CMDS381-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Applied Research and Clinical Practice 3

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 4 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 20 May 2016

Description

In this course students will establish the links between theory and practice. Students will further develop professional and clinical competency in managing a client caseload in an on-campus clinic. Students will successfully apply research skills of planning and executing a case study that includes a critical appraisal of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, methods for data collection, analysis and interpretation.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Gina Tillard

Lecturers

Ruth Ramsay and Tika Ormond

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASS ) This assessment must be passed in order to obtain a passing grade for this paper.
Three written reflection assignments 30% Students will submit 3 written reflection assignments during the neurogenic clinic. Assignment 1 - Friday 14th March (4.00 pm) Assignment 2 - Friday 28th March (4.00 pm) Assignment 3 - Friday 11th April (4.00 pm)
Verbal case discussion 05 May 2014 10% Students will discuss two cases that they have observed and/or assessed during the neurogenic placement. One case should have a focus on communication disorders and the other case should have a focus on dysphagia.
Acquired neurogenic clinic workbook 19 May 2014 10% Students are required to submit their completed workbook at the conclusion of the placement. Each question and section of the workbook should be clear, complete and supported by examples as necessary.
ePortfolio 27 Jun 2014 50% This assessment requires students to identify, reflect, illustrate and arrange exemplars of their clinical work and clinical competency-based goals, as defined by COMPASS in an ePortfolio format. Students are required to illustrate their learning and development over time and to analyse and explain their learning process within written evaluation.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Meyer, Susan Moon; Survival guide for the beginning speech-language clinician ; 2nd ed; Pro-Ed, 2004.

Paul, Rhea. , Cascella, Paul W; Introduction to clinical methods in communication disorders ; 2nd ed; Paul H. Brookes Pub, 2007.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,188.00

* 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.

Fees Note

There is a clinic fee of $100 for the year payable to the Department of Communication Disorders.  You will be advised by the Department when it is payable.

Minimum enrolments

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

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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