Fall 2018  |  SLHS 4801 Section 001: Hearing Measurement and Disorders (21166)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed 12:00PM - 01:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Shevlin Hall 20
Enrollment Status:
Open (54 of 85 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to theory, administration, and interpretation of behavioral and physiological hearing tests for all age groups. Immittance, pure tone, speech, otoacoustic emissions, evoked potential measures. Hearing-screening protocols. prereq: [3302, 3305W] or instr consent
Class Description:
This course will provide a basic orientation to audiologic assessment and disorders of the auditory system. The course is geared towards undergraduate students majoring in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. The anatomy of the ear and the scope of practice in audiology will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on the tests used to assess hearing, including pure-tone audiometry and masking, speech audiometry, immittance, electrophysiological tests, pure-tone screening, and pediatric assessment. Various disorders of the outer, middle, and inner ear will be described. Case management for clients with hearing loss will also be discussed. Students will obtain hands-on experience with otoscopic examination, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, and hearing screening.
Grading:
50% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Quizzes
10% Laboratory Evaluation
Exam Format:
Multiple choice, completion, and short answer questions
Class Format:
80% Lecture
10% Discussion
10% Other Style in-class activities
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: weekly quizzes and 4 laboratory assignments
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21166/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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