Teaching Digital Signal Processing with MATLAB,Simulink and DSP Kits A Practical, Cohesive, and Hands-On Approach

This paper provides an introduction to Digital Signal Processing topics taught in the undergraduate electronics /computer engineering programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology.This paper describes how Wentworth Institute of Technology provides "hands on" experience with real signals by using a "laboratory" based on MATLAB and SIMULINK running on PC's.In addition, an innovative approach is provided in this paper for integrating DSP course in to the graduate program at Heritage Engineering College in Calcutta, India.The author introduced this approach during his sabbatical at Heritage Engineering College by providing the opportunity to conduct hands on experiments with real signals and hardware, using Texas Instruments (TI) C6713 evaluation boards, MATLAB and SIMULINK.DSP is traditionally a highly mathematical subject, and the standard DSP textbooks contain a lot of mathematical exposition.This is necessary for a profound understanding of the subject.The author believes that the principles of DSP can best be learned through interaction in a laboratory setting, where students can appreciate the concepts of DSP through real-time implementation of experiments and projects.