Freshman design: A signal-processing approach

Author

Ostendorf, Mari ; Bowen, Jayson ; Margolis, Anna

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

fYear

2009

fDate

19-24 April 2009

Firstpage

2325

Lastpage

2328

Abstract

This paper describes development and evaluation of a freshman design course focusing on signal processing and communications, entitled ldquoThe Digital World of Multimedia.rdquo The course covers basic concepts of sampling, frequency analysis, and filtering without calculus but with coverage of these topics in both audio and image processing. Six labs provide collaborative, experimental learning as well as design opportunities. Connections to modern technology are provided in guest lectures and reading assignments that leverage IEEE magazines, and the topics provide opportunities for discussing the societal impact of signal processing technology.

Keywords

audio signal processing; computer aided instruction; educational courses; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; filtering theory; image processing; multimedia computing; signal sampling; audio processing; collaborative learning; communication; computer labs; experimental learning; filtering; frequency analysis; freshman design course; image processing; multimedia; signal processing; signal sampling; Calculus; Digital filters; Digital signal processing; Filtering; Frequency; Image analysis; Image sampling; Signal analysis; Signal design; Signal sampling; DSP education; freshman design; multimedia;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2009. ICASSP 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Taipei

ISSN

1520-6149

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2353-8

Electronic_ISBN

1520-6149

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICASSP.2009.4960086

Filename

4960086