Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the principles of, and reasons for, carrier-wave modulation, and its application to Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

• demonstrate an understanding of the roles of error detection and error correction, and be able to perform calculations involving check digits and coding rates

• demonstrate an understanding of the basic techniques of perceptual coding and the reasons for their use

• demonstrate an understanding of how the use of multiple OFDM subchannels enables efficient use of communications channels in mobile communications, broadband and wifi.