COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number: TCOM 152

Title: Broadcasting Engineering and Acoustics
Department/Program: Department of Electronics, Computer, and
Communications Engineering
School: School of Science and Engineering
Semester and School Year: Second Semester, SY 2006-2007
Instructor: Marie Engelene J. Obien

A. Course Description
A discussion on broadcast signaling and sound recording techniques and their
transmission. Topics include filters, oscillators and mixers, amplifiers, modulation
and demodulation, transmitters, VHF, UHF, and international broadcasting; sound
recording systems and production, television recording systems, basics of sampling
and resolution of quantized signals, theory of sound waves, electroacoustics, sound
propagation in different media, and acoustometry.

B. Course Objectives
The course aims to develop a deep understanding of the basic circuits,
equipment, and the concepts used for transmission and reception of AM/FM radio and
television programs. Furthermore, it seeks to develop the skill in designing rooms for
studio acoustics.

C. Course Outline and Timeframe

I. Introduction
II. Noise
a. External Noise
b. Internal Noise
c. Noise Calculation and Measurement
III. Radio Frequency Circuits
IV. Broadcasting
a. Amplitude Modulation
 Full-Carrier AM: Time and Frequency Domain
 Quadrature AM and AM Stereo
 Suppressed-Carrier AM
 Transmitters
 Receivers
Long Test 1 (First Week of December)
V. Angle Modulation
a. Frequency Modulation
b. Phase Modulation
c. FM and Noise
 d. FM Stereo
e. Transmitters
f. Receivers
VI. Transmission Lines
a. Step and Pulse Response of Lines
b. Wave Propagation on Lines
c. Transmission Line Losses
d. Impedance Matching
e. Transmission-Line Measurements
Long Test 2 (Third Week of December)
Midterms (Before the Christmas Break)
VII. Antennas
a. Antenna Characteristics
b. Simple Antennas
c. Antenna Matching
d. Antenna Arrays
e. Reflectors
VIII. Television
a. NTSC Analog Video Signal
b. Terrestrial Analog Television Broadcasting
c. Analog Television Receivers
d. Cable Television
e. Test Equipment and Signals
f. Digital and High-Definition Television
g. Studio (microphone, cameras, lighting, etc.)
h. IPTV
Long Test 3 (Fourth Week of January)
IX. Acoustics
a. Sound Pressure Level and Sound Intensity
b. Loudness Level
c. Pitch and Frequency
d. Interval and Octave
e. Sound Distortion
f. Sound Recording Systems
g. Room Acoustics
h. Electro-acoustic Transducers
LT 4 (Second Week of February)

Project Presentation (Third Week of February)

Finals (During Finals Week)

D. Required Readings
1. Handouts given by the instructor.
2. Tomasi, Wayne. Electronic Communication Systems. 5th Edition: Prentice Hall,
2004.
E. Suggested Readings
1. Blake, Roy. Electronic Communication Systems. 2nd Edition: Delmar, 2002.
2. Grob, Bernard. Basic Television and Video Systems. 6th Edition: McGraw-Hill,
1999.

F. Course Requirements
2 Major Exams (Midterms and Finals) 40%
4 Long Tests 40%
Project 10%
Short Quizzes and Assignments _10%_
100%
G. Grading System
A 92 up
B+ 87 – 91+
B 81 – 86+
C+ 76 – 80+
C 70 – 75+
D 60 – 69+
F Below 60

H. Classroom Policies
Attendance
- The ADMU Loyola School’s policies on cuts will be followed.
 No distinction between excused and unexcused. Maximum allowed number
of cuts = 9.
 10 minutes late = 1 CUT
 <10 minutes late = ½ CUT
Major Exams and Long Tests
- Major exams will not be done during class hours. The tests will be
comprehensive (on the topics discussed so far).
- Long tests will be done during class hours.
- A student who misses any exam (major or long test) needs to submit a signed
letter (from a parent/guardian and/or doctor) within 3 class hours (1 week).
Project
- No extra work for students who fail to present a project.
Short Quizzes and Assignments
- No make-up quiz or exercise.
- Late assignments will be accepted with deductions (1/5 of grade per day delayed)
only within the same week of submission.

Academic Integrity / Dishonesty

Consistent with Section 15 item 2 of the Education Act of 1982 on Students’
Responsibilities, students are expected to uphold the academic integrity of the
University, endeavor to achieve academic excellence and abide by the rules and
regulations governing their academic responsibilities and moral integrity.
 Academic (Intellectual) dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating,
plagiarizing, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of
another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or
tampering with the academic work of other students. Those who are caught
committing acts of academic dishonesty automatically get a zero for that
particular course work. Cheating in any major course work (e.g. long exam,
final exam) will merit an “F” in the course . (p. 31, Student Handbook, 2002
edition)

I. Consultation Hours
MWF 3:00 – 4:30 PM | T 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Or by appointment
Contact Details
ECCE Department (CTC314b)
marien948@yahoo.com / eobien@ateneo.edu
426-6001 loc 5637 or 5641 (Sir Paul)