Code
SPPA5010
Credits
25
Graduate Attributes
This unit develops students’ competence in planning intervention for children and adolescence with developmental communication disorders. Students will apply knowledge of evidence based
practice to clients with paediatric language disorders, including measuring efficacy of intervention.
Unit Learning Outcomes
- 1 interpret and report assessment data from clients from a range of cultural backgrounds, GC1, GC2, GC5
- 2 appraise theory and research underpinning intervention approaches to effectively plan management of children with developmental communication disorders, and demonstrate efficacy of intervention, GC1, GC2, GC3
- 3 demonstrate an appropriate understanding of academic integrity principles and apply academic writing, referencing and acknowledgement conventions required for the discipline, GC3
Course Learning Outcomes
- 1 apply knowledge of human communication science to the delivery of speech pathology services and research in diverse and changing settings
- 2 critically analyse information to plan, implement and evaluate speech pathology services and research
- 3 locate, extract and critically appraise evidence and information from a range of resources to solve theoretical and applied problems in human communication science with a high level of independence
- 4 demonstrate excellence in written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills appropriate to the discipline within a legal and ethical framework
- 5 use technologies relevant to the human communication sciences to inform clinical practice and research
- 8 demonstrate awareness of and respect for individual human rights and cultural diversity
Assessment Breakdown
Pre-requisite
Pre-requisite