Disability and Multimodal Communication

Course aim

Through an advanced understanding of social, cultural and international perspectives of disability, formulate evidence based assessment and management plans for clients requiring multimodal communication

Course content

This course focuses on developing students’ understanding of social, cultural and international perspectives of disability. Students will apply this to working with individuals with disability, for example; Autism spectrum Disorders and Cerebral Palsy. Throughout the course, students will integrate the use of multimodal communication theories and technologies.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 3081	Management in Allied Health Practice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Seminar	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Case study, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.