CMDS675-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015

Complex Communication Disorders

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2015
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 9 October 2015

Description

In this course, students undertake advanced study with a focus on the management of more complex and multifaceted cases. Discussion topics include the management of clients for whom there is more than one key issue influencing their management (e.g. more than one communication disorder, bilingualism, psychosocial issues, multicultural background) and for clients in specialist areas of speech-language therapy (e.g. neurodevelopmental and cognitive communication disorders). Students explore knowledge which enables them, on the basis of a range of novel and complex case studies, to compare and contrast appropriate assessment procedures, to differentially diagnose the presence, extent, and nature of the communication disorder, to establish appropriate goals for intervention and to plan an appropriate intervention programme.

Prerequisites

Entry subject to approval by the Head of Department

Restrictions

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Participation in case-based tutorial sessions 15% Students will be required to attend and fully participate in all 11 case-based tutorial sessions.
Case-based tutorial assignments 55% Students will be required to complete a brief written submission in relation to four different complex cases (Case #1 will be worth 10% and Cases #2, 3, and 4 will be worth 15% each). The details for each submission will be provided in your tutorial notes.
Written case-based assignment 30% Each student will complete a written assignment that focuses on a complex case.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $983.00

* 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 CMDS675 Occurrences

  • CMDS675-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015