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CMDS632-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics

0.0900 EFTS
20 Feb 2012 - 24 Jun 2012 		↓Other occurrences

Description

An understanding of the nature of sound is fundamental to the field of Audiology. This course includes an overview of the basic principles underlying the nature, analysis and perception of sound and speech. Psychoacoustic principles, theories of hearing and their relationship to normal hearing, and fundamental principles of speech acoustics are presented. Through readings, demonstrations, exercises, projects and lectures, students will develop a foundation of the concepts that underlie acoustics and psychoacoustics, and will apply these concepts to practical problems in audiology. Theoretical knowledge will be complemented with hands-on lab exercises.

Pre-requisites

Entry subject to approval by the Head of Department.

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Wednesday 9:00am-12:00pm Kirkwood KD05 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
30 Apr - 3 Jun

Guest Lecturer

Dr Bruce Schneider

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Mid-Semester quiz 28 Mar 2012 30%
Class Assignment 16 May 2012 25%
Final Test 30 May 2012 45%

Textbooks

Recommended Reading

Yost J.W; Fundamentals of Hearing: An Introduction; 5th; Academic Press, 2007.

Notes

Recommended software:

I will be using Mathematica to demonstrate signal-processing techniques in this course.  It is recommended that you purchase a student copy of this program so that you can more closely follow the class demonstrations. The semester version of the student copy is relatively inexpensive

Fees

Domestic fee $629.00
International fee $2,790.00


For further information see Department of Communication Disorders.

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