Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Lindsey Van Yper lindsey.vanyper@mq.edu.au Rebecca Kim rebecca.kim@mq.edu.au Margaret Wood margaret.wood@mq.edu.au
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites 10cp in LING or SPHL at 1000 level or above
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description This unit aims to provide an introduction to audiological theory and practice. Topics include: fundamental concepts in aural anatomy and physiology; and an introduction to auditory disorders. Several areas of audiological practice are introduced, including; basic hearing assessment, paediatric audiology, and basic rehabilitative issues and procedures.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Develop and demonstrate knowledge about the effects of a hearing loss in children and adults and the impact it can have on significant others.
ULO2: Develop and demonstrate a basic understanding of frequently occurring disorders in adults and children that underlie hearing disorders and their effect on the auditory pathway
ULO3: Review the components of routine hearing assessment and build a basic understanding of their use in the identification of normal and pathological results.
ULO4: Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical utility of some common evoked potential tests. Describe the benefits and limitations of these tests and their practical application in different populations.
ULO5: Display a fundamental knowledge of the different aspects of hearing rehabilitation and the strategies and devices available to an audiologist for both adults and children.
ULO6: Describe how a hearing aid and cochlear implant works and the benefits and limitations of each in different listening situations and discuss which factors are important for assessing implant candidacy.
ULO7: Discuss the role of counselling in aural rehabilitation and how audiological rehabilitation is provided in various contexts and formats.
ULO8: Describe the fundamentals of the balance system and its assessment by the audiologist.

Assessment Tasks

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General Assessment Information

Late assessment task submissions

Late submissions without an extension will receive a penalty of 3% of the total mark available for the assessment task per day including weekend days (i.e. this is 3% of the total marks possible for the task – NOT 3% of the marks the student received. For example, if the assessment task is worth 100 marks and the student is two days late their mark for the task is reduced by 6 marks.)
Late submission of an assessment task without an extension will not be accepted at all:
- after the date on which marked assessment tasks have been released to the rest of the class
- the unit convenor's discretion
- more than one week after the end of the teaching session at the unit convenor's discretion
Extensions will only be given in special circumstances, and can be requested by completing the Special Consideration request at ask.mq.edu.au and providing the requisite supporting documentation.
Extensions that will result in submissions after the assessment task has been returned to the class will require a separate assessment task to be completed at the unit convenor's discretion.
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If a student fails the unit due to non-submission of an assessment task or non-attendance at an exam, an FA grade will be applied in accordance with the University's Assessment Policy. Unit convenors have the discretion to determine whether or not students should fail a unit on the basis of lateness penalties alone if other learning outcomes of the unit have been met.

Delivery and Resources

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Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)

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Macquarie University

SPHL2212 – Introduction to Audiology

2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde