Assignment title: Information
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing.
CI7110 Data Communications Coursework February 2017.
There are two parts to the coursework submission:
1. You must demonstrate your initial ‘MATLAB’ and / or ‘Simulink’ simulation or
implementation between 14:00 and 16:30 on Wednesday 22nd March 2017 in PR SB 2024.
You must also E-mail your initial Simulink .slx and / or ‘MATLAB’ .m files to
[email protected] by 10.0 a.m. on 22nd March 2017.
2. You must submit an electronic copy of your assignment paper via the Module Assignment
link in the AssignDC2017 folder by 10.0 a.m. on 18th April 2017. You must also E-mail an
electronic copy of your assignment paper to [email protected] by 10.0 a.m. on
18th April 2017. You must also E-mail your Simulink .slx and / or ‘MATLAB’ .m files to
[email protected] by 10.0 a.m. on 18th April 2017.
Write a tutorial review paper of about 5000 words on three aspects of Data Communications. The
first part will be on Digital Communications, the second part on TCP/IP Networks and the third on
network security protocols. The three topics can be related or independent and should either
extend that presented in the module or be within the scope of Data Communications but have not
been covered in the lecture course.
The Digital Communications aspect should include some relevant simulation and / or analysis using
‘MATLAB’ or ‘Simulink’; details of how the simulation and / or analysis was performed as well as
results should be included. A listing of your ‘MATLAB’ code should be included in an appendix at the
end of the paper. You should also include a relevant simulation and analysis for the TCP/IP Networks
part. You can optionally include a simulation for the network security protocols aspect.
The paper should be presented in a similar form to that used for some journals, with two columns of
12 point text with headings of 14 bold point text and should be consistent with the following
guidelines:
Title of Paper in 16 bold point characters
Name of author
Abstract
Introduction
Section headings
Conclusion
References: Note use the ‘Harvard’ referencing system.
Marks will be awarded according to the following criteria:
Demonstration:
Initial ‘MATLAB’ or ‘Simulink’ simulation / implementation 20%
Paper:
Writing style, presentation, grammar 10%
Technical content (10% for each part i.e. Dig Comms, TCP/IP and security) 30%
Simulation / implementation and analysis and evaluation 40%Marking criteria A B C F
Preliminary
‘MATLAB’ or
‘Simulink’
simulation /
implementation
20% Offers consideration
beyond the brief.
Brings in higher
order aspects.
Relevant
simulation
extending the
concepts taught in
the module.
Relevant
simulation with
limited extension
of the concepts
taught in the
module.
Inadequate
simulation with
little or no
extension of the
concepts taught in
the module.
Writing style,
presentation,
grammar
10% Excellent technical
English style, as
would be expected
for a research
journal.
Good and clear
English, with some
observance of
technical writing
conventions.
Adequate English
and presentation.
Poor or unclear
English and/or
poor presentation.
Technical Content 30% Offers consideration
beyond the brief.
Brings in higher
order aspects.
Relevant content
good extension of
the concepts
taught in the
module.
Relevant content
with limited
extension of the
concepts taught
in the module.
Inadequate
content with little
or no extension of
the concepts
taught in the
module.
Simulation/Implem
entation and design
and evaluation
40% Offers consideration
beyond the brief.
Brings in higher
order aspects.
Relevant
simulations
extending the
concepts taught in
the module.
Relevant
simulations with
limited extension
of the concepts
taught in the
module.
Inadequate
simulations with
little or no
extension of the
concepts taught in
the module.