Design and Sound

Code:

DS101

Acronym:

DS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Design

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Communication Design

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DC	24	Plano de estudos de LDC_publicaçao em DR de 24/05/2022	3	-	6	45	162
			4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This is an introductory course unit to sound in design that aims to provide students with basic knowledge about an expressive universe that, although certainly very familiar, is still largely unknown — from a technical and theoretical point — to students. This course unit is fundamentally theoretical and practical, developing technical skills in tandem with critical knowledge of the field.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this course unit, students are expected to be able to:

• Understand the affordances of sound as a medium, interface and tool for design and art.
• Develop a critical and aesthetic sense in relation to the use of sound in artistic and communicational artifacts.
• Develop basic technical skills for creating sound for audiovisual and computational media.
• Acquire the basic technical and artistic vocabulary of sound design.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The main points of the program are:

• Introduction, exploration and analysis of sound and sound design as medium and artistic and design tool.
• Fostering awareness of sound in the media and in our daily life.
• Exploration and learning of some equipment used for the production and recording of sound.
• Exploration of software and skills for sound production in audiovisual and computational media.
• Introduction to the technical and artistic vocabulary of sound design

Mandatory literature

Michel Chion; L. audio-vision. ISBN: 2-09-190704-9
Daniels, D., Naumann, S., & Thoben, J. (Eds.); See This Sound. Audiovisuology. Compendium: An Interdisciplinary Survey of Audiovisual Culture, Walther König, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

Cobussen, Marcel (Ed.); The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art, 2020
Douglas Kahn; Noise, water, meat. ISBN: 0-262-61172-4
Roads, Curtis; The Computer Music Tutorial, MIT Press, 1996
Schafer, R. M.; The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World, Destiny Books, 1977
True, B.; Acoustic Communication, Ablex, 2000

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course unit will be conducted through the articulation of expository classes, technical workshops and the development of practical exercises and theoretical reflection. The lectures intend to communicate the main concepts of the course unit's program, illustrating them with case studies that will be discussed with the class. The technical workshops will introduce students to the essential tools for sound production and recording, while practical exercises, always accompanied by theoretical reflection, will allow students to apply the acquired knowledge critically. 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	72,00
Estudo autónomo	15,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Positive average assessment in all criteria.

Calculation formula of final grade

The assessment will focus on class participation (10%), practical exercises developed (60%) and written documents delivered (30%).