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March 2017 Communications Engineering

Program Changes Communications Engineering

Department of Systems and Computer Engineering,

Carleton University, Canada



Why Are We Here? • Substantial changes to the Communications

Engineering program have been approved by the

University Senate.

• These changes affect the courses you are to take for

your degree.



Why is the Program Changing? • The “computer hardware” component of your

program has not been updated for many years.

• The existing program has limited coverage of network

and software security, an area that is of growing

importance to communications engineering.

• Because of the importance of probability theory to

communications engineering, a new course has been

designed specifically for communications engineering

students.

• A course in numerical methods (ECOR 2606) is now

included as a core part of the program.



Computer Hardware • The following courses are being removed from the

program: SYSC 2001 – Computer Systems Foundations

SYSC 2003 – Introductory Real-Time Systems

ELEC 2607 – Digital Switching Circuits

• They are being replaced by three new courses: SYSC 2310 – Introduction to Digital Systems

SYSC 2320 – Introduction to Computer Organization and

Architecture

SYSC 3310 – Introduction to Real-Time Systems



Network & Software Security • New course: SYSC 4810 – Introduction to Network

and Software Security

With society’s ever-increasing reliance on computing and

telecommunication comes the need to ensure that our

information technology is protected against unwanted

intrusion and disruption. This course will give

engineering students exposure to some of the key issues

involving network and software security.



Probability Theory • New course: SYSC 2510 – Probability, Statistics and

Random Processes Discrete and continuous random variables. Joint and conditional

probabilities, independence, sums of random variables.

Expectation, moments, laws of large numbers. Introduction to

statistics. Stochastic processes, stationarity, additive white Gaussian

noise, Poisson processes. Markov processes, transition probabilities

and rates, birth death processes, introduction to queueing theory.

• This course will provide better background for the

communications theory courses in third and fourth

year than the current course (STAT 2605).



Numerical Methods • Communications Engineers are expected to be

proficient at programming efficient numerical

algorithms used in modern telecommunications

equipment.

• ECOR 2606 is taught using MATLAB, an essential

tool for the design and simulation of communication

systems.



What Do You Need To Do? • You need to decide whether you want to change to the

new program or remain in the old program.

• All students need to inform the department of their

choice, either by signing the appropriate signup sheet

or by sending an email to [email protected].



Reasons to Change to the New Program

• Exposure to modern technologies

• New background in second year will better prepare

you for your third- and fourth-year courses



Reasons to Remain in the Old Program

• You’ve already completed ELEC 2607, SYSC 2001

and SYSC 2003 These courses will not count towards your degree if you change

programs

• You’re more interested in the history of computer

architecture, not the future.

• If you started in Fall 2015 or earlier, you may be able

to graduate earlier if you remain on the old program.

Seek advice!



Warning

• If you choose to remain on the old program you

should be aware that SYSC 2001 and SYSC 2003 are

being phased out SYSC 2001 – Last offered in Fall 2017

SYSC 2003 – Last offered in Winter 2018

• If you don’t complete SYSC 2003 in Winter 2018,

you will have to change to the new program, and your

graduation will be delayed.



More Information

• Undergraduate Support Website

ughelp.sce.carleton.ca

• Ask us!

FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR THIRD YEAR FOURTH YEAR

FALL WINTER FALL WINTER FALL WINTER FALL WINTER

SYSC 4405

Digital Signal Processing

SYSC 4700

Telecomm. Engineering

MATH 3705

Mathematical Methods I

CHEM 1101

Chemistry

ECOR 1010

Introduction to Engineering

ECOR 1101

Mechanics I

CCDP 2100

Communication Skills

ECOR 3800

Engineering Economics

Elective Basic Science

Elective

Elective Complementary Studies Elective

ECOR 4995

Professional Practice

ELEC 3909

Electromagnetic Waves

SYSC 4937

Engineering Project

SYSC 4810

Introduction to Network and

Software Security

Elective Communications

Elective Engineering

Elective Communications

ELEC 3509

Electronics II

SYSC 4604 Digital

Communication Theory

SYSC 4701

Communications Systems

Laboratory

Elective Complementary Studies Elective

Elective Engineering

SYSC 3310

Introduction to Real-Time Systems

ECOR 2606

Numerical Methods

SYSC 4502

Communications Software

SYSC 4504

Distributed Network

Processing

SYSC 3503

Communication Theory II

SYSC 4602

Computer Communications

SYSC 3500

Signals and Systems

MATH 2004

Multivariable Calculus

SYSC 2510

Probability, Statistics and

Random Processes

ELEC 2507

Electronics I

ELEC 2501

Circuits and Signals

SYSC 2004

OO Software Development

SYSC 2320

Computer Organization &

Architecture

SYSC 2310

Introduction to Digital Systems

MATH 1005

Differential Equations and Infinite Series

PHYS 1004

Introductory Electromagnetism

& Wave Motion

SYSC 2006

Foundations of Imperative

Programming

MATH 1004

Calculus

MATH 1104

Linear Algebra

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S E N G I N E E R I N G (2 0 1 6 S T A R T)

ECOR 1606

Problem Solving &

Computers

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