SIGINT Coursera Learning Path — Gantt Chart

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Pace assumption: ~13 hrs/week — target completion in 6 months (26 weeks). Core path finishes by ~week 21. Supplementary runs as a parallel track, wrapping by week 26. Weekday split suggestion: 2 hrs/day on weekdays + 3 hrs on Saturday.

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    title SIGINT Coursera Learning Path — 6-Month Sprint (13 hrs/week)
    dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat  %b %Y

    section Phase 1 · DSP Foundations
    DSP 1 – Basic Concepts & Algorithms (20h)     :dsp1,  2026-04-13, 2w
    DSP 2 – Filtering (20h)                       :dsp2,  after dsp1,  2w
    DSP 3 – Analog vs Digital (20h)               :dsp3,  after dsp2,  2w
    DSP 4 – Applications (20h)                    :dsp4,  after dsp3,  2w
    Audio Signal Processing (50h)                 :audio, after dsp4,  4w

    section Phase 2 · Hardware Security
    Hardware Security (10h)                        :hwsec,  after audio, 1w
    Cryptography & Information Theory (7.5h)       :crypto, after hwsec, 1w

    section Phase 3 · RF Engineering
    RF & mmWave Circuit Design (30h)               :rf,    after crypto, 2w
    Microwave Engineering & Antennas (40h)         :micro, after rf,     3w

    section Phase 4 · ML for Signals
    Advanced ML & Signal Processing (15h)          :mlsp,  after micro,  1w
    Sequences, Time Series & Prediction (15h)      :ts,    after mlsp,   1w

    section Supplementary (parallel track)
    Wireless Comms for Everybody (10h)             :wc,    2026-04-13, 1w
    5G for Everyone (10h)                          :fiveg, after wc,    1w
    Foundations of Adv. Wireless Comms (20h)       :adv,   after fiveg, 2w
    Introduction to Satellite Communications (20h) :sat,   after adv,   2w
    Mastering Neural Networks & Regularisation     :nn,    after ts,    1w
    Getting Started with ML at the Edge on Arm     :edge,  after nn,    1w

Course Reference Table

#	Course	Phase	Hours	Level	Link
1	DSP 1 – Basic Concepts & Algorithms	DSP Foundations	20h	Intermediate	Open →
2	DSP 2 – Filtering	DSP Foundations	20h	Intermediate	Open →
3	DSP 3 – Analog vs Digital	DSP Foundations	20h	Intermediate	Open →
4	DSP 4 – Applications	DSP Foundations	20h	Intermediate	Open →
5	Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications	DSP Foundations	50h	Intermediate	Open →
6	Hardware Security	Hardware Security	10h	Intermediate	Open →
7	Cryptography and Information Theory	Hardware Security	7.5h	Intermediate	Open →
8	RF and mmWave Circuit Design	RF Engineering	30h	Intermediate	Open →
9	Microwave Engineering and Antennas	RF Engineering	40h	Advanced	Open →
10	Advanced Machine Learning and Signal Processing	ML for Signals	15h	Advanced	Open →
11	Sequences, Time Series and Prediction	ML for Signals	15h	Intermediate	Open →
12	Wireless Communications for Everybody	Supplementary	10h	Beginner	Open →
13	5G for Everyone	Supplementary	10h	Beginner	Open →
14	Foundations of Advanced Wireless Communication	Supplementary	20h	Advanced	Open →
15	Introduction to Satellite Communications	Supplementary	20h	Intermediate	Open →
16	Mastering Neural Networks & Model Regularisation	Supplementary	15h	Intermediate	Open →
17	Getting Started with ML at the Edge on Arm	Supplementary	10h	Intermediate	Open →

Hour Summary

Phase	Courses	Total Hours
Phase 1 – DSP Foundations	5	130h
Phase 2 – Hardware Security	2	17.5h
Phase 3 – RF Engineering	2	70h
Phase 4 – ML for Signals	2	30h
Core Path Total	11	~248h
Supplementary	6	~85h
Grand Total	17	~333h