Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
Assessment#
The four submissions form one sequence: document close listening, analyse a signal, critique a published mapping, then build an instrument whose choices a listener can inspect. Together they total 100%.
Listening Notebook
Four compact experiments that establish a vocabulary for source, mapping and listening evidence.
Due 23 August 2027 · Weight: 15%
Pulsar Signal Study
Analyse one periodic radio signal and defend the transformations used to make its timing audible.
Due 20 September 2027 · Weight: 20%
Sonification Critique
Audit a published astronomical sonification by reconstructing its mapping and testing its claim.
Due 4 October 2027 · Weight: 20%
Cosmic Listening Instrument
Design, test and publish an interactive instrument that makes one astronomical pattern audible and accountable.
Due 29 October 2027 · Weight: 45%