UMH - SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

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SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

Course

Code: 2265

Degree: Bachelor's in Telecommunications Technology Engineering

School of Engineering of Elche

Year: Year 2 of Bachelor's in Telecommunications Technology Engineering

Semester: Fall

Type: Required

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 6

Lecture: 3

Laboratory: 3

Hours: 150

Directed: 60

Shared: 30

Autonomous: 60

Subject matter: Signal Theory

Module: Common Training Branch of Telecommunications

Department: Communications Engineering

Area: SIGNAL THEORY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Continuous and discrete time deterministic signals. Types of systems. Linear systems. Memoryless nonlinear systems. Transformed domains. Spectral characterization of signals and systems. System stability.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
SAN BLAS OLTRA, ANGEL ANTONIO	■	■	■

Professional interest

The course aims to introduce the basics concepts of continuous and discrete-time signals and systems. The course emphasizes both analytical development and MATLAB programming with application to realistic engineering problems.

Competencies and learning outcomes

General competencies

Knowledge about basic material and technologies that enable learning new methods and technologies, as well as providing tremendous versatility for adapting to new situations.
Capacity to resolve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, abilities, and skills, understanding the ethical and professional responsibility of the activities of the technical telecommunication engineer.
Knowledge for performing measurements, calculations, assessments, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, work plans, and other similar work within the specific field of telecommunications.
Ability to work on a multidisciplinary team and in a multilingual environment, and to communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results, and ideas related to telecommunications and electronics.

Specific competencies

Capacity for solving mathematical problems that may arise in engineering. Aptitude for applying knowledge towards linear algebra, geometry, differential geometry, differential and integral calculus, differential equations and in partial derivatives, numerical methods, numerical algorithms, statistics, and optimization.
Capacity to autonomously acquire new knowledge and techniques suitable for the conception, development, or use of telecommunications systems and services.
Capability to use communication and computer applications (office automation, databases, advanced calculation, project management, visualization, etc.) to support the development and use of telecommunications and electronic networks, services, and applications.
Ability to use computerized tools in the search for bibliographic resources or information related to telecommunications and electronics.
Ability to analyze and specify the fundamental parameters of a communications system.
Ability to assess the advantages and disadvantages of different technological alternatives in the deployment or implementation of communications systems from the point of view of signal space, disturbances, and noise, and analog and digital modulation systems.
Capability for conceiving, deploying, organizing, and managing telecommunications networks, systems, services, and infrastructure in residential (home, city, and digital communities), business, or institutional contexts, responsible for their implementation and continuous improvement, as well as being aware of their economic and social impact.

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

01To understand the basic concepts concerning continuous-time signals and systems.
02To develop competency in the Fourier analysis for continuous-time signals (Fourier series and Fourier transform).
03To develop skills in analyzing continuous-time LTI systems using the convolution integral.
04To understand the basic concepts of the Laplace transform, and develop the ability to analyze LTI systems using the Laplace transform.
05To understand the basic concepts of discrete-time signals and systems. To develop competency in the Fourier analysis for discrete-time signals.
06To develop skills in calculating the z-transform of discrete-time signals.

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Objective/Unit	U1	U2	U3
01
02
03
04
05
06

Schedule

Week	Teaching units	Directed hours	Shared hours	Autonomous hours	Total hours
1	U3	4	2	4	10
2	U3,U1	4	2	4	10
3	U1	4	2	4	10
4	U1	4	2	4	10
5	U1	4	2	4	10
6	U1	4	2	4	10
7	U1	4	2	4	10
8	U1	4	2	5	11
9	U1	4	2	5	11
10	U1,U2	4	2	4	10
11	U2	4	2	3	9
12	U2	4	2	3	9
13	U2	4	2	4	10
14	U2	4	2	4	10
15	U2	4	2	4	10

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Software

Matlab R2010b

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.
Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Problem-based learning: Develop active learning strategies through problem solving that promote thinking, experimentation, and decision making in the student.
Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.

Grading

- 75% Final exam (85% problems + 15% questions about the MATLAB practical sessions)
- 25% Mid-term exams: 2 or 3 exams during the term. A minimum grade of 4 is required in each of them. If the student fails any of these exams, he/she will be assesed based on the grade of the final exam.

Correction criteria

The correction of the tests shall assess:

- The proper approach of the problems.

- The clarity of the answers, as well as their correct argumentation and justification.

- Achieving the correct numerical result.

- The assessment and discussion of the final result obtained.

- Problems that are not minimally developed will not be taken into account.

Additional requirements

OTRA INFORMACIÓN RELEVANTE
- La convocatoria se hace efectiva en el momento en que al alumno se le entrega el examen.
- En el examen se puede requerir el D.N.I. o cualquier otro documento de identificación oficial.
- No se permitirá el uso de libros o apuntes. Los únicos apuntes permitidos son los que relacionan las propiedades de las distintas transformadas estudiadas. Estos apuntes deberán descargarse e imprimirse directamente desde la web de la asignatura.
- Durante la realización de los exámenes, no se permitirá el uso de smartphones u otros dispositivos electrónicos inteligentes, calculadoras programables ni de calculadoras que permitan la representación gráfica de señales.
- El alumno no debe utilizar lápiz o bolígrafo rojo en la resolución de los exámenes.
- No se permitirá salir del aula durante la realización del examen.

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