A digital signal processing course based on lecture/laboratory integration

An integrated course on digital signal processing (DSP) based on theory and engineering practice is described. The course is organized as a unit containing a traditional lecture component on DSP theory interacting with a hardware based laboratory component containing experiments and projects. The innovative aspect of this course is the digital signal processing laboratory. It consists of DSP workstations which are built around a fixed-point digital signal processor. Concepts taught in the lecture component are analyzed in the laboratory so students can learn practical aspects in the context of a real system. The laboratory is organized into three modules and each module is examined in detail. A representative project performed in the laboratory is described