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AUD501 - Behavioural Methods of Hearing Assessment

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Audiology

Unit Description

This unit introduces students to audiological clinical assessment techniques used in older children and adults within a framework of patient-centered, culturally responsive care. Students will learn how to take a case history, perform otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, acoustic immittance testing, and speech discrimination testing. Students will acquire the clinical decisionmaking skills needed to select and administer appropriate hearing assessment tests, interpret findings, and make appropriate management and referral decisions.

Students are expected to attend a 5-day face-to-face intensive on the Casuarina campus as part of their learning for this unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply theoretical knowledge of acoustics in the diagnosis of auditory pathology.
2.	Justify the selection of audiological diagnostic tests by critically integrating theoretical knowledge across a range of contexts.
3.	Integrate theoretical knowledge and test results to accurately determine, and report on, the nature and degree of hearing loss across a range of contexts.
4.	Develop appropriate audiological management plans and referral pathways based on test results across a range of contexts.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quizzes (4 x 15 minutes)	25%	1 - Apply theoretical knowledge of acoustics in the diagnosis of auditory pathology.
2.	Report (1500 words)	35%	2 - Justify the selection of audiological diagnostic tests by critically integrating theoretical knowledge across a range of contexts. 3 - Integrate theoretical knowledge and test results to accurately determine, and report on, the nature and degree of hearing loss across a range of contexts. 4 - Develop appropriate audiological management plans and referral pathways based on test results across a range of contexts.
3.	Case Study (2000 words)	40%	1 - Apply theoretical knowledge of acoustics in the diagnosis of auditory pathology. 2 - Justify the selection of audiological diagnostic tests by critically integrating theoretical knowledge across a range of contexts. 3 - Integrate theoretical knowledge and test results to accurately determine, and report on, the nature and degree of hearing loss across a range of contexts. 4 - Develop appropriate audiological management plans and referral pathways based on test results across a range of contexts.
4.	Lab report (500 words - Hurdle)	P/F	1 - Apply theoretical knowledge of acoustics in the diagnosis of auditory pathology. 2 - Justify the selection of audiological diagnostic tests by critically integrating theoretical knowledge across a range of contexts. 3 - Integrate theoretical knowledge and test results to accurately determine, and report on, the nature and degree of hearing loss across a range of contexts. 4 - Develop appropriate audiological management plans and referral pathways based on test results across a range of contexts.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	ITV,OLR

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ITV: This unit will be delivered/part-delivered intensively in this teaching period rather than over the full semester.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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