Audiological Science 1 - Physics and Measurement

PCHN10050 Audiological Science 1 - Physics and Measurement 20 Full year Undergraduate Level 4 Richard Baker Unit coordinator Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neu 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course unit will provide students with a background of the concepts of physics and measurement including the basics of acoustics relevant to audiology, physical concepts of mechanical systems This course unit will provide students with a background of the concepts of physics and measurement including the basics of acoustics relevant to audiology, physical concepts of mechanical systems The unit aims to:<ul><li>Provide basic knowledge and understanding of the background principles of physics and measurement relevant to neurosensory sciences, and audiology in particular.</li></ul> <ul><li>Describe the basic properties of different acoustic signals and be able to explain concepts such as amplitude, frequency, phase, waveforms, spectra and spectrograms and decibels</li><li>Describe the basic acoustic properties of speech signals and how different sounds are produced</li><li>Explain the basic differences between linear and nonlinear systems (using audiology and hearing science examples)</li><li>Describe the basic properties of sound and light including their similarities and differences in transmission</li><li>Describe basic aspects of electromagnetic and nuclear radiation and how these can be used in medical imaging (inc. X-ray, PET and MRI)</li><li>Describe the basic physical principles that underly a range of assessment techniques in audiology</li></ul> <ul><li>Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis</li><li>Demonstrate evaluative and interpretive skills</li><li>Demonstrate the ability to think critically and question received information</li></ul> <ul><li>Effectively organise notes and thoughts that will allow you to process a range of different types of information available in this course unit</li><li>Effectively use online pre-reading material to prepare for face-to-face sessions</li></ul> <ul><li>Assimilate information from a variety of resources</li><li>Search, Select and extract appropriate information from appropriate academic resources</li></ul> Note, the order in which these are delivered may vary and this list does not necessarily indicate individual lecture topics.<ul><li>Introduction to Sound and Acoustics (inc. Basics of simple and complex sounds; introduction to speech production and acoustics and acoustic cues for speech identification; room acoustics and hearing aid acoustics)</li><li>Introduction to Physical concepts and mechanical systems (inc. forces and motion; basic physical laws and physical quantities; examples of biomechanical structures, vestibular system, forces in the auditory system)</li><li>Signals and systems (including basic principles of filters, gain, signal-noise ratio)</li><li>Basic principles behind biomedical measurement and imaging techniques (inc. Examples of neurophysiological and audiological measurements, electromagnetic and nuclear radiation; X-ray; PET; and MRI imaging)</li><li>Revision Session </li></ul> Lectures/Tutorial sessions are compulsory, and it is expected that you spend 3-5hr using the online material in preparation for each session.<ul><li>Lecture/Tutorial sessions – Face-to-face (22 weeks x 1.5hr)</li><li>Online pre-reading material – weekly preparation for face-to-face (approx. 22 weeks x 4hr)</li></ul>The following are suggested/estimated hours of additional work:<ul><li>Directed Reading – approx. 30hr total</li><li>Assessment preparation and revision – variable (est. 50hrs)</li></ul> 0 Other 100% Formative MCQ quizzes (online or in session) MCQ Examination (on-campus 1-1.5hr) - 100% Formative assessment – online MCQ assessments with revision sessions. BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science First Year Mandatory N Sound and Acoustics<ul><li>Speaks, C.E. (2018) Introduction to Sound. (4th Ed.) Plural Publishing</li><li>Sahley, T.L. & Musiek, F.E. (2015) Basic Fundamentals in Hearing Science. Plural Publishing</li><li>Raphael, LJ., Borden, GJ. And Harris. KS (2011) Speech Science Primer (6th Ed) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins</li></ul>Physics, Imaging and related topics<ul><li>Franklin, K. et al (2010) Introduction to Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences. Wiley</li><li>Davidovits, P. (2008) Physics and Biology in Biology and Medicine (3rd Ed.) Academic Press</li><li>Barker, R.A. and Barasi, S. (2008) Neuroscience at a Glance (3rd Ed.) Wiley-Blackwell</li></ul>Audiology and Hearing Science topics<ul><li>Gelfand, S.A. (2017) Hearing: an introduction to psychological and physiological acoustics. 6th Edition. New York, Dekker</li><li>Gelfand, S.A. (2016) Essentials of Audiology. 4th Edition New York, Dekker</li></ul>For Information and advice on Link2Lists reading list software, see:  <ul><li>http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/academicsupport/informationandadviceonlink2listsreadinglistsoftware/</li></ul> Lectures 33 0 167