Postgraduate Course: Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing (LASC11096)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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.
The course is taught by Dr Rob Clark: http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/ssi/people/robert.html
Formative feedback events:
- revision lecture at the end of the course with opportunity to go over past assessment questions
- individual feedback during tutorials
- solutions to selected tutorial exercises will be provided |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 36,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
61 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% 2 hour closed book exam
50% Coursework assignment
Exam deadline: To be confirmed by central University
Return date: 3 working week marking turnaround
Assignment deadline: 12 noon, Thursday 11th December 2014
No word or page limit: Guidance will be provided by Dr Clark
Return date: Friday 16th January 2015 |
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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 and Language Processing | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
A student who has completed this course should:
* 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
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
Please use Learn |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Speech, Language, Computer programming, Python |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hannah Rohde
Tel: (0131 6)50 6802
Email: Hannah.Rohde@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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