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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ODY 1133 PSYCHOACOUSTIC COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Audiometry

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELHAN GÜRKAN

Offered to

Audiometry

Course Objective

Understanding the phsical and perceptive aspect of sound, realising the relationship between these concepts, and learning the concerned unit and other concepts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the physical parameters of sound and the relation between sound and perception. 2   Knows the measurement units of sound and standardisation principles. 3   Knows concept of dynamic range and the factors that effect dynamic range. 4   Knows the concept of signal to noise ratio and importance of this concept.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Sound waves and basic parameters of sound 2 Analysing the sound with the domain of frequency and amplitüd 3 The concept of resonance, harmonic and timbre 4 Measurement of sound and the concept of deciBell 5 Hearing threshold. Definition of dB SPL, dB HL and dB SL. 6 Sound level meter and audiometric calibration 7 Midterm exam 8 The concept of most comfortable, uncomfortable sound level and dynamic range. Dynamic range of patients with normal hearing, sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. 9 Monoaural and binaural hearing. Lateralisation and localisation. The effect of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss to these skills. 10 The concept of signal. Signal processing in analouge and digital systems. 11 Noise. Types of noise. Signal to noise ratio and importance of this concept. 12 Filtering. Types of filters. Effect of noise spectrum in masking procedures. 13 Speech sound. Phsical properties of speech sound. 14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lesson Presentation notes Psychoacoustics Facts and Models Springer Hugo Fastl Eberhard Zwicker

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Midterm and final exams scores

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is held and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination Principles.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

selhan.gurkan@gmail.com

Office Hours

Monday 10:00 By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 2 24 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 1 8 Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Midterm 2 1 2 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

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 4 LO.2 5 5 5 4 LO.3 5 5 4 5 4 LO.4 5 5 5 4 4