Aural Rehabilitation

 

RHS 474

 Aural Rehabilitation

 

Course Specification

Course code and title	RHS 474: Aural Rehabilitation
Credit hours	2 Theory   1 Practical
Program(s) in which the course is offered	Speech and Hearing Program
Instructor information	Dr. Jehan Alsalmi   Office: 72   Email: [e-mail]
Date/Time	Monday Theory: 8-10 am.
Year	2017
Course Description	This introductory course to students of speech-language pathology and audiology provides an understanding of principles of habilitation/rehabilitation of communication disorders related to hearing impairment. Visual/auditory speech signals and amplification function and use.
Textbook & Course Resources	Tye-Murray, N. (2014). Foundations of Aural   Rehabilitation: Children, Adults, and Their Family Members. Cengage Learning.   Schow, R., L., Nerbonne, M. A. (2012). Introduction to Audiologic Rehabilitation. Pearson.   Hull, R., H. (2001). Aural Rehabilitation: Serving Children and Adults. Singular/Thomson Learning.
Number of lectures	12
Methods of student assessment	Assignments   Practicum   Class participation   Exams
Schedule of assessment tasks for students during the semester	Midterm 1: 20%   Midterm 2: 20%   Practical 15%   AR Folder 5%   Final exam 40%

 

 

 

 

RHS 474:  Syllabus

Introductory week	Introduction
Lecture 1	Background Understanding aural rehabilitation and the provided services Consequences of hearing loss
Lecture 2	Communication Modes
Lecture 3	Issues faced by people with a Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Lecture 4	Brain Development
Lecture 5	Neural Plasticity Normal Development A/S
Lecture 6