Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
SPA 2024
Human Communication Dynamics
Fall 2009
Instructor: Assistant Professor James Harnsberger, Ph.D.
Email: jharns@ufl.edu
Office: 46 Dauer Hall
Phone: 352-278-3720
Office Hours: M W F 4pm – 5 pm or by appointment
Lectures, Handouts, Other Information
Optional Text: Introduction to Communicative Disorders, by M. N. Hegde
M W F: 3pm – 3:50pm
Course Description:
This class serves as an introduction to the fields of speech pathology and audiology. Topics will include human anatomy and physiology, articulation disorders, language development, language disorders, hearing, voice disorders, fluency, dialect and language variation, accent, and others.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
- Understand basic anatomy and physiology of the speaking and hearing mechanisms.
- Understand the basic structure of all human languages and how they are acquired developmentally.
- Classify various speech, hearing and language disorders.
- Understand communicative disorders in the context of a multidialectal and multilingual society.
Assessment
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Tests |
25% each |
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Final Exam (cumulative) |
optional |
Grading Scale
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A |
94-100 |
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A- |
90-93 |
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B+ |
87-89 |
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B |
84-86 |
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B- |
80-83 |
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C+ |
77-79 |
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C |
74-76 |
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C- |
70-73 |
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D+ |
67-69 |
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D |
64-66 |
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D- |
60-63 |
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E |
0-59 |
Grading Policies
Exams, quizzes, or assignments can be made up or taken late at a common time designated by the professor. The final exam is optional – if taken, it would be averaged with the other test grades.
Students are expected to adhere to the University of Florida academic honesty guidelines. Failure to do so may result in judicial procedures as specified in the guidelines: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/honestybrochure.htm.
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