Signal Processing - January 2017 - 16
Signal ProceSSing education
via HandS-on and deSign ProjectS
Tim Schäck, Michael Muma, and Abdelhak M. Zoubir
Signal Processing Projects at Technische Universität Darmstadt
How to engage undergraduate students in signal processing practice
T
his article is meant to share our experience on integrating
signal processing hands-on opportunities into formal
engineering education at Technische Universität (TU)
Darmstadt, Germany. As many universities face the challenge of how best to provide hands-on experience to undergraduate students, we hope to inspire our colleagues and
perhaps trigger new hands-on projects by sharing our insights.
At TU Darmstadt, we believe that it is essential to provide
undergraduate students with hands-on signal processing
opportunities right from the starting point of their studies
through graduation.
Introduction
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Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MSP.2016.2619218
Date of publication: 11 January 2017
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Hands-on education in signal processing has a long-standing tradition (e.g., [1]-[5]), and its importance, given the
complexity of today's engineering problems, is undisputed.
At TU, we hope that we can-in one way or another-
inspire some of our colleagues who are involved in educating the next generation of signal processing researchers
and practitioners.
We will briefly explain the format of the projects and
highlight some important challenges in the implementation as well as successful strategies and pitfalls that we
encountered. The time line of the curriculum, as shown
in Figure 1, serves as a structure to present material in
an ordered fashion. However, all sections can be read
independently. We also illustrate how we utilize student
competitions, such as the IEEE Signal Processing Cup, to
stimulate innovation and collaboration between graduate
and undergraduate students. Special attention is given to
the many possibilities that collaborations with industry
partners offer for students. The involvement of students
in interdisciplinary research, which has a long-standing
tradition at TU Darmstadt, is illustrated by the example of
a cooperation between the signal processing group and the
psychology group.
Laboratories are central to our hands-on education for freshmen to senior-year students. By promoting and extending our
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