Human Senses and Perception
2021/2022
Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module
Interaction Design (2nd semester)Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Objectives:
We perceive and interpret the world around us using our senses. The same senses can also be deceived, often because we expect the world to look, sound or feel as we have been used to. Students who complete this module should be able to design systems that take advantage of the sensitivies and insensitivies of the human senses.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:
- Must have knowledge of the basic physiology of the human senses (vision, hearing, touch and vestibular)
- Must have knowledge about the sensitivity and limitations of the human senses (vision, hearing, touch and vestibular)
- Must have knowledge about the basic principles of neural function and communication: neural firing, receptive fields and after-effects
- Must be able to understand how objects and scenes are perceived
- Must be able to understand attention theories
- Must be able to understand motion perception theories
- Must be able to understand frequency, amplitude, pitch, loudness and timbre of a sound
- Must be able to understand masking effects
- Must be able to understand Gestalt theories
Skills
Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:
- Must be able to apply a list of constraints with regards to human sensitivity when designing a medialogy application: limits of audibility and visibility; latency vs. reaction times, etc.
- Must be able to apply knowledge of sensitivity when assigning computational resources in the design of digital media applications
Competences
Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:
- Must be able to apply general theories on perception to concrete phenomena and situations
- Must be able to apply current knowledge on human perception in the evaluation of systems, reflecting on what users can and cannot perceive
- Must be able to apply theories on human perception and attention in designs that take the human user into account
Type of instruction
Refer to the overview of instruction types listed in the start of chapter 3. The types of instruction for this course are decided in accordance with the current Framework Provisions and directions are decided and given by the Study Board for Media Technology.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Human Senses and Perception |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam
In accordance with the current Framework Provisions and directions
on examination from the
Study Board for Media Technology: To be eligible to take the exam the student must have fulfilled: • handing in of written assignments or the like • completion of certain – or all – study activities Note that if admittance to the exam or parts of the assessment is to be based on written work or ex-ercises, a deadline is stipulated for when the work must be handed in. Individual oral or written examination with internal censor. The assessment is performed in accordance with the 7-point scale. |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Permitted aids | With certain aids:
See semester description |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Perception |
| Module code | MSNMEDB3143 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg, Campus Copenhagen |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Media Technology |
| Department | Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology |
| Faculty | Technical Faculty of IT and Design |
