Undergraduate Course: Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing (LASC10079)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course introduces the concept of computer programming and the Python programming language. It focuses on how to think about solving problems in ways that can be addressed algorithmically, with examples relevant to speech and language.
It combines well with the honours-level courses Speech Processing and/or Speech Synthesis and is particularly well-suited to be taken concurrently with, or in the year before, Speech Processing.
It will be co-taught with the 10-credit postgraduate version of this course and shares lectures, labs sessions
and assessments with that course. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Computer Programming for Speech & Language Processing | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand the basic principles of computer programming
* Be familiar with the basics of the Python programming language
* Be able to see how to address problems from a computational perspective
* Be able to write programs to manipulate reorganise and process speech and text in non-trivial ways |
Assessment Information
50% 2 hour closed book exam
50% Coursework assignment |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
The course is mostly self-contained and provides the required materials. The suggested textbooks are:
Beginning Python From Novice to Professional, (Second Edition) Magnus
Lie Hetland, Apress (~£20)
- probably the best introduction for a beginner
Learning Python (4th edition), (~£22) Mark Lutz & David Ascher, O¿Reilly
- probably the best introduction for someone with some programming experience
Python Pocket Reference, Mark Lutz, O¿Reilly
- very useful reference |
Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
Teaching Contact Time: 9 weeks out of 11 at 3 hours/week = 27 hours |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Hannah Rohde
Tel: (0131 6)50 6802
Email: Hannah.Rohde@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Francesca Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3961
Email: Frankie.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
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