2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ARCS2195 Acoustics, Psychoacoustics and Auditory Perception

20 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Sarah Isherwood
Email: s.j.isherwood@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Audiology) programme specification for entry onto level 2 study

Module replaces

HECS2195

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module introduces the fundamental theoretical concepts of acoustics, psychoacoustics and the perception of sound that are relevant for Audiology Healthcare Scientists and underpin good clinical practice. The learning outcomes are relevant for students progressing to level 3.

Objectives

The aim of this module is :
1. To provide detailed knowledge of the principles of acoustics relevant to audiology. This knowledge of the physical aspects of sound will be taught alongside classical elements of sound perception,
2. To integrate learning in acoustics and sound perception to provide providing an understanding of how the physical attributes of sound are perceived in healthy people.
3. To understand how this knowledge relates to the diagnosis and rehabilitation of hearing impairment.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will have:
1. A factual understanding and basic knowledge of the fundamental concepts of the physical nature of sound
2. Demonstrated an ability to explain how auditory signals and systems interact
3. A basic understanding of the fundamentals of how to characterise, measure and describe signals and systems in the time frequency domains.
5. Have a conceptual understanding of the psychological and perceptual principles of auditory perception and scene analysis.
6. Acquired factual knowledge of perceptual models of human frequency, temporal and intensity coding.
7. A conceptual understanding of how the characterisation and measurement used to describe signals and systems in the time frequency domains relate to human perceptual abilities.
8. Demonstrated a basic knowledge of human auditory spatial processing
9. Demonstrated a knowledge of speech perception and production
10. Developed a basic understanding of how signals and systems relate to perceptual concepts of hearing disorders.
11. Summarised why and how Acoustics, Psychometrics and Psychoacoustics relate to diagnostic and rehabilitative Audiology.

Skills outcomes
Acoustic and Psychoacoustic Measurement

Syllabus

This module is designed to broadly set out the fundamental physical and perceptual properties of sound. The subject matter equips the student with a basic understanding and appreciation of how sound is generated, transmitted measured and perceived. It covers, important aspects of the physics, psychophysics and psychology of auditory perception required by audiologists working in a clinical or research environment. The material covered is taught in an audiological context and relates to practical applications where necessary. It builds on level 1 taught modules such as ARCS1105, and is drawn on by all subsequently taught modules in the programme.
Topics covered are:
- Acoustics of sound
- Sound propagation
- Reflection, diffraction and reverberation
- Frequency resolution, frequency selectivity
- Temporal resolution
- Loudness/intensity perception
- Spatial processing
- Auditory Scene Analysis
- Speech perception

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	3	2.00	6.00
Lecture	10	2.00	20.00
Practical	3	3.00	9.00
Private study hours			165.00
Total Contact hours			35.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Completion of practical workbooks (formative).
Mid semester online learning tasks will be used to monitor progress.
Provision and discussion of past exam questions will help prepare students for their assessment.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Unseen exam	3 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 16:33:09

Disclaimer

Browse Other Catalogues

• Undergraduate module catalogue
• Taught Postgraduate module catalogue
• Undergraduate programme catalogue
• Taught Postgraduate programme catalogue

Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team.PROD