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2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC3810 Music, Multimedia and Electronics Project

50 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Mr David Moore
Email: D.Moore@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

To require students to apply their combined skills and knowledge gained in both Music and Engineering based modules towards the design and practical realisation of a creative project involving the application of hardware and/or software to a music or multimedia application.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- apply knowledge and understanding of: appropriate mathematical methods; science appropriate to electronic Engineering and Music;
- apply relevant principles of IT and Communications to design; research and development and/or operational practices;
- select and apply appropriate analytical and computer-based methods to modelling and analysing problems and to the development of solutions to practical problems;
- demonstrate skill in the use of appropriate test and measurement equipment, music and engineering tools (IT or others), leading to the design and practical testing of a system, component, creative work or process;
- demonstrate ability to critically evaluate results, manipulate, sort and present data in a variety of ways;
- communicate effectively and apply skills of time and resource management; teamwork and, in some cases, leadership.


Syllabus

Projects are drawn from a wide range of sources and may be proposed by the students themselves.

Indicative areas of research include:
- physical modelling instruments;
- software and hardware design and implementation;
- music Visualisation;
- acoustics of Musical Instruments and Voice;
- audio Analysis, Resynthesis and Spatialization;
- audio Hardware and Signal Processing;
- auditory Displays;
- data Structures and Standards for Music Representation, Notation and Printing;
- composition systems, techniques and Tools;
- computer Assisted Music Analysis;
- digital Sound Processing;
- gesture Sensors and Controllers;
- human Machine Interaction in Music and Multimedia;
- interactive and real-time Performance Systems;
- machine Recognition of Music;
- MIDI Applications;
- music Grammars and Languages;
- new and Enhanced Musical Instruments.

Where appropriate, students may work in small groups for the more challenging and multi-faceted projects.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Seminar31.003.00
Private study hours497.00
Total Contact hours3.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)500.00

Private study

In addition to the supporting lectures, students will have meetings with an academic (staff) supervisor. It is expected that there will be an opportunity for students to meet their supervisor an average of once per week for the duration of the project (term weeks). However, the precise format and frequency of these meetings will be arranged between the supervisor and the student.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive feedback on their progress during meetings with their academic supervisor.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
ReportContribution to preliminary report20.00
ReportContribution to final report20.00
PresentationPublic exhibition20.00
Oral PresentationIndividual oral presentation/viva examination of technical achievement and understanding30.00
ProjectProject commitment and independence10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Re-sits for ELEC modules are subject to the rules in the School’s Code of Practice on Assessment. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a re-sit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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