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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0879-507-001 |
| Instructor: | TBA |
| Days: | Tuesday 4:30 pm - 6:20 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Examine the effects of hearing loss, noise, and reverberation on the process of auditory (and auditory-visual) speech perception; amplification selection (including cochlear implants) and the benefits of assistive listening devices and sensory aids; and the Deaf and Deaf Culture, emphasizing auditory approaches to aural (re)habilitative assessment and intervention. |
| Learning Goals: |
At the end of the course, students will be able to:1. recognize the impact of hearing loss across the age span on psychosocial and speech/language development 2. identify various assistive listening technologies/methods [such as ALDs, cochlear implant, HAs, and ASL] and their appropriate application to the treatment / habilitation / rehabilitation of hearing loss3. identify the instruments and procedures for screening hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability and hearing handicap 4. describe the principals/procedures/value of using self-assessment questionnaires 5. analyze clinical cases and make appropriate recommendations6. recognize the essential role of counseling in audiology *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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