Module Descriptors
PRINCIPLES OF ACOUSTICS
MUSI50081
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Hickman
Email: D.Hickman@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Anatomy and function of the ear, psychoacoustic principles and effects, sound propagation, perception of sound, acoustic environment; absorption and reverberation times, effects of noise, legislation.
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours per week. This module will be taught by a combination of 1 lecture and 2 tutorials per week. There will be elements of independent student centred learning which will include both research and practical elements.
(1:n, 1:40, 1:40) (1:n) (1:40)2
(1:n, 1:40, 1:40) (1:n) (1:40)2
Module Additional Assessment Details
Examination 2 hours (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
In course assessment (50%) which will assess Learning Outcome 3.
In course assessment (50%) which will assess Learning Outcome 3.
Module Resources
Suitable software, laptop acoustic based measuring equipment
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Sound and Recording, An Introduction. F Ramsey and T McCormick, Focal Press, 1996, ISBN 0-240-51487-4
Acoustics for Engineers. 3rd Ed, J D Turner and A J Pretlove, MacMillan Press, 1991, ISBN 0-333-52143-9.
The Master handbook of Acoustics, Everest, Mcgraw Hill 2001 ISBN 0-07-136097-2
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. 2nd Ed, David M. Howard and James Angus, Focal Press, 2001, ISBN 0-240-51609-5
Acoustics for Engineers. 3rd Ed, J D Turner and A J Pretlove, MacMillan Press, 1991, ISBN 0-333-52143-9.
The Master handbook of Acoustics, Everest, Mcgraw Hill 2001 ISBN 0-07-136097-2
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. 2nd Ed, David M. Howard and James Angus, Focal Press, 2001, ISBN 0-240-51609-5