- Main book of the course (German/English) 
- Bossert M., Kanalcodierung, 3. Auflage, Oldenbourg, 2013
 - Bossert M., Channel Coding for Telecommunications, John Wiley & Sons, 1999
 - Johannesson, Zigangirov: Fundamentals of Convolutional Coding , IEEE Press
 - Lin, Costello: Error Control Coding, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004
 
 - Further reading Coding Theory 
- Blahut R. E., Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission, Cambridge University Press, 2003
 - Roth R., Introduction to Coding Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2006
 - Justesen J. and Hoeholdt, T., A Course In Error Correcting Codes, EMS Publishing House, 2004
 - MacWilliams F. J. and Sloane N. J. A., The Theory of Error-Correcting Codes, Elsevier, 1977
 
 - Further reading Finite Fields/Algebra 
- McEliece R. J., Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers, Kluwer, 1987
 - Lidl R. and Niederreiter H., Introduction to Finite Fields and their Applications, Cambridge, 2002
 - Menezes A. and Blake I. F., Applications of Finite Fields, Kluwer, 1993
 - Lipson J. D., Elements of Algebra and Algebraic Computing, Addison-Wesley, 1981
 
 - Further reading Stochastics and Probability 
- Gubner J. A., Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers, Cambridge, 2006
 
 
Additionally, the "Semesterapparat" to this Lecture may be of interest.