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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Nursing
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99501017 Hearing and Balance Health 1 Spring 2 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Ear evaluation methods, auricle, external auditory canal and middle ear diseases and their treatment, diseases causing sensory neural hearing loss and their treatment, diseases causing neural hearing loss and their treatment, congenital ear diseases and their treatment.
Objectives of the Course
Within the scope of the course; providing detailed information and skill development on balance system diseases, appropriate assessment methods, diagnosis and vestibular rehabilitation approaches and applications. gaining detailed information and skills on ear assessment methods, outer and middle ear diseases and their treatments, sensory neural, neural and congenital hearing loss-causing diseases and their treatments.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P15 At least two out-of-field programs that contribute to the general culture of the individual be able to express by making connections between different courses. 3
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to find the difference between different disciplines. P.15.1 1
O2 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. P.15.4 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Diseases of the external ear canal and their treatment I
2 Middle ear diseases and treatment I
3 Diseases causing sensorineural hearing loss and their treatment I
4 Diseases causing neural hearing loss and their treatment I
5 Diseases causing congenital hearing loss and their treatment I
6 Diseases that cause age-related hearing loss and their treatment
7 Clinical diagnostic test procedures and protocols for vestibular system diseases II
8 Midterm Exam
9 Clinical evaluation methods and techniques of patients with vestibular problems I
10 Clinical evaluation methods and techniques of patients with vestibular problems II
11 Vestibular rehabilitation I
12 Vestibular rehabilitation II
13 Vestibular rehabilitation III
14 Preparation for the general exam
Textbook or Material
Resources 1. Jerger, J., Mueller H. G. (2014) Audiology: Science to Practice.2nd Edition. Plural Publishing Inc.
2. Hall, J. W. III. (2014) Introduction to Audiology Today. Pearson.
3. Baloh, R. W., Halmagyi, G. M. (1996). Disoders of the vestibular System, New York: Oxford University.
4. Furman, J. M., Cass, S. P. (2003). Vestibular disorders: a case study approach, Oxford University Press.
5. Luxon, L. M., Davies, R. A. (2003). Handbook of Vestibular Rehabilitation, Whurr Publishers Ltd.
6. Herdman, S. J. (2000). Vestibular Rehabilitation. Philadelphia Davis Company.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Seminar - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 6 84
Midterms 1 18 18
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 20 20
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 150
Total Work Load / 30 5
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P15
O1 Ability to find the difference between different disciplines. 3
O2 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. 3