DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was setup during the inception of the college in 2018. The effort of well qualified faculty and world class infrastructure of the department has grown up from strength to strength. Currently, the student intake is 60 at the UG level and the faculty of the department is actively involved in the teaching – learning process and research activities with specializations in the core areas of Applied Electronics, Communication Systems, Signal Processing, Embedded System and VLSI. The department encourages the students to present papers in symposiums and conferences as well as to participate in various intercollegiate technical and non-technical events. The department is well equipped with the state-of-art laboratories with all the modern gadgets and latest tools such as Cadence VLSI Design Suite, Xilinx, MATLAB, ARM CORTEX, LAB View, Multisim and FPGA Board to make the students industry ready. The department has MOUs with various industries in and around of Tamilnadu to facilitate the students in industrial visits implant training, Project design, Training and Placement. The department will actively organize Industry visits, National Level Conference, Workshops, Technical talks, Guest lecturers from Industry/Academic experts in order to enhance their learning and skill abilities, creative thinking and also to bridge the gap between the Industry and Academia.
The department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at GSCET aims at providing the students with Fundamental concepts of Technology and Data analysis. The course modules include digital principles and study material of electronic devices and circuits. Research and Development are encouraged from the students’ part. The Electronics and Communications faculty at the GSCET provide guidance with every step of the way. The study of Electronics and Communications has proved to be quite revolutionary in the fields of automation, health care and remote sensing. Students learn to design, develop and test components, devices, systems or equipment that use electricity as a part of their source of power. These components include capacitors, diodes, resistors and transistors. This programme educates the students on the topics of Digital Principles, Modulation – Digital and Analog, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Satellite and Optical Communication Technologies, Networking, Computer Communication, etc.
The faculty at GSCET ensures the students to receive a global standard of technical knowledge with required IT skills. The students will be trained in analysis and problem-solving skills and exposed to teamwork and presentations where they get to experience organization skills, project management and leadership skills that will be required in the future. This also enhances the mind of the student and promotes creativity, innovation and attention for creating new solutions to inculcate the habit of strategic thinking and to develop commercial awareness for industrial knowledge. The safety considerations and electric equipments are provided with caution and precautions are taken according to the safety legislation.
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at GSCET endeavor to follow the Outcome Based Education (OBE) since from the inception of the programme under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) curriculum across all courses offered by the programme. It is targeted at achieving desirable outcomes (in terms of Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating and Create) at the end of the programme. Teaching with this awareness and making the associated effort constitutes Outcome Based Education. This entails a regular methodology for ascertaining the attainment of outcomes, and benchmarking these against the Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), Program Outcomes (POs), Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs) consistent with the objectives of the programme.
OUR VISION
- To impart high quality education for the Rural and Tribal Students.
- To create and insist the fun learning experience.
- To instill the communication skills and ethics for the Rural and Tribal students to create self-assured careers worldwide.
- To enhance the rural and tribal community students surrounding the institution.
OUR MISSION
To develop the institution into a “Centre of Excellence for Engineering and Technology” by imparting quality education in the field of Engineering and Technology for the Undergraduate and Post Graduate students for the Rural and Underprivileged Youth to develop their personality, creativity and ingenuity to inculcate high ethical and moral values with good technical professionals of high caliber. With ample opportunities for the research and entrepreneurship the institution aims at equipping the students to meet the challenges of the industrial world as well as the diverse social needs of the nation.
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
PEO1: Acquiring Quality Education:
To impart adequate and quality education on all aspects of Engineering and also to inculcate a spirit of lifelong learning which would spark an interest for Higher studies, Cutting Edge research and Entrepreneurship.
PEO2: Developing Multiskills:
To develop powerful and confident Discerning, Decision making and communication skills with amicable team spirit.
PEO3: Professionalism:
To equip the Graduates with dynamic Leadership skills fuelled by sense of social responsibility and to adopt ethical and economic solutions
PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES (GAs)
(KB) A knowledge base for engineering: Demonstrated competence in university level mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program.
(PA) Problem analysis: An ability to use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions
(Inv.) Investigation: An ability to conduct investigations of complex problems by methods that include appropriate experiments, analysis and interpretation of data and synthesis of information in order to reach valid conclusions.
(Des.) Design: An ability to design solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, and economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations.
(Tools) Use of engineering tools: An ability to create, select, apply, adapt, and extend appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools to a range of engineering activities, from simple to complex, with an understanding of the associated limitations.
(Team) Individual and teamwork: An ability to work effectively as a member and leader in teams, preferably in a multi-disciplinary setting.
(Comm.) Communication skills: An ability to communicate complex engineering concepts within the profession and with society at large. Such ability includes reading, writing, speaking and listening, and the ability to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, and to give and effectively respond to clear instructions.
(Prof.) Professionalism: An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society, especially the primary role of protection of the public and the public interest.
(Impacts) Impact of engineering on society and the environment: An ability to analyze social and environmental aspects of engineering activities. Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that engineering has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; and the concepts of sustainable design and development and environmental stewardship.
(Ethics) Ethics and equity: An ability to apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity.
(Econ.) Economics and project management: An ability to appropriately incorporate economics and business practices including project, risk, and change management into the practice of engineering and to understand their limitations.
(LL) Life-long learning: An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world in ways sufficient to maintain their competence and to allow them to contribute to the advancement of knowledge
PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)
PSO1: The ability to analyse, design and implement application specific systems for complex engineering problems, pertaining to analog and digital domains like, electronics, communications, signal processing, robotics & automation applications, by applying the knowledge of basic sciences, engineering mathematics and engineering fundamentals.
PSO2: Excellent compliance to function in multi-disciplinary environment, exhibiting good interpersonal and leadership skills with a high degree of professionalism.
PSO3: The ability to adapt to sophistications in latest embedded, VLSI, networking, tools and technology, with an understanding of societal and ecological issues, adhering to ethical engineering practice.
ROLE OF AN ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEER
An Electronics and Communication Engineer could provide his/her input on any stage of an ongoing project. From the initial brief and design and development stage to the testing of prototypes and end manufacture of the product/system. There can be requirements to work with peers from other engineering disciplines to collaborate and manufacture the end product. There are several duties that entail the duties of an Electronics and Communication Engineer:
- Work with clients and discuss proposals
- Design new systems, circuits and devices or develop existing technology
- Theoretical design to be tested
- Technical reports and specifications must be written in detail
- The development process must be followed with precision.
- Create user-friendly interfaces
- Ensure safety regulations are met
- Carry out project planning
- Prepare budgets
- Supervise technicians, craftspeople and other peers
- Improving the design and details of an electronic equipment systematically
- Ensure that the product can be reproduced and created by other engineers if needed.
CAREER PROSPECTS
The students of ECE can have a progressive future and can find roles as an Electronics Engineer, Electronics and Communication Engineer, Electronics Design & Development Engineer, Desktop Support Engineer and System Control Engineer in a wide range of industries:
- The Electronics and Communication Industry – Robotics, Digital Technology, Automotive, Telecommunications, Electronics Consultancies and Electronic Equipment Manufacturers
- Other Engineering Industries – Aerospace, Energy, Chemical and Marine
- Research Establishments – Academic and Commercial
- Public Sector – Civil Service, Local Authorities, Hospitals and Educational Institutions
- Government Departments – Ministry of Defence
- Non-electrical Organizations (helping to implement and maintain computer systems, telecommunications and other technical equipment)
- Utility Companies
CIRCUITS AND DEVICES LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
- To learn the characteristics of basic electronic devices such as Diode, BJT, FET, SCR
- To understand the working of RL, RC and RLC circuits
- To gain hand on experience in Thevinin & Norton theorem, KVL & KCL, and Super Position Theorems
OUTCOMES:
- At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Analyze the characteristics of basic electronic devices
- Design RL and RC circuits
- Verify Thevinin & Norton theorem KVL & KCL, and Super Position Theorems
ENGINEERING PRACTICES LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
To provide exposure to the students with hands on experience on various basic engineering practices in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering. GROUP A
OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Fabricate carpentry components and pipe connections including plumbing works.
- Use welding equipments to join the structures.
- Carry out the basic machining operations
- Make the models using sheet metal works
- Illustrate on centrifugal pump, Air conditioner, operations of smithy, foundary and
- fittings
- Carry out basic home electrical works and appliances
- Measure the electrical quantities
- Elaborate on the components, gates, soldering practices.
FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA STRUCTURES IN C LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
- To understand and implement basic data structures using C
- To apply linear and non-linear data structures in problem solving.
- To learn to implement functions and recursive functions by means of data structures
- To implement searching and sorting algorithms
OUTCOMES:
- Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Write basic and advanced programs in C
- Implement functions and recursive functions in C
- Implement data structures using C
- Choose appropriate sorting algorithm for an application and implement it in a modularized way
ANALOG AND DIGITAL CIRCUITS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
- Study the Frequency response of CE, CB and CC Amplifier
- Learn the frequency response of CS Amplifiers
- Study the Transfer characteristics of differential amplifier
- Perform experiment to obtain the bandwidth of single stage and multistage amplifiers
- Perform SPICE simulation of Electronic Circuits
- Design and implement the Combinational and sequential logic circuits
OUTCOMES:
On completion of this laboratory course, the student should be able to:
- Design and Test rectifiers, filters and regulated power supplies.
- Design and Test BJT/JFET amplifiers.
- Differentiate cascode and cascade amplifiers.
- Analyze the limitation in bandwidth of single stage and multi stage amplifier
- Measure CMRR in differential amplifier
- Simulate and analyze amplifier circuits using PSpice.
- Design and Test the digital logic circuits.
CIRCUITS DESIGN AND SIMULATION LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
- To gain hands on experience in designing electronic circuits
- To learn simulation software used in circuit design
- To learn the fundamental principles of amplifier circuits
- To differentiate feedback amplifiers and oscillators.
- To differentiate the operation of various multivibrators
OUTCOMES:
On completion of this laboratory course, the student should be able to:
- Analyze various types of feedback amplifiers
- Design oscillators, tuned amplifiers, wave-shaping circuits and multivibrators
- Design and simulate feedback amplifiers, oscillators, tuned amplifiers, wave-shaping circuits and multivibrators using SPICE Tool.
LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
- To understand the basics of linear integrated circuits and available ICs
- To understand the characteristics of the operational amplifier.
- To apply operational amplifiers in linear and nonlinear applications.
- To acquire the basic knowledge of special function IC.
- To use SPICE software for circuit design
OUTCOMES:
On completion of this laboratory course, the student should be able to:
- Design amplifiers, oscillators, D-A converters using operational amplifiers.
- Design filters using op-amp and performs an experiment on frequency response.
- Analyze the working of PLL and describe its application as a frequency multiplier.
- Design DC power supply using ICs.
- Analyze the performance of filters, multivibrators, A/D converter and analog multiplier using SPICE.
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made:
- To perform basic signal processing operations such as Linear Convolution, Circular Convolution, Auto Correlation, Cross Correlation and Frequency analysis in MATLAB
- To implement FIR and IIR filters in MATLAB and DSP Processor
- To study the architecture of DSP processor
- To design a DSP system to demonstrate the Multi-rate and Adaptive signal processing concepts.
OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Carryout basic signal processing operations
- Demonstrate their abilities towards MATLAB based implementation of various DSP systems
- Analyze the architecture of a DSP Processor
- Design and Implement the FIR and IIR Filters in DSP Processor for performing filtering operation over real-time signals
- Design a DSP system for various applications of DSP
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made:
- To visualize the effects of sampling and TDM
- To Implement AM & FM modulation and demodulation
- To implement PCM & DM
- To simulate Digital Modulation schemes
- To simulate Error control coding schemes
OUTCOMES:
- At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Simulate & validate the various functional modules of a communication system
- Demonstrate their knowledge in base band signaling schemes through implementation of digital modulation schemes
- Apply various channel coding schemes & demonstrate their capabilities towards the improvement of the noise performance of communication system
- Simulate end-to-end communication Link
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
- Learn to communicate between two desktop computers
- Learn to implement the different protocols
- Be familiar with IP Configuration
- Be familiar with the various routing algorithms
- Be familiar with simulation tools
OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Communicate between two desktop computers
- Implement the different protocols
- Program using sockets.
- Implement and compare the various routing algorithms
- Use the simulation tool.
MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
- To Introduce ALP concepts, features and Coding methods
- Write ALP for arithmetic and logical operations in 8086 and 8051
- Differentiate Serial and Parallel Interface
- Interface different I/Os with Microprocessors
- Be familiar with MASM
OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Write ALP Programmes for fixed and Floating Point and Arithmetic operations
- Interface different I/Os with processor
- Generate waveforms using Microprocessors
- Execute Programs in 8051
- Explain the difference between simulator and Emulator
VLSI DESIGN LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made:
- To learn Hardware Descriptive Language(Verilog/VHDL)
- To learn the fundamental principles of VLSI circuit design in digital and analog domain
- To familiarize fusing of logical modules on FPGAs
- To provide hands on design experience with professional design (EDA) platforms
OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Write HDL code for basic as well as advanced digital integrated circuit
- Import the logic modules into FPGA Boards
- Synthesize Place and Route the digital IPs
- Design, Simulate and Extract the layouts of Digital & Analog IC Blocks using EDA tools
EMBEDDED LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
- Learn the working of ARM processor
- Understand the Building Blocks of Embedded Systems
- Learn the concept of memory map and memory interface
- Write programs to interface memory, I/Os with processor
- Study the interrupt performance
OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Write programs in ARM for a specific Application
- Interface memory, A/D and D/A convertors with ARM system
- Analyze the performance of interrupt
- Write program for interfacing keyboard, display, motor and sensor.
- Formulate a mini project using embedded system
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION LABORATORY
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
- Understand the working principle of optical sources, detector, fibers
- Develop understanding of simple optical communication link
- Understand the measurement of BER, Pulse broadening
- Understand and capture an experimental approach to digital wireless communication
- Understand actual communication waveforms that will be sent and received across wireless channel
OUTCOMES:
On completion of this lab course, the student would be able to
- Analyze the performance of simple optical link by measurement of losses and
- Analyzing the mode characteristics of fiber
- Analyze the Eye Pattern, Pulse broadening of optical fiber and the impact on BER
- Estimate the Wireless Channel Characteristics and Analyze the performance of Wireless Communication System
- Understand the intricacies in Microwave System design
