BRAC University

School of Engineering & Computer Science

Fall 2016

COURSE OUTLINE
ECE 328/EEE 343: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Course Instructor:

Md. Farhan Tasnim Oshim

Lecturer
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Email:farhan.oshim@bracu.ac.bd

Class Routine:
Sections

Days

Time

02
03

Sunday/Tuesday
Sunday/Tuesday

8:00-09:20 am
12:30-01:50 pm

Pre-requisite Course: Signals & Systems (EEE 243), MAT 216, EEE 203

Text Book:
J. G. Proakis and G. Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing, Principles, Algorithms and Applications, 4th
ed. Prentice Hall, 2007.

Reference Book:
Lyons, Richard G.Understanding digital signal processing 2nd ed. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004.

Learning Outcome: This course introduces the fundamentals, implementation and applications
of digital signal processing techniques as applied to practical, real world problems. The course will
be useful to all students who are concerned with information bearing signals and signal processing
in a wide variety of applications settings, including spectral estimation, instrumentation, control,
communications, signal interpretation and diagnostics and imaging. On successful completion of
this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain Analog to digital conversions of analog signals along with the fundamentals of
sampling and the implications of the sampling theorem.
2. Analyze LTI systems in digital discrete time domain characterizing by difference equation.
3. Design digital signal processing algorithms using convolution sum categorized according to
their FIR and IIR response.

4. Compute forward/inverse Z transforms of functions and find Fourier series representations

of periodic functions.
5. Use Z transform in the analysis of LTI systems (Important properties of system in z
domain).
6. Calculate Discrete Time Fourier Transform and Fast Fourier Transform and their inverse
(IDFT and IFFT) and describe their properties.
7. Identify basic types of frequency-selective filters e.g. FIR and IIR filters.
8. Apply engineering problem solving strategies to DSP problems.

Ways to achieve Learning Outcomes: My stance towards achieving the Learning outcomes
includes
Explaining an engineering problem in its simplest possible form ever.
Engaging students for feedback and show open mindedness to all suggestions no matter how
farfetched it seems.
Preparing students solve the problem in steps after providing adequate theoretical
knowledge required to comprehend it
Adding natural and manmade limitations to the problem gradually one after the other. And
explain ways to modify the system to cope with these changes.
Showing parallel problems and compare them to identify advantages and disadvantages.

Course Marking Assessment: During the course duration, marking policy and guidance for
students are mentioned as follows. These policies will be followed strictly and can only be amended
as per the course instructor only.
A total of 3 quizzes will be taken. No make-up quizzes will be taken.
Two assignments will be given to judge the understanding of the students.
One mid-term exam (October 18, 2016) and one final exam will be taken to assess the
understanding and knowledge of the students. Students are not encouraged to give make-up
mid-term except on certain special circumstances for which student fail to attend mid-term
exam on regular schedule.

Courses

Attendance

ECE 328

5%

EEE 343

5%

Assignment Mid-term
exam
5%
15%
5%

20%

Quizzes

LAB

Final
exam

20%

15%

40%

20%

0%

50%

Course Description:
In this course an introduction of the basic analysis tools and techniques for digital processing
of signals is given. It begins by introducing some of the necessary terminology and by
describing the important operations associated with the process of converting an analog
signal to digital form suitable for digital processing. As we shall see, digital processing of
analog signals has some drawbacks. First, and foremost, conversion of an analog signal to
digital form, accomplished by sampling the signal and quantizing the samples, results in a
distortion that prevents us from reconstructing the original analog signal from the quantized
samples. Control of the amount of this distortion is achieved by proper choice of the sampling
rate and the precision in the quantization process. This course will also cover discrete time
linear system analysis in the time-domain, z-transform and its applications, discrete-time Fourier
series (DTFS), discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), discrete Fourier transform (DFT), and their
applications, digital filter (FIR and IIR).

Course Content and Lecture Plan:

Week No

No of lectures

Topics to be covered

Text Book

Introduction to Digital Signals

J. G. Proakis
and G.
Manolakis,
Digital Signal
Processing,
Principle,
Algorithms and
Applications,
4th ed.

Introduction: DSP research areas,

Advantages
of
Digital
Signal,
Classification of Signals. Analog to
discrete conversion: Sampling, Nyquist
Theorem.

Analog to digital conversion

Quantization, Encoding
Introduction to Digital Systems
Elementary signals, Manipulation of
Signals, Classification of Systems, and
Convolution.

LTI Systems
Properties of Convolution, Causal,
stable LTI systems, Recursive, nonrecursive system.

Response of LTI Systems

Solution to Difference equation :
Homogeneous , Particular and total
solution ,Finding Impulse response of
LTI system

Correlation
Correlation,
properties
autocorrelation
and
correlation.

of
cross

Introduction to Z Transform
Z-Transform, ROC, Properties of ZTransform

Significance of Pole-Zero
Pole-zero, inverse z- transform (power
series expansion, partial fraction),
Behavior of causal signal from polezero plot, Pole-zero cancelation,

System Response Analysis

Impulse response from LTI system
using Z transform, Rational system
function,
transient,
steady state
response, Condition of stability and
causality of LTI system from pole-zero
plot

10

11

Frequency Analysis: DFS

Discrete-Fourier series, Properties of
DFS coefficient, Magnitude, phase
and power density spectrum
Frequency Analysis: DTFT
Discrete Time Fourier Transform ,
Magnitude, phase and energy density
spectrum, Properties of DTFT

12

Frequency Analysis: DFT

Discrete Fourier Transform, Circular
convolution.

13

Review

Please Note:Students should note that the lecture programs outlined above are aguide to the
material to be covered in this unit and can be changed as per the wish of the course instructor.
Specific details relating to the timing, class discussion questions, and time of quizzes and mid-term
exam will be discussed in lectures.

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR STUDENTS:

Students are required to attend all the classes unless there is a valid reason for remaining
absent. No attendance will be given if the students enter the class after 10 minutes. , if a
student fails to attend at least 70% of the total classes as per university policy s/he will not
be allowed to take the final exam.

 Students are always welcome to discuss any study related issues during the office hours. But
it is STRONGLY ADVISED to make an appointment via email or through phone to fully
utilize this opportunity.
Class notes should be taken if and when necessary.
Students are expected to refrain from cheating during attendance, exam, assignments and
class tests. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any form.

Students participation in the class is appreciated and encouraged. But intentional disturbances i.e.
Side talking, Misconduct during lecture etc. will not be tolerated.

The whole course is designed on participative discussion so your enthusiasm regarding learning the
topic will be judged through the interaction you make in the class by asking valuable and thoughtprovoking questions. The attendance in the class is also very important aspect in this issue. Separate
marks will be given for adding value to the class through constructive class participation

Note on Plagiarism:
Please be aware that BRAC University and the School of Engineering and Computer
Sciencewill not tolerate any form of plagiarism by the students in their presentation, assignment,
and examination. The American Psychological Association (APA) defines Plagiarism as
representing portions of anothers work or data as your own, even if the other work or
data source is cited occasionally.
(http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx). Students may be guilty of plagiarism if they use
someone elses work as their own without citing the source in their dissertation. This includes direct
copying, rephrasing, summarizing, taking someone elses idea and putting it in different words, or
directly quoting passages or ideas but citing the work as a general source. BRAC University defines
plagiarism as follows: to represent as ones own idea or expression of an idea or work of another
in any academic examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work,
i.e. to commit plagiarism.(BRAC University Regulations of Students Conduct, P.1., Section
4.1.4).
Ayesha Abed Library has got a plagiarism checking software known as Turnitin. Students will
face severe consequence of plagiarism as mentioned in the website link:
http://library.bracu.ac.bd/main/bracu-plagiarism-policy

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