Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
convenor
Lindsey Van Yper
convenor
Mridula Sharma
Contact via 4863
S2.6, Rm 3.436
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MClinAudiology
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
CAUD803 and CAUD804 and CAUD819
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will:
- provide an understanding of the theoretical framework of psychoacoustics underlying hearing threshold, hearing loss and related audiometric concepts;
- equip students with skills required to perform standard audiometric assessments of adults and older children, including otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, speech discrimination testing, clinical masking, and acoustic immittance; and
- facilitate the development of problem-solving and clinical integration skills for interpretation of audiological information, appropriate clinical decision making and referral.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz | 20% | No | Week 5 |
Clinical-based exercise | 20% | No | week 8 |
Clinical-based exercise | 20% | No | week 11 |
Exam | 40% | No | Examination period |
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 20%
The aim of the quiz is to assess your understanding of various aspects of psychoacoustics such as loudness, pitch, hearing and principles underlying masking.
Key references:
Moore, Brian CJ, and Brian C. Moore. An introduction to the psychology of hearing. Vol. 5. San Diego: Academic press, 2003.
Moore, Brian CJ, ed. Hearing. Academic Press, 1995.
Yost, William A., and Robert S. Schlauch. "Fundamentals of hearing: an introduction." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 110.4 (2001): 1713-1714.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: week 8
Weighting: 20%
This essay aims to assess your understanding of the principles underlying audiological assessment. The details of the essay will be provided to you at the beginning of the semester. It will be assessed according to the assessment criteria outlined.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: week 11
Weighting: 20%
This essay aims to assess your understanding of the principles underlying audiological assessment. The details of the essay will be provided to you at the beginning of the semester. It will be assessed according to the assessment criteria outlined.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
The aim of the exam is to integrate the theory learned in this unit with clinical cases. This exam will be 3 hours in duration.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
There is a mix of online learning, face-to-face consolidation classes, and practica components in this unit.
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