COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CME 4462 DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Computer Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DERYA BIRANT

Offered to

Computer Engineering

Course Objective

The goal of this course is to understand the fundamental digital audio concepts starting from the physical qualities of sound to digitization and processing of sound. The student taking the course should be able to apply these concepts to software he/she develops.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the basic physical qualities of sound.
2   Learn digitization of sound.
3   Learn the processing of sound to apply various effects.
4   Learn Audio coding and transmission concepts.
5   Understand and apply audio processing tools to software development.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Sound
2 Physical Fundamentals of Sound
3 Digitization of Sound
4 Frequency Domain Sound Analysis
5 FIR and IIR Filters
6 Audio Effects Using Digital Filters
7 Audio Circuits
8 Audio Hardware
9 Spatial Acoustics
10 MIDI
11 Audio Software
12 Audio Coding and Transmission
13 Psychoacoustics
14 Introduction to Music Theory

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Introduction To Sound Processing, Rochesso, D. Creative Commons License, 2003.
Supplementary Book:
Applications of Digital Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, Edt. Kahrs, M., Brandenburg, K. Kluwer Publications, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Problem Solving, Quiz.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam is 30%, quiz is 20% and final exam is 50% of the course grade.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Participation is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Derya BIRANT
derya@cs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 8 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.153
LO.243
LO.3433
LO.4433
LO.5555443