Students receive assigned readings and are required to observe evaluations and treatment in the Communicative Disorders Clinics. Evaluation is based on quizzes, a midterm examination, and a final examination. Fundamentals of Speech Science. Introduction to the fundamentals of speech production, transmission, and perception. No special background is required.
Material is presented in lecture form with objective examinations after selected units.
This lecture course describes general diagnostic and treatment methods for articulation and language problems. Lectures focus on identifying assumptions underlying current evaluation and remediation procedures, and on describing specific procedures used in diagnostics and therapy. The procedures discussed include collecting and analyzing speech and language samples, administering and scoring standardized tests, designing and implementing nonstandardized elicitation procedures, altering response rates, and establishing new behaviors. Student performance is evaluated by midterm and final examinations, and on a paper. Introduction to Audiology.