Core Module Information
Module title: Building Acoustic Performance

SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: BSV11151
Module leader: Elena Prokofieva
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

This module includes the following… Introduction to sound insulation measurements and performance monitoring Sound transmission pathways and mechanisms Designing for School, Hospital buildings and other Civic and commercial buildings Designing and performance of rooms for the control of ambient noise Designing and performance of rooms for the control of reverberation time Assessing the implication of external noise sources on the design, orientation and layout of buildings Designing and performance for timber frame attached houses and apartments Designing and performance for blockwork and masonry attached houses and apartments Designing and performance for steel frame and in-situ concrete attached housing Understanding pre-conversion acoustic testing and refurbishment developments Innovations in acoustics and sound insulation

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Appreciate the complexities of sound transmission pathways, robustness and structural junctions.

LO2: Critically appraise the design separating walls and floors for attached houses and apartments/flats.

LO3: Critically appraise the design separating floors and walls for civic and commercial buildings.

LO4: Critically appraise the design and detail for conversions.

LO5: Understand the assessment of reverberation time and its controlling factors within a given space.

LO6: Understand the implications of noise on the design and layout of the built environment.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, Blended, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Elena Prokofieva
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 24 LECTURE
Face To Face Demonstration 6 DEMO
Face To Face Tutorial 18 TUTORIAL
Online Guided independent study 152 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Discussion/Participation 10 1~2~3~4~5~6 Week 10 HOURS= 0.3 Discussion/Participation
Report 30 1~2~3~4~5~6 Week 10 , WORDS= 2000 Report
Report 60 1~2~3~4~5~6 Exam Period , WORDS= 3000 Report
Component 1 subtotal: 40
Component 2 subtotal: 60
Module subtotal: 100

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