COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACOUSTICS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTA 2053 ACOUSTICS I COMPULSORY 4 0 0 5

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERIDUN ÖZIŞ

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

Understanding of basic room acoustical parameters and their relationship with rooms

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain basic concepts of acoustics
2   Understand relationships between absorption, volume and RT
3   explain acoustical parameter s effects in rooms
4   explain relationships of acoustics with other science
5   Understand room perception

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is acoustic secience
2 Reverberation Time
3 Reverberation Time Calculations I
4 Reverberation Time Calculations II
5 AbsorptionI: Measurements Methods
6 Absorption II: High Freq. Absorbers
7 Absorption III: Meterials and placement
8 Quiz
9 Mods I
10 ModsII: Calculations
11 Sound Diffusion and Diffusors
12 Mid-term Exam
13 Diffraction
14 Rooms and acoustical parameters

Recomended or Required Reading

Alton, Everest, Master Handbook of Acoustics
Davis and Davis, Sound Engineering Handbook

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explanation of concepts with audio and visual materials and practise

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students arriving after the begining of class will not be allowed into the classroom until the break and their attendance will be taken into account as half. At the end of each class the students will be given the subjects for the next class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

feridun.ozis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

No office hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 4 3 12
Preparation for final exam 4 4 16
Preparing presentations 2 3 6
Preparation for tutorial exam 5 3 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 2 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1553511351511
LO.2353311353511
LO.31531135513
LO.4353133533
LO.51511515111