Information Package

Program of Audiology

ODYO204

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE I: BEHAVIORAL TESTS

Course Code
ODYO204
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
0 + 6
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Know all the required preperations prior to audiological tests
  2. Do physical and otoscopic exam and tuning fork tests, prepare the the test plan based on obtained results
  3. Do daily hearing check and calibration
  4. Administer pure tone threshold tests
  5. Administer speech tests
  6. Know and administer routine behaviral advanced diagnostic tests and interpret the results
  7. Know when masking is necessary and do the masked tests
  8. Understand differences between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss based on audiometric configurations
  9. Write audiological test results report and lead the informed counselling sessions
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesYes(ODYO203)
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsODY219 DIAGNOSTIC AUDIOLOGY I: BEHAVIORAL TESTS
Course DescriptionThis course content includes practicum on taking a case history, otoscopic examination and tuning fork tests, preparing protocols for noise protection and hearing screening, conditions of hearing aid selection and implant decision, and aural re/habilitation.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Review of behavioral tests: Prior to test, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests
2nd Week Review of behavioral tests: Speech test and clinical masking
3rd Week Lab Demo in Role Playing: Daily hearing check, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests
4th Week Student Lab: Daily hearing check, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests, MLD and Tone Decay tests
5th Week Student Lab: Daily hearing check, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests, MLD and Tone Decay tests
6th Week Student Lab: Daily hearing check, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests, MLD and Tone Decay tests
7th Week Student Lab: Daily hearing check, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests, MLD and Tone Decay tests
8th Week Student Lab: Daily hearing check, Case history, physical and otoscopic exam, tuning fork and pure tone threshold tests, MLD and Tone Decay tests
9th Week MID TERM
10th Week Lab Demo in Role Playing: Hearing loss simulations, diagnostic counselling and report writing
11th Week Student Lab: Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss simulations diagnostic counselling and report writing
12th Week Student Lab: Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss simulations diagnostic counselling and report writing
13th Week Student Lab: Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss simulations diagnostic counselling and report writing
14th Week Student Lab: Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss simulations diagnostic counselling and report writing
Recommended or Required ReadingKaplan H.,Gladstone, V.S. Lloyd, L.L (1993). Audiometric Interpretation: A Manual of Basic Audiometry. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Katz, J.,Medwetsky, L.,Burkard, R.,Hood, L.(2009). Handbook of Clinical Audiology. (6th Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Martin F.N., Clark, J.G. (2014). Introduction to Audiology (12th Ed.). New York: Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Practice
  • Report Preparation
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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