COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: TELEVISION TECHNIQUE

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 346	C	99	3	0	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Overview and historical perspective on film and television. Use of camera for film making. Effective use of television techniques for best film making.
Course Objectives:	Image conversion to video signal/interlaced and non-interlaced scanning/synchronization/ Camera tubes , CCD image detectors/Spectrum of the Black and white (luminance) signal/ Channels spectrum arrangements/Intercarrier system /Color Image perception, Luminosity, luminance, brightness, contrast, Hue / color pyramid/ Color difference signals/Color TV systems/ NTSC/ PAL B-G/ SECAM/Video displaying technologies: CRT tubes, LCD screens/Advanced TV systems/Digital Video Broadcasting

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Digital television systems in Europe and worldwide
2	Digitization of audio / video signals. Digitalization formats
3	The structure of a digital television system.
4	Digital interfaces. International standards ITU - R BT 601/656
5	The general principles of compression. Compression of still images. JPEG and JPEG 2000 standards.
6	Compression of images with movement. Standards: H.261, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and MPEG-7.
7	The standards of digital television: SDTV, EDTV and HDTV
8	Multiplexing of television signal. The formation of SDI signals. Channel coding.
9	NTSC system, frequency interleaving
10	PAL B-G and SECAM Systems
11	Conversion of video signals to optical domain: CRT’s TFT LCD screens, Video Projection devices
12	Fundamental concepts in advanced Television systems: Image digitization, image coding, DVB
13	Presentations
14	Course overview

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Michael Robin, Michel Poulin, "Digital Television fundamentals", McGraw-Hill Pub. 2000."The scientist and engineering's guide to Digital Signal Processing", Steven. W.Smith second edition."TV Content Analysis: Techniques and Applications", Yiannis Kompatsiaris, Bernard Merialdo and Shiguo Lian, June 25, 2011.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Ability of analyzing and designing an image and video processing system
2	Student will have good knowledge regarding the still picture concept and formats.
3	They will learn the coding schemes applied and data transmission format for digital television.
4	The different compression techniques and the digital transmission.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	4
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	4
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	4
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	4
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Laboratory	2	5
Final Exam	1	60
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	56
Mid-terms	1	16	16
Assignments	1	10	10
Final examination	1	20	20
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6