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Hearing Devices and Rehabilitation A (AUDI90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 2 (Early-Start) |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject builds on the subject Principles of Hearing Rehabilitation. Students will continue to learn about the psychological and social challenges posed by hearing loss and other auditory-related conditions on a person and their communication partners and explore the options for rehabilitation of these conditions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Explain how hearing devices function and how they can be fitted, adjusted and monitored to provide individualised assistance to impacted individuals;
- Demonstrate awareness of client and clinician characteristics that influence aural rehabilitation processes and outcomes;
- Employ patient-centred approaches to the process of developing a strategy for designing and implementing aural rehabilitation; and
- Using theoretical frameworks, integrate the elements of communication, hearing disability and rehabilitation options to provide tailored advice for impacted individuals.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
• critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills
• the ability to integrate theory and practice and to apply this in novel situations
• an openness to new ideas
• planning and time management skills
• the ability to communicate their knowledge in both oral and written form
• the ability to behave in a professionally appropriate manner
Last updated: 8 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ANAT90004 | Anatomy and Physiology for Audiology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
AUDI90016 | Pathologies of the Auditory System | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
AUDI90048 | Principles of Clinical Audiology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90049 | Principles of Hearing Rehabilitation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90050 | Acoustics and Perception of Speech | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
AUDI90051 | Principles of Paediatric Audiology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Corequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AUDI90012 | Electrophysiological Assessment A | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
AUDI90021 | Clinical Audiology A | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90022 | Paediatric Audiology A | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90047 | Audiology in Professional Contexts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 8 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A written examination
| During the examination period | 40% |
A case study
| Week 5 | 20% |
A clinical skills assessment by OSCE
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 8 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Sarah Swann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
Time commitment details
3 hours pre-reading per week (36 hours) Assessment preparation throughout semester (50 hours)
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 8 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Nil
Recommended texts and other resources
Hearing Aids 2nd Edition, Dillon, H., 2012, Boomerang Press (Thieme)
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Clinical Audiology - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 8 February 2024