Undergraduate Course: Acoustics and Music Technology Undergraduate Dissertation (MUSI10111)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The Acoustics and Music Technology Undergraduate Dissertation is a final year project required of all undergraduates in Acoustics and Music Technology. It consists of self-directed research into a topic agreed upon with the course organiser and an academic supervisor. The topic itself must fit broadly into the scope of the subjects taught in the degree, including acoustics, audio engineering or music technology. There may be a limited creative component to the final project, intended to demonstrate any new technology researched during the project. |
| Course description |
The final project is designed entirely by the student, and an intial proposal will be approved by the course organiser. Approval is subject to the scope of the proposed project, its level of rigour, and available staff expertise. Once a supervisor is assigned, the student will have semi-regular meetings with the supervisor, who will guide the student on technical aspects of the project. The project submission itself will consist of a formal document describing the work undertaken (the dissertation) as well as possibly other components of work, including computer code, experimental datasets, or a creative work. Each student will also prepare a 15 minute formal presentation illustrating the work undertaken. There is an introductory lecture for students at the beginning of the year.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- design, plan and execute an individual programme of research
- demonstrate mastery of an aspect of acoustics, audio engineering or music technology, including the possibility of some limited creative work
- write a project proposal, and dissertation and design a presentation of the completed project
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Reading List
Umberto Eco, How to Write a Thesis. Cambridge, Mass, and London: MIT Press, 2015.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Technical writing skills, through the production of an extensive summative document.
Programming skills, if they are covered by the topic chosen by the student.
Mathematical skills, if they are covered by the topic chosen by the student.
Experimental skills, if they are covered by the topic chosen by the student.
Hardware and device design skills, if they are covered by the topic chosen by the student.
Creative skills, if they are covered by the topic chosen by the student.
Presentation skills, suitable for industry or academia. |
| Keywords | acoustics,audio,music technology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michael Newton
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Course secretary | Mrs Carrie Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
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