Course Syllabus

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Teacher:  

Mr. King

Phone:

704-296-3088

Room: 

529

E-mail:

ethan.king@ucps.k12.nc.us

Tutoring:

Wed 3:30 – 4:30 pm

Web Page:

https://ucps.instructure.com/courses/65626

 

Fri 8:15 – 8:45 am

Welcome to Mr. King's Audio Engineering Technology Class. I have high expectations for each student. I will demand hard work and positive attitudes from you every day. I will provide a safe and challenging environment so you have the opportunity to develop a working knowledge of various audio editing techniques and will provide you with the steps to record your own music. This course is project-based and requires students to work individually and in teams, and to meet specific deadlines. Communication skills, problem solving, and critical thinking are essential and English language and arts skills are reinforced. My goal is to prepare students for life after high school armed with 21st century skills.

Description

Audio Engineering Technology will help the student master advanced skills in the areas of critical listening, audio recording, audio editing, mixing, and acoustics. The chart below outlines each course objective and topics discussed within the unit.

The concepts you will be expected to master in this course are as follows:

Unit

Topic

1.00

Understand acoustics

 

1.01 Understand and describe the physics of sound including how sound travels through the air.

1.02 Understand the anatomy of the ear

2.00

Understand Signal Flow

 

2.01 Understand the fundamentals of electricity and how these concepts apply to the audio world.

2.02 Apply connectivity and be able to integrated into signal flow and implement various popular techniques for manipulating both digital and analog audio signals.

3.00

Understand Digital Audio

 

3.01 Explain how digital audio works, the different digital audio recorders, how digital audio is used to make music.

3.02 Understand different audio formats.

4.00

Understand the DAW

 

4.01 Apply the principle concepts including file structure and basic key commands of advanced digital audio workstation (DAW). (ProTools or other software)

 5.00

Understanding the Recording Process

 

5.01 Microphones properties

5.02 Differentiate the various types of microphones, explain briefly how they work, and describe the various mics you will see in a studio.

5.03 Understand and explain the common practices of the recording process with regard to mic choice and set up including common microphone placement techniques

 6.00

 Understanding MIDI

 

6.01 Understanding MIDI

6.02 Understanding MIDI values and controls

6.03 Programming MIDI notes in the DAW

7.00

Understanding the Mixing Process

7.01 Learning the basics of leveling

7.02 Understanding the steps and tools of mixing

7.03 Crafting a mix

8.00

Final Project

 

Expectations

  1. Show respect and courtesy for teacher and all classmates.
  2. Conduct yourself in a manner which respects all students’ right to learn.
  3. Follow all UCPS, CATA, and Classroom Rules and Procedures as outlined in the student handbooks and course agenda.
  4. Stay on task at all times and put forth your best effort.
  5. Have a positive attitude!

Internet Policy

Students will use the school network and Internet on a daily basis to access instructional websites and project resources. All students are expected to abide by the UCPS Acceptable Use policy when using the school network. The streaming of audio and/or video, playing games on the computer without permission, the use of chat rooms, Facebook, YouTube, instant messenger, email, twitter, proxy servers or using the Internet for non-educational purposes is prohibited. Violations will result in disciplinary action.

Honor Code:

The work that you submit represents your learning, and so it represents you.  Therefore, your work must demonstrate both your integrity and honor.  Anyone caught cheating or plagiarizing on any assignment, from homework to exams, will face strict penalties.

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 Mr. King's Classroom Procedures

Entering Classroom

  1. Sit at your assigned student desk/computer. 
  2. Begin the warm-up activity or classwork as soon as the bell rings.

Questions/Help

  1. Always read instructions before asking for help.
  2. Ask your neighbor or team leader if the teacher is with another student,

Equipment

  1. Use only the equipment assigned to you.
  2. Leave computer settings alone, they are not to be changed.
  3. Handle equipment with extreme care, you may be held responsible for repairs.
  4. Check your computer at the beginning of class and let me know immediately if something is missing or not working.
  5. Intentionally damaging or causing disruptions with equipment will result in disciplinary actions. 

Out of Seat

  1. Remain in your seat when the teacher or another student is teaching or giving instructions.  Raise your hand if there is an immediate need.
  2. You may quietly sharpen pencils, throw away trash, get needed materials, etc. during independent work.

Talking

  1. Remain quiet when the teacher or another student is teaching, presenting or giving instructions.
  2. Raise your hand when you are answering questions or asking questions.

Leaving the Classroom

  1. You must get permission from the teacher before leaving the classroom.
  2. Take a hall pass when you leave the class room (you may need to fill it out and get a teacher signature).

Missed Work

  1. Each student is responsible for getting missed assignments when absent.
  2. Missed work must be made up within 2 school days of returning to class.
  3. Missed Tests must be rescheduled within 2 school days of returning to class.
  4. Daily assignments are posted on the class Canvas page and in the classroom.

Grading

  • 45%  Labs/Classwork (Warm-Ups, Notes, Study Guides, Worksheets, Assignments Individual/Group)
  • 10%  Quizzes (Vocabulary, Objective Quizzes, File Organization)
  • 45%  Tests/Projects (Objective Tests, Benchmark, Objective & Final projects)
  • All assignments may not appear in gradebook
  • Report Cards every 6 weeks and Progress Reports around week 3, 9, 15
  • FINAL EXAM is 25% of course grade

Access Parent Portal to view gradebook

End of Class

Remain at your desk until dismissed by the teacher, not the bell.

Fire Drills, Tornado Drills, Lockdowns

  1. Follow the teacher’s instructions and take all safety drills seriously.
  2. Fire drills - exit to the far side of teacher parking lot and remain with your class.
  3. Tornado drills – kneel down facing the wall just outside the classroom.
  4. Lockdowns – sit in the front of the classroom and remain completely silent.

CANVAS Classroom Online-Learning Platform & Resources

  1. Warm-ups, assignments, quizzes and uploading files will be done through Canvas.
  2. Check due dates. It is the responsibility of each student to submit work on time.
  3. Canvas logs every student submission with a date and time.
  4. Grades in canvas reflect only the specific assignment grade and are NOT the teacher’s gradebook. Check the Parent Portal on Powerschool for student’s true average grade for each course.
  5. Link to Student Guide for Canvas questions: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4212
  6. Link to EmpowerED resources:  https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/2917

Required Supplies

  • Pencil or Pen
  • Headphones/ear buds for audio assignments
  • Flashdrive (8GB min)

Canvas:

     The majority of assignments will be submitted on Canvas.  Assignments can be submitted a variety of ways including, uploading files, typing into text boxes, and sharing Google documents/presentations. Students not having used Canvas before should alert the teacher and they will be shown how to submit assignments on Canvas.  Individual assignments will indicate which method of submission on Canvas is expected.  If students need a refresher or have questions, they can access the Canvas Student Guide for specific instructions.  It is the student's responsibility to ensure assignments are submitted on time and to contact the instructor if there is a problem.  The Canvas Learning Platform logs every student log-in on Canvas which provides teachers with a list of when students log-in to Canvas using their user id. 

     Canvas is used to grade assignments as well, however, the grades in Canvas, while accurate to that assignment, are NOT the teacher’s gradebook.  The teacher’s gradebook includes categories of assignments that may be weighted differently and may include grades for assignments that did not use the Canvas Learning Platform.  Therefore, students and parents should always check their child’s true average on the Parent Portal on Powerschool.

 

Course Summary:

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