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SPCH13012 - Voice Disorders and Clinical Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will advance your knowledge in the aetiology, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and management of voice disorders for children and adults. The use of interprofessional practice will be emphasised and you will explore evidence-based practice in the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders. You will directly apply knowledge learned by facilitating treatment sessions in a Voice Care Clinic. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health framework and current research evidence will provide context and structure to assist you in developing interventions. The principles of interprofessional and reflective practice will be embedded 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:
  • ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals or ALLH12007 Research Methods for Health Professionals
  • ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Allied Health
  • SPCH13004 Communication Disorders across the School Years
  • SPCH12007 Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 2
  • SPCH12003 Functional Anatomy of the Head, Neck and Thorax

Co-Requisites:

  • SPCH13003 Neurogenic Communication Disorders 1


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 - 2020

Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton
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. Written Assessment 50%
2. Practical Assessment 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

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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 71.43% 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: Verbal feedback from student in class.
Feedback
A focus in class on developing students' ability to accurately develop their listening skills for completing perceptual voice profiles is greatly appreciated.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue with tasks which focus on students' listening skills to ensure accurate perception of a range of voice qualities.
Action Taken
Interactive activities that focused on students' perceptual evaluation of voice qualities were an integral aspect of each class.
Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
Consider reviewing the topic of psychogenic voice disorders to increase students' clinical confidence and competence in this area.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the research evidence about treatment of psychogenic voice disorders is reviewed together with the inclusion of a case study for students to work through in class to increase depth of understanding.
Action Taken
The lecturer reviewed evidence on the treatment of psychogenic voice disorders and incorporated this information into case studies for students to actively explore in class.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Students enjoyed the real-life case studies provided by the lecturer in classes.
Recommendation
It is recommended that real-life case studies continue to be presented to students to optimise their engagement with the unit and understanding of voice disorders.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the vocal mechanism and the multifactorial elements impacting voice production in children and adults
  2. Demonstrate and justify current evidence-based practice according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework in the evaluation, interpretation, and treatment of child and adult voice disorders.

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

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
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
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment