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IELEG2141

Digital Signal Processing

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Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Gjøvik
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

Sampling. Aliasing. Leakage. Quantization. Discrete-time systems and signals. Linear and circular convolution. DFT and FFT. DTFT and frequency response. Digital filters (FIR/IIR). z-transform. Introduction to adaptive filters, multi-rate signal processing and wavelets. Examples from sound- and image processing.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The candidate shall be able to:

  • Describe the sampling theorem and its implications in the frequency domain.
  • Analyze discrete-time signals and systems.
  • Describe the direct form I and II for FIR/IIR digital filters and transposed forms.
  • Analyze digital filters in the z-domain and in the frequency domain.
  • Know about adaptive filters, multi-rate signal processing and wavelets.

Skills - The candidate shall be able to:

  • Calculate the DTFT and DFT/IDFT of some basic signals.
  • Calculate the z-transform and the inverse z-transform of some basic signals.
  • Calculate the linear and circular convolution of digital signals.
  • Design digital filters (FIR/IIR) using computational tools such as Matlab/Octave.

General competence - The candidate shall be able to:

  • Know both Norwegian and English appropriate scientific expressions.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Mandatory exercises.

The number of exercises are given at semester start. The mandatory activities must be delivered according to given deadlines and must be approved to be allowed to take the exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

If there is a resit exam in August, the examination form may change from written to oral.

Approved work requirements from earlier years might be reapproved by the institute.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Electrical Engineering (BIELEKTRO)

Required previous knowledge

Access to the course requires admission to the study program Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (BIELEKTRO).

Course materials

Stated at semester start.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IELEG2110 7.5 sp Autumn 2024
IELET2110 7.5 sp Autumn 2024
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Telecommunications

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Electronic Systems

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

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