Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Explore the field of sonic interaction design with a focus on one of the following applications: 1) Interactive product sound design, 2) sonic interactions in arts, 3) interactive sonification.

Perform an evaluation of the perceptual and/or cognitive aspects of sonic interactions from a human centered perspective.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will gain knowledge as follows:

• Must be able to understand the discipline of sonic interaction design
• Must be able to understand action-perception relationships within sonic interaction and sonification
• Must be able to understand principles of embodied music perception, cognition and action

Skills

Students who complete the module will gain skills as follows:

• Must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the design of a system where interactive sound plays a salient role, being either in an artistic context, in the field of interactive product sound design, or in the field of interactive sonification
• Must be able to apply knowledge in human sound perception and cognition to the evaluation of the proposed solution
• Produce a project report according to norms of the area, take into consideration relevant literature, apply correct terminology and convey the research-based foundation, problem and results of the project orally and in writing in a coherent manner, including the relationship between the problem formulation, the project’s realization and its conclusions
• Evaluate and select relevant literature, scientific methods and models and other tools for application in the project work, and evaluate the project’s problem area in a relevant scientific context

Competences

Students who complete the module will gain competences as follows:

• Must be able to evaluate the proposed application from a human centered perspective, and synthesize it to produce new knowledge and solutions
• Plan, execute and manage complex research and/or development tasks, and assume a professional responsibility for carrying out, potentially cross-disciplinary, collaborations
• Assume responsibility for own scientific development and specialization

Type of instruction

Academically supervised student-governed problem oriented project work.

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for participation in the project exam

Exams