| CODE |
CCE1203 |
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| TITLE |
Introduction to Signal Processing |
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| LEVEL |
01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course |
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| ECTS CREDITS |
6 |
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| DEPARTMENT |
Communications and Computer Engineering |
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| DESCRIPTION |
Signals
Signals:
• Signal Classification
• Sinusoidal and Complex Exponential signals
Fourier series Analysis:
• Trigonometric and exponential forms of the Fourier series for periodic signals.
• Properties of the Fourier series
• The RMS of a complex waveform.
Introduction of the concept of the Fourier Transform of a non-periodic signal.
Telecommunications
The telecommunications system model
Information signals
• Human versus Machine communications
• What is Information?: Voice, Video and Data signals
• Bandwidth of voice, video and data signals
• Electrical Signals and Transducers
Transmission media (copper, optical fiber and radio)
Baseband transmission [ voice (telephone) and serial data) RS232)]
• Amplitude modulation in time domain & frequency domain
• ASK, PSK, FSK Digital Modulation Schemes
Textbook:
• McClellan J. H., Schafer R. W., Yoder M. A., Signal Processing First, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-120265-0.
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE |
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| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
| Assessment Component/s |
Resit Availability |
Weighting |
| Project |
No |
20% |
| Examination (2 Hours)
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Yes |
80% |
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| LECTURER/S |
Adrian F. Muscat (Co-ord.)
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21 May 2013
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