COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REHABILITATION OF HEARING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 5014 REHABILITATION OF HEARING COMPULSORY 2 4 0 6

Offered By

Audiology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜNAY KIRKIM

Offered to

Audiology

Course Objective

Acquire the basic knowledge about hearing amplification systems and perform hearing rehabilitation using hearing aids.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe the six basic steps used in the hearing aid selection and fitting process.
2   Able to explain the function of the basic components of digital hearing aids.
3   Know and differentiate the basic hearing aid styles.
4   Describe the design and function of a cochlear implant.
5   Knowledge about hearing aid candidacy.
6   Knowledge about selecting and fitting of appropriate hearing aids.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Instrumentation in hearing aids and electroacoustic test procedures
2 Instrumentation in hearing aids and electroacoustic test procedures
3 Materials which used with hearing aids.
4 Acoustic effects of earmold modifications.
5 Real ear gain measurements
6 Hearing aid selection and fitting in children
7 Hearing aid selection and fitting in adults
8 Technical aspects of linear and nonlinear hearing aids
9 Amplitude compression systems in non linear hearing aids
10 Analysis of audiological rehabilitation and patient satisfaction in adults
11 Assistive listening devices
12 Room acoustics
13 Technology in FM systems
14 Personal amplifiers

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Baş ve Boyun Cerrahisi, Onur Çelik, 2. Baskı, 2007
2) Essential Otolaryngology, K.J. Lee (Türkçe çevirisi) 2004.
3) Kulak Hastalıkları A. Necmettin Akyıldız, I - 1998 ve II 2002
4) Çakır N. Otolaringoloji, Baş ve Boyun Cerrahisi. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 1996.
5) Otolaringoloji Temel Bilgiler. Seiden AM et al. (Çeviri editörü: Çetin Kaleli), Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2003.
6) Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Baş-Boyun Cerrahisi. Koç C. Güneş Kitabevi, 2004
7) Audiology Treatment, Valente-Hosford-Dunn-Valente,
8) Educational Audiology Handbook, Johnson-Benson-Seaton
9) Scott-Brown s Adult Audiology, Sixth Edition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, practical testing sessions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Participation of tutarials

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 22 1 22
Tutorials 32 1,5 48
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 30 1 30
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 10 1 10
Preparation for Final Exam 10 2 20
Preparation for Quiz etc. 5 3 15
Ouiz etc. 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555
LO.655