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SPCH13009 - Hearing and Multi-Modal Communication

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is divided into two elements - hearing and multi-modal communication. In the hearing section, you will cover aetiology, assessment and management of hearing disorders. In the multi-modal section, you will cover oral, manual, assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication strategies. Both sections will require you to identify and explain assessment approaches, therapy techniques and communication strategies. Theoretical frameworks, principles of evidence based and interprofessional practice will be applied throughout the unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

    Pre-requisites:

    SPCH12006 Linguistics

    SPCH13005 Acoustics and Phonetics

    SPCH12002 Communication Development and Disorders in Early Childhood 

    SPCH12004 Speech Pathology Work Integrated Learning 1

    Co-requisites:

    SPCH12003 Functional Anatomy of Head, Neck and Thorax

    SPCH13004 Communication Disorders in School-Aged Children

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 2 - 2021

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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. Online Test 50%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) 0%

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

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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: SUTE comment and verbal feedback
Feedback
Students liked the structure and variety of assessment types.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator retain the assessment types and structure currently used within the unit.
Action Taken
The assessment types and structure were retained.
Source: SUTE and Verbal Student Feedback
Feedback
Students appreciated the structure used to teach feature matching but requested that more time is spent on this topic.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the unit structure to allow more time to be allocated towards theory and practice in feature matching.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Use current theoretical frameworks to discuss the various types of hearing impairment, as well as the impact of hearing impairment on the speaker and their community
  2. Interpret hearing screening assessments results and apply to intervention plans for individuals with hearing impairment
  3. Discuss the application of multi-modal communication in the assessment and treatment of children and adults
  4. Design best practice speech pathology intervention plans for individuals with complex communication needs.

The learning outcomes in this unit contribute to the development of clinical and professional competencies as outlined by Speech Pathology Australia's Professional standards.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Online Test • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) • • • •
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 • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
1 - Online Test • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
3 - Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) • • • •