Instructor: Brenda C. Seal, Ph.D. , 339 Roop, 568-3876, e-mail: sealbc@JMU.edu

Graduate Assistant: Allison Castro, 433-1738, e-mail: ACE@JMU.edu

Course Objectives: Upon completion of CSD 208, students should have knowledge of the anatomical and physiological structures of respiration, phonation, articulation and resonance, and audition. They should also have an understanding of the structure and function of the neuron. This basic knowledge should be further enhanced with an understanding of common pathologies and their impact on speech, language, and hearing.

Text: Perkins & Kent (l986). Functional Anatomy of Speech, Language, and Hearing: A Primer.

Requirements: Students are expected to attend class regularly and to participate in all assignments. Satisfactory completion of the following are necessary for a passing grade:

l. 5 unit exams, each worth l4% of the total grade......…… 70

2. 5 unit labs for l0% of the total grade................………... l0

3. 5 cadaver instructional labs.....................……………… 00

4. l cadaver practical................................………………. 20

Grading Scale: A: 93-l00 A-: 90-92 B+: 87-89 B: 83-86 B-: 80-82

Honor Code: Students are expected to abide faithfully to the JMU Honor Code in all activities.

January 13 – 15: Course Introduction, Preface and Chapter 1

January 18 – Feb. 3 Chapters 2 and 3

February 1: First Cadaver Lab (Burruss) *Snow cancellations will

February 3: First Unit Exam be made up the next class

Feb. 5 – Feb. 24 Chapters 4 and 5 period except for the cadaver

February 22: Second Cadaver Lab (Burruss) labs.

February 24: Second Unit Exam

Feb. 26 – March 31 Chapters 6 and 7

March 29: Third Cadaver Lab (Burruss)

April 2 – April 16: Chapter 9

April 16: Fourth Unit Exam

April 19: Fourth Cadaver Lab (Burruss) Review Lab

April 21 – 30: Chapter 11

April 26: Cadaver Practical

May 5: (1:30) Fifth Unit Exam