COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEARING AIDS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 6035 HEARING AIDS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Audiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜNAY KIRKIM

Offered to

Audiology

Course Objective

Acquire the advanced knowledge about audiological instuments and hearing amplification systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe all steps used in the hearing aid selection and fitting process.
2   Able to explain the functions of all components of digital hearing aids.
3   Know and differentiate the hearing aid styles.
4   Describe the basic earmold styles and their function.
5   Describe the design and function of a hearing aids
6   Know to linear and nonlinear amplification systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The hearing aid selection criteria
2 Hearing aid fitting process
3 Hearing aid fitting process
4 Hearing aid styles
5 The functions of digital hearing aids
6 The advanced components of digital hearing aids
7 Advanced earmold styles
8 Earmold styles and their function
9 Linear amplification systems
10 Nonlinear amplification systems
11 Advanced instrumentation of audiological test devices
12 Hearing aids evaluation outcome inventory
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) 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
10) Hearing Aids, Harvey Dillon, Second Edition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, practicaltestingsessions

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.145
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555
LO.6554

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