CMDS667-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014

Neuroscience of Communication & Swallowing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 25 July 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 October 2014

Description

The overall aim of the course is to provide students with a foundational knowledge of human neurosciences in order that they can understand: the literature in neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders, the rationale for the tasks in the neurological examination, and the underlying basis of neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders.

Prerequisites

Entry subject to approval by the Head of Department

Restrictions

(1) CMDS162, (2) CMDS262

Course Coordinators

Tami Howe and Catherine Theys

Lecturer

Catherine Theys

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Online Quizzes 5%
Mid Term Test 09 Sep 2014 30% A midterm test on the content from all the lectures up to and including 19 August.
Peer Group Discussions 5% Leading peer group discussions as assigned
Case Presentation 07 Oct 2014 15%
Final Exam 45% The final exam will cover the course content from weeks 1-12 and will include case-based questions that involve integration of all the course content

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Bhatnagar, Subhash Chandra; Neuroscience for the study of communicative disorders ; 4th ed; Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $946.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 20

For further information see Department of Communication Disorders .

All CMDS667 Occurrences

  • CMDS667-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014
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