Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	351955	Architectural design of channel decoders	1	3.0	3	★	Shang-Chih Ma	GEE	17	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	Shang-Chih Ma　Office Hours
Email	scma@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-09-03 09:31:08
Course Objective	1. Introduction 2. Linear block codes 3. Cyclic codes 4. Convolutional codes 5. Coded modulation
Course Schedule	I. Introduction (1st wk) II. Linear block codes (2nd wk ~ 5th wk) 1. Maximum likelihood decoding 2. Standard array 3. Syndrome decoding 4. Hamming codes 5. Reed-Muller codes III. Cyclic codes (6th wk ~ 11th wk) 1. Introduction to algebra 2. Encoding 3. Error-trapping decoding 4. BCH codes IV. Convolutional codes (12th wk ~ 15th wk) 1. Structural properties 2. Distance properties 3. The Viterbi algorithm V. Coded modulation (16th wk ~ 18th wk) 1. Set partitioning 2. Block coded modulation 3. Multistage decoding 4. Trellis coded modulaion
Evaluation and grading policy	Exercise 30 % Mid-Term Exam 35 % Final Exam 35 %
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Error Control Coding, 2nd edition, Shu Lin and Daniel J. Costello, Jr.
The access to curricular consultation	Email: scma@ntut.edu.tw
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