SEE307 - Systems and Signals
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Sui Yang Khoo |
| Prerequisite: | One unit from SIT172, SER203, or SEP105; and one unit from SIT294 or SEP291 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour drop-in session per week. |
Content
The aim of this unit is to provide students with an introduction to electrical signals, systems and signal processing. Topics studied in this unit include: properties of continuous signals and systems, linear time invariant (LTI) systems and convolution, differential and state equations and frequency response of LTI systems, periodic signals and Fourier series, the Fourier transform and the Laplace transform, transfer functions, and the design of analogue and digital filters.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand electronic signals and systems and their properties. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Understand the foundations of filtering and the mathematical concept behind signal and systems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply the conceptual and mathematical ideas in applications. | GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | Online in-class quiz | 20% | Week 6 |
| Problem solving exercise | Written question and answer assignment | 30% | Week 10 |
| Examination | 2-hour written examination | 50% | Examination period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40% on the examination.
Learning Resource
Prescribed text(s): Phillips et al, 2014, Signals, Systems and Transforms Global Edition, 5th Ed, Pearson Education, USA. This book is available electronically via the Deakin Library.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEE307 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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