Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student can perceive the textures of ambient sounds analytically and analyse what sounds express about the state of the environment and the acoustic relations between the people living in it. Students can apply what they have learned to realise their sound work.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 23.10.2023 - 03.11.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pietari Koskinen

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: Finnish, Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The student gets a thorough introduction to sound art's different genres and sub-fields, where ambient sounds are used as a starting point. The course explores ambient sounds in sound art and electronic music. During the lecture part, using audio examples, students will learn about the field's history, aesthetics, and present-day phenomena. During the two-week workshop, a sound work will be produced either alone or in small groups, and students and teacher meet regularly to discuss the progress of the sound works. The course unit, which focuses on soundscape and acoustic ecology, provides students with the tools to critically examine the environment and the relationships between individuals and communities built through sound.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Participation in contact teaching, completed assignments.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact teaching (40h), learning tasks and literature (41h). 

  
  

  At least 80% participation in face-to-face teaching is mandatory to complete the course. If, due to absences, the student does not achieve the learning outcomes defined in the course description, the remaining 20% may have to be compensated as determined by the responsible teachers of the course. 

  All absences must be reported to the teachers in charge. The responsible teachers of the course will specify the necessary compensating assignments.
  

  Study methods changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 1st of February 2023.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

10 Reduced Inequality

17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 No teaching
  2023-2024 Autumn II

  Enrollment :

  Registration for courses: Sisu. 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-at-aalto-arts

  Maximum amount of students 16, minimum 4.

• applies in this implementation

  If you have a portable audio recorder (e.g. Zoom), please bring it with you to the course. You will also edit your recordings during the course. If you have a computer with editing software (audio or even video), you can use it.
  

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  Mo 23.10. 09:30-17:00, R028/F102 Ryhmäopetus (Väre)
  

  We 25.10. 09:30-17:00, R037/2007 Odeion

  Fri 27.10. 09:30-17:00, R037/2007 Odeion

  Mo 30.10. 09:30-17:00, R037/2007 Odeion

  We 1.11. 09:30-17:00, R037/2007 Odeion

  Fri 3.11. 09:30-17:00, R037/2007 Odeion

  There may be revisions to the daily schedules of the course, but the contact teaching days will not change. The remaining days are reserved for independent work. 

  
  

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