| Course ID: | CMSD 6130E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Speech, Voice, and Hearing Science |
Course
Description: | Introduction to the biomechanical and acoustical principles
underlying human communication. Topics related to auditory
perception, with models of hearing and speech production
incorporated into the curriculum. Hearing and speech science
measurement methodologies and related instrumentation will be
introduced. |
| Oasis Title: | Speech Voice Hearing Science |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CMSD 3030, CMSD 3110 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of major |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will be able to:
• define the basic principles of the physics of sound and its
relationship to human oral/aural communication;
• recognize and identify the instrumentation and technology
employed in the hearing and speech sciences;
• describe sound transmission in regard to human vocal
production;
• define basic concepts related to psychoacoustics. |
| Topical Outline: | Brief Review of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Human
Communication System (Speech, Voice, Nervous System)
Introduction to hearing and speech science, models, theories,
and the scientific method
Nature of Sound and its relationship to Human Communication
Simple Harmonic Motion
Logarithms/Antilogarithms/Decibels
Complex Waves
Resonance and Filtering/Human Voice Resonance
Sound Transmission
Respiration: lung volumes/capacities
Phonatory System: theories of phonation, vocal registers,
vocalization
Vocal frequency and Amplitude
Measures of Fundamental Frequency and Human Frequency Ranges
Psychoacoustic Phenomena
Loudness
Differential Sensitivity (Difference Limen - DL)
Intensity Discrimination
Frequency Discrimination
Binaural Hearing
Distortion
Speech Production: Acoustics and Perception
Classification of Vowels and Consonants |