| 31230 Communication, Audio and Audiology |
| Danish title: Kommunikation, audio og audiologi |
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Language: English ECTS-creditpoints: 10, External examination.
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Exam schedule:
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F5-A (jun 07 2002), E5-A (dec 20 2001) |
| Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures, exercises, reports and excursions |
| Evaluation: Oral exam and approval of reports
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| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: c51231 |
| Prerequisites: 31200 / 51001 |
| No credit points with: 51231 |
| Participant limitation: Max. 40 |
| Aim: To give the student an understanding of normal and impaired human sound perception with a view to evaluating speech and music communication systems, for example auditoria, loudspeaker installations, hearing aids-, and telephones. The student shall thus be able to tell about concepts, theories and methods within sound perception and speech intelligibility for normal and hearing-impaired persons. |
| Contents: The course is related to the technical and psychoacoustical aspects of a situation where persons speak to each other. The communication may be in a room or through an electroacoustic communication system such as a telephone or a hearing aid. The major topics in the course are principles of hearing and speech production, psychoacoustics (hearing threshold, loudness, masking etc), psychoacoustic measuring methods, speech and speech intelligibility, hearing impairment, principles of hearing aids and hearing aid fitting, hearing conservation and hearing protectors. |
| Contact: Torben Poulsen, building 352, (+45) 4525 3940, tp@oersted.dtu.dk |
| Department: 031 Ørsted DTU |
| Course URL: http://www.oersted.dtu.dk/31230 |
| Keywords: hearing, sound, speech, hearing loss, hearing aid |
| Updated: 07-05-2001 |
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