EGERTON UNIVERSITY
EEEN 464 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
FEBRUARY 2026 - MAY 2026
EEEN 464 - Digital  Communication Systems Syllabus
Glossary - Terms and Definitions students should know at the end of this course.
ASSIGNMENTS
STUDY GUIDES & REVISION
Slides/Class Presentations
Recommended Training Videos
Laboratory/Simulation Sessions
  NOTES & HANDOUTS
WEEK 1 - INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
(a) Chapter 1, Signals and Spectra, Pages 3-30, Digital Communications by Bernad Sklar
(b) Chapter 7, Pages 192-235, Digital Communication Techniques in the book:- Principles of Electronic Communication by Frenzel.
WEEK 2
(a) Quantization Notes- Purdue University
(b) Digital Sound and Music Concepts, Applications and Science
WEEK 3
(a) Introduction to Digital Modulation
(b) Chapter 2 - Digital Modulation
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(c) Essential Matlab for Engineers & Scientists: Read and carry out exercises in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
  WEEK 4
(a) Error Detection & Correction
(b) Chapter 10: Data Communications & Computer Networks
WEEK 5
(a) Chapter 8: Information, Entropy, and Coding
(b) Shannon – Fano Code
(b) Chapter 2: Huffman Coding
  WEEK 6
(a)
  WEEK 7-8
(c)
  WEEK 9
(a)
Recommended e-Books and Other References
Continuous Assessments Tests
Class Attendance
 ©  Prof. James Kulubi,  2025