Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years (1.8.2018-31.7.2020), which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The goals of the course are:
- to obtain an overall understanding of communication by sound and voice,
- to obtain deeper knowledge on the human auditory system and auditory perception, and
- to enable access to read scientific literature of the topic and to apply the knowledge in practice.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 08.09.2020 - 20.10.2020
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Tapio Lokki, Ville Pulkki
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Ville Pulkki
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Communication by sound and voice. Sound sources and their properties. Physiology of hearing. Psychology of hearing. Spatial hearing. Auditory modelling. Sound quality. Technical audiology. Sound reproduction.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Examination and assignment work.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Lectures and excercises 30 h
Own work 103 h (assignments, reading of material)
Total 133 h
Attendance in some contact teaching may be compulsory.
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Pulkki, Karjalainen: Communication Acoustics, Wiley 2015. Additional material TBA.
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
S-89.3320
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Basic university mathematics, physics and signal processing
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
13 Climate Action
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
- Teacher: Paasonen Juhani
- Teacher: Pulkki Ville