2023 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
Introduction to Information and Communications Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Isao Yamada / Atsushi Takahashi / Wakaha Ogata / Kazuhiko Fukawa / Masahiro Yamaguchi / Shigetaka Takagi / Takamichi Nakamoto / Tsuyoshi Isshiki / Katsunori Yamaoka / Kenta Kasai / Takahiro Shinozaki / Yuko Hara / Hiroki Nakahara / Ryutaroh Matsumoto / Hiroshi Sasaki / Takayuki Nishio / Yoshihiro Watanabe / Itsuo Kumazawa / Manabu Okumura / Kotaro Funakoshi / Hirohiko Kaneko / Minoru Nakayama / Yasuharu Koike / Konstantinos Slavakis
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Mon (WL2-101(W611)) / 7-8 Thu (WL2-101(W611))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ICT.C201
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is designed for beginners as a comprehensive introduction to broad range of the Information and Communications Engineering especially to its fundamental fields, i.e., Communication, Network, Security / Signal Processing / Circuits and systems, VLSI technology / Human-Centric Information Systems. A series of lectures which is designed for students with no prior experience teaches the essential concepts and/or the state-of-the-art technologies in each corresponding domain.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) grasp basic ideas in the fundamental fields of Information and Communications Engineering
2) understand the relationships among many ideas that will be specialized in the advanced courses in the department
3) draw a roadmap of the relevant areas for further specialization
Keywords
Information Theory, Coding Theory, Communication Systems, Network, Signal Processing, Circuits and Systems, VLSI, Human-Centric Information Systems
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Assuming a prerequisite learned until freshman year, each instructor presents a lecture on the essential concepts or the state-of-the-art technologies in the fundamental fields (i.e., Communication, Network, Security / Signal Processing / Circuits and systems, VLSI technology / Human-Centric Information Systems) of Information and Communications Engineering.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to Analog Circuits | Explain the overview of analog circuits |
| Class 2 | Introduction to Digital Circuits | Explain the overview of digital circuits |
| Class 3 | Introduction to Computer Systems | Explain the overview of computer systems |
| Class 4 | Introduction to Microprocessors | Explain the overview of microprocessors |
| Class 5 | Introduction to Sensing Systems | Explain the overview of sensing systems |
| Class 6 | Introduction to Communiation Theory | Explain the overview of communication theory |
| Class 7 | Introduction to Communication Networks | Explain the architecture of communication network |
| Class 8 | Introduction to Wireless Communication | Explain the overview of wireless communications |
| Class 9 | Introduction to Cryptography | Explain the main idea and role of cryptography |
| Class 10 | Introduction to Signal Processing | Explain the main idea and role of signal processing |
| Class 11 | Introduction to Image Processing | Explain the overview of image processing |
| Class 12 | Introduction to Machine Learning | Explain the overview of machine learning |
| Class 13 | Introduction to Language Processing | Explain the overview of natural language processing |
| Class 14 | Introduction to Human Information Processing | Explain the overview of human information processing |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, for each class the students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes for preparation and another 100 minutes for review (including assignments) by referring to textbooks and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Lecture materials will be given if necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Learning achievement is evaluated by the quality of the written reports and answers to exercises, etc.
Related courses
- LAS.M101 ： Calculus I / Recitation
- LAS.M107 ： Calculus Recitation II
Prerequisites
As a general rule, we only accept applications from students in the department of Information and communications Engineering.
Applications from students in the department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering are also accepted but are restricted if the number of applications is large.