SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY NEOFIT RILSKI 2700 Blagoevgrad, 66 Ivan Mihailov str. tel.: +359/73/88 55 01, fax: +359/73/88 55 16 е-mail: info@swu.bg http://www.swu.bg INFORMATION PACKAGE /ECTS/ FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION: 5. TECHNICAL SCIENCES PROFESSIONAL FIELD: 5.3. COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING SPECIALTY: COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES QUALIFICATION CHARACTERIZATION OF SPECIALTY COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES Professional field: 5.3. Communication and Computer Engineering Educational and qualification degree: Bachelor of Science Professional qualification: Computer Engineer Period of study: 4 years (8 semesters) Form of training: Regular REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPECIALIST PREPARATION The Bachelor of Engineering in Communication Engineering and will be able to perform activities such as: collection, classification, evaluation and interpretation of data in the field of telecommunications in order to solve specific tasks, manage complex professional activities, including teams and resources, design, manufacture and operation of nodes and devices in communication systems and networks, design and maintenance of technical means for automation, control and technological provision of mobile communication systems, to analyze and compare architectures of telecommunication networks, protocols and management, to justify choosing a solution for the realization and operation of telecommunication networks and systems, to evaluate radio coverage and the quality of service, and to explore the signalling in the radio interface of the cellular mobile networks. The Bachelor of Engineering in Communication Engineering and must: possess advanced knowledge, forming all necessary broad theoretical and general technical foundation in the field of digital television, radio communication equipment and systems, communication circuits, basics of mobile communications, modern systems for audio and video technologies,
protocols, interfaces and services in wireless networks, that provides the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of telecommunications, and build on the knowledge achieved in the previous stage of learning; have wide-professional and practical knowledge and skills in mobile NGN, communication systems and networks security, telecommunication networks and systems, planning and optimization of mobile networks, research planning and processing of experimental results, antennas and antenna systems, specialized microwave devices and components, radio transmission through millimetre waves for new generation mobile communications, radar and radio navigation systems, wireless Internet of Things (IoT), and realization of wireless telecommunication systems. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE Students who complete the Bachelor s degree in Communication Engineering and will be able to: Manage complex professional activities, including teams and resources; Carry out planning and optimization of mobile networks; Evaluate and choose antennas and antenna systems in the process of planning and / or expanding the capacity of cellular networks for mobile communications; Apply appropriate methods for analysis of radar and radionavigation systems; Draw, design, and implement a stable contemporary scientific research process; Find, retrieve, arrange, synthesize and evaluate the necessary information from various sources during the study of specialized microwave devices and components.
DEGREE COURSE OF COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES CURRICULUM First academic year First semester ЕCTS credits Second semester ECTS credits Compulsory courses Compulsory courses Engineering Mathematics I 6 Engineering Mathematics II 6 Foreign Language - І 3 Engineering Physics II 6 Programing I 6 Electrical Engineering 6 Engineering Graphics 5 Foreign Language - II 3 Engineering Physics I 5 Constructing Elements In 4 Electronics Electrotechnical Materials 5 Electrical Measurements 5 Sport 0 Sport 0 Total: 30 Total: 30 Second academic year Third semester ECTS credits Fourth semester ECTS credits Compulsory courses Compulsory courses Data Transfer And Computer 6 Digital Electronic 6 Communications Engineering Mathematics III 5 Power Conversion Techniques And 6 Power Supplies Analogue Electronic 6 Radio Equipment And Systems 5 Computer Design 4 Communication Chains 4 Technological Practice 1 - Constructing 3 Measurement In Communications 5 Elements Signals And Systems 6 Graphs And Network 4 Total: 30 Total: 30 Third academic year Fifth semester ECTS credits Sixth semester ECTS credits Compulsory courses Compulsory courses Fundamentals Of Mobile 6 Telecommunication Networks And 6 Communication Systems Design And Reliability Of 6 Telecommunications Transmission 6 Communications Equipment Media Foreign Language ІІІ 3 Sensors And Sensor Networks 6 Technological Practice 2 - Design And Manufacture Of Electronic Devices 3 Digital Switching Systems 6 Optical Communication Systems 4 Elective courses (students choose one course from each group) Elective courses (students choose one course from each group) Group I Group III Propagation Of Electromagnetic Waves And Electromagnetic Compatibility 6 Course Project On Digital Switching Systems Antennas And Feeders Devices 6 Course Project On Telecommunication Networks And Systems Group II Digital And Analogue Broadcasting 6 2 2
Web Design 6 Security Systems And Monitoring 6 Total: 30 Total: 30 Fourth academic year Seventh semester ECTS credits Eighth semester ECTS credits Compulsory courses Compulsory courses Digital Television 5 Production practice 7 Radio Waves And Radio Links 6 Law And Regulation In 4 Telecommunications Technological Practice 3 - Diagnosis Of 3 Diploma Thesis 10 Electronic Devices New Generation Mobile Networks 6 Security Of Communication Systems And Networks 4 Elective courses (students choose one course from each group) Elective courses (students choose one course from each group) Group IV Group V Computer Simulation With Matlab 6 Satellite Communications 4 Computer Analysis Of Engineering 6 Dedicated Short Range 4 Problems Communications Development Of Applications For Mobile Operation Systems 6 Group VI Wireless Communications 5 Audio Signal Processing And 5 Coding Total: 30 Total: 30 TOTAL: 240 CREDITS FOR FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS
ANNOTATION OF COURSES ECTS credits: 3 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: seminar FOREIGN LANGUAGE - І Semester: 1st Hours per week: 0 lectures+3 seminar +0 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Bilyana Georgieva, PhD bilianag@yahoo.com, bilianag@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg The aim of the course Foreign language - English is to ensure the development of communication skills, reaching of certain phonetic, grammatical, lexical and thematic minimum, skills and habits for participation in real, communicative situations, knowledge and individual work with vocabulary. It aims to review and systematize the basic knowledge of the undergraduates and provides equal start level for the next stage of education, called "language of the programme. The choice of topics is based on their high particularly in the scientific style of speech and their unconditional structural significance and necessity of learning a foreign language. Widely used communicative focus that strengthen the necessary grammatical habits and encourage students to be active speech activity in the studied subjects. The practical course is based on the thematic texts reflecting everyday student life, elementary special technical terminology on the subject and aims to stimulate the desire and motivation of students to enhance their language and consistent level Elementary and Pre-intermediate. The aim of the course is to build an initial communicative competence, as the ability to understand and draw meaningful oral and written statements, in accordance with the rules of the English language to develop reading skills and comprehension of texts from everyday communication and presentation and related texts the basic terms in the specialty; develop skills in technical vocabulary can make translations of technical texts from English into Bulgarian language using a dictionary. Active methods are used through different ; based tests are made for control of the learned, translation of technical literature.
PROGRAMING I ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 1st Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Ivan Trenchev, PhD trenchev@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python programming language. This course has been designed for independent study. It provides everything you will need to understand the concepts covered in the course. Lectures and seminars.
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS ECTS credits: 5 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: lectures+ Semester: 1st Hours per week: 1 lecture+3 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Stoycho Stefanov, PhD ststephanoff@swu.bg Department: Mechanical Engineering and technical_mtt@swu.bg Course "Engineering Graphics" is designed to introduce students to the methods of image creation and standards related to engineering graphics. The course is related to training on technical drawing, mathematics and informatics in primary and secondary school. Students need to master the necessary knowledge and to develop skills and competencies to implement and reading graphic images of geometric and technical objects. Students should learn the theoretical material, to acquire skills and competences count and prepare sketches, drawings and other design documents to use them in the study of technical disciplines subsequent semesters and in pursuance of their future profession. Lectures and practical.
ENGINEERING PHYSICS I ECTS credits: 5 Evaluation: written exam Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 1st Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 laboratory exercise Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dimitrina Kerina, PhD d_kerina@swu.bg Assistant: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Raika Stoyanova, PhD rajka@swu.bg Department: Mechanical Engineering and technical_mtt@swu.bg Main topics of the course are: Basic Concepts of Kinematics and Dynamics, Oscillations and Waves, Dynamics of the Fluids and Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics and Molecular-Kinetics Theory. The course in Engineering Physics I aims to provide knowledge about objective fundamental natural laws, basic Physical methods of investigation and basic Physical concepts and relations. Lectures are prepared on Power point. The contemporary technical equipment as multimedia, software, models, etc. is used for these lectures. Lectures are visualized by demonstrations and laboratory tasks performance during the laboratory classes.
ELECTROTECHNICAL MATERIALS ECTS credits: 5 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 1st Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 laboratory exercise Course status: Compulsory Degree course: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dimitrina Kerina, PhD d_kerina@swu.bg Assistant: Chief As. Prof. Ivo Angelov, PhD ivo.angelov@swu.bg Main topics of the course are: Fundamentals of the material knowledge, Material s non-electrical properties, Dielectrics, Conductors, Semiconductors and Magnetics. Applications of the passive components resistors, capacitors and inductors are considered. The course in Electrotechnical Materials aims to provide knowledge about behavior and processes that occur in different types of electrical materials - dielectrics, conductors, semiconductor and magnetic materials when they are placed in an electric, magnetic and thermal field as well as radiation. Lectures are prepared on Power point. The contemporary technical equipment as multimedia, software, models, etc. is used for these lectures. Lectures are visualized by demonstrations and laboratory tasks performance during the laboratory classes.
ENGINEERSING MATHEMATICS - II ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 2nd Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Prof. Oleg Mushkarov, DSc muskarov@math.bas.bg Assistant: Chief Assist. Prof. Anka Markovska, PhD a_markovska@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Main topics: Integral calculus of functions of one real variable - indefinite integral, basic integration techniques, definite integral - classes of integrable functions, properties of the definite integral Functional sequences and series Differential calculus of functions of several variables- partial derivatives of first and higher order, local and global extrema of functions of several variables Ordinary differential equations Integral calculus of functions of several variables- double and triple integrals and their calculation, change of variables, geometric and physical applications Path integrals - definition, properties, calculation, applications. The course aims to provide mathematical foundations for further study of other general disciplines such as physics, electrical engineering, etc. and all special technical disciplines. This course sets also some educational objectives as the development of algorithmic thinking and capabilities for mathematical modelling of natural phenomena. Lectures and lab.
ENGINEERING PHYSICS II ECTS credits: 6 Evaluation: written exam Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 2 nd Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dimitrina Kerina, PhD d_kerina@swu.bg Main topics of the course are: Electrostatics, Stationary Electromagnetic Field, Alternative Electromagnetic Field, Electromagnetic Phenomena in the Matter, Oscillations and Waves and Optics. The course in Engineering Physics II aims to provide knowledge about fundamental natural laws, electromagnetic and optic phenomena and basic Physical methods for investigations. Lectures are prepared on Power point. The contemporary technical equipment as multimedia, software, models, etc. is used for these lectures. Lectures are visualized by demonstrations and laboratory tasks performance during the laboratory classes.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 2nd Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 seminar exercise +1 laboratory exercise Course type: lectures, Course status: Compulsory seminar and laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Nikolay Atanasov, PhD natanasov@swu.bg The course presents the fundamental laws of circuit analysis and serves as the foundation for the study of electrical circuits. The course starts with the introduction of the basic laws of electrical circuit analysis: Kirchhoff s and Ohm s laws. DC and AC network analysis, equivalent transformations, etc. The aim of the course is to introduce students to fundamental laws of circuit analysis, DC and AC network analysis, equivalent transformations, etc. Lectures, seminar and laboratory.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE - ІI ECTS credits: 3 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: seminar Semester: 2st Hours per week: 0 lectures+2 seminar +0 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Bilyana Georgieva, PhD bilianag@yahoo.com, bilianag@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg The aim of the course Foreign language - English is to ensure the development of communication skills, reaching of certain phonetic, grammatical, lexical and thematic minimum, skills and habits for participation in real, communicative situations, knowledge and individual work with vocabulary. It aims to review and systematize the basic knowledge of the undergraduates and provides equal start level for the next stage of education, called "language of the programme. The choice of topics is based on their high particularly in the scientific style of speech and their unconditional structural significance and necessity of learning a foreign language. Widely used communicative focus that strengthen the necessary grammatical habits and encourage students to be active speech activity in the studied subjects. The practical course is based on the thematic texts reflecting everyday student life, elementary special technical terminology on the subject and aims to stimulate the desire and motivation of students to enhance their language and consistent level Elementary and Pre-intermediate. The aim of the course is to build an initial communicative competence, as the ability to understand and draw meaningful oral and written statements, in accordance with the rules of the English language to develop reading skills and comprehension of texts from everyday communication and presentation and related texts the basic terms in the specialty; develop skills in technical vocabulary can make translations of technical texts from English into Bulgarian language using a dictionary. Active methods are used through different ; based tests are made for control of the learned, translation of technical literature.
CONSTRUCTING ELEMENTS IN ELECTRONICS ECTS credits: 4 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 2nd Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 laboratory exercise Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Valeri Vachkov, PhD v.vatchkov@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Assistant: Assist. Prof., Eng. Ljubomir Markov lmarkov@swu.bg The course is being taught using a video wall and multimedia. The necessary time for self study of the students is twice the number of the academic hours. The are carried out in laboratory, equipped with specialized measurement devices. The exam is given to students, attending the laboratory practice, and it is in written form, consisting of two questions. By means of the subject Semiconductor elements the students get acquainted with basic elements of the physics of semiconductors and PN transition, composition, way of work, characteristics, parameters and equivalent elements schemes of semiconductors in discrete and chips application. Some typical applications are studied. The subject is a basic introductory subject in the electronics science and is studied after the courses in mathematics, physics, and electrical physics. It has basic relations to the consequent specialized courses in electronics, computer science and metrics. The Course is taught in lecture halls together with the students from the major Computer systems and technologies in groups as usually the groups consist of 10 to 14 students. The students have individual independent tasks, make up presentations of the projected systems.
ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS ECTS credits: 5 Semester: 2nd Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 laboratory exercise Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assist. Prof., Eng. Uliana Paskaleva, PhD paskaleva_6@swu.bg, uli_6@abv.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg To familiarize students with the basic theoretical questions of measurement methods and tools for measuring electrical values. Understanding the basic metrological characteristics of measurement systems to learn to use in the laboratory, basic instrumentation (for voltage, current, power, energy, phase difference, frequency, parameters of bipolar, etc.). Lecture, demonstration, power point presentations, conversation, discussion, conference, analysis of problems, laboratory measurements, laboratory tests. Use interactive methods of training and during lectures and laboratory.
DATA TRANSFER AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 3rd Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Prof. Svetla Radeva, DSc, PhD svetla_radeva@swu.bg The teaching course on Data Transfer and Computer Communications presents modern trends on development of this area of communications. The discipline aims to introduce to students methods and means of data transfer at computer and communication networks. The protocol architectures of TCP/IР and OSI model for data communication are under consideration, as well as basic characteristics and parameters of communication signals, communication channels and different transportation media. The topics, connected with linear coding and modulation of digital signals, uncover and correction of bit and dynamic errors at digital data transfer and communications, coding and manipulation of digital signals, protocols for automatic control of the channel layer and data transfer regimes are detailed considered. The purpose of the discipline is to introduce to the students modern trends in data and computer communications, parameters of the communication signals and communication channels, uncover and correction of bit and dynamic errors at digital data transfer and communications, coding and manipulation of digital signals, protocols for automatic control of the channel layer and data transfer regimes. The lectures are leading at lecture auditorium together with students from specialties Communication Technique and Technology, Electronics and Computer Systems and. The are leading for laboratory group of 10 students.
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III ECTS credits: 5 Semester: 3rd Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Vassil Grozdanov, PhD vassgroz@swu.bg Department: Mathematics Faculty: Mathematics and Natural Sciences pmf@swu.bg Phone: +359-73-58 85 31 Assistant: Chief Assist. Prof. Anka Markovska, PhD a_markovska@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg The course in Mathematics for Engineers III part includes some special concepts of mathematical analysis, like Fourier series, Functions of complex variables, elements of the operation calculation. Also some elements of the theory of the probability and mathematical statistics are considered. Students should obtain knowledge for Mathematics III part, which is a basic mathematical discipline. This knowledge is necessary for studying of the main technical sciences. Lectures and seminars.
ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 3th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Vladimir Gebov, PhD askon@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Assistant: Chief Assist. Prof., Eng. Filip Tsvetanov, PhD ftsvetanov@swu.bg The training course includes basic issues related to analogue electronics sheets, parts and related connections between them. Students to acquire the necessary minimum of theoretical and professional knowledge and skills for the implementation of the electronic analogue sheets and parts used in more popular provider in the world. Lectures, individual work and scientific literature textbook, brainstorming and discussion, work individually, solve problems, exercise, and Power Point presentation.
COMPUTER DESIGN ECTS credits: 4 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 3rd Hours per week: 1 lecture+2 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Stoycho Stefanov, PhD ststephanoff@swu.bg Department: Mechanical Engineering and technical_mtt@swu.bg Assistant: Assist. Prof., Eng. Emil Frenski emil_f@swu.bg Practical resolving tasks for computer aided drawings of electrical circuits and devices PCB topology, as well as SPICE simulation. The main aim of the course is to give knowledge and form practical skills in computer aided design and optimize different kinds of analogue and digital circuits. Lectures and practical.
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 3rd Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Prof. Svetla Radeva, DSc, PhD svetla_radeva@swu.bg The teaching course on Signals and Systems treat fundamental knowledge on continuous and discrete signals and systems at time and frequency area. The students receive knowledge on spectral analysis of periodic and non-periodic signals, kind of spectra and their basic characteristics. The topics, connected with signal modulation, methods of amplitude modulation and their influence on the width of frequency bandwidth and increasing of throughput of communication system, transformation of analog signals into digital, kind of digital filters, optimal linear filtration and noise stable coding of signals are detailed considered. This fundamental course on Signals and Systems gives to students the necessity amount of knowledge for their professional skills at followed specialized disciplines from the teaching plan of the specialty. The teaching discipline devoted on Signals and Systems presents to the students different possibilities of use of signals and systems, their presentation, their parameters, time and frequency characteristics which are necessary for investigation of their behavior at data transfer into communication channels connected with the main processes of data transfer, processing and storage of information. The lectures are leading at lecture auditorium together for the students from specialties Communication Technique and Technology, Electronics and Computer Systems and. The are leading for laboratory group of 10 students.
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 4th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Vladimir Gebov, PhD askon@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Assistant: Assist. Prof., Eng. Emil Frenski emil_f@swu.bg The training course includes basic issues related to digital electronics sheets, parts and related connections between them. Students to acquire the necessary minimum of theoretical and professional knowledge and skills for the implementation of the digital electronic, sheets and parts used in more popular provider in the world. Lectures, individual work and scientific literature textbook, brainstorming and discussion, work individually, solve problems, exercise, and Power Point presentation.
POWER CONVERSION TECHNIQUES AND POWER SUPPLIES ECTS credits: 6 Evaluation: exam Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 4th Hours per week : 2Lect.+0S+2Lab. Course status : Compulsory Degree course: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Chief Assist. Prof. Ivo Angelov, PhD ivo.angelov@swu.bg The course "Power Conversion Techniques and Power Supplies" introduces students to the power supply and converter devices used to power electronics equipment and computers. The principles of operation and design of the most common power supply and converter devices are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the converters of electric energy and the network power systems. At the base of the course are uncontrolled and controlled rectifiers and filters, linear and switched mode DC voltage stabilizers, inverters. Special attention is paid to UPS, autonomous and nontraditional sources of electricity. There is also laboratory practicum through which, practical skills are obtained and the students' ongoing knowledge is monitored. The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the principles of operation and the structure of the most common power supply and converter devices. At the base of the course are uncontrolled and controlled rectifiers and filters, linear and switched mode stabilizers, overvoltage and overcurrent protections, inverters and others. Lectures are conducted in the classic way. Active methods are used by laboratories in a laboratory equipped with the necessary equipment and models, tests are conducted to control knowledge, and solving of relevant practical tasks is assigned.
RADIO EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS ECTS Credits: 5 Assessment: written exam Course Type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 4th Hours per Week/SS: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course Status: Compulsory Specialty: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Alexey Stefanov, PhD astef@swu.bg Assistant: Assist. Prof., Eng. Lilia Kiprova lilya_kiprova@swu.bg Course Description: This course introduces fundamental technologies for wireless communications as follows: Analogue and digital modulation, Radio trunking, Multiple access schemes (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA), Cellular communications, Wireless systems and standards (1G/2G/3G), Channel coding, Speech coding, Software radio. On completion of the course, the students will be able to apply the knowledge and principles leant to analyze, design, install and manage typical Radiocommunication equipment, systems and networks. Course Aims: The course aims to give the students systematized theoretical knowledge of the basic principles underpinning transmission systems in telecommunications, the specifics of conducted and radiated transmission systems. The course aims at familiarizing in detail the implementation and processes in transmission systems and characteristics of different environments for distribution. Teaching Methods: Lectures and laboratory.
COMMUNICATION CHAINS ECTS credits: 4 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: lectures+ Semester: 4th Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 exercise Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Prof. Svetla Radeva, DSc, PhD svetla_radeva@swu.bg The students study in this teaching course analysis and synthesis of two-poles and four-poles, digital chains, approximation at given amplitudefrequency characteristics, realization of passive active and digital chains (filters and correctors) and analysis of specific for communication technique non-linear chains and parametric chains. The purpose of the discipline Communication chains is to build up practical skills for student during the teaching process at analysis of specific for communication technique electrical chains. The students receive fundamental knowledge which are necessary for achieving of following engineering disciplines of the specialty. The lectures are leading at lecture auditorium. The are leading ator laboratory group of 10 students.
MEASUREMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS ECTS credits: 5 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 4th Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assist. Prof., Eng. Uliana Paskaleva, PhD paskaleva_6@swu.bg, uli_6@abv.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Students acquire knowledge and practical skills to measure using different methods all parameters of signals and electronic and communication devices, calculations on the processing of measurement results and more. Obtaining knowledge of specialized measurements of voltage, current, frequency, time, phase difference parameters of modulated signals, spectrum analysis of signals, microprocessor measurement instrumentation, basic concepts of intelligent measurement systems, virtual instrumentation. Lecture, demonstration, power point presentations, conversation, discussion, conference, analysis of problems, laboratory measurements, laboratory tests. Use interactive methods of training and during lectures and laboratory.
GRAPHS AND NETWORK ECTS credits: 4 Evaluation: exam Course type: lectures+ seminar Semester: 4th Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 seminar exercise Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Prof. Ivan Mirchev, D.Sc. mirchev@swu.bg Department: Informatics informatics@swu.bg Faculty: Mathematics and Natural Sciences pmf@swu.bg Phone: +359-73-58 85 31 Assistant: Assist. Prof. Fatima Sapundzhi, PhD sapundzhi@swu.bg The 1970s ushered in an exciting era of research and applications of networks and graphs in operations research, industrial engineering, and related disciplines. Graphs are met with everywhere under different names: "structures", "road maps" in civil engineering; "networks" in electrical engineering; "sociograms", "communication structures" and "organizational structures" in sociology and economics; "molecular structure" in chemistry; gas or electricity "distribution networks" and so on. Because of its wide applicability, the study of graph theory has been expanding at a very rapid rate during recent years; a major factor in this growth being the development of large and fast computing machines. The direct and detailed representation of practical systems, such as distribution or telecommunication networks, leads to graphs of large size whose successful analysis depends as much on the existence of "good" algorithms as on the availability of fast computers. In view of this, the present course concentrates on the development and exposition of algorithms for the analysis of graphs, although frequent mention of application areas is made in order to keep the text as closely related to practical problem-solving as possible. Although, in general, algorithmic efficiency is considered of prime importance, the present course is not meant to be a course of efficient algorithms. Often a method is discussed because of its close relation to (or derivation from) previously introduced concepts. The overriding consideration is to leave the student with as coherent a body of knowledge with regard to graph analysis algorithms, as possible. In this course are considered some elements of the following main topics:
Introduction in graph theory (essential concepts and definitions, modeling with graphs and networks, data structures for networks and graphs, computational complexity, heuristics). Tree algorithms (spanning tree algorithms, variations of the minimum spanning tree problem, branchings and arborescences). Shortest-path algorithms (types of shortest-path problems and algorithms, shortest-paths from a single source, all shortest-path algorithms, the k- shortest-path algorithm, other shortest-paths). Maximum- flow algorithms (flow-augmenting paths, maximum-flow algorithm, extensions and modifications, minimum-cost flow algorithms, dynamic flow algorithms). Matching and assignment algorithms (introduction and examples, maximum-cardinality matching in a bipartite graph, maximum-cardinality matching in a general graph, maximum-weight matching in a bipartite graph, the assignment problem). The chinest postman and related arc routing problems ( Euler tours and Hamiltonian tours, the postman problem for undirected graphs, the postman problem for directed graphs). The traveling salesman and related vertex routing problems (Hamiltonian tours, basic properties of the traveling salesman problem, lower bounds, optimal solution techniques, heuristic algorithms for the TSP). Location problems (classifying location problems, center problems, median problems). Project networks (constructing project networks, critical path method, generalized project networks). Students should obtain basic knowledge and skills for solving optimization problems for graphs and networks. Lectures, tutorials, individual student s work.
FUNDAMENTALS OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 5th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Alexey Stefanov, PhD astef@swu.bg This course provides the students with a comprehensive knowledge of most technical aspects, operations and applications of cellular mobile and personal communication technology. Offers a technical, practical and up-to-date treatment of the latest technologies, and system design implementations. Also, describes the emerging personal communications systems and emerging personal communications services. This is an introduction to the technology and underlying principles of wireless communications; building blocks of wireless networks; elementary examination of the science and technology of wireless communications including radio signal propagation (including multipath effect), radio channel modeling, interference-limited communications, coding, modulation, antifading techniques. The aim of the course is to give the students systematized theoretical knowledge of the basic principles underpinning the various types, of mobile systems for the specific characteristics of each of them, to their areas of application and different types of terminals. Teaching goals acquainted with the implementation and operation modes in mobile systems with the peculiarities of their management, synchronization and signaling. Lectures and laboratory.
PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY ECTS Credits: 6 Assessment: written exam Course Type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 5th Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course Status: Elective Specialty: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Peter Apostolov, ScD p_apostolov@swu.bg Course Description: The course on "Distribution of electromagnetic waves and electromagnetic compatibility" introduces students to the properties of the Earth's atmosphere, the mechanism of propagation of radio waves, and the operation of communication means in terms of electromagnetic signals interference. Course Aims: The course aims to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge, the properties of the Earth's atmosphere, the mechanism of propagation of radio waves in different communication lines, the operation of communication means in terms of disturbing electromagnetic signals and technical methods for reducing the mutual interference. Teaching Methods: Lectures and laboratory.
ANTENNAS AND FEEDERS DEVICES ECTS Credits: 6 Assessment: written exam Course Type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 5th Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course Status: Elective Specialty: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Peter Apostolov, ScD p_apostolov@swu.bg Course Description: The course "Antennas and feeders devices" introduces students to basic technical means in the communications. Antennas and feeder devices for different frequency ranges, their parameters and applications are considered. Course Aims: The course aims to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge about the properties of the electromagnetic field, parameters of electromagnetic waves, various waveguides, feeder devices and antennas in communications technology. Teaching Methods: Lectures and laboratory.
DESIGN AND RELIABILITY OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 5th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assist. Prof., Eng. Uliana Paskaleva, PhD paskaleva_6@swu.bg, uli_6@abv.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg At the end of the course students should gain knowledge on the general characteristics of the processes of design, construction and manufacture of electronic and communications equipment - process control, technology training, precision manufacture of electronic components and equipment, knowledge of main indicators of reliability of renewable and nonrenewable electronic products, test methods for reliability, etc. Lecture, demonstration, power point presentations, conversation, discussion, analysis of problems, laboratory measurements, laboratory test teamwork in the design of electronic assemblies. Use interactive methods of training and during lectures and laboratory.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE - ІII ECTS credits: 3 Evaluation: ongoing assessment Course type: seminar Semester: 5th Hours per week: 0 lectures+2 seminar +0 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Bilyana Georgieva, PhD bilianag@yahoo.com, bilianag@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg The aim of the course Foreign language - English is to ensure the development of communication skills, reaching of certain phonetic, grammatical, lexical and thematic minimum, skills and habits for participation in real, communicative situations, knowledge and individual work with vocabulary. It aims to review and systematize the basic knowledge of the undergraduates and provides equal start level for the next stage of education, called "language of the programme. The choice of topics is based on their high particularly in the scientific style of speech and their unconditional structural significance and necessity of learning a foreign language. Widely used communicative focus that strengthen the necessary grammatical habits and encourage students to be active speech activity in the studied subjects. The practical course is based on the thematic texts reflecting everyday student life, elementary special technical terminology on the subject and aims to stimulate the desire and motivation of students to enhance their language and consistent level Elementary and Pre-intermediate. The aim of the course is to build an initial communicative competence, as the ability to understand and draw meaningful oral and written statements, in accordance with the rules of the English language to develop reading skills and comprehension of texts from everyday communication and presentation and related texts the basic terms in the specialty; develop skills in technical vocabulary can make translations of technical texts from English into Bulgarian language using a dictionary. Active methods are used through different ; based tests are made for control of the learned, translation of technical literature.
DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE BROADCASTING ECTS credits: 6 Assessment: written exam Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 5th Hours per week: 1 lecture+2 laboratory Course status: Elective Specialty: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Alexey Stefanov, PhD astef@swu.bg Course Description: The course 'Digital and analogue broadcasting" covers basic concepts of theoretical principles in the processing and formation of analogue and digital stereo broadcasting, preparation and broadcasting of radio programs on the air, with the main types of analogue and digital broadcasting systems that have been applied in the modern world. This course explains building elements of analog and digital radio broadcasting and recording system, presents promising technologies for the future development of the existing capacities. Course Aims: The goal of "Digital and analogue broadcasting" is to give the students systematized theoretical knowledge of the basic principles underpinning analogue and digital broadcasting, the formation of the complex stereo signal, the specifics of processing and broadcasting on the air of radio signals. The course aims at familiarizing in detail the implementation and processes at various stages of processing audio signals, with their coding and modulation, with the practical implementation of various broadcasting systems in different bands. Teaching Methods: Lectures and laboratory.
WEB DESIGN ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 5th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 1 lecture+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Elective laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Stanko Shtrakov, PhD sshtrakov@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg The subject "Web design" focuses on gaining knowledge and skills in the field of Internet programming. The course covers the basic principles of programming with HTML and some software packages for creating WEB sites. Students learn the basics of programming languages PHP, Java and Java Script and the use of database applications for the Internet. The laboratory work helps to better rationalization of lecture material and contribute to formation of practical skills. The course aims to provide students with knowledge of modern programming languages (visual and object programming) and their application to solve different types of problems, and some of the main tools for creating WEB applications. Lectures (with slides, multimedia projector) and additional text materials; laboratory work (based on instructions) with a tutorial for every laboratory theme.
SECURITY SYSTEMS AND MONITORING ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 5th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 1 lecture+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Elective laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Ivanka Georgieva, PhD vanyakg@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Assistant: Chief Assist. Prof., Eng. Filip Tsvetanov, PhD ftsvetanov@swu.bg The course on Security Systems and Monitoring introduces students to the methodology for the design of security systems and monitoring for different purposes at different objects and with different objectives. Students learn the components for the construction of security systems and monitoring, requirements in their choice. The systematization of this knowledge allows for practical work and design of these systems. To acquire the ability for optimum choice of technical means, to build video surveillance systems, security and monitoring. To develop and offer new, creative options for making use of technical means security. Individually or in teams to design and build security systems, video surveillance and monitoring. Lectures and laboratory. The course is held in lecture halls together with students of "Computer Systems and " and "Communication Engineering". The are held in groups, usually groups are composed of 10 to 14 students.
TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 6th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Gabriela Atanasova, PhD gatanasova@swu.bg The course provides basic overview of telecommunication networks and systems, theory, architecture, protocols, signalling basics and techniques in fixed and mobile networks. The course also cover the fundamental technical plans (numbering plan, charging plan, quality of service plan) and services in telecommunication systems, their classification. The aim of the course is to introduce students to basic terms and principles of information transmission, services of telecommunications networks, and quality of services, traffic engineering and dimensioning of connection elements of networks. Application of principles and methods is demonstrated on existing communication networks - fixed and mobile networks, Intelligent Network, Next Generation Networks. Lectures and laboratory.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION MEDIA ECTS credits: 6 Assessment: written exam Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 6th Hours per week: 2 lectures+1 laboratory exercise Course status: Compulsory Specialty: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Alexey Stefanov, PhD astef@swu.bg Assistant: Assist. Prof., Eng. Lilia Kiprova lilya_kiprova@swu.bg Course Description: The course "Telecommunications Transmission Media" includes an introduction to: telecommunications transmission media (conducted and radiated); transmission characteristics (including an introduction to coding and modulation techniques); error characteristics, detection, and correctional; local and wide area networking applications, hardware, and software; industry standards; topologies; protocols, communications management, security and recovery. Course Aims: The course aims to give the students systematized theoretical knowledge of the basic principles underpinning transmission systems in telecommunications, the specifics of conducted and radiated transmission systems. The course aims at familiarizing in detail the implementation and processes in transmission systems and characteristics of different environments for distribution. Teaching Methods: Lectures and laboratory.
SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS ECTS credits: 6 Semester: 6th Evaluation: written exam Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course type: lectures+ Course status: Compulsory laboratory Lecturer: Assoc. Prof., Eng. Ivanka Georgieva, PhD vanyakg@swu.bg Department: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics technical_eea@swu.bg Assistant: Chief Assist. Prof., Eng. Filip Tsvetanov, PhD ftsvetanov@swu.bg The course on "Sensors and sensor networks" covers the main issues relating to the characteristics, structures and operating principles of sensors, design and construction of sensor networks. Exam in "Sensors and sensor networks" will gain the necessary minimum of theoretical and practical knowledge in the choice of sensors, building wired and wireless sensor networks. The aim of the "Sensors and sensor networks" is students to acquire systematized knowledge of the physical nature and structure of sensors, principles of operation, the processing of signals, construction of intelligent sensors and sensor networks. To learn about the fields of application interfaces for the sensors and the criteria of such elections, to acquire skills for embedding into electronic systems for control of technological processes and the construction of the sensor networks for monitoring and control of technological processes. Lectures and laboratory. The course is held in lecture halls together with students of "Computer Systems and " and "Electronics". The are held in groups, usually groups are composed of 10 to 14 students.
DIGITAL SWITCHING SYSTEMS ECTS credits: 6 Assessment: written exam Course type: lectures+ laboratory Semester: 6th Hours per week: 2 lectures+2 laboratory Course status: Compulsory Specialty: Communication Engineering and Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Alexey Stefanov, PhD astef@swu.bg Assistant: Assist. Prof., Eng. Lilia Kiprova lilya_kiprova@swu.bg Course Description: This course provides the students with the basic understanding of the concepts and principles of, public switched telephone networks, teletraffic theory, digital transmission system standards, network planning and principle of digital switching systems. On completion of the course, the students will be able to apply the knowledge and principles leant to analyze, design, install and manage typical digital switching communication systems and networks. Course Aims: The subject "Digital switching systems" aims to give the students systematized theoretical knowledge of digital switching systems for specific characteristics of the switching and various types of terminals. The course aims at familiarizing in detail the implementation and processes in switching systems with their management, synchronization and signaling. Teaching Methods: Lectures and laboratory.