Acoustic Principles in Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Explores the fundamental concepts of acoustics as applied to individuals with communicative disabilities; special emphasis is placed on the acoustic analysis of speech. CSD 301CSD 301 Acoustic Principles in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3) For Communications Sciences and Disorders majors, CSD 301 is a required course, requiring a grade of "C" or better, and should be taken during the second or third year (semester standing 3-6). The educational objectives of the course are to introduce students to fundamental concepts of acoustics and to apply those concepts to individuals with communicative disabilities and to the acoustic analysis of speech. The course includes a detailed overview of the physics of sound, sound propagation, sound measurement, the generation, acoustic principles, measurement of speech sounds, and the acoustical analysis of speech for normal and disordered speakers. Students are required to have a scientific calculator capable of exponentiation, logarithms, and trigonometric functions.