Undergraduate Course: Computer Programming for Music Technology (MUSI09001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course introduces the skills necessary for Music Technology students to develop computer programs using modern computer systems. It also introduces fundamental concepts of program construction in a suitable high-level programming language. Students will be specifically introduced to Max/MSP external programming in C. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Only available to students on the BMus Music Technology degree programme.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS2)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Informatics Lecture | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | Informatics Lecture | 1-10 | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | Informatics Lecture | 1-10 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | Central | Tutorial | Music Tutorial with Course Organiser | 11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | | Central | Tutorial | Music Tutorial with Course Organiser | 11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. D2 (top Floor) Forest Hill |
| Additional information |
2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). Weekly lectures until Week 11, where Tuesday and Thursday classes are taken as seminars with Music. Weekly tutorials organised by Informatics. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Computer Programming for Music Technology | 1:30 | 16 sides | c/w INFRO8007 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to make effective use of a modern computer system for organising data, communicating, accessing resources worldwide and problem solving.
- They will know the larger part of a high-level programming language (currently C) and be able to express themselves effectively within that language.
- They will have become familiar with Max/MSP external programming in C and will have demonstrated this in a programming task.
- They will have developed problem solving skills: the ability to analyse a modest-scale computational problem, develop a solution at the level of a high-level program design, and implement that design in a programming language.
- They will understand some of the basic principles underlying the discipline of computer science, and gain an appreciation of alternative approaches to the particular one (based on an imperatie programming language) explored in this course.
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Assessment Information
Practical work (40%), examination (40%) and seminar presentation (20%).
N.B. The assessment will involve a compulsory ten-minute presentation to the examiners by each student, the times for which will be arranged individually and in advance. The presentation is not, however, part of the assessment, rather it takes place merely to expediate access to computer software configurations that are otherwise difficult to document. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
music computing computer programming |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Michael Edwards
Tel: (0131 6)50 2431
Email: Michael.Edwards@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk |
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