6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4017570FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
This course is about the biological evolution of human speech. Speech, in this course, is defined as the acoustical signal used for language (although reference will be made to the role of sign language and gestures). The first part of the course will consist of an overview of our knowledge of the evolution of speech. Data from linguistics, anthropology, palaeontology and biology will be reviewed. The second part of the course will consist of an exploration of a number of computer models that have been used for investigating the evolution of speech.
The course will consist of lectures that for each of which the students will have to read two papers and answer a number of questions about these. The students are required to either write a review paper about one of the topics, or to do a modelling project. At the end all students also have to take a written exam.
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Knowledge on an advanced master level of the issues, the literature and the computer models in the field of the study of the evolution of speech, as well as some background knowledge of relevant anatomy, biology, palaeantology and linguistics.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
LEC Practical Assignment determines 25% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the LEC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Obligatory assignements before every lecture with questions about reading material. Without these participation in the exam or access to the second session are not possible
Review paper or modeling project
Written exam
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Multimedia
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Software Languages and Software Engineering
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Data Management and Analytics