2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
ELEC5611M Digital Media Engineering
15 creditsClass Size: 80
Module manager: Dr C Trayner
Email: C.Trayner@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is mutually exclusive with
| ELEC3612 | Digital Media Engineering |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
To provide students with a knowledge and understanding of modern digital formats for audio and video. Students will learn how modern system-on-chip technology is employed for the processing of digital signals and how content is broadcast or distributed securely using broadband and wireless networks.Learning outcomes
One completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and details of the compression and distribution of digital audi and video.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and details of digital television in particular the DVB-T system.
Syllabus
- Image and video formats, transmission, compression and display.
- Digital Distribution and Broadcasting.
- Video/audio compression and distribution formats in particular JPEG and MPEG.
- The importance of formats in modern digital media.
- The DVB-T and DVB-T2 systems.
- COFDM as used by DVB-T.
- Issues of signal corruption including the path from transmitter to receiver and the amelioraton of this corruption.
- Details of error correction as used by DVB-T.
- The importance and nature of metadata as applied to digital media.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 20 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| Practical | 4 | 3.00 | 12.00 |
| Private study hours | 118.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 32.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 | ||
Private study
Reading lecture notes and textbook(s)Practice exam questions and revision
Extensive work on computer-based mini-project.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students' learning will be monitored through progress in the mini-project.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Computer Exercise | Project | 15.00 |
| Assignment | Essay | 15.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 | |
Resits will be 100% examination based
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr | 70.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 20/03/2013
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