TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactive online undergraduate laboratories using J-DSP
AU - Spanias, Andreas
AU - Atti, Venkatraman
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received August 2, 2004; revised June 20, 2005. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program (NSF-DUE-CCLI-0089075) and through the Combined Research and Curriculum Development (CRCD) initiative.
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - An interactive Web-based simulation tool called Java-DSP (J-DSP) for use in digital signal processing (DSP)-related electrical engineering courses is described. J-DSP is an object-oriented simulation environment that enables students and distance learners to perform online signal processing simulations, Visualize Web-based interactive demos, and perform computer laboratories from remote locations. J-DSP is accompanied by a series of hands-on laboratory exercises that complement classroom and textbook content. The laboratories cover several fundamental concepts, including z transforms, digital filter design, spectral analysis, multirate signal processing, and statistical signal processing. Online assessment instruments for the evaluation of the J-DSP software and the associated laboratory exercises have been developed. Pre/postassessment data have been collected and analyzed for each laboratory in an effort to assess the impact of the tool on student learning.
AB - An interactive Web-based simulation tool called Java-DSP (J-DSP) for use in digital signal processing (DSP)-related electrical engineering courses is described. J-DSP is an object-oriented simulation environment that enables students and distance learners to perform online signal processing simulations, Visualize Web-based interactive demos, and perform computer laboratories from remote locations. J-DSP is accompanied by a series of hands-on laboratory exercises that complement classroom and textbook content. The laboratories cover several fundamental concepts, including z transforms, digital filter design, spectral analysis, multirate signal processing, and statistical signal processing. Online assessment instruments for the evaluation of the J-DSP software and the associated laboratory exercises have been developed. Pre/postassessment data have been collected and analyzed for each laboratory in an effort to assess the impact of the tool on student learning.
KW - Assessment instruments
KW - Distance learning
KW - Interactive digital signal processing (DSP) demos
KW - Online signal processing laboratories
KW - Tools to embed digital signal processing (DSP) simulations in Web lectures
KW - Web-based simulations
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U2 - 10.1109/TE.2005.854569
DO - 10.1109/TE.2005.854569
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:28444467791
SN - 0018-9359
VL - 48
SP - 735
EP - 749
JO - IEEE Transactions on Education
JF - IEEE Transactions on Education
IS - 4
ER -