Audiology101SLPA24900

Spring2016
MWF12:00PM12:50PMRockefellerHall107
Instructor:MaryKelly,Au.D.
Office:239BrocasHall
Phone:5550000
Email:mare.kelly12@gmail.com
OfficeHours:Thursdays9:3010:30AMand24PM(Appt.preferredbut
notnecessary)
Studyoftheperceptual,psychological,andeducationalimplicationsof
hearingloss.Thecoursewillfocusonareassignificanttothe(re)habilitation
ofindividualswithhearingloss,suchasidentification,evaluation,
remediation,andcounseling.Prerequisites:SLPA24000.3credits.
CourseObjectives
Demonstrateknowledgeoftheimplicationsofhearinglossonan
individualsdailylife
Beabletoassesstheimpactofhearinglossonanindividual
Demonstrateknowledgeofmethodsdesignedtoreducethepsychosocial,
educational,vocational,andlinguisticeffectofhearingloss
Studentssuccessfullycompletingthiscourseshouldbeableto
demonstrate

knowledgeoftheprinciplesofsocial/behavioralsciences,basichuman
communicationprocesses,differentialdiagnosisofdisorders,andthe
impactofhearingimpairmentonspeechandlanguage.(Partially
fulfillsKASAStandards:IVB,IVC,IVD)
Note:youwillbeassessedonthesestudentlearningoutcomesperiodically
throughoutthesemester.Shouldyoureceiveascorebelowthe
acceptablegradeformeetingtheseoutcomes(<70%)itis
recommendedthatyoumeetprivatelywiththeinstructor.
ReadingMaterials
RecommendedText:Johnson,CaroleE.(2011).IntroductiontoAuditory
Rehabilitation:AContemporaryIssuesApproach.Pearson
ISBN10:0205424171
Note:Thistextbookisavailableinalternativeformats.Itisavailableasan
eTextbookfromthefollowingsources:
www.amazon.com(Kindleedition)www.coursesmart.com(180dayrental)
Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoumakeuseofthecompanionwebsitefor
additionalresourcesandexercises.Youcanfindthisat:
www.pearsonhighered.com/johnson

Attendance
Myattendanceandparticipationpolicy:
Therewillbematerialonyourexamsthathasbeenpresentedinclass
only;thereforeitisbeneficialtoattendeachlecture.
Althoughattendanceandparticipationdoesnotdirectlycontributetoa
percentageofyourfinalgrade,ifthegradeisborderlinebetweentwo

lettergradesyouractiveparticipationinclassandattendancemayhelp
todeterminewhichgradeyouwillultimatelyreceive.

Assignments
Therewillbethreeassignmentsduethissemester.Theseassignmentshould
besubmittedtotheinstructornolaterthanatthebeginningofclasson
theduedate.Nolateassignmentswillbeaccepted.Detailsforthe
assignmentscanbefoundinaseparatedocument
Assignment#1Due:Feburary4th.Assignment#2Due:March16th.
Assignment#3Due:April28th
Exams
Therewillbefour(4)examsthroughoutthesemester.Examsmaynotbe
takenonanyotherdatewithoutpriorapprovalfromtheinstructorora
physiciansnoteincaseofillnessormedicalemergency.
Anticipatedexamdates(maybechangedatinstructorsdiscretion):Exam
1:February16
Exam2:March4
Exam3:April1
Exam4:(Finalexam):Thursday,May7,from4:30to7:00PM.The
collegesetsthisexamdateandtime.Therearenoexceptionstothis
finalexamdate.
Grading
Exams(4total)=70%
Allotherassignments=10%each

TotalEarned
Points

93100

9092

8789

8386

8082

7779

FinalGrade

TotalEarned
Points

FinalGrade

7376

7072

B+

6769

D+

6366

6062

C+

059

Week

TopicsandReadings

Section
1

CourseOverview
IntroductiontoAR(pp.126)
PsychosocialeffectsofHL
ScopeofPractice(pp.86106)
Evidencebasedpractice(pp.107114;135141)
Hearingaids(pp.153173;181213)
Hearingaidsadvancedtopics
Hearingaidtroubleshooting(handout)
EXAM1:February16

Section
2

Cochlearimplants(pp.264300)
Cochlearimplantsadvancedtopics
Assistivelisteningdevices(pp.230257)
EXAM2:March4

Section ARforinfantsandtoddlerswithhearingloss(pp.pp.307336;
3
342344;347354)
Speechreading
Auditorytraining
EHDIreview
Lawsandearlyintervention
Assessmentfortreatmentplanningandprogress
Speechandlanguagedevelopmentinchildrenwithhearingloss
Selectionofcommunicationmode
Methodsoffacilitatingorallanguagedevelopmentinchildren
whoare
deafandhardofhearing
EXAM3:April1

Section
4

ARforschoolagedchildrenwithhearingloss(pp.366397)
Laws

Professionalsandtheirroles
Speechperceptionandclassroomacoustics
Auditoryskilldevelopmentassessment
Accommodations
Directservicedelivery
Personaladjustmentcounselingandselfadvocacy
ARforadults(pp.437458)

Prelingualhearinglossandtransitiontoadulthood

Postlingualhearinglossandmiddleadulthood

Vocationalrehab

Communicationstrategiestraining

ARforolderadults

EXAM4:May7
StudentsWithDisabilities
IncompliancewithSection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973andthe
AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,reasonableaccommodationwillbeprovided
tostudentswithdocumenteddisabilitiesonacasebycasebasis.Students
mustregisterwithStudentDisabilityServicesandprovideappropriate
documentationtoBostonCollegebeforeanyacademicadjustmentwillbe
provided.
MentalHealthStatement

Diminishedmentalhealth,includingsignificantstress,moodchanges,
excessiveworry,orproblemswitheatingand/orsleepingcaninterferewith
optimalacademicperformance.Thesourceofsymptomsmightberelatedto
yourcoursework;ifso,pleasespeakwithme.However,problemswith
relationships,familyworries,loss,orapersonalstruggleorcrisiscanalso
contributetodecreasedacademicperformance.
PlagiarismandAcademicHonesty
Pleasenote:ALLworkinthiscourseistobedoneonyourown.Whiletopics
maybediscussedwithclassmates,worktobehandedinisNOTtobe
collaboratedon,unlessotherwisespecified.
***Contentinthissyllabusmaybechangedatthediscretionoftheinstructor
atanytime.Shouldchangesbemade,allstudentswillbenotified.***