BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) / Course details

Year of entry: 2024

Course unit details:
Introduction to Health Science

Course unit fact file
Unit code PCHN10040
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 1
Teaching period(s) Full year
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

This course covers the basic principles of psychological and social aspects of hearing loss and explores student's personal experience of hearing and sensory perception.

Aims

The unit aims to:

  • Explore self-awareness as a pre–requisite to reflective practice.
  • Consider the sense of hearing and how it shapes and informs the world we live in.
  • Explore the world of Deaf/deaf individual.
  • Provide an introduction to aural rehabilitation from a service users perspective.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

  • Explore hearing and sensory perception from a personal perspective.
  • Consider the WHO classification system to describe the needs of individual.
  • Describe and understand the importance of the concepts of effective communication, patient-centred care, self-awareness, unconscious bias, emotional intelligence and resilience.
  • Describe the complexities and challenges of living with hearing loss/Deafness.
  • Describe the differing audiology service needs of a hearing-impaired individual.

Intellectual skills

  • Critical thinking and analysis.
  • Enhancement of evaluative and interpretive skills.
  • Develop team-working skills.
  • Develop the ability to think critically and question received information.

Practical skills

  • Enhancement of reflective learning and the ability to write reflectively.
  • Enhancement of self-awareness.

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • Academic reading.
  • Use of library.
  • Development of the ability to express issues clearly and succinctly.

Syllabus

  • Self–awareness: improving self-awareness on personal and professional level for success, professional growth and quality patient care. 
  • Introduction to reflective practice.
  • Personal experience of hearing and sensory perception.
  • Models of disability.
  • Deaf/deaf culture.
  • Differing audiology service needs of a hearing impaired individual.

Teaching and learning methods

Blended approach: on campus and live online tutorials, class discussion, directed and self-directed study. This is Covid- 19 dependent. On campus sessions can move to live online sessions if necessary.

Assessment methods

  1. Creative Portfolio of Learning/reflection (2000 words, 100%)

Feedback methods

Formative assessment - practical work and debates on an individual and group basis; feedback on presentation and portfolio of learning.

Recommended reading

Almufarrij, I., and K. J. Munro. (2021). “One Year on: An Updated Systematic Review of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Audio-Vestibular Symptoms.” International Journal of Audiology 60: 1–11. 

British Society of Audiology: 2016. Common principles for rehabilitation for adults in audiology services. Available at https://www.thebsa.org.uk/resources/common-principles-rehabilitation-adults-audiology-services/

Coles, C. and Fish, C. (1997) Developing Professional Judgement in Health Care: Learning Through the Critical Appreciation of Practice.  2nd edn. Oxford:  Butterworth-Heinemann.

Edwards, E. (2019). Reflective practice: Available (via blackboard)at https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/AG542KrlQ3tO7W/html

Grenness C, Hickson L, Laplante-Lévesque A, Davidson B. (2014). Patient-centred care: a review for rehabilitative audiologists. Int J Audiol 53 Suppl 1:S60-7.

Health and care profession council. HCPC standards. Available at
https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (2001). World Health Organisation (WHO) Geneva.

Saunders GH, Jackson IR, Visram AS. (2021). Impacts of face coverings on communication: an indirect impact of COVID-19. Int J Audiol. 60(7):495-506. 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Seminars 22
Independent study hours
Independent study 178

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Anisa Visram Unit coordinator

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