Course Catalog 2009-2010 Postgraduate Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Moncef Gabbouj

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 4, 5 : Wednesday 14 - 16, TB110	DI-Opiskelijat International Students Jatko-opiskelijat Sähkötekniikan koulutusohjelma Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta

Requirements

Final exam and an assignment. The assignment has to be completed before attending the exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After passing this course a student has knowledge of compression methods for digital transmission and storage of video.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Compression methods for digital transmission and storage of video. The functional blocks of a modern video compression system with emphasis on signal processing aspects.
2.	Application of video compression algorithms in International standards (e.g. MPEG-4, H.263, H.264) and in practical video applications (digital TV, video phone, internet video).

Evaluation criteria for the course

The course grade is based on the exam grade. Very good grade is obtained when exam questions are correctly answered and a project work is accepted. Threshold for passing the exam is at least half of the maximum exam points.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Lecture slides	"Video Compression"	Stephan Wenger					English

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Excercises Practical works	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	19.02.2010
Modifier	Kirsi Järnström