Foundations of SMC

2024/2025

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students are required to investigate sound and music computing from a formal perspective,work according to a scientific method, and report results in scientific forms of dissemination.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will gain knowledge, skills and competences as follows:

  • Must be able to apply the core elements in real-time sound processing and new interfaces for musical expression
  • Must be able to apply principles of music perception and cognition

Skills

Students who complete the module will gain knowledge, skills and competences as follows:

  • Must be able to apply theories of sound and music computing, to design, implement and evaluate a system which uses sound as input or output modality
  • 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 knowledge, skills and competences as follows:
  • Must be able to synthesize relevant theory, techniques and tools to produce new knowledge and/or solutions
  • Must be able to synthesize and discuss research-based knowledge in the area of sound and music computing, in the format of a scientific paper
  • 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

Exams

Name of examFoundations of SMC
Type of exam
Oral exam based on a project
Oral exam with an internal censor based on a scientific paper written in English and a media-technological product, an AVproduction illustrating and summarizing the project, and edited worksheets/portfolio documenting project details.
ECTS15
Permitted aids
With certain aids:
Please see Semester Description
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleGrundlæggende lyd- og musikteknologi
Module codeMSNSMCM1201
Module typeProject
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS15
Language of instructionEnglish
Location of the lectureCampus Copenhagen
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Education ownerMaster of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Sound and Music Computing)
Study BoardStudy Board of Media Technology
DepartmentDepartment of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
FacultyThe Technical Faculty of IT and Design