OKB725 - PROBLEM SOLVING IN AUDITORY IMPLANTS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROBLEM SOLVING IN AUDITORY IMPLANTS | OKB725 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Case Study Other: VIDEO PRESENTATION,EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr.Gonca SennaroÄŸlu | |||||
| Course objective | This course will explore the many different areas and issues related to auditory implantation. Topics to be covered include signal processing, candidacy determination, medical considerations, steps in programming, aural (re)habilitation techniques, and speech perception and production outcomes in children and adults. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | - Auditory implants - Candidacy for auditory implants - Programming auditory implants - Speech perception in auditory implants - Auditory implants re/habilitation | |||||
| References | Møller, Aage R. Cochlear and brainstem implants Niparko, John K.Cochlear implants : principles & practices | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Objective measures of electrical stimulation:, evoked potential measures, |
| Week 2 | Bilateral cochlear implantation: is it a good idea (outcomes & cost/benefit)? |
| Week 3 | Channel-interaction and possible solutions: virtual channels, electrode design |
| Week 4 | Music perception with cochlear implants, problems and solutions |
| Week 5 | Effects of early implantation: outcomes with children |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Hybrid implants: combining electrical and acoustic stimuli. |
| Week 8 | Bimodal fitting: combining an implant with a contralateral hearing aid. |
| Week 9 | ?Signal processing algorithms in CI processors: compression, noise reduction, directionality. |
| Week 10 | Comparison of coding strategies for cochlear implants, and describing the reasons for their success |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Discussion of differences between adult and pediatric cochlear implant programs |
| Week 13 | Description, for a potential implant recipient, the differences between manufacturers? devices |
| Week 14 | general evaluation&discussion |
| Week 15 | |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 7 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 7 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 6 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 5 | 8 | 40 |
| Project | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 25 | 50 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 87 | 250 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Produces new information, education& teaching material directs new clinical applications and academic researches in Audiology&Speech Pathology profession . Plans original researches, implements researches and carries out them , uses appropriate statistical approaches,analyses and reports. | X | ||||
| 2. Achieves new informations and clinical applications as a result of the scientific researches carried out by using evidence-based information and current technology instruments. Presents these new informations and clinical applications in a high proficieny degree as enough for national and international quality , lectures and prelect conference, publishes in national and international peerreviewed journals. | X | ||||
| 3. During the period of carrying out and publishing researches, depends on the ethic principles and achieves lifelong learning foundations | X | ||||
| 4. Contributes to the community health and national politics, contributes to the improvement and unversalizing of the information and applications he/she produced. | X | ||||
| 5. Works as an individual having qualified information and skill accumulation, develops creative solutions and programmes in the area of education- teaching and counseling. | X | ||||
| 6. By using at least one foreign language, communicates as efficient as level of societies by written, oral and visual manners. | X | ||||
| 7. Can implement planning, administration and distribution of duty as a position of leader and manager and gets the skills of solving conflicts | X | ||||
| 8. Improves and keeps on education and promoting programmes about the profession. | X | ||||
| 9. After defining approaches which increase human life quality, organizes projects and directs them aims to improve community health. | X | ||||
| 10. Improves and advances the Audiology and Speech Pathology science. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest