Sonic Structures (P00188)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-SS

This course develops advanced techniques that are used in digital sound design, particularly the analysis of sonic structures for sound taxnomony and developing interactive material for publishing on the World Wide Web. The emphasis is on design. Students advance through a series of lectures, demonstrations, practical project work, exercises and critique in a group context.

? Keywords : Sound Editing, post-production techniques, digital computer sound processing, web design, multimedia, interactive environments, interactive sound

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Architecture, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 5 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 3 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central
Laboratory	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Ability to use applications for interactive multimedia. Ability to design an interactive multimedia system, involving simple scripting. Ability to design web pages and their content. Ability to work in a collaborative context of group review and critique. Ability to engage in a creative task within tightly constrained bounds and to present the outcome to conform to precise specifications. Ability to interpret and apply a set of requirements pertaining to a design task.