Assessment: Exams: The exam dates are shown on the schedule. Exam 1 covers chapters 1-3, exam 2 covers chapters 4-7, exam 3 covers chapters 8-12, exam 4 covers chapters 13-15, and the final covers chapters 17, 19, & 20. Five exams will be given during the semester, each consisting of 100 points. Performance on the exam with the lowest grade will be dropped in calculation of the final grade. Therefore, the final grade will be based on an average score from four exams. Undergraduate students who are taking this course for graduate credit can elect to substitute each of the first four exams for a chapter related project assigned by Dr. Rorden. The final exam cannot be dropped. Final grades will be assigned as follows:
Grading: A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F = 60 >
Textbook: Bhatnagar, SC (2001) Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders. Baltimore, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins (Second Edition).
Description: Neurocognitive bases for speech and language in the central nervous system including anatomy and physiology and theoretical constructs of language.
ASHA Objectives
Knowledge of Basic Human Communication and Swallowing Processes (III-C)
Demonstrates ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information for biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases (E).
Demonstrates insight into the relationship between normal neurological processing and behavior and the continuum of neurological breakdown and its effect upon behavior.
Knowledge of Principles and Methods of Prevention and Assessment, and Intervention for People with Communication and Swallowing (III-E, 9)
Demonstrates knowledge of cognitive aspects of communication (attention, memory, sequencing, problem-solving, executive functioning) (E).
