Technology, performing arts and quality of life/health
| Title | Τεχνολογία, μουσική, ποιότητα ζωής / Technology, performing arts and quality of life/health |
| Code | ΤΠ2024 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Music Studies |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Pastiadis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022769 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mousikṓn Spoudṓn (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 68
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musicology / Music Education | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Music Composition | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600232709
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Music Studies (Thermi) |
| Floor | Unknown |
| Hall | Φουαγιέ (575) |
| Calendar | Tuesday 09:00 to 12:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600232709
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Attendance of Technology courses (e.g. Psychoacoustics) as well as Pedagogy and Music Therapy
Learning Outcomes
Τηε πarticipants will have acquired:
· Specialization/deepening in elements that make up the concept of QoL/Health
· Knowledge and training in technological methods of assessing and dealing with QoL/Health problems both for artists and for populations of interest (through the Performing Arts)
· Gain a background to work in the areas of Quality of Life, Health/Education
· Research perspectives in contemporary fields of strong international interest
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The individual items covered are:
1. Principles and multidimensional nature of the QoL/Health subject
2. Feasibility of the interdisciplinary utilization of Technology, and the Arts in/for Quality of Life
3. Applications of the Performing Arts in areas of QoL/Health: Mental health, sensory-cognitive problems, physical problems (e.g. rehabilitation in stroke, heart diseases, etc.)
4. QoL/Health issues of the artists: specializes the (relatively) new subject of Performing Arts Medicine in the art of Music, addressed, of course, to students, educators and professionals in the field of Music (e.g. . instrumentalists, singers, sound engineers, sound engineers, producers, managers, etc.). The field of knowledge of Medicine of Musicians has as its object the information, prevention, and treatment/treatment of problems arising from the practice of Music, such as musculoskeletal diseases, neurological diseases, hearing and voice problems and disorders, psychological issues, fatigue, pain, eating disorders, etc.
5. New Communication, Interaction and Intelligent Support Technologies,
a. Biofeedback
b. Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
c. Intelligent systems and QoL/Health
with a focus on Music/Performing Arts, in actions such as:
i. Participatory Arts Programs
ii. Arts on Prescription
iii. Fine Arts Therapies
iv. Arts in Health and Care Environments
v. Artists' Medicine
6. Research (methodologies, institutions and support framework) in the field of Technology, QoL/Health, Arts
Keywords
technology, health interventions, art and health, art design and technology
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
- scientific papers
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 9 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seminars | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 12 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 54 | 1.8 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 45 | 1.5 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Corpus and Presentation
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
· Wac, K., & Wulfovich, S. (Eds.). (2022). Quantifying Quality of Life. Springer.
· Holland, S., Mudd, T., Wilkie-McKenna, K., McPherson, A., & Wanderley, M. M. (Eds.). (2019). New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction. Springer International Publishing.
Last Update
29-08-2023
