Module Descriptors
APPLICATIONS OF ACOUSTICS
MUSI50300
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Hickman
Email: D.Hickman@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 38
Independent Study Hours: 112
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- Examination weighted at 100%
Module Details
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
An examination of 2 hours which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3. (100%)
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Acoustic environment, absorption and reverberation times, effects of noise, near and far fields, performance space acoustics, specification of sound systems for acoustic spaces.
LEARNING STRATEGIES
2 hours per week lecture x 12 weeks
1 hour per week tutorial (groups of 30) x 12 weeks
1 x 2 hour (live sound/P.A. system) practical (groups of 4)
3 hours student contact per week
1 hour per week tutorial (groups of 30) x 12 weeks
1 x 2 hour (live sound/P.A. system) practical (groups of 4)
3 hours student contact per week
RESOURCES
Suitable software, laptop acoustic based measuring equipment.
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Students should have previously studied CE00140-5, Principles of Acoustics or equivalent.
TEXTS
Sound and Recording, An Introduction, F Ramsey and T McCormick, Focal Press, 1996, ISBN: 0240514874
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, David M Howard and James Angus, 2nd Ed, Focal Press, 2001, ISBN: 0240516095
Live Sound Reinforcement, Start, Mix Books, 1996, ISBN: 0918371074
Sound System Engineering, Davis and Davis, Focal Press, 1997, ISBN: 0240803051
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, David M Howard and James Angus, 2nd Ed, Focal Press, 2001, ISBN: 0240516095
Live Sound Reinforcement, Start, Mix Books, 1996, ISBN: 0918371074
Sound System Engineering, Davis and Davis, Focal Press, 1997, ISBN: 0240803051