Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology

Unit Outline

EEE30004
Digital Signal Processing
Semester 2 2020

Please read this Unit Outline carefully. It includes:

PART A Unit summary

PART B Your Unit in more detail
PART C Further information

EEE30004 Unit Outline

PART A: Unit Summary

Unit Code(s) EEE30004

Unit Title Digital Signal Processing
Duration One Semester
60 hours
Total Teaching Hours (40 hour lectures, 10 hour tutorials and 10 hour
labs)
Requisites:
MTH20004 or MTH20010 and MTH20014
Pre-requisites
plus EEE20002 or EEE20006
Linear algebra, Calculus, Complex analysis, Vector
Assumed knowledge
analysis.
Credit Points 12.5
Campus/Location Hawthorn
Mode of Delivery Online
1. Examination Individual 50%
Assessment Summary 2. Lab Results and Reports Individual 35%
3. Quizzes Individual 15%

Aims
This unit of study aims to introduce the principles of signal processing, with emphasis on discrete
signal processing. It will provide students with understanding of digital signal processing
fundamentals and operations along with discussions of basis of statistics and stochastic
processes.
Online Teaching
The teaching of EEE30004 in Semester 2 2020 is fully online. It is composed of presentations of
lectures, tutorials and lab demonstrations in the form of video recordings in Canvas and online
consultations of lectures, tutorials and lab works in Canvas/Collaborate Ultra.

Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appreciate time domain and frequency domain representations and properties of signals and
signal processing systems (K1, K2, S1).
2. Appreciate fundamentals of stochastic signals and stochastic signal processing. (K1, K2, S1)
3. Analyse sampling and digital quantification mechanisms in digital signal processing. (K1, K2,
S1)
4. Apply transformation methods to the analysis of continuous and discrete signals and the
analysis and design of digital filters in the time and frequency domains. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2)
5. Apply software tools to the design and analysis of signal processing systems. (K1, K2, S1, S2)

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Key Generic Skills
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently

Swinburne Engineering Competencies for this Unit of Study

This Unit of Study will contribute to you attaining the following Swinburne Engineering
Competencies:
K1 Basic Science: Proficiently applies concepts, theories and techniques of the relevant
natural and physical sciences.
K2 Maths and IT as Tools: Proficiently uses relevant mathematics and computer and
information science concepts as tools.
K3 Discipline Specific: Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge of the specific
discipline within that context.
S1 Engineering Methods: Applies engineering methods in practical applications.
S2 Problem Solving: Systematically uses engineering methods in solving complex
problems.

Lecture Contents
Introduction to digital signal processing (DSP) (2 hours)
Sinusoids and spectrum representation (4 hours)
Sinusoidal signals, Complex exponentials and phasors, Spectrum of a sum of sinusoids,
Amplitude modulation, Operation on the spectrum, Fourier analysis.
Sampling and aliasing (2 hours)
Sampling and reconstruction, Spectrum view of sampling and reconstruction, Discrete to
continuous conversion, The sampling theorem.
FIR filters (6 hours)
Unit impulse response and convolution, Block diagrams, Linear time invariant systems, steady
state and transient response, frequency response.
Discrete time Fourier transform (DTFT) (4 hours)
Fourier transform for discrete time signals, Properties of DTFT, Convolution and the DTFT,
Practical FIR filters.
Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) (4 hours)
The DFT and inverse DFT, Properties of the DFT, Time domain periodicity in the DFT,
Spectrum analysis, The fast Fourier transform (FFT).
z-transform (4 hours)
Definition of the z-transform, z-transform properties, The z-transform and LTI systems, The z-
transform and DFT. The z-transfer function.
IIR filters (4 hours)
Difference equation and time domain response, The transfer function and block diagram
structure, stability of IIR filters, Stability of IIR filters, Frequency response.
Probability and stochastic signal processing (10 hours)
Probability and statistics, Stochastic processes, ensembles and averages. Correlations and
spectra. Noise and ideal noise processes, band limited noise. Noise reduction, averaging and
filtering.

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PART B: Your Unit in More Detail
Unit Teaching Staff

Name Role Phone Email Consultation

Prof Cishen Zhang Convenor/ X8496 [email protected] As scheduled in
Lecturer Canvas/Collaborate Ultra
Dr Mehdi Korki Tutor/ X4761 [email protected] As scheduled in
Demonstrator Canvas/Collaborate Ultra

Learning and Teaching Structure

Activity Total Hours Hours per Week Semester Weeks

Lecture video recordings 40 hours 4 hours per week Weeks 1 to 11

Online consultations 40 hours 4 hours per week Weeks 2 to 12
Tutorial video recordings 10 hours 1 hour per week Weeks 1 to 10
Online consultations 10 hours (per group) 1 hour per group Weeks 2 to 11
Lab demonstration video 10 hours 2 hours per fortnight Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,
recordings
10 hours (per group) 2 hours per group Weeks 3 to 12
Online consultation
In a semester, each student should normally expect to spend, on average, twelve and a half hours of
total time (formal contact time plus independent study time) a week on a 12.5 credit point unit of study.

Video Recordings and Online Consultation Time Schedule

Video recording presentations of lectures, tutorials and lab demonstrations will be sequentially
uploaded to Canvas/Modules in each semester week.
The online consultation time schedule for lectures, tutorials and labs and for each tutorial and lab group
is available in Canvas/Modules/Unit Information. The online consultations are in Canvas/Collaborate
Ultra.

Assessment
a) Assessment Overview

Individual Unit Learning Assessment Due

Tasks and Details Weighting
or Group Outcomes Date

Assessment Component:
Formal Assessment
3 hour final open book Individual 50% 1,2,3,4
Period
assessment
Quiz Component: Friday 4 September
Individual 2 x 7.5% 1,3,4
2 x 1 hour quiz tests Friday 16 October
Laboratory Work
As specified in the
Component:
Individual 5 x 7% 4,5 EEE30004 Teaching
5 lab reports
Time Schedules

Students are expected to be available during all assessment times and periods.

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b) Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a
minimum standard, a student must achieve: an aggregate mark of 50% or more for the unit.

c) Submission Requirements

Students should follow the assessment submission requirements specified in the Lab Guide
and Instructions.
The Lab report submissions are made online. See the EEE30004 Lab Guide for detailed
instructions for assessment and submission of the lab reports.
• Each lab report must be submitted online to Turnitin in Canvas/Assignments on later
than the specified deadline.
• Late submission without adequate reasons and prior arrangement is subject to a penalty
of one mark per day after the submission deadline. Request for extension must be
supported with special reasons and before the submission deadline.
• Penalty is applied to plagiarism in lab report if found.
• Students must retain all assessed materials that contribute to the final result up until
such time as the final results are published.
d) Referencing
To avoid plagiarism, you are required to provide a reference whenever you include
information from other sources in your work. Further details regarding plagiarism are
available in Section C of this document.
Helpful information on referencing can be found at
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/lib/studyhelp/harvard-quick-guide.pdf

Required Textbook
McClellan, J.H., R.W. Schafer and M.A. Yoder, DSP First, 2nd edition, Pearson 2015.
Online Resource of DSP First: http://dspfirst.gatech.edu/. It contains problems and solutions,
Matlab projects, demonstrations and examples. The teaching of EEE30004 will be referring to its
materials.

MATLAB
MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical computing environment and programming language.
It is extensively used in the study of EEE30004.
MATLAB OnRamp is an interactive training course for learning MATLAB fundamentals, which is
available at: https://matlabacademy.mathworks.com/?s_tid=srchtitle
Swinburne students can install MATLAB on their personal computers. Information about how to
access and install MATLAB license is available at:
https://www.swinburne.edu.au/media/swinburneeduau/current-students/docs/pdf/matlab-home-
use-students.pdf
Instructions, useful information and MATLAB codes (e.g., DSP-First and DSP-First MATLAB files,
installation instructions, and real data sets) for EEE30004 labs are available in
Canvas/Modules/Lab Notes and Materials

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Week by Week Schedule
Week Teaching and Learning Student Task and Assessment
Week
Beginning Activity
1 Lectures: Introduction to DSP; Practice problems on sinusoids;
3 August
Sinusoids and spectrum
representation.
2 Lectures: Spectrum representation, Practice problems on spectrum
10 August
Sampling and aliasing; representation;
Tutorial: Sinusoids; Get familiar with MATLAB;
Lab 1: Introduction to Matlab. Pre-lab tasks of Lab 1.
3 17 August Lectures: FIR filters; Practice problems on sampling and
Tutorial: Spectrum representation; aliasing;
Lab 1: Introduction to Matlab. Lab 1 tasks.
4 24 August Lectures: FIR filters, DTFT; Preparation for Quiz 1
Tutorial: Sampling and aliasing; Practice problems on FIR filters;
Lab 2: Spectrograms. Lab 1 report submission.
Pre-lab tasks of Lab 2.
5 31 August Quiz 1 on Friday 4 September Practice problems on frequency response
Lectures: DTFT and DFT; of FIR filters;
Tutorial: FIR filters; Lab 2 tasks.
Lab 2: Spectrograms.
6 7 September Lectures: DFT and z-transform; Practice problems on DTFT and DFT;
Tutorial: Frequency response of FIR Pre-lab task of Lab 3;
filters; Lab 2 report submission.
Lab 3: Sampling, Convolution & FIR
filter.
7 21 September Lectures: z-transform, Review; Practice problems on z-transform;
Tutorial: DTFT and DFT; Lab 3 tasks;
Lab 3: Sampling, Convolution & FIR
filter.
8 28 September Lectures: z-transform and IIR filters Practice problems on z-transform and IIR
Tutorial: z-transform; filters;
Lab 4: Frequency response of Pre-lab task of Lab 4;
filters. Lab 3 report submission.
9 5 October Lectures: IIR filters, Probability and Preparation for Quiz 2
statistics; Practice problems on stochastic signal
Tutorial: z-transform and IIR filters; processing;
Lab 4: Frequency response of Lab 4 tasks.
filters.
10 12 October Quiz 2 on Friday 16 October Pre-lab task of Lab 5;
Lectures: Stochastic signal Lab 4 report submission.
processing;
Tutorial: z-transform and IIR filter;
Lab 5: ECG signal processing.
11 19 October Lectures: Stochastic signal Lab 5 tasks;
processing, Review; Review and reparation for final
Tutorial: Stochastic signal assessment;
processing;
Lab 5: ECG signal Processing.
12 26 October Review, problems and solutions Review and reparation for final
assessment;
Lab 5 report submission

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PART C: FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information and links to resources for the following topics, refer to
Swinburne’s Current Students web page http://www.swinburne.edu.au/student/

Student Charter
Please familiarise yourself with Swinburne’s Student Charter. The charter describes what students can
reasonably expect from Swinburne in order to enjoy a quality learning experience. As students contribute to
their own learning experience and to that of their fellow students, the charter also defines the University's
expectations of students.
Student behaviour and wellbeing
Swinburne has a range of policies and procedures that govern how students are expected to conduct
themselves throughout the course of their relationship with the University. These include policies on
expected standards of behaviour and conduct which cover interaction with fellow students, staff and the
wider University community, in addition to following the health and safety requirements in the course of
their studies and whilst using University facilities.
All students are expected to familiarise themselves with University regulations, policies and procedures and
have an obligation to abide by the expected guidelines. Any student found to be in breach may be subject
to relevant disciplinary processes. Some examples of relevant expected behaviours are:
• Not engaging in student misconduct
• Ensuring compliance with the University’s Anti-Discrimination, Bullying and Violence and Sexual
Harassment requirements
• Complying with all Swinburne occupational health and safety requirements, including following
emergency and evacuation procedures and following instructions given by staff/wardens or
emergency response.
In teaching areas, it is expected that students conduct themselves in a manner that is professional and not
disruptive to others. In all Swinburne laboratories, there are specific safety procedures which must be
followed, such as wearing appropriate footwear and safety equipment, not acting in a manner which is
dangerous or disruptive (e.g. playing computer games), and not bringing in food or drink.
Canvas
Canvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) used for all units in the Faculty of Science,
Engineering and Technology (FSET). Information and teaching materials of EEE30004 are regularly
updated in Canvas.
You should regularly access Canvas during the course of your study.
The Canvas Student Guides are available at
https://swinburne.instructure.com/courses/14976/pages/canvas-student-guides?module_item_id=805927

Communication
All communication will be via your Swinburne email address. If you access your email through a provider
other than Swinburne, then it is your responsibility to ensure that your Swinburne email is redirected to your
private email address.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and submitting or presenting the thoughts, writings or other
work of someone else as though it is your own work. Plagiarism includes any of the following, without full
and appropriate acknowledgment to the original source(s):
• The use of the whole or part of a computer program written by another person;
• the use, in essays or other assessable work, of the whole or part of a written work from any source
including but not limited to a book, journal, newspaper article, set of lecture notes, current or past
student’s work, any other person’s work, a website or database;
• The paraphrasing of another’s work;
• The use of musical composition, audio, visual, graphic and photographic models,
• The use of realia that is objects, artefacts, costumes, models and the like.
Plagiarism also includes the preparation or production and submission or presentation of assignments or
other work in conjunction with another person or other people when that work should be your own
independent work. This remains plagiarism whether or not it is with the knowledge or consent of the other
person or people. It should be noted that Swinburne encourages its students to talk to staff, fellow students
and other people who may be able to contribute to a student’s academic work but that where independent
assignment is required, submitted or presented work must be the student’s own.

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Enabling plagiarism contributes to plagiarism and therefore will be treated as a form of plagiarism by the
University. Enabling plagiarism means allowing or otherwise assisting another student to copy or otherwise
plagiarise work by, for example, allowing access to a draft or completed assignment or other work.
Swinburne University uses plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin) for assignments submitted
electronically via Blackboard. Your Convenor will provide further details.
The penalties for plagiarism can be severe ranging from a zero grade for an assessment task through to
expulsion from the unit and in the extreme, exclusion from Swinburne. Consequently you need to avoid
plagiarism by providing a reference whenever you include information from other sources in your work.
Student support
You should talk to your Unit Convenor or Student Services, for information on academic support services
available for Swinburne students.
Special consideration
If your studies have been adversely affected due to serious and unavoidable circumstances outside of your
control (e.g. severe illness or unavoidable obligation) you may be able to apply for special consideration
(SPC).
Applications for Special Consideration will be submitted via the SPC online tool normally no later than
5.00pm on the third working day after the submission/sitting date for the relevant assessment component.
Special needs
Sometimes students with a disability, a mental health or medical condition or significant carer
responsibilities require reasonable adjustments to enable full access to and participation in education. Your
special needs can be addressed by Swinburne's Disability Services, who can negotiate and distribute an
'Education Access Plan' that outlines recommendations for university teaching and examination staff. You
must notify the University Disability Liaison Officer of your disability or condition within one week after the
commencement of a unit of study to allow the University to make reasonable adjustments.
Review of marks
An independent marker reviews all fail grades for major assessment tasks. In addition, a review of
assessment is undertaken if your final result is a marginal fail (45-49) or within 2 marks of a grade
threshold.
If you are not satisfied with the result of an assessment you can ask the Unit Convenor to review the result.
Your request must be made in writing within 10 working days of receiving the result. The Unit Convenor will
review your result against the marking guide to determine if your result is appropriate.
If you are dissatisfied with the outcomes of the review you can lodge a formal complaint.
Feedback, complaints and suggestions
In the first instance you may discuss any issues with your Unit Convenor.
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the discussions with the Unit Convenor or would prefer not to
deal with your Unit Convenor, then you can complete a feedback form.
Advocacy
You are advised to seek advice from the staff at the Swinburne Student Amenities Association (SSAA) if
you require assistance with any academic issues.

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