Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will investigate speech and hearing development, assessment, and intervention for children. You will develop knowledge in how to support speech and hearing needs for children who are culturally or linguistically diverse or have a disability. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework, and the principles of evidence-based, and interprofessional practice will be applied throughout the unit.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites SPCH11001 Introduction to Communication and Swallowing SPCH12006 Linguistics SPCH12008 Phonetics ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice ALLH11006 Life Course Development for Health Professionals PSCY11010 Fundamentals of Psychology Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Case Study | 50% |
| 2. Oral Examination | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student evaluations
Students requested additional support to prepare for their first viva in the course.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator offer an optional viva preparation session for students enrolled in SPCH12004.
An additional viva preparation session was provided to familiarise students with the viva format, expectations, and assessment requirements.
Source: Student evaluations and unit coordinator reflection
The structure of speech and hearing content in the unit supported student learning.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator retain the structure of this newly designed unit.
The existing structure of the unit was retained, as it effectively supported student learning and engagement.
Source: Student evaluations.
Students requested more video examples to support their learning and application of speech and hearing assessment and intervention.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator incorporate additional video examples to support the application of content.
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations.
Students reported that the practical elements in the face-to-face tutorials were engaging and supported student learning.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator retain the practical elements in tutorials, such as opportunities to practise core speech and hearing assessments, to continue supporting the application of learning.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss the development of children’s speech and hearing
- Examine children’s speech and hearing skills using informal and formal assessment measures
- Describe the impact of speech and hearing difficulties for children with diverse needs within the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework using clear and concise language
- Apply principles of evidence-based and interprofessional practice when planning prevention and management strategies for children with various speech and hearing needs at an individual, family and community level.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Case Study | • | • | ||
| 2 - Oral Examination | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |