MUSC12403 - Digital Media Software & Systems 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit develops programming and design skills in general, and in particular, the use of object oriented programming in a music environment. Students are exposed to alternative approaches to programming. General issues of syntax, fundamental constructs (e.g. sequence, selection, iteration); program design strategies (e.g. procedures, recursion, modularity) using Max/MSP and/or similar as the implementation language. Both MIDI and signal processing applications will be presented concentrating on non-linear and algorithmic processes of sound composition.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Prerequisite: MUSC11401

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2016

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 2 - 2016

Attendance Requirements

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate data and control flow representations in conceptual programming design for music and audio applications;
  2. Demonstrate an ability to construct MIDI and audio ‘patches’ within an object oriented programming environment;
  3. Demonstrate an ability to construct text-based programming code relevant to music and audio outcomes;
  4. Create simple MIDI and audio patches contextualised to a specific compositional construct such as algorithmic music.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
5 - Team Work • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • •