Faculty of Computers and Information

Model (No 12)

Course Specification : Selected Topics-3 - نظريه المعلومات

2008 - 2009

 
Farabi Quality Management of Education and Learning - 22/12/2024
University :Mansoura University
Faculty :Faculty of Computers and Information
Department :Computer Science
1- Course data :-
Code: نمع324
Course title: Selected Topics-3 - نظريه المعلومات
Year/Level: رابعة نظم المعلومات
Program Title:
  • All Academic programmes
Specialization:
Teaching Hours: Theoretical: 3Tutorial: Practical: 3
2- Course aims :-
  1. Tech students the fundamentas of Information Theory, and data compression .
  2. Teach the students the communication model and discuss the different related terms and components as data compression, encription, channel capacity, channel rate,and error correcting codes.
  3. Teach the students some of the data compression techniques.
  4. Broadcast channel. Multiple access channel capacity. Optimal investment and information theory.
3- Course Learning Outcomes :-
4- Course contents :-
NoTopicsWeek
1Channel Capacity and Mutual Information
2Capacity of some channels (BSC, Erasure ans Z Channels)
3Introduction to Data Compression
4Optimum Codes
5 Huffman Codes
6Huffman Codes and Review for Mid-Term Exam
7Shannon Codes and Shannon-Fano ELias Codes
8Arithemtic Codes
9 Introduction to Cryptography
10Introduction to Information Theory and Application
11Difference between Communication Theory and Information Theory and discuss Communication Models and discuss the Components
12Entropy, Relative Entropy and some rules
13Shannon's Theorem and applications

5- Teaching and learning methods :-
SMethod
BlackBoard
DataShow
Project + Practical

6- Teaching and learning methods of disables :-
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7- Student assessment :-
A. Timing
NoMethodWeek
1Mid-Term Exam10
2 Oral 13
3Project Discussion13
4Final-Exam13
B. Degree
NoMethodDegree
1Mid_term examination10
2Final_term examination75
3Oral examination 5
4Practical examination 5
5Semester work5
6Other types of asessment
Total100%

8- List of books and references
SItemType
1Elements of Information Theory," by Cover and Thomas, New York: Wiley, 1991.
2Claude Elwood Shannon: Collected Papers," edited by Sloane and Wyner, New York: IEEE Press, 1993
3Information Theory, Inference & Learning Algorithms, David J. C. MacKay, Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (June 15, 2002).

9- Matrix of knowledge and skills of the course
SContentStudy week
Channel Capacity and Mutual Information
Capacity of some channels (BSC, Erasure ans Z Channels)
Introduction to Data Compression
Optimum Codes
Huffman Codes
Huffman Codes and Review for Mid-Term Exam
Shannon Codes and Shannon-Fano ELias Codes
Arithemtic Codes
Introduction to Cryptography
Introduction to Information Theory and Application
Difference between Communication Theory and Information Theory and discuss Communication Models and discuss the Components
Entropy, Relative Entropy and some rules
Shannon's Theorem and applications

Course Coordinator(s): -
  1. Sherief Ebrahim Ebrahim Barakat
Head of department: -