COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONCERT SOUND SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3001 CONCERT SOUND SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 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

Learning concert sound systems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand basic concepts of concert sound systems
2   Understand concert systems power calculations
3   Learn to setup concert systems
4   Understand the relationships of concert systems and room acoustics
5   Understand signal flow of a concert sound system

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Differencies of concert systems and other sound systems
2 Signal flow of concert systems
3 Stage setup and speaker placement
4 Equalizers
5 Amplifiers
6 Speakers and power calculations
7 Crossovers
8 Explanation of different concert systems
9 Monitors
10 Quiz
11 Digital Mixers
12 Mid-term Exam
13 Soundcheck
14 Concert system practice

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Asst. Prof. Feridun Öziş, Concert Sound Lecture Notes

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Explanation of concepts with audio and visual materials and practise

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 3 5 15
Preparation for final exam 3 5 15
Design Project 4 6 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 1 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25555331
LO.355155151
LO.455155333
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