Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The Project-Oriented Study in an External Organisation must have a scope that corresponds the ECTS load.

Develop and evaluate a novel system that uses concepts and technologies in sound and music computing with a focus on exploring 1) its commercial aspects, and/or 2) its socio-cultural implications, and/or 3) its use in generating scientific knowledge.

The purpose of this project module is to give the student the opportunity to acquire practical, real-world experience with developing Sound and Music Computing products within the context of a company or an organization. The development must be subject to relevant constraints and conditions of the real-world context.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will gain knowledge as follows:

• Must be able to understand core state-of-the-art concepts, theories, techniques and methodologies relating to the sub-area of sound and music that has been applied in the project.
• Must be able to synthesize relevant concepts in media commercialization and innovation
• Must be able to understand professional, business-related and organizational concepts that are relevant for the hosting organization and the developed project
• Account for the scientific foundation, and scientific problem areas, of the specialization
• Describe the state of the art of relevant research in the specialization

Skills

Students who complete the module will gain skills as follows:

• Must be able to apply market and trend analysis methods to a media product or production involving sound and/or music processing
• Must be able to apply sound and music related tools and technologies to create products that are viable from a commercial, socio-cultural, and/or scientific perspective
• Must be able to apply host relevant constraints and affordances in the product design
• Master the scientific methods and general skills associated with the specialization
• Produce a project report according to norms of the area, apply correct terminology, document extensive command over relevant literature, communicate and discuss the research-based foundation, problem and results of the project orally, graphically and in writing in a coherent manner
• Critically evaluate the results of the project in relation to relevant literature and established scientific methods and models, evaluate and discuss the project’s problem area in a relevant scientific context
• Evaluate and discuss the project’s potential for further development

Competences

Students who complete the module will gain competences as follows:

• Must be able to evaluate and select relevant sound and music theories, methods, and tools, with the specific aim of working towards creating new products, commercially viable products, or new knowledge
• Participate in, and independently carry out, technological development and research, and apply scientific methods in solving complex problems
• Plan, execute and manage complex research and/or development tasks, and assume a professional responsibility for independently carrying out, potentially cross-disciplinary, collaborations
• Independently assume responsibility for own scientific development and specialization

Type of instruction

Academically supervised student-governed problem oriented project work.

Exam

Exams