Hearing Assessment 2, 9 credits

For admission to the course, it is required that the student has managed at least 45 HE credits from Semester 1-2 and a Pass grade in Part 1 and 2 from the course Hearing assessment 1.

The course builds further on the course Hearing assessment 1.
The general aims of the course are that the student should be very familiar with specialised tone- and speech audiometric measurements as well as impedance and electrophysiological measurement. Furthermore, the students should acquire knowledge and skills in in-depth hearing assessment and hearing-assessment planning, interpretation of measurement results and practical knowledge through clinical placement. The course constitutes a basis for future courses in hearing rehabilitation.

The expected learning outcomes of the course
On completion of the course, the student should:

• independently be able to explain document, compare and interpret results from specialised tone- and speech audiometric measurements and identify how different sources of errors can influence the measurement results
• independently be able to explain document, compare and interpret results from impedance and electrophysiological measurements and identify how different sources of errors can influence the measurement results
• review these critically in relation to the tone audiogram
• independently be able to suggest a test battery for different audiology diagnoses
• independently be able to give correct patient instructions for and carry out specialised tone- and speech audiometry measurements as well as impedance and brain-stem audiometry measurements and under supervision carry out otoacoustic emissions

The course consists of two modules:

Lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions and clinical placement.

Seminars, laboratory sessions and clinical placement are compulsory. Before laboratory session may be carried out, respective self tests should be passed. In case of absence from a compulsory part, the student is responsible for contacting the course coordinator for complementary assignment.

The course coordinator decides how absence from compulsory course elements can be made up. Study results cannot be reported until the student has participated in compulsory course elements or compensated for any absence in accordance with instructions from the course coordinator. Absence from a compulsory course element could mean that the student can not retake the element until the next time the course is offered.

Hearing assessment, 5.5 credits
Written examination

Clinical placement and laboratory assignments, 2 credits
Clinical placement
Clinical tests
Active participation in laboratory sessions and seminars

For a Pass grade in the course, attendance and active participation in compulsory parts are also required. Students who do not pass a regular examination are entitled to re-sit the examination on five more occasions. Each time the course is offered, one regular examination and two additional examinations are givenEach occasion the student participates in the same test counts as an examination. Supplementary additions to written assignment is counted as an examination. Submission of a blank exam paper is regarded as an In case a student is registered for an examination but does not attend, this is not regarded as an examination.

Before the student begins their clinical placement, laboratory sessions should be passed. If the student fails on current parts and one clinical education opportunity is used up  For students who has failed the clinical education is are offered yet another period of placement, i.e. total two clinical education periods. The examiner may, with immediate effect, interrupt a student's clinical placement if the student demonstrates such serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitude that patient safety or patient confidence in healthcare is at risk. If a clinical placement is interrupted in this way the student is deemed to have failed that element and to have used up one clinical placement opportunity.
In such cases, an individual action plan should be set up stating which activities and tests are required before the student is qualified for a new clinical placement on the course.
A student who fails the clinical placement is offered yet another period of placement, i.e. a total of two clinical placement periods.
 

Examination may take place under the previous reading list during a period of one year after the renewal of the reading list. Examination will be provided during a period of two years after a close-down of the course.
 

A course evaluation will be carried out according to the guidelines that are established by the Board of education. The course evaluation is carried out both through a written course evaluation at the end of the course and through oral course forum, at least once, in connection with course, where students can state their opinions.