Foundational Audiological Science (AUDL7113)

Course overview

Examine the foundation sciences of acoustics, psychoacoustics, anatomy, and physiology that underpin the practice of clinical audiology.

AUDL7113 is an introductory course within the Master of Audiology Studies program. It uses lectures, practicals and problem-based learning exercises to provide students with foundational knowledge of acoustics and psychoacoustics, as well as anatomy, physiology, and disorders related to hearing, balance, speech and language, and cognition in humans. AUDL7113 compliments other audiology courses in semester one, year one, namely AUDL7111 (Clinical Audiology I) and AUDL7112 (Professional Practice in Audiology I).

Course requirements

Prerequisites

You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:

NIL

Incompatible

You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:

NIL

Restrictions

MAudSt

Course contact

Timetable

The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.

Additional timetable information

The full AUDL7113 weekly timetable of learning activities can be found on the AUDL7113 Course Blackboard site.ﾠ

Aims and outcomes

This course aims to enable you to:

• Explain sound. 

• Explain normal and disordered hearing.

• Describe normal and disordered balance, language, and cognition, in humans across the lifespan.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment

Assessment summary

A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.

Assessment details

Practical report

• Online

Mode

Written

Category

Tutorial/ Problem Set

Weight

20%

Due date

18/03/2025 - 21/03/2025

The practical report must be submitted between 0800 on 18Mar25 and 1600 on 21Mar25.

Task description

Submission guidelines

The practical report will require students to perform a series of calculations related to sound including decibels, pressure, intensity, frequency, wavelength, period, speed, & calibrating an audiometer.

 To complete the practical report, students will:

1.     Open the AUDL7113 Course Blackboard site.

2.     Go to Assessment\Practical report.

3.     Open the practical report.

4.     Read the questions.

5.     Answer the questions in the answer boxes provided.

 The practical report will open at 0800 on the Tuesday following the practical & will close at 1600 on the Friday following the practical. Students may only complete the online test once during this 4-day window.

Once started, students will have two consecutive hours to complete the practical report although most students are expected to finish & submit within one hour. The report will automatically close & submit if the two-hour limit is reached.

It is strongly recommended that students complete the following steps before completing the practical report:

1.     Review all information presented in the practical manual.

2.     Review any personal notes taken during the practical.

3.     Review the relevant sections of the acoustics lecture notes.

4.     Review how to use your scientific calculator.

5.     Familiarise yourself with The University of Queensland’s Information Technology support service as the service you will contact if you experience IT issues while completing your practical report (webpage Contact AskUs including live chat & ask online services, phone +61 7 3346 4312, & video call UQ Service Centre - Video Kiosk).

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

Extensions can be requested for the practical report. Please apply for an extension request via my UQ > my UQ Dashboard> my Requests (http.//myuq.edu.au/) and provide evidence of circumstance, as soon as it becomes evident that an extension is needed, but no later than the assessment item submission date. Further information regarding what constitutes an acceptable reason for an extension is listed on the my.UQ website: Applying for an extension - my.UQ - University of Queensland (Applying for an assessment extension - my.UQ - University of Queensland) 

Late submission

An absolute penalty of 10% per day (or part thereof). For example, a score of 80% for a report submitted 25 hours late would be adjusted to 60% following an absolute penalty of 20% for the report being submitted 2-days (or part thereof) late.

PBL quizzes

• In-person

Mode

Written

Category

Quiz

Weight

20%

Due date

PBL2 quiz 28/04/2025 3:00 pm

PBL3 quiz 28/04/2025 5:00 pm

PBL4 quiz 26/05/2025 5:00 pm

Each PBL quiz is due during the lecture hosting that PBL activity.

Task description

Submission guidelines

Each PBL quiz is to be submitted directly to the course lecturer immediately upon its completion in the classroom.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

Extensions can be requested for the practical report. Please apply for an extension request via my UQ > my UQ Dashboard> my Requests (http.//myuq.edu.au/) and provide evidence of circumstance, as soon as it becomes evident that an extension is needed, but no later than the assessment item submission date. Further information regarding what constitutes an acceptable reason for an extension is listed on the my.UQ website: Applying for an extension - my.UQ - University of Queensland (Applying for an assessment extension - my.UQ - University of Queensland) 

Late submission

You will receive a mark of 0 if this assessment is submitted late.

End-of-semester exam

• Hurdle
• In-person

Mode

Written

Category

Examination

Weight

60%

Due date

End of Semester Exam Period

7/06/2025 - 21/06/2025

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Exam details

Submission guidelines

Deferral or extension

You may be able to defer this exam.

Deferred exams can be requested for this assessment item. Please apply for a deferred exam if there are exceptional or unavoidable circumstances, or as a one-off discretionary request. Deferred exam requests should be submitted as soon as possible, and no later than five calendar days after the date of the original exam. Further details, including how to apply, can be found at Deferring an exam - my.UQ - University of Queensland. Please also email the Course Coordinator to advise of the deferred exam request.

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Additional course grading information

IMPORTANT NOTE: This course contains ‘must pass’ assessment items. You must pass the End-of-Semester exam to pass this course overall, i.e., even if your final percentage mark is 55% or higher each individual ‘must pass’ assessment item must have been passed.

Final marks falling between whole percentages will be rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Tie-breaking will be conducted using the round half up method whereby half-way values are always rounded up, meaning, for example, that 89.5% and above will be rounded to 90% and 89.49% and below will be rounded down to 89%.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is available for this course.

Additional assessment information

Difficulties with assessing student work

The Course Coordinator may request a personal interview if there are difficulties with assessing any assessment items.

Due Times for Assessment

All assessment/exam times are scheduled in Australian Eastern Standard time. If you are not in Queensland, please ensure you take any time differences into account.

Resubmission/Resit of assessment items

A resit or resubmission of assessment items is not available for this course.

Deferred exams

Students may be eligible for a deferred exam if there are exceptional or unavoidable circumstances, or as a one-off discretionary request. Deferred exam requests should be submitted as soon as possible, and no later than five calendar days after the date of the original exam.

Further details, including how to apply, can be found at - https://my.uq.edu.au/node/189/0#0. Please also email the Course Coordinator to advise of the deferred exam request.ﾠ

Submitting assessment in Blackboard and Turnitin

When assessment is submitted through Blackboard you will receive a confirmation page as a digital receipt. This information will also be sent to your student e-mail account. Please ensure you keep this email.

When assessment is submitted through Turnitin you will receive a confirmation page displaying “Submission Complete!” and can then proceed to download your digital receiptﾠfrom your Assignment inbox. It is suggested that you save a copy of the receipt for your personal records.

Instructions on how to submit assignments through Blackboard and Turnitin are available at: https://web.library.uq.edu.au/library-services/it/learnuq-blackboard-help/learnuq-assessment. Please review this information so you understand how to successfully submit your assessment items.

Use of Generative AI in assessments

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is permitted in the practical report and PBL quizzes and will not be available for use in the end-of-semester exam.

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

• Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Examinations Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments for Students Policy and Procedure

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.