School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Analysis of Sensorimotor Systems
  • Unit Code

    SPE2104
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Charn Ying NANG

Description

In this unit students will study the normal structure, function and innervation of the sensorimotor systems underlying human communication. Students will learn to use acoustic analysis and other instruments to assess communication disorders in clients from a diverse range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Assessment results will be analysed and reports will be produced within the context of the current literature and the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework (ICF) framework. Issues regarding safety and care while conducting assessment procedures will be discussed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SCH1134 or MHS1101, SCH1143 or MHS1102 and SPE1100

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must be enrolled in Y02

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate assessment procedures for sensorimotor communication disorders using contemporary research literature.
  2. Demonstrate competency in the use of instruments and acoustic analysis software to record and analyse voice, speech and fluency in speech samples gathered from individuals.
  3. Apply normative structure and function, contemporary research and individual client factors to differentiate between typical and atypical communicative function of individuals.

Unit Content

  1. Applications of the WHO ICF framework.
  2. Evidence-based assessments for sensorimotor communication disorders.
  3. Neuroanatomical and physiological bases.
  4. Clinical use of instrumentation and software for assessment.
  5. Safety and care of clients undergoing assessment.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 126 x 3 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Field Experience

Students experience an environment where they observe and/or participate in the application of theoretical knowledge and skills in a professional setting, under the supervision of an expert or professional in the field. Examples include study tours, observation, shadowing, fieldwork, industry tours.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The on-campus seminars are highly interactive and are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit and to guide students through the literature. Students participate in learning activities involving group discussion, case studies, role-play scenarios and on-line learning materials to consolidate their learning. Compulsory participation for some workshops and clinical performance tasks are required in order for students to develop clinical competencies in assessment of clients with sensorimotor communication disorders. Students conduct a voice assessment on an individual and are assessed on their clinical performance.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Report ^Clinical Performance and Interpretation of Voice Assessment30%
Report ^Case Analysis and Assessment Plan 30%
Examination ^Neurology, Fluency and Hearing *40%

^ Mandatory to Pass
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Analysis of Sensorimotor Systems
  • Unit Code

    SPE2104
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Charn Ying NANG

Description

In this unit students will study the normal structure, function and innervation of the sensorimotor systems underlying human communication. Students will learn to use acoustic analysis and other instruments to assess communication disorders in clients from a diverse range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Assessment results will be analysed and reports will be produced within the context of the current literature and the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework (ICF) framework. Issues regarding safety and care while conducting assessment procedures will be discussed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SCH1134 or MHS1101, SCH1143 or MHS1102 and SPE1100

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must be enrolled in Y02

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate assessment procedures for sensorimotor communication disorders using contemporary research literature.
  2. Demonstrate competency in the use of instruments and acoustic analysis software to record and analyse voice, speech and fluency in speech samples gathered from individuals.
  3. Apply normative structure and function, contemporary research and individual client factors to differentiate between typical and atypical communicative function of individuals.

Unit Content

  1. Applications of the WHO ICF framework.
  2. Evidence-based assessments for sensorimotor communication disorders.
  3. Neuroanatomical and physiological bases.
  4. Clinical use of instrumentation and software for assessment.
  5. Safety and care of clients undergoing assessment.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 126 x 3 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Field Experience

Students experience an environment where they observe and/or participate in the application of theoretical knowledge and skills in a professional setting, under the supervision of an expert or professional in the field. Examples include study tours, observation, shadowing, fieldwork, industry tours.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The on-campus seminars are highly interactive and are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit and to guide students through the literature. Students participate in learning activities involving group discussion, case studies, role-play scenarios and on-line learning materials to consolidate their learning. Compulsory participation for some workshops and clinical performance tasks are required in order for students to develop clinical competencies in assessment of clients with sensorimotor communication disorders. Students conduct a voice assessment on an individual and are assessed on their clinical performance.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Report ^Clinical Performance and Interpretation of Voice Assessment30%
Report ^Case Analysis and Assessment Plan 30%
Examination ^Neurology, Fluency and Hearing *40%

^ Mandatory to Pass
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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