EE 708 – INFORMATION THEORY AND CODING

Course offered in:

2018-19 Spring Semester

Instructors:

B.K. Dey

Course Content:

The course includes various schemes used for coding and decoding of signals. And the major focus is on how information can be efficiently transmitted in different kinds of channels in different configurations.

Prerequisites:

EE 325 Probability and random process is the basic advisable pre-requisite for this course.

Feedback on Lectures:

A lot of content was covered in the lectures. Lecture notes were regularly provided after each class along with recommended sections of the textbook to read.

Feedback on Tutorials, Assignments and Exams:

Tutorials were of good level which required proper understanding of the material and application of learnt concepts. No assignments were given. Tests contained similar questions as those in tutorial with some proof questions.

Difficulty (on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being very tough) – 4

Attendence Policy:

80% attendance policy was strictly followed. Attendance sheet was passed and total attendance of each student was shared at regular intervals.

Study Material and References:

Cover, Thomas M., and Joy A. Thomas. Elements of information theory. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.