SYLLABUS
COMD 334 - Basic
Hearing Science
Fall
Semester - 2008 (3 credit hours)
MWF
10:00 – 10:50
177
TLRB
Instructor: Richard Harris, Ph.D.
Office: 131 TLRB (office: 422-6460, home: 375-1192)
Office
Hours: MWF 11-12 by appointment
110
TLRB LAB phone: 422-5118
Sound Wave Program Add Waves
Area Advantage, Lever Ratio & Acoustic
Reflex
Cochlea & Hair Cells Powerpoint
Cochlear Electrophysiology Powerpoint
Cochlear Electrophysiology Word
Document
And inasmuch as they sought wisdom they might be instructed.
Doctrine &
Covenants 1:26
Important notice for
all students: I will utilize e-mail regularly to the entire
class. I also will respond to any e-mail I receive from any member of the class. This is a very easy way for you to reach
me. I realize that there may be a number
of students in this class that utilize e-mail addresses other than your
assigned BYU e-mail address. However,
you need to regularly check your BYU e‑mail address for e-mail that I
will send to the entire class. I will
not send e-mail to the entire class using addresses other than your BYU
assigned e-mail address. This is
primarily because the class roll e-mail list maintained on Route Y is the
mechanism I use to send e-mail to the entire class. It is possible for you to register your
personal e-mail address with BYU but this is entirely your responsibility. You can create an alias e-mail account with
BYU to have email sent to you at BYU reach your personal e-mail account. This is accomplished through “Route-Y” by
editing the default e-mail address contained in the “Update Personal
Information” link after you connect to Route-Y.
Please make every effort to update your BYU e-mail address to reflect
where you actually want your email sent.
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Code
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chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men....If there is
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(Thirteenth Article of Faith).
As a matter of personal commitment,
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Be honest
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Obey the law
Use clean language
Respect others
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you to know that I wholeheartedly support and am committed to the BYU Honor
Code. I highly recommend this code to
you as a beacon that you can rely on throughout your life and encourage you to always
live up to this commitment. While you
are a student at
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Students
With Disabilities
Course Description
This 3-credit course is required
for undergraduate students majoring in Audiology or Speech-Language
Pathology. This course will present in
the form of lecture, graphic slides, and laboratory demonstrations, an
introduction to hearing science and the anatomy of the auditory system from the
outer ear to the auditory cortex. You
will learn the anatomy and physiology of the major portions of the outer,
middle, inner, and retrocochlear portions of the auditory pathway. In addition, students will be presented with
an introduction to acoustics, which will prepare you for future courses offered
in both Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Clinical
Sciences Model
This course is primarily a basic
science foundation course. It serves as
a foundation course for numerous courses that are required for state and
national certification/licensure.
Calculators:
You will use calculators
extensively during exam 1 and the final examination. These calculators need to be able to perform
log and inverse-log functions. Having
your own calculator during class is essential as we will be solving many
problems during class lectures which will help you during the examinations.
Texts:
Musiek, F. E., & Baran, J. A. (2007). The auditory system: Anatomy, physiology, and
clinical correlates. Allyn & Bacon
Resources:
AUDIOLOGY FORUM: VIDEO OTOSCOPY
web pages by Roy F. Sullivan, Ph.D.
http://www.rcsullivan.com/www/ears.htm
This
web site is exceptional and I expect each of you to become very familiar with
this site and the information on normal
anatomy of the auditory system. This is
probably one of the better sites on this topic.
Course
Requirements and Grading:
1) Four examinations (including the final examination). The first three examinations will be approximately
one hour in length and the final examination will be approximately two hours in
length. The first hour of the final
examination will be concerned with new material covered since the previous
examination. The second hour of the
final examination will be comprehensive in nature covering material from the
first three examinations. Each “hour” of examination will contribute
20% towards the final grade. All examinations
will be administered at the testing center.
I will adjust the scores for each examination as follows: The high score obtained for each examination
will become 100%. The number of points I
need to add to the high test score to achieve a score of 100% will then be
added to each student’s score for that particular examination.
NOTE: I am allowing 2 days in the
testing center for each examination (3 days for exam 1). You are expected to take the examination
during the allotted period. In the event
that you forget to take the examination you will receive a score of 0% for that
examination. I will not allow students
to take the examination at times other than those indicated in the syllabus. If you are unable to take the examination,
due to medical emergencies, during the scheduled time you are expected to
contact the instructor prior to
the examination to make other arrangements.
You must contact me personally to make other arrangements and this
contact must be made prior to the end of the two day examination period. I can be reached at either of the two
telephone numbers listed at the top of this syllabus. If I am not available you must leave a
message on my phone mail at my BYU telephone number and I will get back with
you as soon as possible. An unexcused
absence from any examination will result in a score of 0% for that exam. Make sure you allow sufficient time to arrive
at the testing center to take each examination.
It is your responsibility to become aware of all testing center hours and
regulations.
Examinations will consist of a variety machine scored multiple choice
questions. You should receive your score
from the testing center at the conclusion of your examination. We will review examinations in class on the
day following the last day of the examination period unless there are still
students needing to take the examination because of medical delay. For much of this course you will be required
to memorize anatomical terminology and landmarks. The first examination will deal primarily
with acoustics of sound and decibels.
For this examination you will be allowed to utilize calculators. There will be numerous mathematical problems
that you will need to solve. Prior to
this examination you will be given a sample set of problems and answers to give
you some practice with the type of questions you may expect on Exam 1. The second and third examinations and the
first half of the final examination will involve anatomy and physiology of the
auditory system. There will be a number
of figures on each of these examinations where you will be required to label
various anatomical structures. In
addition, there will be short answer/essay questions where you will be expected
to answer questions, which pertain to function of various portions of the
auditory pathway. The second portion of
the final examination will consist of comprehensive questions covering
materials from the first three examinations.
2) Attendance for all lectures is expected. I do not keep track of attendance. However, you need to know that each
lecture contains information that will help you on your examinations.
3) Each student is expected to have read the pertinent sections of
the textbook prior to class
instruction on that section. The reading
assignments are specified in the course calendar and lecture outline. In addition, there are a number of links in
this syllabus to materials that will be helpful to you throughout this
course. Please explore each of these
links and use them as a resource to help you learn.
4) IMPORTANT!!! If you are having difficulty in the course, meet
immediately with the instructor and/or teaching assistant to go over your
notes, reading assignments, examinations, and to obtain direction for
supplemental reading. I want you to do
well in this course. It is a foundation
course that will be of help to you in many other courses that you will take in
our program in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. If you need help please come in and meet with
the instructor.
TA Hours are listed at the top of
this syllabus. These posted TA hours are
not required attendance. You may meet
with the course TA during these posted hours to ask questions, review your
examinations or review topics you are unsure of prior to examinations. Please understand that these hours are fixed
and that any additional hours the TA should decide to hold are at the option of
the TA.
5) Grading
for the course is as follows:
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B- |
83-85.9 |
D |
68-70.9 |
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A |
95-100 |
C+ |
80-82.9 |
D- |
65-67.9 |
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A- |
92-94.9 |
C |
77-79.9 |
E |
<60 |
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B+ |
89-91.9 |
C- |
74-76.9 |
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B |
86-88.9 |
D+ |
71-73.9 |
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Course Calendar
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Class # |
Date |
Lecture Topic
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Reading Assignment |
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1 |
Sep
3 |
Introduction
to COMD 334 Introduction
to decibels |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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2 |
5 |
Acoustics/decibel
scaling |
Review
from Physics 167 Complete
decibel handout |
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3 |
8 |
Acoustics/decibel
scaling |
Review
from Physics 167 Complete
decibel handout |
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9 |
Devotional-Pres & Sister Samuelson |
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4 |
10 |
Acoustics/decibel
scaling |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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5 |
12 |
Acoustics/decibel
scaling |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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6 |
15 |
Acoustics/decibel
scaling |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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16 |
Forum-Ronan Tynan-Famed Irish Tenor
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7 |
17 |
Acoustics of sound and sound
transmission
|
Review
from Physics 167 |
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8 |
19 |
Acoustics
of sound and sound transmission |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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9 |
22 |
Acoustics
of sound and sound transmission |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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23 |
Devotional-Fred
Woods-Church History & Doctrine
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10 |
24 |
Acoustics
of sound and sound transmission |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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11 |
26 |
Phon,
Sone, Mel scales |
Review
from Physics 167 |
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12 |
29/30 |
Examination #1 @ testing center– in class Q/A |
Exam 1 covers lectures 1-11 |
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30 |
Devotional-Elder
Robert R. Steuer, Quorum of Seventy
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13 |
Oct
1 |
Overview
of Auditory System – begin outer ear |
Chapter
1 and 2 |
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14 |
3 |
Outer
ear-anatomy & physiology |
Chapter
2 |
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15 |
6 |
Outer
ear anatomy & physiology |
Chapters
2 and 3 |
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7 |
Devotional-Homecoming
Opening Ceremony
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16 |
8 |
Middle
ear-anatomy |
Chapter
3 |
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17 |
10 |
Middle
ear-anatomy |
Chapter
3 |
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18 |
13 |
Monday
instruction - Middle ear-function
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Chapter
3 |
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14 |
Forum W. F. deKlerk, former president of South Africa
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