Module Descriptors
SOUND DESIGN FOR MOBILE DEVICES
MUSI60106
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Simon Waite
Email: S.J.Waite@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures and interactive laboratory/demonstration sessions.
2 hour lecture per week
1 hour tutorial per week
Module Indicative Content
This module addresses:
1. Accessibility
2. Globalisation
3. Device issues for mobile web applications
4. Further development using technologies such as ASP.NET
5. Business Aspects of Web Applications
6. Web Usability / web standards
7. Types Of Web Applications
Methods
8. Mixing and Production Skills for Mobile Devices
9. Advanced sound compression techniques
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% in course assessment comprising of a written assignment weighted at 50% (1500 words), and practical assessments weighted at 50%.

1. Practical Assignment 50%, assessing Learning Outcomes 1.
2. Written Assignment (1500 words) weighting 50%, assessing Learning Outcomes, 2, 3
Module Texts
www.W3.org
www.ASP.NET

Jon AGAR (2004) Constant Touch: A Brief History of the Mobile Phone Cambridge: Icon ISBN: 1840464194
Christian LINDHOLM & Turkka KEINONEN (2003) Mobile Usability McGraw-Hill Education - Europe (USA) ISBN 9780071385145
W. McCLURE et al (2006) Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET Hungry Minds Inc. ISBN-10: 047178544X
C. ULLMAN et al (2005) Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Hungry Minds Inc. ISBN-10: 0764588508

Module Resources
Web Server
Visual Studio 2005
SQL Server.
The Internet
Mobile emulators
University music technology laboratories (E8b)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE00301-1 Web Design and Development or equivalent.