COURSE UNIT TITLE

: IMPLANTABLE HEARING AIDS AND COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 6036 IMPLANTABLE HEARING AIDS AND COCHLEAR IMPLANTS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Audiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜNAY KIRKIM

Offered to

Audiology

Course Objective

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe the steps used in the implant selection and fitting process.
2   Able to explain the function of the all components of middle ear, cochlear, and brainstem implants.
3   Knowledge evaluation of auditory perception tests before and after implantation
4   Describe the design and function of implants.
5   Know to background issues of relevance to implants features (e.g. characteristics of impaired hearing, technological constraints, epidemiology of hearing loss, prescription methods, and methods for assessing performance with implants, psychosocial factors affecting implants use)
6   Able to use quality of life indicators.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to implantable hearing aid
2 Implants selection procedures
3 Implant fitting procedures
4 Evaluation of implantable hearing aids function and outcome
5 Characteristics of impaired hearing
6 Middle ear implants features
7 Cochlear implants features
8 Brainstem implants features
9 Implantable hearing aids assessing performance methods
10 Counseling parents of childrenwith hearing loss.
11 Pediatric hearing rehabilitation
12 Outcome of implantable hearing aids
13 General assessment
14 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Baş ve Boyun Cerrahisi, Onur Çelik, 2. Baskı, 2007
2) EssentialOtolaryngology, 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) AudiologyTreatment, Valente-Hosford-Dunn-Valente,
8) EducationalAudiologyHandbook, Johnson-Benson-Seaton
9) Scott-Brown sAdultAudiology, 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

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 15 2 30
Tutorials 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 2 2 4
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Reading 5 3 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

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.17
LO.155
LO.2455
LO.35555
LO.455
LO.555
LO.6444