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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SHS 2040 HEARING AIDS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Vocational School of Healthcare

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELHAN GÜRKAN

Offered to

Audiometry Vocational School of Healthcare

Course Objective

To be capable of successfull hearing aids applications in audiology clinics under the supervision of audiologist or ENT specialist.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifies the types and areas of use of hearing aids in general. 2   Performs application of hearing aids and fitting procedures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Communication disorders and rehabilitation concepts 2 What is the rehabilitation program and the basic stages of hearing 3 Functions of impaired cochlear pathology: frequency selectivity decrease intensity Distortion / Freq discrimination / temp. resolution 4 The cochlear dysfunctions can be compensated for and can not be compensated with hearing aids 5 Which type and degree of hearing loss should be included in the hearing rehabilitation programme 6 Audiological evaluation of the patient's with hearing loss 7 1. midterm exam 8 Hearing aids and it s basic elements. 9 Hearing aids type and its compatibility of different types hearing aids. 10 The main features of widely used of personally hearing aids and its seperated spots 11 Factors that influence the choice of hearing aid 12 Homework presentation 1: Presentation prepared about indications and benefits of CROS, BICROS hearing aids 13 Homework presentation 2 14 2. midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

KBB Hastalıkları ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi. Editör: Prof. Dr. Onur Çelik. Asya Tıp Kitapevi. 1. Cilt. 2. Baskı. 2007. Audiology Treatment, Valente-Hosford-Dunn-Valente. Educational Audiology Handbook, Johnson-Benson-Seaton.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 AS ArasınavTeo 2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS * 0.50 + FN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) AS * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 1 12 Tutorials 12 2 24 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 2 2 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 4 4 Preparing assignments 1 8 8 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 LO.1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5