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Making own lecture materials

WEB

Discussions

Tutorials

Self-evaluations

Simulationstudies

@-learning

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Coursedatabase

Objectives:•decision making

•working with others•integration of knowledge

Encourage to develop:•ability to learn independently

•improved communication skills•an engineering approach to problem solving and design

•ability to understand complex systems and their simulation =Return of Capital=

Research Oriented Curriculum

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Motivation for Research Oriented Curriculum

• Students learning from polished lecture material is weak

• Stimulate own thinking

• Group work

• Learn to use WEB

• Learn to solve and distinct by using self-studies and group interactions

• Learn wider-scope problem solving

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Student based sessions(s)Comment discussion

Course Layout

Student based tutorial(s)Comment discussion

Special Assignments

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exam 50p

seminar material 20p

seminar presentation/special assignment 10p

tutorials 10p

Grading

45 points yield highest grade ’5’15 points yield pass ’1’

seminar gives 50/50 pointsfor student and group

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Tasks• Student

– session seminars

– solving tutorials

– optional special assignment

• Assistant

– be a facilitator

– planning tutorials (with prof)

• Professor

– be a facilitator

– course planning

– grading

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Learning:– learn processing data & present information– learn interactions– learn information skill

Rewards by points:– prepared a seminar material

(max 20p)– discuss/solve tutorial assignment (max

10p)– seminar presentation

/optional assignment (max 10p)

– Thus you can have grade ‘4’ even

without exam!

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Tasks for a Student• Prepare a lecture

– 1-2 students in a group at a time– guides for a lecture available at the homepage – powerpoint format, submit one day before

session by email• Prepare assignments

– in tutorials a list is rotated where calculated assignments are indicated (On/Off)

• Prepare an (optional) special assignment– simulation / litterature study– 2-10 pages

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Participating Sessions

• Familiarize yourself with course material so you can comment lectures

• Write down– important points– questions– explanations/fillings of book(s) material

• Be active!

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S-72.227 Course Material• Books

– A. Bruce Carlson: Communication Systems 3rd Ed.

– B.P.Lathi: Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems 3rd Ed

– Sections from some other books/articles

– Web!

• What is not distributed

– lecture notes (each student/group writes own notes)

– tutorial solutions

• What is distributed

– special assignments

– @learning material (if not available from NET)

– auxiliary material given by a student or lecturer

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Contents•Many pictures•Many examples•Verifying simulations•Net links

Building a Seminar Lecture

Mechanical•Table of contents

•Introduction•Condensed body text

•Conclusions•List of references

(if not from the course book)

General•Understand•If don’t

– discuss in sessions– find out– omit

•Focus!

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Tutorials• Given by students; discussed in-situ by course

personnel & students

• Salary: based on participation, max 10 points

• Feedback by discussions

• If an assignment is left unsolved discussed next time

• Solutions not distributed (need to take notes or rely on group work)

• Student can verify tutorial assignments by simulations than can make up a special assignment!

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Optional Special Assignment• Topic

– student generated or– given by a course personnel (email-request)

• Distribution for all for students for discussions• Types

– simulations (also tutorial related)– literature research (http://http.cs.berkeley.edu/~gribble/summaries/)

– company driven• Format given in homepage, covers 2-10 pages• Grading carries max of 10 points

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Course Homepage

• guidelines for

– lectures (topics, key questions)

– tutorial assignments

– @learning and simulation program (VIS-Sim)

• students’ contributions (as special assignments)

• course bulletins

• group members

• Next seminar topic

• Next tutorial assignments

• auxiliary material

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Using Net

• Learn to use search engines

• Learn to use ready-made lecture material available from net

• Use encyclopaedias & databases for reference

• Use simulations to verify tutorial & special assignment results

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Technical Contents: Session Topics

• Most lectures follow: Carlson’s or Lathi’s book • Exam is based on these reference books and tutorials

• Lecture program is updated in homepage weekly bases, eg at least week before lecture

• Session topics can be suggested and modified by student/group negotiations

• Sessions can be (and should be) reinforced by simulations & other related materials

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