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THEORIES OF AMPLIFICATION

AUD 7321
Fall, 2005

M 9:00 - 11:45 am
Advanced Hearing Research Center, J.204

Instructor: Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D., CCC/A, CCC/SLP


Office: J.108
Office Hours: M 12:00 – 1:00 pm or by appointment
Phone: AHRC: 214-905-3108, UTD: 972-883-2425
E-Mail: thib@utdallas.edu
WWW: www.utdallas.edu/~thib

Laboratory Component: Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:45 pm. Hearing Aid


Lab in the Advanced Hearing Research Center. Half of the class will
participate in the HA lab from 1:00 - 2:15 pm and the other half will
participate from 2:30-3:45.

Course Objectives:
Students will learn the principles underlying soundfield acoustics and
calibration, earmold acoustics, speech perception in persons with
hearing impairment, and hearing aid fitting methods.

Course Requirements:
1) Prerequisites: 6304 (Adv. Clinical Audiology)

2) Readings: Readings will be assigned from various journals and and


two texts:

Valente, M., Hosford-Dunn, H., Roeser, R. (2000). Audiology


Treatment. New York: Thieme.
Dillon, H. (2001). Hearing Aids. New York: Thieme.

3) Evaluation Procedures:

a) Exams

Midterm (200 pts): There will be a midterm (short -answer,


multiple choice, and short essay questions ). In addition, there
will be a ten- minute practical exam involving equipment and
procedures related to the course material. DATE:___________
Final Exam (300 pts): The comprehensive final will be of the
same format (including a fifteen minute practical exam).
DATE:__________

b) Hearing Aid Fitting (200 pts):

During the final two class sessions, you will be performing a


hearing aid fitting. Although you will be working with a partner,
you each will submit a report of the hearing aid fitting. The
report will be graded on accuracy of information, completeness
of the evaluation, and grammar/spelling/ punctuation.

c) Class Participation (300 pts):

You will maintain a log of your class participation (see last page)
which must be submitted at the final exam and include the
following:

Check quizzes, each worth 10 points. These short -answer


quizzes are designed to assess understanding of critical
information from the previous and current class. These will be
graded during class.

Reading Reviews (RR), each worth 20 points. There will be


opportunities each class period for students to orally present an
issue from the readings for discussion. This includes a brief
review of the topic followed by how the information relates to an
observation in the clinic, other course information, or other
information in the readings. There will be a maximum of 5 RRs
per class and 5 total per student. These will be documented by
one-page summaries including page reference in the readings
and relationship to class/clinic observation.

Homework assignments, each worth 10 points. These are


designed to strengthen the concepts presented in class and must
be turned in at the beginning of class on the due date to check
for completion. These will be graded in class.

5) Assigning the Final Grade:

The maximum total point score is 1000.


Total points scores above 900 are generally A's, above 800 are
generally B's, and above 700 C's.

Requirements for an A:
Demonstrate outstanding performance in the class, complete a
class presentation, and achieve at least B-performance (240
points) on the final and 900 total points in the class.
Requirements for a B:
Demonstrate above average performance in the class and
achieve at least C performance (210 points) on the final and 800
total points in the class.

6) Additional Information:

a) You will have two formal opportunities to evaluate this course;


near the middle of the semester and at the end. If you have concerns
at other times, please drop a note in my mailbox or come by to see
me.

b) Extensions, make-up exams and incompletes will be given only in


extenuating circumstances. They require written verification of the
circumstances and must be requested in writing prior to the due dates.

c) If you require any modification to the class activities including


lectures, discussions, exams, and assignments in order to
accommodate specific learning needs, please notify me by the end of
the first week of class in person or by email and provide
documentation. I will be happy to make whatever arrangements are
needed to facilitate learning and participation in the class.
APPROXIMATE COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction & Overview

History of Amplification

Factors in Soundfield Acoustics

I. Person *
II. Stimuli
III. Room
IV. System
V. Calibration *

Defining the Auditory Area

I. Stimuli
II. Response/Instructions
III. Transducer *
IV. Procedure
V. Reliability of UCL
VI. Validity of UCL

Hearing Aid Characteristics

I. Types of Aids
II. Basic Components
III. Options -Upfront Decisions
IV. Electroacoustic Characteristics *

Earmold Acoustics

I. Acoustic Impedance
II. Acoustic Resonance
III. Impact of varying Impedance and Resonance *

Hearing Aid Selection

I. Selection of the Hearing Aid Candidate


II. Pre-selection of the Hearing Aid *
III. Evaluation of the Performance with the Hearing Aid *
IV. Validation of the Selection *

*These topics have associated labs


CLASS PARTICIPATION LOG
AUD 7321 Theories of Amplification
300 points max
Due at the Final Exam

Check Quizzes (attach all Quizzes)

Date Score

Reading Reviews (attach one page summaries)

Date Topic

Homework (attach all homework)

Date Topic

TOTAL CLASS PARTICIPATION POINTS __________________


PHONAK U

FALL, 2005 Update

WHAT DID YOU LEARN THAT WAS MOST USEFUL?

WHAT DID YOU LIKE THE BEST ABOUT PHONAK U?

RATE THESE TOPICS with 1 (learned a lot about this) to 5


(didn’t learn anything about this) Comment re: more specific
Info………..

___Compression

___Noise Reduction

___Feedback Management

___Datalogging

___FM Fitting

___Business Practices

___Ethics

___Directional Mics

___Bands vs Channels

___Binaural Fittings

___Analog vs Digital

___Acoustics of Earmolds

___Custom Aids (ITE, ITC, CIC)

___Polar Plots

___Hearing Aid Fitting

___Aural Rehabilitation

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