SEE307 - Systems and Signals
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Offering information: | Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from 2026 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Sui Yang Khoo |
Prerequisite: | One unit from SIT172, SER203, or SEP105; and one unit from SIT294 or SEP291 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour meeting per week. |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
The aim of this unit is to provide students with an introduction to electrical signals, systems and signal processing. Topics studied in this unit include: properties of continuous signals and systems, linear time invariant (LTI) systems and convolution, differential and state equations and frequency response of LTI systems, periodic signals and Fourier series, the Fourier transform and the Laplace transform, transfer functions, and the design of analogue and digital filters.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Understand electronic signals and systems and their properties. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Understand the foundations of filtering and the mathematical concept behind signal and systems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Apply the conceptual and mathematical ideas in applications. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 | Online in-class quiz | 20% | Week 6 |
Assessment 2 | Written question and answer assignment | 30% | Week 10 |
End-of-Unit Assessment | Timed online test | 50% | End-of-Unit Assessment Period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40% in the End-of-Unit Assessment.
Learning resource
Prescribed text(s): Phillips et al, 2014, Signals, Systems and Transforms Global Edition, 5th Ed, Pearson Education, USA. This book is available electronically via the Deakin Library.
The texts and reading list for SEE307 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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