COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INSTRUMENTATION&LIFICATION SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 5011 INSTRUMENTATION&LIFICATION SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 3

Offered By

Audiology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜNAY KIRKIM

Offered to

Audiology

Course Objective

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe six basic steps used in the hearing aid selection and fitting process.
2   Able to explain the functions of the basic components of digital hearing aids.
3   Know and differentiate the basic hearing aid styles.
4   Describe the basic earmold styles and their function.
5   Describe the design and function of a cochlear implant
6   Describe the basic instrumentation of audiological test devices.

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 The hearing aid selection criteria
3 Hearing aid fitting process
4 Hearing aid fitting process
5 Basic hearing aid styles
6 The functions of digital hearing aids
7 The functions of digital hearing aids
8 The basic components of digital hearing aids
9 Basic earmold styles
10 Basic earmold styles and their function
11 Design of a cochlear implant
12 Function of a cochlear implant
13 Basic instrumentation of audiological test devices
14 Basic instrumentation of audiological test devices

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ve Baş ve Boyun Cerrahisi, Onur Çelik, 2. Baskı, 20072) 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

tutorial, presentation homework examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gunay.kirkim@deu.edu.tr

4123292

Office Hours

everyday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 16 1 16
Tutorials 14 1,5 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 16 1 16
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 9 1 9
Preparing group assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

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.17PO.18
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555
LO.65