL and RC circuits. Applications of the unit-step
forcing function. The RLC circuit: source-free parallel and series RLC and complete
response. Sinusoidal forcing function. Phasor concept.
24222 Electric Circuits (2)
Prerequisite: 24221
Credit Hours: 3
The sinusoidal steady state response: application of phasor concept and circuit
analysis techniques AC circuits. Average power and RMS values. Poly-phase
circuits: three phase (Y) and (Δ) connection. Complex frequency. Frequency
response and Bode plot. Magnetically coupled circuits. Two-port networks.
24229 Electric Circuits Lab
Co-requisite: 24222
Credit Hours: 1
DC circuit: Kirchhoff’s laws and mesh analysis. Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems.
Superposition theorem. Wheatstone bridge. Transient response: RL, RC, and RLC
circuits. AC circuits: impedance concept, frequency response, three-phase circuits.
Y- Δ transformation. Maximum power transfer. Two-port networks.
24411 Engineering Ethics
Prerequisite: Finish 99 Credit Hours
Credit Hours: 1
Safety and responsibility. Professional responsibility tow customers and to
employers. Blowing the whistle. Codes of ethics and honor. Professional choices.
Legal obligations. Standard ethics theories. Case studies.
24464 Electric Machines and Power Systems
Prerequisite: 24222 and [24321 or 23231]
Credit Hours: 3
Per-unit system and applications. Transformer: single- and three-phase, ideal and
practical, modeling and equivalent circuits. Synchronous machines. Single-line
diagram. Y-bus and Z-bus matrices. Load flow analysis. Transmission lines:
classification (short and long), for communications purposes. Calculations of R, L
and C parameters. ABCD representation.
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24471 Automatic Control
Prerequisite: 23351
Credit Hours: 3
Transfer Functions: block diagrams and signal flow graphs. Mathematical modeling
of physical systems. State space representations. Control systems characteristics.
Time response of systems and closed loop performance of second order systems.
Stability and Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion. Root locus analysis. Nyqist stability
criterion. Bode plots. Frequency domain analysis. Design of control systems.
24479 Automatic Control Lab
Co-requisite: 24471
Credit Hours: 1
A set of experiments that cover the following: analog simulation, first and second
order systems, transient and steady state for step, ramp, and parabolic inputs. Time
and frequency response of second order systems. DC motor control. Application of
PID controller, phase-lead, and phase-lag controllers. Level control. Applications
using simulation software.
24561 Power Electronics
Prerequisite: 21331
Credit Hours: 3
Principles and methods of Electric power conversion (including waveform
components, phase control and pulse width modulation), semiconductor power
switches, supplementary components and systems (drivers, overcurrent protection
schemes, snubbers and filters), AC-to- DC converters, AC-to- AC converters
(including PWM AC voltage converters, cycloconverters and matrix converters),
DC-to-DC converters, DC-to-AC converters (Inverters), switching power supplies,
power Electronics for clean Energy (PV , Wind, Fuel cell and Electric and Hybrid
cars).
31010 Arabic Language Placement Test
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 0
Testing basic grammars in Arabic.
31019 Arabic Language (Remedial)
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 0
The verb and noun. Grammars. Punctuation. Al Hamza. Applications.
31020 English Language Placement Test
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 0
Testing basic grammars in English.
31029 English Language (Remedial)
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 0
Reading. Writing. Speaking. Listening. Application.
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31111 Arabic Language
Prerequisite: 31019
Credit Hours: 3
Summarization. Punctuation. Spelling. Deletion. Displacement. Construction and
inflection. Derivation. Substitution and the vowel system. Number. Indescribability.
Sentence. Clause. Rhetoric issues and various applications.
31121 English Language
Prerequisite: 31029
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced reading. Advanced writing. Grammar. Speech. Translation.
20132 Calculus (1)
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Functions, limits and continuity. Derivatives. Differentiation. Inverse functions.
Trigonometric functions. Logarithmic and exponential functions. Hyperbolic
functions. Integrals.
20133 Calculus (2)
Prerequisite: 20132
Credit Hours: 3
Methods of integration. Applications of integration. Plane analytic geometry
including polar coordinates. Sequences and series, including power series.
20141 Physics (1)
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Units and measurements. Vector algebra. Kinematics. Projectile and circular
motions. Newton’s laws of motion. Forces of nature. Applications of Newton’s laws
on rectilinear and circular motions. Work and energy. Law of conservation of
mechanical energy. Laws of conservation of linear and angular momenta.
20142 Physics (2)
Prerequisite: 20141
Credit Hours: 3
Electric fields. Gauss’ law. Electric potential. Capacitance and dielectrics. Current
and resistance. Direct current circuits. Magnetic fields. Source of the magnetic field.
Faraday’s law. Inductance. Alternating current circuits. Electromagnetic waves.
20148 Physics (1) Lab
Co-requisite: 20141
Credit Hours: 1
Basic measurements. Static equilibrium. Newton’s second law on the air track.
Moment of inertia. The simple harmonic motion of a spring. Young’s modulus of
elasticity. Resonance in air columns. Linear expansion of a solid.
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20149 Physics (2) Lab
Co-requisite: 20142
Credit Hours: 1
Electric fields. Slide-wire Wheatstone bridge. Damped electrical oscillations. Index
of refraction. Interference and diffraction. Photoelectric effect.
31151 National Education
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Jordan: the land, people and homeland. The Arab nation. History of Jordan. Political
system. Jordanian society. Major national institutions. Internal and external
challenges facing Jordan. The role of local institutions in achieving development in
national awareness. The family and its role in society.
31152 Islamic Arabic Civilization
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Concept of civilization. Stages of development of Islamic Arabic civilization.
Principles and grounds of Islamic Arabic civilization. Areas of cultural creativity in
Islamic Arabic Civilization. Linguistics. Theology. Islamic jurisprudence.
Philosophy. Natural and social sciences. Islamic art and music. Unity of the Arab and
Islamic worlds.
31161 Introductions to Library Science
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Information sources. Types of cataloging. Types of catalogs. Types of classification.
Information and knowledge. Information society. Information services. Information
technology. Information storage. Information retrieval and dissemination.
Information and Internet.
20251 History of Science
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Importance of understanding science as a socio-historic phenomenon. Science as
industry. Science and development. Cognitive conditions of scientific production.
Examples: Kepler and Planck. Science as social production. Socio-historic
determinants of the social production of science. Main epochs of the history of natural
science. Greek Science. Hellenistic science Roman science. Arabic Islamic science.
Modern European science. Science in the contemporary Arab world. Epistemological
periodization of natural science. Roots of the philosophy of nature. The Ionians.
Platonic project in astronomy. Aristotle. Ptolemy. Arabic Islamic astronomy. The 17th
century Scientific Revolution.
31211 Arabic Literature
Prerequisite: 31111
Credit Hours: 3
Developing students' taste of Arabic literature through reading of literature essays.
Analysis. Introducing some literature aspects from different eras.
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20231 Calculus (3)
Prerequisite: 20133
Credit Hours: 3
Vectors in a plane. Vectors in space. Plane and space curves. Functions of several
variables. Partial differentiation and derivatives. Gradient. Extremal values. Lagrange
multipliers. Double integrals in Cartesian and polar coordinates. Triple integrals in
Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
20232 Engineering Mathematics (1)
Prerequisite: 20133
Credit Hours: 3
First order ordinary differential equations. Second and higher order linear ordinary
differential equations. Systems of first order linear and nonlinear ordinary differential
equations and stability. Laplace transforms.
20241 Physics 3
Prerequisite: 20142
Credit Hours: 3
Nature of light and the properties of Ray, Image Formation, Diffraction Patterns and
Polarization, Electro-Magnetic Waves, Relativistic Mechanics, Introduction to
Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Physics, Molecules and
Crystalline Solids.
31251 Military Science (Jordanian Students Only)
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Grade: Pass/Fail
History of the Jordanian army. Jordanian peace forces. Preparing the nation for
defense and liberation. Genesis and development of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan.
31261 Introductions to Politics and Economics
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
The nature of political economy. The issues of political economy. The importance of
the market. Market effects and political economy. Three ideologies of political
economy. The dynamics of the international political economy. The political
economy of structural changes. Long-term variations of economic growth and the
effect of political hegemonic. The politics of international trade. The political
economy of international finance.
31262 Introductions to Educational Science
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Education: principles and philosophy. Education and individuals. Education and
learning. Education and society. Education and development. Educational courses
and methods. Educational institutions and educational assessments. Education in the
Arab and Islamic worlds.
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20200 Technical Writing & Communication Skills
Prerequisite: 31111 and 31121
Credit Hours: 3
Organization of the technical report. Layout and organization of the front page.
Arrangement of information. Organization and layout of headings and sub-headings.
Numbering systems. Order of arrangements of results and recommendations. How to
prepare an undetailed proposal on any technical and scientific work.
31271 Environmental Science
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
The earth and natural hazards. Ecosystems. Biogeochemical cycles. Man and the
Environment. The natural resources in the solid Earth system. Air pollution. Water
resources. Management and pollution. Solid waste. Food and Health. Environmental
impact assessment.
20331 Engineering Mathematics (2)
Prerequisite: 20231 and 20232
Credit Hours: 3
Vector calculus. Line and surface integrals. The three main theorems: Green theorem,
Stokes theorem and divergence theorem. Fourier series, integrals and transforms.
Partial differential equations solutions using Fourier series and Transforms.
20333 Numerical Analysis
Prerequisite: 20133
Credit Hours: 3
Vectors and matrices. Determinants. System of linear algebraic equations. Cramer’s
rule and characteristics-value problem. Error analysis. Iterative methods for solving
linear and nonlinear systems of equations. Interpolation and approximation.
Introduction to numerical differentiation and integration.
20334 Applied Probability
Prerequisite: 20231
Credit Hours: 3
Probability principles and set theory. Random variables. Operations on random
variables. Various distribution functions. Introduction to random processes. Weak
stationary. Correlation functions, linear processing, and estimation. Poisson
processes and Markov chains. Queuing analysis.
31351 Current Issues in the Arab World
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Social and national fragmentation in the Arab east: Features and roots. The Arab-
Israeli conflict. Democracy and civil society in the Arab world. Pan- Arabism and
Islam. The self and the other. Secularism. The Arabs and globalization. Human
security in the Arab world.
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31352 Jerusalem: History and facts
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
The geographic borders of AL-Quds through history. A glance at the historical
discoveries in AL-Quds. AL-Quds and the British occupation. The establishment of
Israel. The Israeli plans to jadeite AL-Quds. Importance of AL-Quds from religion
point of view. The infringements of AL-Aqsa mosque since 1967 by Israel.
31361 Introductions to Philosophy
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Definition of philosophy. The relation between philosophy and science. The science-
based and religion-based thoughts. A historical review of philosophy and science. A
discussion of the most important fields in philosophy.
31371 Health Education
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Understanding the responsibility we have for our own health. Skills for dealing with
emergency cases. Personal safety and accident prevention. Mental health, mental
illness and stress.
32431 Engineering Economics
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
Cost concepts, Decision making process, Concepts of time value of money, Simple
and compound interest, Interest formulas, rate of return, cash flow, project evaluation
methods, break-even analysis, evaluating a single project, comparison and selection
among alternatives and Depreciation calculations.