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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/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.8
LO.1			5	5
LO.2	4		5	5
LO.3		5	5	5	5
LO.4			5	5
LO.5			5	5
LO.6		4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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