SPCH12004 - Speech and Hearing

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will investigate speech and hearing development, assessment, and intervention for children. You will develop knowledge in how to support speech and hearing needs for children who are culturally or linguistically diverse or have a disability. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework, and the principles of evidence-based, and interprofessional practice will be applied throughout the unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites

SPCH11001 Introduction to Communication and Swallowing

SPCH12006 Linguistics

SPCH12008 Phonetics 

ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice

ALLH11006 Life Course Development for Health Professionals

PSCY11010 Fundamentals of Psychology

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Case Study 50%
2. Oral Examination 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 70.00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student ratings and evaluations.
Feedback
The feedback suggests that students continue to be struggling with assessment expectations.
Recommendation
It is recommended that a live Q&A time be made in tutorial in the lead up to assessment due dates.
Action Taken
Students were provided with time in tutorials to ask questions regarding upcoming assessments.
Source: Student ratings and personal reflection
Feedback
The tutorial content needs to be adjusted to align with distance teaching.
Recommendation
It is recommended that, if this unit continues as a distance teaching unit, unit content is reviewed and updated to implement distance teaching strategies.
Action Taken
In 2023 this unit was face-to-face only and adaptation to online teaching was not required.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Students indicated that they would have liked the information on report writing to occur earlier in the term, well in advance of the due date for the report assessment.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the content on report writing is scheduled earlier in the term to allow students time to process this information prior to the due date of the written report.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Students indicated that they would like to see more personalised interpretations and examples of the slides presented in class and online.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator provides students with more practical examples of the information presented in the slides.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss the development of children’s speech and hearing
  2. Examine children’s speech and hearing skills using informal and formal assessment measures
  3. Describe the impact of speech and hearing difficulties for children with diverse needs within the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework using clear and concise language
  4. Apply principles of evidence-based and interprofessional practice when planning prevention and management strategies for children with various speech and hearing needs at an individual, family and community level.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Case Study • •
2 - Oral Examination • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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