COURSE NUMBER:     SPH 405 - Web Course
SEM/YEAR:     Summer I, 2000
INSTRUCTOR:     William R. Culbertson, Ph.D. CCC/SLP
CREDIT HOURS:     3
LOCATION and TIME:Via the World Wide Web
COURSE LEVEL:     Advanced Undergraduate or Graduate Leveler
PREREQUISITES:     SPH 251 or Equivalent (Anatomy/Physiology)
OFFICE AND HOURS:     CHP 309. As Posted and By Appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

Application of the Principles of Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology to the Study of Normal Human Communication.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT:

Academic misconduct guidelines are strictly upheld. Cheating will not be tolerated. Students who cheat on an examination or who allow someone to cheat from an exam will earn a failing grade for the course. Similarly, plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students who represent material, written or otherwise created by another, as of their own creation will earn a failing grade for the course. The university has determined that make-up exams are to be completed during closed week. Any student missing an examination should contact the instructor promptly. If you have and questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Culbertson.
 

TEXT:

Bhatnagar, S., Andy, O. (1995). Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders. Baltimore, MD.: Williams & Wilkins.

Other Readings: Students are responsible for reading selected current literature. Copies of the following articles are on reserve in the Cline Library. Distance students may read these articles in advance of the first class meeting. 
 

    LITERATURE REVIEW LIST:

    Turnenout, M., Hagoort, P., and Brown, C.M. (1998). Brain activity during speaking: from syntax to phonology in 40 milliseconds. Science, 280, 572-574.

    Grady, C. L., McIntosh, A.R., and Rajah, F. I. (1998). Neural correlates of the episodic encoding of pictures and words. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 95, 2703-2708. 

    Ojemann, G., Mateer, C. (1993). Human Language Cortex: Localization of Memory, Syntax, and Sequential Motor-Phoneme Identification Systems. Science, 205, 1401-1403.

    Kimura, D., Watson, N. (1989). The relation between oral movement control and speech. Brain and Language, 37, 565-590.

    Kent, R. (1976). Anatomical and neuromuscular maturation of the speech mechanism. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 19, 421-447.

COURSE GOALS: 

1.    Students will apply the principles involved in the study of normal human neural functions to human communication systems analysis.

2.        Students will synthesize an integrated concept of communicative functions from knowledge about the forms and functions of the anatomical components of the human nervous system.

3.        Students will relate key facts about the function of the neuron, including action potential, excitability, conductivity, and pooling to communicative processes. 

4.        Students will perform a cranial nerve screening and verbally describe its application to the evaluation of upper and lower motor neuron function.

COURSE FORMAT: 

SPH 405 is oriented to application of instruction, demonstration and display to problem solving about human neural processes involved in communication. Material will be presented through online lectures, readings and activities. 

STUDENT EVALUATION/GRADING: 

Evaluation of students will be based on students' assimilation of material and its application to neurological problem solving. 

    Section Examinations: The course is divided into three sections: General Neurology and Neuroanatomy; Afferent Systems; and Efferent Systems. There will be a section test at the end of each section.

        Practical Examinations: Students will perform a cranial nerve screening and describe its implications for motor speech evaluation. This is a competency evaluation, and will receive a "Pass" or "Fail" grade. Students must "Pass" this examination to receive a final grade higher than "C". Students may take their practical examinations any time after the demonstration during the second week of class.

        Current Literature Review: Read the selected items on the course reading list attached to this document. For each article, each student should submit, typed, one pertinent question concerning the experimental design or the findings. TWO review questions are due by the end of the first week, and one each week thereafter. Acceptable questions will count 20 points for a total literature review score based on 100 points. Unacceptable questions will not count. The literature review score will be equivalent to one section test in computing the final course grade. 

            Final Grade: The final grade will be based on the average of the section test scores and the literature review score, mitigated by the practical examination "pass/fail" score. Each test score and the literature review score will count equally in the final grade. Letter grades will be assigned as follows:

            90-100% = A        60-69% = D 
            80 - 89% = B        70 - 79% = C        (Below 60 = Failure)
 

    LECTURE TOPIC SCHEDULE: Please refer to the online modules and topics. 

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