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Module title: Listening
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: IMD11116
Module leader: Rod Selfridge
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Applied Informatics
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

You will study the properties of sound, which are also known as acoustics. This includes vibration, waves and transmission. You will then progress to psychoacoustics, which relates to hearing, and includes: anatomy, mechanisms and processes. Listening is then addressed in terms of: objects, music and language. Soundscapes, or the unique listening experience of a place, identity and memory are explored. Finally different approaches of Perceptual Audio Evaluation are considered, specifically: design, procedure and analysis.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of acoustical principles.

LO2: Critically review research into the underlying processes of listening.

LO3: Critically appraise perceptual audio evaluation methods.

LO4: Produce a piece of listening research.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 2, Blended,
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Occurrence: 002
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: ONLINE
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Rod Selfridge
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Independent Learning Lecture 40
Independent Learning Tutorial 20
Independent Learning Guided independent study 140
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Report 100 1~2~3~4 13 , WORDS= 4000
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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