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Study program Media and Communications Technology

Semester / Frequency of occurrence 1 / WS

Designation of module MC1 – Discrete Mathematics and Error Correction

Teaching session Discrete Mathematics and Error Correction

Language German

Form of teaching / time duration Lectures and exercises / 4 SWS

ECTS Credits 5

Amount of work required attendace / self study 60 / 90 hours

Person responsible for module Schneider-Obermann

Lecturer Schneider-Obermann

Prerequisites • Fundamentals of analysis and linear algebra

Educational goals /

skills

Discrete mathematics forms the common basis for the fields of error-correcting codes

and for cryptography which are part of any modern communications system. Students

• will get a solid mathematical background of discrete mathematics to be applied in

forward error correction techniques and cryptography

• are able to design coding systems for communications and other devices based on an

in depth treatment of error correction

• will be able to apply advanced tools from linear algebra to this and other domains.

Content Discrete Mathematics

• Groups, rings, fields, subgroups, vector spaces, matrices

• Algebra of finite fields: properties, Galois fields, scalar product, orthogonality, dual

spaces

• Irreducible and primitive polynomials

• The discrete logarithm problem, factorization algorithms

• Implementation aspects of finite field calculations, Zech-Logarithm

Error Correction

• Channel capacity and coding bounds, channel models and appropriate metrics

• Linear block codes and cyclic codes

• Polynomial representation of codes, frequency domain representation of codes,

transformation methods

• Code examples: BCH-, Reed-Solomon-, Reed-Muller-, and Golay-codes

• Extension and augmentation of codes

• Algebraic and non algebraic decoding algorithms

• Convolutional codes, Maximum Likelihood decoding (hard- and soft decision),

Viterbi algorithm, termination of codes, SOVA (Soft Output Viterbi Algorithm)

• Burst error correcting codes

• Code construction and decoding algorithms of Product, concatenated, and Turbo

codes

• ARQ-Schemes (stop and wait, go back N, selective repeat)

• Calculation and estimation of weight and distance distributions

• Error probability calculation, estimation, and simulation

• Applications of error correction codes (e.g. CD, DVB, UMTS, satellite)

Study and examination

performance

Written examination

Forms of media Whiteboard

transparencies

Supplementary script

exercises

Literature • Morandi, P.: Field and Galois Theory, Springer.

• Lin, S., Costello, D. J.: Error Control Coding, Prentice Hall.

• Peterson, W., Weldon, E.: Error Correcting Codes, The MIT Press.

• Blahut, R.: Theory and Practice of Error Control Codes, Addison-Wesley.

• Bossert, M.: Kanalcodierung, Teubner.

• Schneider-Obermann, H.: Kanalcodierung, Vieweg.




Designation of module MC2 – Advanced Communications

Teaching session Advanced Communications

Language German


ECTS Credits 5


Person responsible for module Plantholt

Lecturer Plantholt

Prerequisites • Signal and Systems Theory, Digital Baseband Transmission

• Modulation schemes

Educational goals /

skills

The aim of the lecture is to strengthen the mathematical background and theory behind

actual communications systems, including image capture and display.

Students will be able to

• understand and apply multidimensional signal theory in Communication systems and

related devices.

• understand and interprete multidimensional signal sampling, processing, signal

reconstruction and related artefacts

• apply statistical methods

• will be able to read and understand scientific text books and articles.

Content • Multidimensional distributions (spread functions)

• Multidimensional convolution and Fourier Transform

• Application to signal processing (sampling, reconstruction), e.g. for image processing

• Probability Calculation (Random variables, probability concept)

• Conditional probability, Bayes´ theorem

• Probability density function, cumulative probability function

• Special discrete and continuous distributions

• Error probability calculations, error function, Q-function, approximations, lower and

upper bounds, additive white Gaussian noise channel

• Applications (e.g. Bit Error Measurements, Jitter Measurements)

• Random processes (Autocorrelation, cross correlation, power spectral density)

• Applications of correlation techniques

• Single and Multicarrier modulation (OFDM) Geometrical representation of modulated

signals


performance

Written examination

Forms of media Whiteboard

transparencies

Supplementary script

Literature • Ohm, J.-R., Lüke, H.-D. :Signalübertragung, Springer,2007

• Papoulis, A.: Systems and Transforms with Application in Optics, McGraw Hill Book

Company, N.Y.

• Wendland, B. Fernsehtechnik, Bd. I, Hüthig (ELTEX)

• Sklar, B.: Digital Communications, Prentice Hall, N.J.

• Kammeyer, K.D.: Nachrichtenübertragung, B.G. Teubner.



Semester / Frequency of occurrence 2 / SS

Designation of module MC3 – Secure Networking

Teaching session Secure Networking

Language German


Laboratory / 1 SWS ECTS Credits 5


Person responsible for module Winter

Lecturer Winter

Prerequisites • TCP/IP networking

• Discrete Mathematics

Educational goals /

skills

Confidentiality, authentication and message integrity are key components of secure

communication and build the main focus of the course. Further topics are availability of

services and access control.

Successful participants of the course should

• understand the algorithms and protocols for encrypting/decrypting, authentication and

ensuring message integrity

• be able to judge different security protocols and standards with respect to

implementation complexity and security aspects

• known the various forms of attacks on the network infrastructure and

countermeasures.

Content • Principles of cryptography substitution ciphers, transposition ciphers, one time pads,

• Basics of symmetric key cryptography: e.g. Data Encryption Standard (DES, Triple

DES), Advanced Encryptions Standard (AES)

• Public key cryptography: RSA-Algorithm, Diffie-Hellman Algorithm, ElGamal

Algorithm

• Cryptographic hash functions (message digests), message authentication codes:

principles and examples

• Authentication protocols

• Digital signatures

• Key distribution: certificates e.g. X509, Public Key Infrastructure

• Layer-2 security: e.g. IEEE 802.1x

• IPsec

• Virtual private networks

• Application layer security: e.g. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), S/MIME, Secure Socket

Layer (SSL) / Transport Layer Security (TSL)

• Security in wireless and mobile networks

• Attacks and countermeasures, e.g. firewalls

Laboratory

• analyzing network security with appropriate tools (port and network scanning,

sniffing, password cracker), firewall configuration, IPsec, e-mail security with

S/MIME


performance

Written examination

Laboratory test

Forms of media Companion web site

Power Point presentations with accompanying text and exercises as pdf documents (not

available yet)

Literature • Schneier, B.: Applied cryptography, Wiley.

• Kaufmann, C. et al.: Network Security, Prentice Hall.

• J. Schwenk: Sicherheit u. Kryptographie im Internet, Vieweg, 2010.

• Tanenbaum, A.: Computer Networks, Prentice Hall.

• Beutelsbacher A., et al.: Kryptographie in Theorie und Praxis, Vieweg.

• Doraswamy, N., Harkins, D.: IPSec, Prentice Hall.

• C. Eckert, IT-Sicherheit, Oldenbourg




Designation of module MC4 – Multimedia Networking

Teaching session Multimedia Networking

Language German




Person responsible for module Gross

Lecturer Gross

Prerequisites • TCP/IP networking

• Source coding fundamentals

Educational goals /

skills

The transmission of real-time media over error prone packet data networks requires a

careful choice of methods and parameters. These include media formats and network

parameters. Within this lecture we treat a combined view of both. Students should

• understand the problems and solutions of media transmission over packet data

networks

• be able to evaluate the suitability of networks for real-time media transmission

• be able to integrate and configure multimedia networking systems.

Content • Short repetition of TCP/IP protocols with in-depth treatment of Multicast and real-

time media transmission in packet data networks (requirements, problems)

• Introduction to network simulation

• Media formats (e.g. MPEG-4, H.263/264) with embedded functions to enhance

robustness against transmission errors (error concealment, fast resynchronization,

scalable bit rate)

• Media streaming in best effort IP networks (RTP/RTCP, SDP, RTSP, HTTP Live

Streaming)

• Network technologies with Quality of Service (principles, methods, concepts and

networks as e.g. ATM, IntServ, DiffServ, MPLS)

• Multimedia networking systems (e.g. VoIP, IPTV)

Laboratory

• Network simulation

• Multimedia networking applications (e.g. VoD, VC, IPTV)

• QoS features of network nodes


performance

Written examination

Laboratory test

Forms of media Companion web site

Power Point presentations with accompanying text and exercises

Literature • Tanenbaum, A. S.: Computer Networks, Prentice Hall.

• Kurose, J. F., Ross, K. W.: Computer Networking, Addison-Wesley.

• Kuo, F. F., J. F. G. Luna-Aceves, J. F. G., Effelsberg, W.: Multimedia

Communications – Protocols and Applications, Prentice Hall.

• Fluckiger, F.: Understanding Networked Multimedia, Prentice Hall.




Designation of module MC5 – Image and Signal Processing

Teaching session Image and Signal Processing

Language German




Person responsible for module Fries

Lecturer Fries

Prerequisites • Basic knowledge in signal processing: discrete time signals & systems, discrete

Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, z-transform

Educational goals /

skills

The objective of this course is to introduce advanced signal processing techniques with

emphasis on applications to images. At the end of the course, students will be able

• to design a statistical model for various signals

• to estimate its parameters, on the basis of a series of signal samples

• to make a choice of algorithm for a given image processing application.

Content • Digital filters: filter structures, FIR filters, IIR filters, design, applications

• 2 dimensional z-transform

• Histogram processing

• Image smoothing, image sharpening

• Point operations, thresholding

• Linear and nonlinear filters: min and max filter, mean and median filter

• Morphological image processing

• Image segmentation: point, line and edge detection, Hough transform

• Region based segmentation

• 2 dimensional DCT, Wavelets and multiresolution processing

Laboratory

• Filter Design with Matlab Image Processing Toolbox

• Edge detection with Common Vision Blox Toolbox

• Industrial object recognition


performance

Written examination

Laboratory test

Forms of media Power Point presentations

Whiteboard

Companion website with course material and links related to the course

Literature • Proakis, J. Manolakis, D.: Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms and

Applications, Prentice Hall.

• Oppenheim, A., Schafer, R.: Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall.

• Burger, W., Burge, M. J.: Digitale Bildverarbeitung, Springer.

• Gonzalez, R. D., Woods, R. E. : Digital Image Processing, Pearson Internat. Edition.



Designation of module MC6 – Video Compression Technology

Teaching session Video Compression Technology

Language German




Person responsible for module Hedtke

Lecturer Hedtke

Prerequisites • Television fundamentals

• Basics of compression technology

• Mathematical requirements are Fourier methods and matrix operations

Educational goals /

skills

Video compression is one of the fundamental technologies in media communications.

After successful completion of this module the students are able to

• understand the techniques of advanced video compression formats

• evaluate new technologies with respect to complexity of codecs and video quality

• plan applications with compressed video data.

Content • Introduction to compression systems (video formats, objective and subjective

redundancy)

• Basic structure of hybrid codec (transformation, quantizer, entropy coder, motion

compensation)

• Rate control (strategy, functionality, and quality)

• Detailed evaluation of MPEG-2 (function blocks, profiles and levels)

• Splicing and transcoding / transrating (influence of group of pictures, temporal and

spatial transcoding, quality evaluation of transcoding)

• Overview of MPEG-4 (objects, tools and basic architecture)

• MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC function blocks)

• Scalable video coding (SVC)

• Multiview coding (MVC)

• 2D-Wavelet Coding (JPEG2000, scalability of data streams)

• High efficiency video coding (HEVC)

• Application of compressed video formats (low resolution, standard TV, HDTV)

Laboratory

• Application of compression formats and quality evaluation,

• Evaluation of selected areas on conmpression technology


performance

Written examination

Laboratory test

Forms of media Power Point presentations with accompanying text and exercises

Literature • Mitchel: MPEG Video Compression Standard, Chapman & Hall.


• Pereira: The MPEG-4 Handbook, IMSC Press.

• Richardson: H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression, Wiley& Sons.

• Ghanbari, M.: Standard Codecs Image Compression to Advanced Video Coding,

IEE.

• Sayood: Introduction to Data Compression, Morgan Kaufmann Pub.



Designation of module MC7 – Audio Coding, Storage and Transmission

Teaching session Audio Coding, Storage and Transmission

Language German




Person responsible for module Indlekofer

Lecturer Indlekofer

Prerequisites • Mathematical description of signals and systems

• Knowledge of source coding and channel coding principles

• Programming techniques

Educational goals /

skills

Various technologies are applied to encode, store, and transmit digital audio signals.

After completion of this module, students are able to

understand lossless and perceptual audio coding

• implement audio coding algorithms

• understand the physical format of storage and transmission

• design systems for digital audio storage and transmission.

Content • Lossless audio coding

• Psychoacoustic principles and perceptual audio coding

• Subband and transformation coding

• Audio coding standards (e.g. MPEG based and proprietary)

• Storage media for audio content (e.g. CD, DVD, BD)

• Audio file formats

• Digital audio broadcasting and sound transmission in DVB

• Audio in IP based networks

Laboratory

• Implementation and evaluation of audio coding algorithms for audio storage and

transmission

• Analysis of data and file formats


performance

Written examination

Laboratory test

Forms of media Power Point presentations with accompanying text and exercises

Literature • A. Spanias, T. Painter, and V. Atti: Audio Signal Processing and Coding. Wiley.

• M. Bosi and R. E. Goldberg: Introduction to Digital Audio Coding and Standards.

Springer.

• Ken C. Pohlmann: Principles of Digital Audio. McGraw-Hill.

• J. Watkinson: The Art of Digital Audio. Focal Press.

• U. Zölzer: Digitale Audiosignalverarbeitung. Teubner.



Semester / Frequency of occurrence 1 or 2 / WS and SS

Designation of module MC8 – Scientific Project

Teaching session Scientific Project

Language German

Form of teaching / time duration Seminar / 4 SWS

ECTS Credits 5


Person responsible for module Ruppel

Lecturer all

Prerequisites • other modules depending on the subject

Educational goals /

skills

Students learn to

• apply their technical and soft skills to a real scientific problem

• work in a team

• be able to control the progress of a project and to write a scientific documentation

• perform a technical task by means of academic methods

• analyze and structure the subject matter systematically work on solutions

• show their technical competences and autonomy

Content The scientific project is related to various research and development activities carried

out within the department of information technology and electrical engineering. Typical

subjects are e.g. “mobile multimedia applications”, “digital cinema”, “stereoscopic video

technology”, “professional audio systems”, “wireless communications”, “signal

processing”, “multiple antenna system design and optimization”. The project work is

carried out in groups of 2-4 students. The progress of the projects is controlled by

regular meetings and enterim reports.

Projects typically include:

• solving technical questions by performing literature studies, analyzing different

solutions and coming to a practicable solution

• accomplishment of an analysis and measurements on a system,

• development of a new practical exercise (e.g. video coding),

• integration of a new technical system (to be used at HSRM or in cooperation with

industry),

• development of scientific software solutions for given problems


performance

Written documentation and oral presentation (100%)

Forms of media Project definition

Independent realization

Regular project discussion with the responsible lecturers

Literature • Garton, C. et al: Fundamentals of Technology Project Management.

• Tom deMarco: Der Termin, Hanser Fachbuch.

• Bänsch, A.: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten (2003).

• Further readings depending on the subject of the project.


Studiengang Medien- und Kommunikationstechnik

Semester / Angebot 1. oder 2. Semester / im SS

Modulbezeichnung MC9 – Wahlfach Medien- und Kommunikationstechnik – a)

Bezeichnung der Veranstaltung Wireless Communications

Sprache Deutsch und Englisch

Veranstaltungsform / Umfang Vorlesung und Übungen / 4 SWS

ECTS Punkte 5

Arbeitsumfang für Veranstaltung / Selbststudium 60 / 90 Std.

Modulverantwortung Schroeder

Dozent Schroeder

Voraussetzungen • Erfahrung in der Anwendung der Fourier Transformation

• Grundkenntnisse der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechung und stochastischer Signale

• Grundlagen digitaler Übertragunsgverfahren

• Hintergrundwissen über Kanalkodierung (in dieser Vorlesung nicht behandelt)

• Grundkenntnise der Maxwellschen Theorie

• Grundkenntnisse der analogen Schaltungstechnik

Vermittelte Kenntnisse

/ Kompentenzen

Die Veranstaltung behandelt ausgewählte, für das Verständnis moderner drahtloser

Kommunikationssysteme zentrale Konzepte. Die Auswahl des Stoffes ist an den

aktuellen Mobilfunksystemen (z.B. 3GPP LTE) sowie Breitband-Rundfunksystemen

(z.B. DVB) orientiert. Behandelt werden theoretische / mathematische Grundlagen

andererseits und ausgewählte Aspekte der schaltungstechnischen Realisierung. Die

Veranstaltung soll die Teilnehmner dazu befähigen, weiterführende Literatur und

Spezifikationen in Standards zu studieren.

Inhalt • Einführung: Geschichte der drahtlosen Ünertragungsverfahren. Klassischer Rundfunk.

Aktuelle drahtlose Kommunikationssysteme, Herausforderungen, Metriken und

Grenzen. Standards und System Architekturen.

• Frequenzumsetzung: Frenquenzbänder. Basisband- und Hochfrequenzsignale..

Physikalisches and analytisches Signal. Hilbert Transformation. Realisierung von

Mischern.

• Digitale Modulationsverfahren: Grundlagen. N-QAM und N-PSK Modulation.

Pulsformung. Nyquist Kriterium. RRC Filter. Modulationsfehler und Fehlervektor.

• Wellenausbreitung, Antennen und Funkkanäle: Electromagnetische Wellen.

Antennen. Ausbreitungsmodelle, Pfaddämpfung. Mehrwegekaenäle. Statistische

Kanalmodelle, WSSUS Kanal. Rauschen.

• Mehrträger-Verfahren (OFDM)

• Mehrantennentechnik (MIMO): Sende- und Empfangsdiversität. Raummultiplex,

Precoding und Kanalzustandsinformation. Beamforming.

Art der Prüfung Schriftliche Prüfung

Lehrmittel Ausführliche Präsentation mit Herleitungen und Übungsaufgaben (in englischer

Sprache), Tafel.

Literatur • GOLDSMITH, A.: Wireless Communications. New York: Cambridge University

Press, 2005.

• KAMMEYER , D.: Nachrichtenübertragung. Wiesbaden: Teubner Verlag, 2004.

• PROAKIS, J. G.; SALEHI, M.: Communication Systems Engineering.

• Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.

• PARSONS , J. D.: The Mobile Radio Propagation Channel. New York: John Wiley &

Sons, 2000.

• STEELE, R.; HANZO, L.: Mobile Radio Communications. Chichester, UK: Wiley-

IEEE Press, 1999.

• BLAUSTEIN, N.; ANDERSON, J. B.: Multipath Phenomena. Boston: Artech House,

2002.



Semester / Frequency of occurrence 1 or 2 / WS or SS

Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – b)

Teaching session Cryptography

Language German

Form of teaching / time duration Seminar / 4 SWS

ECTS Credits 5


Person responsible for module Winter

Lecturer Winter

Prerequisites • Advanced Mathematics (Discrete Mathematics)

Educational goals /

skills

In this seminar students train to write a technical/scientific paper and to present their

results in front of a critical audience. With respect to cryptography participants should

• understand the algorithms and protocols for encrypting/decrypting, authentication and

ensuring message integrity

• understand the complexity aspects of encryption and decryption

• be able to judge cryptographic algorithms with respect to complexity and security

• known the various forms of attacks on cryptographic algorithms.

Content In this seminar students work (in groups of two) on one dedicated subject within the area

of cryptography. The subjects should cover the following topics:

• Mathematical background: probability and security, complexity theory, number

theory, factoring, prime number generation, discrete logarithm in a finite field

• Block cipher and stream cipher principles

• Block cipher examples: DES, Triple DES, IDEA, Blowfish, methods of operations

(EBB, CBC, OFB, CBF)

• Pseudo random sequence generation and stream ciphers

• One way hash functions: background, MD4, MD5, Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA),

message authentication codes

• Public key encryption: Knapsack algorithm, RSA, ElGamal

• Key exchange algorithms

• Public key digital signature algorithms: RSA signature, ElGamal Signature, DSA

• Cryptographic protocols: key exchange, authentication, zero knowledge proofs, blind

signature

Example implementations and standards: e.g. smart cards, pretty good privacy


performance

Written documentation (40%)

Oral presentation (30%)

Oral examination (30%)


Whiteboard

Literature • B. Schneier, Applied cryptography, Wiley. 2th edition. 1996

• C. Kaufmann et al.: Network Security. Prentice Hall. 2th edition. 2002

• Beutelsbacher et al. Kryptograhie in Theorie und Praxis, Vieweg, 2010

• J. Schwenk: Sicherheit u. Kryptographie im Internet, Vieweg, 2010.

• C. Eckert, IT-Sicherheit, Oldenbourg




Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – c)

Teaching session Digital Systems Implementation

Language German

Form of teaching / time duration Lecturer and exercises / 2 SWS



Person responsible for module NN

Lecturer NN

Prerequisites • Fundamentals of digital circuits design and (V)HDL

• lab experience with HDL based design tools (e.g. FPGA Advantage)

Educational goals /

skills

The industry aims at an optimized design and a first pass design success to cut costs and

to reduce time to market. This requires that designers are aware of verification, test, and

optimization goals from the start of the design process. Therefore, students

• learn to consider verification and test as integral parts of the design process

• learn to use modern verification techniques

• get means to optimize a design and the ability to judge the trade off between different

optimization objectives like critical path delay and chip area.

Content • VHDL in a nutshell: main concepts and language constructs

• Verification of digital systems and design for verification

- VHDL-constructs for assertion and reports

- Scripts for verification of simple designs

- Black, white, and gray box verification

- Verification concepts: directed testbenches and coverage-driven random based

• Test of digital systems and design for testability

- Types of errors (stuck at errors, bridging errors, etc)

- Test pattern generation

- Scan based testing

- On chip generation of test patterns, boundary scan, IDDQ test

• Design optimization

- System partitioning, logic optimization

- Analysis: (static) timing analysis, critical path, cutsets

- Placement and routing

- Tool reports and constraints editor (e.g. delay constraints, pinout constraints)

• Short introduction into miscellaneous topics of modern system design (e.g. System on

a Chip, hardware software co-design, model driven architecture, co-simulation)

Laboratory

• Write a test bench for a given design (with some nasty errors to be found)

• Co-design a new system and a testbench, e.g. an audio application

• optimize a given FPGA design with respect to area and speed respectively


performance

Written examination (70%)

Laboratory test (30%)

Forms of media Lecture notes

Set of design samples

Power Point presentations with accompanying exercises

whiteboard

Literature • P.J. Ashenden: The Designer's guide to VHDL, Morgan Kaufmann.

• P.J. Ashenden: The Student's guide to VHDL, Morgan Kaufmann.

• J. Bergeron: Writing Testbenches, Kluver Academic.

• W. Wolf: FPGA-Based System Design, Prentice Hall.

• D. Jansen: Handbuch der Electronic Design Automation, Hanser.

• M.D. Birnbaum: Essential Electronic Design Automation, Prentice Hall.J.

• Bergeron: Writing testbenches using SystemVerilog




Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – d)

Teaching session Selected Areas on Communications Technology

Language German


ECTS Credits 5


Person responsible for module Schroeder

Lecturer Schroeder

Prerequisites • basic understanding of communications theory

Educational goals /

skills

The lecture gives in depth knowledge of specific topic in the area of communications

technology. The topic depends on the latest technology developments in this area and

may change each year.

Content • Miscellaneous Topics, depends on selected theme


performance

Written examination


Literature • Depends on selected themes



Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – e)

Teaching session Digital Cinema

Language German




Person responsible for module Ruppel

Lecturer Ruppel

Prerequisites • Video encoding schemes (H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG2000)

• Color representation, colorimetry, color space conversion

• Knowledge on spatial and temporal resolution of moving images

• Signal processing algorithms, sampling and linear filtering

Educational goals /

skills

The major technical buildings blocks will be introduced and compared to broadcast and

video technology. Furthermore, market introduction aspects and major industrial players

will be discussed. After the course, students are able

• to understand and evaluate the technology behind Digital Cinema

• to have an overview of the key factors of market introduction.

Content • Terms and definitions: D-Cinema, E-Cinema, standardization bodies and industry

forums

• Workflow: mastering, distribution, presentation

• Mastering: Digital Source Master, Image and audio representation

• Distribution: Digital Cinema Packaging, watermarking, scalable JPEG2000 encoding,

MXF wrapping, encryption, Digital Rights Management, delivery media, store and

forward scheme

• Presentation: projectors, server, automation systems, link encryption, subtitling,

fingerprinting

• Color space for Digital Cinema

• Stereoscopic imagery

• Security concept

• Market aspects: status of deployment, major players

Laboratory

• Creation of DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages)

• Evaluation of digitally projected theatrical content

• Color and luminance measurements

• Comparison and evaluation of different RGB color spaces


performance

Written examination

Laboratory tests



Script

Whiteboard

Literature • Charles A. Poynton: Digital Video and HDTV, John Wiley & Sons.

• Charles Swartz: Understanding Digital Cinema, Focal Press.



Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – f)

Teaching session Auditory Visual Media Project

Language German


Project / 3 SWS ECTS Credits 5


Person responsible for module Fries

Lecturer Fries

Prerequisites • Fourier transform, Frequency domain representations of discrete time signals,

spectrum analysis, DFT, FFT, short term analysis, windowing

Educational goals /

skills

The objective of this course is to introduce some technologies for multimodal human

computer interaction systems using speech, gesture, and facial animation. At the end of

the course, students will

• have an understanding of the principles of multimodal interaction

• be able to design multimodal dialogue systems and interfaces.

Content • Auditory visual speech synthesis: concepts, visemes, lip synchronous text to speech

synthesis

• Talking faces, facial animation generation and controlling, FAP, eye control

algorithms

• Talking characters, gesture generation, gesture set, head movement controlling,

character modeling

• Gesture recognition algorithms

• Auditory visual speech dialog systems: dialog systems, multimodal dialog systems,

dialog planning and controlling, applying text-to-speech and speech-to-text systems,

knowledge data base

• Conversational characters and animated agents

• Applications: multimodal dialogue systems, conversational interfaces, human

computer interfaces

Project

The accompanying projects will aim on practical experience in designing multimodal

interfaces (web-based) and dialog systems


performance


Project presentation (40%)


Whiteboard

Script: G. Fries, AV-Sprachsignalverarbeitung (in german)

Companion website with course material and links related to the course

Literature • L. R. Rabiner, R.W. Schafer: Digital Processing of Speech Signals, Prentice Hall.

• X. Huang, A. Acero, H.-W. Hon: Spoken language processing, Prentice Hall.

• J. Holmes, W. Holmes: Speech Synthesis and Recognition, Taylor & Francis.




Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – g)

Teaching session High Definition Television

Language German





Lecturer Hedtke

Prerequisites • understanding of television fundamentals

• understanding of video format basics

Educational goals /

skills

This course offers a broad range of information on HDTV standards and techniques for

transport and storage and the corresponding equipment. Students

• get a understanding of high definition demands and benefits

• get knowledge about HDTV studio equipment

• learn how and where to apply high definition video processing

• get an impression about the future of high definition formats.

Content • HDTV Standards

• HDTV Interfaces

• HDTV Broadcast and Contribution Formats

• HDTV Studio Equipment

• 3D HDTV Technology

• 3D HDTV Devices and Interfaces

• 3D HDTV Broadcast and Contribution Formats

• HDTV Consumer devices

• Ultra-High Definition TV

• HDTV Technology trends

Laboratory

• Selected areas of HDTV technology


performance


Laboratory presentation (30%)

Forms of media Power Point presentations and exercises

Literature • SMPTE Standards

• Pointon: Digital Video and HDTV”, Morgan Kaufmann Publisher



Designation of module MC9 – Elective Media and Communications Technology – h)

Teaching session Selected Areas on Media Technology

Language German


ECTS Credits 5



Lecturer Hedtke

Prerequisites • basic understanding of media technology

Educational goals /

skills

The lecture gives in depth knowledge of specific topic in the area of media technology.

The topic depends on the latest technology developments in this area and may change

each year.

Content • Miscellaneous Topics, depends on selected theme


performance

Written examination






Designation of module MC10 – Entrepreneurship – a)

Teaching session Entrepreneurship

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5


Person responsible for module Heimer

Lecturer Heimer

Prerequisites • Ground knowledge of business administration course appreciated

Educational goals /

skills

The course will introduce students to modern theory-based approaches of

entrepreneurship. It is the course's objective to teach most recent knowledge on

entrepreneurship and support the students in practically using those means in generating

a new venture.

Content • The importance of entrepreneurship for societies

• Innovation and entrepreneurship - two sides of the same coin?

• What is entrepreneurship about?

• What makes entrepreneurs different from others?

• What makes a start-up successful

• Financing of start-up companies

• Work on a business plan


performance

Individual presentation and seminar paper

Forms of media Script

Booklet

Literature • Afuah, Allan: Innovation Management : strategies, implementation, and profits /

Allan Afuah - 2nd ed. - 2003

• Drucker, Peter F.: Innovation and Entrepreneurship : practice and principles / Peter F.

Drucker - 1993

• Empirical Entrepreneurship in Europe : new perspectives / ed. by Michael Dowling -

2007

• Entrepreneurship Research in Europe : outcomes and perspectives / ed. by Alain

Fayolle - 2005

• Venkataraman, S. ; Sarasvathy, Saras D.: Strategy and Entrepreneurship : outlines of

an untold story / S. Venkataraman and Saras D. Sarasvathy, in: The Blackwell

Handbook of Strategic Management S. 650-668



Designation of module MC10 – Entrepreneurship – b)

Teaching session Business Project Management

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5



Lecturer Sossenheimer

Prerequisites • Project management 1 or equivalent

Educational goals /

skills

The course will discuss advanced planning and managing of media projects. The

students will learn to apply the instruments of project management in respect with tasks,

time and resources. The course will strongly work on empirical examples of project

managment.

Content • Advanced ideas of project planning and management

• Advanced instruments for time planning

• Advanced instruments for resource planning

• PC-based planning programs

• Practical examples in project management


performance



Booklet

Special software

Literature • Bea, F.X., S. Scheurer, S. Hesselmann, 2008, Projektmanagement, Stuttgart

• Kerzner, H., 2003, Projektmanagement: Ein systemorientierter Ansatz zur Planung

und Steuerung, Bonn

• Litke, H.-D., 2007, Projektmanagement: Methoden, Techniken, Verhaltensweisen, 5.

erweiterte Auflage, München




Designation of module MC11 – Elective Management – a)

Teaching session Personnel Management

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5



Lecturer Gockel

Prerequisites None

Educational goals /

skills

The course will present an introduction into management techniques. The students will

learn about the functional instruments of personnel economics activities.

Content • Tasks and relevance of entrepreneurial personnel politics

• Basics of modern personnel activities

• Personnel planning

• Personnel acquisition

• Leadership competence

• Organization and working time


performance

Written examination


Literature • Büdenbender, U.: Gabler Kompakt-Lexikon Personal: 1.000 Begriffe zu

Personalwirtschaft - Personalmanagement - Arbeits- und Sozialrecht, Gabler.

• Hentze, J.: Grundlagen, Personalbedarfsermittlung, -beschaffung, -entwicklung und -

einsatz, Haupt.

• Scholz, C.: Personalmanagement: Informationsorientierte und verhaltenstheoretische

Grundlagen, Vahlen.

• Wunderer, R.: Unternehmerisches Personalcontrolling: Evaluation der Wertschöpfung

im Personalmanagement, Luchterhand



Designation of module MC11 – Elective Management – b)

Teaching session Innovation Management

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5



Lecturer Heimer

Prerequisites • 6-8 years English lessons in school or similar knowledge

Educational goals /

skills

The course will introduce new methods of innovation management. It is the course's

objective to teach the students the social-economic influence to the technique and

diffusion process

Content • The importance of innovations for societies

• social-economic control mechanisms

• adaptations behavior with technical standards – problems and risks

• strategic innovations management


performance



Booklet

Literature • Afuah, Allan: Innovation Management: strategies, implementation, and profits / Allan

Afuah - 2nd ed. - 2003

• Drucker, Peter F.: Innovation and Entrepreneurship: practice and principles / Peter F.

Drucker - 1993

• Gerybadze, Alexander, 2004, Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement, Vahlen

Verlag

• Dosi, G., 1982, Technological Paradigms and technological trajectories, in: Research

Policy, Vol. 11




Designation of module MC11 – Elective Management – c)

Teaching session Organisations Management

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5



Lecturer Heimer, Sossenheimer

Prerequisites • Basic knowledge of business admisistrations

Educational goals /

skills

The students will learn:

• What are the processes of change in an enterprise

• To analyze the organizations in respect to dynamic and error function

• To evaluate the current and future perspectives for the organization development

Content • organizational decisions

• restructuring within organizations

• the flexible enterprise, basic competences and business, lean production and fractal

production

• change management

• project based enterprise management


performance

Written examination


Literature • Steger, Ulrich: Facetten der Globalisierung. Ökonomische, soziale und politische

Aspekte. – Berlin Heidelberg: Springer 1999

• Gattermeyer, Wolfgang: Change Management und Unternehmenserfolg. Grundlagen,

Methoden, Praxisbeispiele. – Wiesbaden: Th. Gabler 2000

• Doppler, Klaus: Change Management. Den Unternehmenswandel gestalten / Klaus

Doppler; Christoph Lauterburg. - Frankfurt am Main: Campus 1998

• Ulrich, Dave: Strategisches Human Resource Management. – München: Hanser 1999



Designation of module MC11 – Elective Management – d)

Teaching session Media Ethics

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5



Lecturer Dehnert

Prerequisites None

Educational goals /

skills

The seminar consists of directed reading and research on ethical and societal issues of

media. It analyses media usage and the Internet from a media-critical, philosophical and

ethical point of view.

The course emphasizes

• critical thinking

• ethical reflection

• independent analysis

Content • Morals, morality and the human being

• Privacy and the public sphere

• Responibility of journalists and journalism

• Regulation under law and self-regulation

• Massmedia: risk and chance

• Massmedia: change and prospects


performance


Oral presentation (50%)


Literature • Lutz Hachmeister (Ed.): Grundlagen der Medienpolitik. Bonn 2008

• Wolfram Schrag: Medienlandschaft Deutschland. Konstanz 2007

• Klaus Wiegerling: Medienethik. Stuttgart / Weimar 1998




Designation of module MC11 – Elective Management – e)

Teaching session Selected Area on Management

Language German


ECTS Credits 2,5



Lecturer Heimer

Prerequisites • Basic understanding of economics

Educational goals /

skills

The course will introduce new knowledge about selected areas on management. The

topic will complement the other themes in module MC11 and may change each year.

Content Miscellaneous Topics, depends on selected theme


performance

Written examination

Forms of media Power Point presentation



Semester / Frequency of occurrence 3 / WS and SS

Designation of module MC12 – Master-Thesis

Teaching session Master-Thesis

Language German

Form of teaching / time duration ECTS Credits 30

Amount of work required attendace / self study 900 (working period of 26 weeks)


Lecturer all

Prerequisites • Successful completion of modules with at least 50 CP in total.

Educational goals /

skills

The Master Thesis concludes the Master study program. Students need to adopt their

theoretical and practical skills to a substantial task within the area of media and

communications technology as well as to document and present their findings. Within

the thesis, students should

• show their capability to deal with an extensive technical task in a scientifically

oriented way. This includes that the students work autonomously to some degree and

that they find substantial contributions to the subject matter

• solve problems by means of academic methods; they analyze and structure the subject

matter and systematically work on solutions

• show their creativity and autonomy

• prove their competence in scientific inquiry in different media and the well structured

and scientific documentation of their working results

• present their findings in a seminar in front of teaching stuff and students. They need to

present their findings in a way that satisfies the requirements of either a scientific

community or some managers.

Content The subject is related to the area of media and communications technology and should

include complex tasks where the students show their ability to perform scientific work.

The main emphasis of the subject matter can be practical/experimental as well as

theoretical. Students are encouraged to write a paper on their work if appropriate.


performance

Degree of difficulty and accomplishment by the candidate (25%)

Result in terms of usability, functionality, uniqueness and relevance (50%)

Thesis and oral presentation (25%)

Forms of media Thesis in German or English, the summary should be conducted in both languages.

Open audience oral presentation.

Literature • Bänsch, A.: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten.

• Rudestam, K.E. et al: Surviving Your Dissertation.

• Technical literature depends on the subject of the thesis. The inquiry of relevant

literature is part of the thesis.

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