COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDUSTRIAL AUDIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 6043 INDUSTRIAL AUDIOLOGY 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 knowledge how to diagnosis and management of noise induced hearing loss, measurement and control methods of noise in industrial work places.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to obtain accurate information about noise induced hearing loss including via case history interview, and through the appropriate selection and completion of behavioral and electrophysiologic and psychosocial assessments.
2   An advanced understanding of the acoustic, psychological, developmental and social aspects of occupational hearing loss
3   Acquiring knowledge of the measurement techniques, protection and control methods of noise in in industiral work places
4   Management of noiced induced hearing loss.
5   Synthesise information from research literature concerning issues relevant industrial audiometry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Effect of noise on hearing
2 Temporary threshold shifts
3 Permanent hearing loss
4 Risk factors
5 Hearing protection program
6 Measurement of noise
7 Controlling noise
8 Measurement of hearing
9 Test method
10 Audiometric calibration
11 Equipment of clinicians
12 Protection of hearing
13 Protection of hearing
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

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
Student Presentations 5 1 5
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 10 3 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

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.1455
LO.2544
LO.344
LO.44
LO.545

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