Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, 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

This course gives opportunity to students to learn and experiment with how to process and organise sounds, mapping physical interaction, video processing and networking possibilities by using Pure Data environment.

Credits: 7

Schedule: 14.09.2021 - 01.10.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Koray Tahiroglu

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The main objective of the course DOM-E5074 Composing with Data Flow Programming is to introduce the Pure Data programming language and give opportunity to students to learn and develop their skills in real-time audio processing environment. Equally important part of the course is that we dedicate half of the contact hours for project work in the classroom where the lecturer supports students by giving sufficient guidance, feedback and tutoring.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course consists of lectures, exercises, reading materials, tutoring individual or group works. Students will submit their documented project work and ~ 750 words learning diary, both grounds the course examination and final grade. Each student proj

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course will be taught using the Pure Data programming environment, accompanied by short readings. Composing with Data Flow Programming course is a project-based course. In addition to 36h of contact teaching, at the end of the course, students will submit and present their projects. 

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Designing Sound by Andy Farnell

    Machine Musicianship by Robert Rowe

    The Theory and Techniques of Electronic Music by Miller Puckette

     

    Useful Links Documentation & Tutorials

    http://puredata.info/docs

    http://puredata.info/docs/manuals

    http://obiwannabe.co.uk/html/sound-design/sound-design-all.html

    http://write.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/introduction2/

    http://libpd.cc

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Keywords:

    Pure Data, sound, new instruments,  NIME, real-time programming, dataflow programming language, digital musical interactions

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn I

    2021-2022 Autumn I

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E5074

    Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

    sign-up through Weboodi, latest 1 week before the first day of the course

    The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

    The order of priority is as follows:

    1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
    2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
    3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
    4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
    5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
    6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
    7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
    8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
    9. other students.

     

    Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

    This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.