SPED4103 – Evidence-Based Practice in Educational Audiology

Knowledge

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• describe educational audiology research within a multidisciplinary perspective
• explain the structure of a scientific article
• explain evidence-based practice in educational audiology

Skills

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• use checklists to critically evaluate scientific articles
• compile available evidence for intervention for a diagnosis or condition from different sources
• argue for a selected intervention for a diagnosis or condition based on critical evaluation of available evidence
• present and discuss the evidence for interventions for diagnoses and conditions related to research and practice in educational audiology

General competence

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• critically evaluate and compare scientific articles with regard to reliability and contribution to the development of research and practice in educational audiology
• identify the need for future intervention research within the field of educational audiology
• reflect on ethical and methodological challenges related to intervention research on small and vulnerable populations

Requires admission to the master’s programme in Research in Special Needs Education or the master’s programme in Special Needs Education. Other master's students at UiO can be admitted if there are available places. This course is also open for international exchange students at master's level with a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent.

The course is compulsory for students on the specialisation Audiopedagogikk - språk, hørsel og kommunikasjon.

The course consists of:

• lectures
• journal club
• group meetings
• seminar

Compulsory components:

• compulsory attendance to Journal club, group meetings and seminar.
• group report

The compulsory component must be completed and approved before you are allowed to take the exam and are valid for three years.

Guidelines for attendance in compulsory teaching sessions.