# Empowering a Broadband Communications Course with a Unified Module on 5G and Fixed 5G Networks +
## 3 Integration with the Degree Curriculum
### Connection with Other Telecommunication Courses  
It is worth mentioning that, in the \"telecom\" subset, the students obtain a solid knowledge regarding the physical and network layers and major telecommunications standards as they attend relevant courses, such as Telecommunication Systems, Optical Communications, Wireless Communications, and Computer Networks. To further understand the relation between the \"Broadband Communications\" course and the other four telecommunication courses, we briefly present their content as well as their main learning objectives:  
* Telecommunication Systems (5 th Semester). The purpose of the course is to familiarize the students with the basic concepts and techniques related to telecommunications transmission, telecommunications networks, and telecommunications services. Upon completion of the course, students will have (a) the general picture of the wider subject of telecommunications, (b) an understanding of the basic techniques of telecommunication transmission (digitization, modulation, multiplexing) with an emphasis on digital techniques, and (c) a \"first acquaintance\" with the main types of telecommunication links and the most basic telecommunication services.
* Optical Communications (6 th Semester). The purpose of the course is to enable an understanding of the function of fiber optic elements and connections and enhance the ability to study and solve related problems. Upon completion of the course, students will have understood the following: (a) the operation of fiber optic elements (passive and active), (b) the structure and function of fiber optic links (conventional and WDM), as well as (c) the principles for their study and design.  
* Wireless Communications (8 th Semester). In this course, the theoretical and technological aspects of wireless communications are presented. In particular, during this course, the students (a) examine the physical principles that govern the operation of wireless links, modules, and sub-systems and (b) understand the design methodology of wireless links, the services that can be provided via wireless couplings, the technologies applied to mobile communications (with emphasis on digital cellular telephony), the principles on which their design and operation of mobile communication systems are based on, and the possibilities and range of services that can be provided via mobile communications networks.
* Computer Networks (8 th Semester). The purpose of the course is to present basic issues in the field of data communications so that students become familiar with basic concepts of communications and computer networks. Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired the appropriate theoretical and practical knowledge so that they have the ability to: (a) distinguish between different network topologies, networking, and routing techniques as well as the various communication protocols, (b) meet the requirements of modern design trends and computer network support, and (c) solve practical problems in network applications.  
In general, in all five telecommunications courses, the students obtained a solid knowledge of the basic telecommunications topics. More specifically, the Telecommunication Systems course is classified into the first two categories of Marzano and Kendall's taxonomy [11], with the Optical Communications, Wireless Communications, and Computer Networks courses in the first three categories. Finally, the \"Broadband Communications\" course is extended over the four categories of [PERSON]'s taxonomy [11], while the 5G/F5G module, based on its learning objectives, can be classified mainly in the fourth category.