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Core Module Information
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

N/A
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, ONLINE, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 002
Primary mode of delivery: ONLINE
Location of delivery: ONLINE
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
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)
Online Lecture 48
Online Tutorial 24
Online Guided independent study 128
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


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

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